Sagarika Ghatge Khan (

née The birth name is the name of the person given upon their birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name or to the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a births registe ...

Ghatge) is an Indian actress and model who primarily works in

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

films. She is known for her role of Preeti Sabharwal in '' Chak De! India''. In 2015, she participated in '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6'' and emerged as a finalist. Ghatge is a national-level

field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...

player.

Early life

Ghatge was born to Vijaysinh Ghatge (not Vijayendra Ghatge, as sometimes reported) and Urmila Ghatge in a Maharashtrian Family in

Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Kolhapur is one of the most significant cities in South Maharashtra and has been a hub of historical, religious, and cultural a ...

Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...

, where she stayed till the age of eight. She then shifted to Ajmer, Rajasthan to attend Mayo College Girls School. She is related to a former royal house of India through

Shahu Maharaj Shahu (also known as Chhatrapati Rajarshi Shahu, Shahu IV, Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj) (26 June 1874 – 6 May 1922) of the Bhonsle dynasty of Marathas was a Raja (reign. 1894 – 1900) and the first Maharaja (1900–1922) of the Indian prince ...

of Kolhapur, with her father being from the former royal family of Kagal and her grandmother, Sita Raje Ghatge, being the daughter of

Tukojirao Holkar III Maharajadhiraj Sir Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri Tukojirao III Holkar XIII Bahadur (26 November 1890 – 21 May 1978) was the Maharaja of the Princely Indore State in central India between 1903 and 1926. Early years Tukoji was born in 1890, the s ...

of Indore. She has a brother. She was a national level hockey player.

Personal life

Sagarika Ghatge and Zaheer Khan at the CPAA show

On 24 April 2017, Ghatge announced her engagement to cricketer

Zaheer Khan Zaheer Khan (born 8 October 1978) (''Zaheer's official records say he was born in Shrirampur, Maharashtra on October 7. But as it turns out, his actual birth date is October 8, 1978'') is an Indian former professional cricketer who played all f ...

. The two got married in November 2017. The couple welcomed their first child, a boy, on 16 April 2025 and named him Fatehsinh Khan.

Career

In 2007, Ghatge made her acting debut in '' Chak De! India'', where she portrayed Preeti Sabharwal due to which she became the brand ambassador of Reebok India. She has appeared in fashion magazines and various fashion shows. Ghatge then appeared in the 2009 film, ''

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'' as Urvashi Mathur. She later portrayed Kamiah in ''

Miley Naa Miley Hum ''Miley Naa Miley Hum'' () is a 2011 Indian film directed by Tanveer Khan, and marking the debut of Chirag Paswan, son of the late politician Ram Vilas Paswan. The film stars Kangana Ranaut and Sagarika Ghatge. The film was released on 4 No ...

''. Ghatge then starred opposite

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in the 2012 film '' Rush.'' She next appeared in Satish Rajwade's '' Premachi Goshta'' in 2013. This film, in which Ghatge appeared alongside

Atul Kulkarni Atul Kulkarni (born 10 September 1965) is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, English, Odia and Telugu language films. Kulkarni won the National Award for the Best Supporting Act ...

, was her first Marathi movie. In 2015, she participated in '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9'' and emerged as a finalist. Ghatge also made her

Punjabi film Punjabi cinema, also known as Pollywood or Punjwood, is cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Punjabi language, Punjabi-language widely spoken in the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab. It is based in Amritsar, Ludhi ...

debut, ''

Dildariyaan ''Dildariyaan'' is an Indian Punjabi-language romance film directed by Pankaj Batra. Jassi Gill and Sagarika Ghatge played the lead roles, marking Ghatge's debut in a Punjabi movie. ''Dildariyaan'' was released on 9 October 2015. Plot Paali ...

'' opposite

Jassi Gill Jasdeep Singh Gill (born 26 November 1988) is an Indian singer, live performer and actor associated with Punjabi and Hindi language music and films. He debuted in Punjabi cinema with the 2014 film '' Mr & Mrs 420'' and in Hindi cinema with the ...

where she portrayed Paali. In 2017, she played Maya Singh in critically acclaimed '' Irada''. In 2019, she made her digital debut with

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's '' BOSS: Baap of Special Services'' where she portrayed ACP Sakshi Ranjan opposite

Karan Singh Grover Karan Singh Grover (born 23 February 1982) is an Indian model and actor known for his work in television series such as '' Dill Mill Gayye'' and '' Qubool Hai''. He has also starred in Hindi films like '' Alone'' and '' Hate Story 3''. In 20 ...

Filmography

Films

Television

Web

Awards

For her role in '' Chak De! India'', Ghatge received the Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress.

References

External links

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