Sheetal Massey (
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 ...
Thakur) born and known professionally as Sheetal Thakur is an Indian actress 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 and
streaming television
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shows. She made her acting debut with the
Punjabi
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabis, Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
Punjabi may also refer to:
* Punjabi (horse), a ...
film ''
Bambukat
''Bambukat'' is a 2016 Indian Punjabi-language period drama film written by Jass Grewal and directed by Pankaj Batra. Co-produced by Nadar Films and Rhythm Boyz Entertainment; it stars Ammy Virk, Binnu Dhillon, Simi Chahal and Sheetal Thakur i ...
'' in 2016, for which she received
Filmfare Awards Punjabi Best Supporting Actress nomination. She made her
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 ...
film debut with ''
Brij Mohan Amar Rahe
''Brij Mohan Amar Rahe'' () is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed and co-written by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat. The film stars Arjun Mathur, Nidhi Singh, Sheetal Thakur, Manav Vij, Sunny Hinduja, Vijayant Kohli and Yogendra Tikku ...
'' in 2018. Thakur is known for her role in the films ''
Chappad Phaad Ke'', ''
Shukranu
''Shukranu'' is an Indian film directed by Bishnu Dev Halder, starring Divyenndu, Shweta Basu Prasad and Sheetal Thakur. The film is produced by Reliance Entertainment.
Synopsis
Shukranu is a fictional story based on true incidents.
Duri ...
'' and the web series ''
Broken But Beautiful
''Broken But Beautiful'', abbreviated as ''BBB'' is a 2018 Hindi romance web series, created by Ekta Kapoor, and available on video on demand platforms and ALTBalaji/MX Player. The series revolves around love, heartbreaks and never ending roman ...
''.
Early life
Thakur was born to the Hindu family in
Dharamshala
Dharamshala (, ; also spelled Dharamsala) is a town in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It serves as the winter capital of the state and the administrative headquarters of the Kangra district since 1855. The town also hosts the Tibeta ...
. Parents name or village if origin not known. She completed her Engineering from
Baddi University in Mechanical Engineering. She participated in
Femina Miss Himachal Pradesh during her college days and won 'Miss Beautiful Smile' title.
Personal life
Thakur and
Vikrant Massey
Vikrant Massey (born 3 April 1987) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films and television. Noted for his versatility, Massey is the recipient of a Filmfare Award.
After completing his education from R. D. National College, Massey ...
began dating in 2015, before they together starred in ''
Broken But Beautiful
''Broken But Beautiful'', abbreviated as ''BBB'' is a 2018 Hindi romance web series, created by Ekta Kapoor, and available on video on demand platforms and ALTBalaji/MX Player. The series revolves around love, heartbreaks and never ending roman ...
''. They got engaged in November 2019. They registered their marriage on 14 February 2022 in an intimate ceremony at their
Versova home. On 18 February 2022, Thakur and Massey got married in a traditional ceremony in
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (; Sanskrit: ''himācāl prādes;'' "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a States and union territories of India, state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen Indian Himalayan ...
. They have one child.
Career
Thakur made her acting debut in 2016 with the
Punjabi
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabis, Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
Punjabi may also refer to:
* Punjabi (horse), a ...
film ''
Bambukat
''Bambukat'' is a 2016 Indian Punjabi-language period drama film written by Jass Grewal and directed by Pankaj Batra. Co-produced by Nadar Films and Rhythm Boyz Entertainment; it stars Ammy Virk, Binnu Dhillon, Simi Chahal and Sheetal Thakur i ...
'', for which she received
Filmfare Awards Punjabi Best Supporting Actress nomination. In 2017, she appeared in the short film ''Dark Brew'' alongside
Vinay Pathak
Vinay Pathak (born 27 July 1968) is an Indian theater and film actor. He has starred in many films including '' Khosla Ka Ghosla,'' '' Bheja Fry,'' ''Island City'' and '' Johnny Gaddaar'' and had a supporting role in movies like ''Jism'', '' ...
.
Thakur made her
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 ...
film debut in 2018 with ''
Brij Mohan Amar Rahe
''Brij Mohan Amar Rahe'' () is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed and co-written by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat. The film stars Arjun Mathur, Nidhi Singh, Sheetal Thakur, Manav Vij, Sunny Hinduja, Vijayant Kohli and Yogendra Tikku ...
'' opposite
Arjun Mathur
Arjun Mathur (born 18 October 1981) is a British people, British-Indian people, Indian actor working predominantly in Bollywood, Hindi films, web series and television serials. He was seen internationally in the British drama series ''Indian Su ...
which released on
Netflix
Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple lang ...
. The same year she made her web debut with
Viu's ''Banned'' and appeared in Season 1 of
ALTBalaji
ALTT is an Indian subscription based video on demand platform which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Balaji Telefilms Ltd. Launched on 16 April 2017, ALTBalaji is the group foray into the digital entertainment sphere to create original OTT cont ...
's ''
Broken But Beautiful
''Broken But Beautiful'', abbreviated as ''BBB'' is a 2018 Hindi romance web series, created by Ekta Kapoor, and available on video on demand platforms and ALTBalaji/MX Player. The series revolves around love, heartbreaks and never ending roman ...
'' opposite
Vikrant Massey
Vikrant Massey (born 3 April 1987) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films and television. Noted for his versatility, Massey is the recipient of a Filmfare Award.
After completing his education from R. D. National College, Massey ...
.
In 2019 she appeared in the Hindi films, the
Disney+ Hotstar original, ''
Chappad Phaad Ke'' and the
Netflix original
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, ''
Upstarts''. She then appeared in an episode of
Voot
Voot was an Indian subscription video-on-demand and over-the-top streaming service owned by Viacom18, a joint venture between Reliance Industries, Network18. The service was initially launched on 4 May 2016. It initially launched as an adver ...
's ''Fuh se Fantasy'' and also reprised her role in Season 2 of
ALTBalaji
ALTT is an Indian subscription based video on demand platform which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Balaji Telefilms Ltd. Launched on 16 April 2017, ALTBalaji is the group foray into the digital entertainment sphere to create original OTT cont ...
's ''
Broken But Beautiful
''Broken But Beautiful'', abbreviated as ''BBB'' is a 2018 Hindi romance web series, created by Ekta Kapoor, and available on video on demand platforms and ALTBalaji/MX Player. The series revolves around love, heartbreaks and never ending roman ...
''.
She next appeared in the 2020
ZEE5
ZEE5 or Z5 is an Indian subscription video on demand and over-the-top streaming service, owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It was launched in India on 14 February 2018 with content in 12 languages. The ZEE5 mobile app is available on We ...
film ''
Shukranu
''Shukranu'' is an Indian film directed by Bishnu Dev Halder, starring Divyenndu, Shweta Basu Prasad and Sheetal Thakur. The film is produced by Reliance Entertainment.
Synopsis
Shukranu is a fictional story based on true incidents.
Duri ...
'' opposite
Divyenndu
Divyendu Sharma (born 19 June 1983), known mononymously as Divyenndu, is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films and series. He had his break-out role in the comedy ''Pyaar Ka Punchnama'' (2011), winning the Screen Award for Best Male Debut, ...
and in the 2021 film Dilphire opposite
Karan Kundra
Karan Kundrra (born 11 October 1984) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi-language television and films. One of the highest-paid List of Hindi television actors, television actors in India, he made his acting debut with Ekta Kapoor's popular ...
.
Filmography
Films
* ''All films are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.''
Television
Music videos
Awards and nominations
References
External links
*
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1991 births
Living people
Indian film actresses
21st-century Indian actresses