Gurdeep Kohli
Gurdip with her husband, Arjun Punj
Born
Gurdeep Kohli

(1980-01-30) 30 January 1980 (age 43)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Other namesGurdeep
Vedika
Hemani
Occupations
Years active1995–present
Known forBest of Luck Nikki
Spouse
Arjun Punj
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(m. 2006)​
Children2

Gurdeep Kohli, also known as Gurdeep Punj is an Indian actress who works in Hindi television.[1] She is known for her television roles as Hemani Singh in Best of Luck Nikki, Dr. Juhi in Sanjivani, and Bani in Kasamh Se.[2]

Early and person life

Gurdeep Kaur Kohli is of Punjabi descent. She was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra into a Sikh family. After years of working on television and as a model, Gurdip married Arjun Punj on 10 December 2006, her co-star from Sanjivani. The couple have two children, a daughter named Meher born in 2010 and a son named Mahir born in 2015.[3]

Career

Television

Gurdip started her career as a model for advertisements on Indian television. She then appeared in Falguni Pathak's music video "Haire Mere Hui Gulabi". The most important role in her career was Dr. Juhi Singh on Sanjivani which earned her accolades.[4][5] She later worked in Zee TV's Sinndoor Tere Naam Ka. She was part of STAR One's Jet Set Go and Nach Baliye 2 with her husband Arjun Punj. Later on she appeared in Kasamh Se as Pronita Walia Mitra née, who later turns out to be Bani Jai Walia. She was seen in Best Of Luck Nikki as Hemani Singh. She is hosting her own cooking program named Bacha Party and ABC (All 'Bout Cooking) on Zee Khana Khazana. She played a negative role in Diya Aur Baati Hum[6] and in Dil Ki Baatein Dil Hi Jaane. She played the role of "Sethji" Ahilya Devi in the Zee TV show Sethji. She acted in Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain, on ALTBalaji, along with Ronit Roy and Mona Singh. She portrayed Jodha Bai in Colors TV's Dastaan-E-Mohabbat: Salim Anarkali.[7] She again portrayed Dr. Juhi Singh in Sanjivani 2 which premiered on 12 August 2019.[citation needed]

She is currently playing the role of Bhoomi Premraj Mahajan in Sony SAB's serial "Vanshaj".

Film

Gurdip debuted in the 2012 Bollywood film Rowdy Rathore, which was directed by Prabhu Deva.[8] She also appeared in the 2019 film Student of the Year 2, as Anamika Bani.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2012 Rowdy Rathore Razia Khan Supporting role
2019 Student of the Year 2 Anamika Bani
2023 Dono Shilpa Kothari

Television

Year Serial Role Notes
2002–2005 Sanjivani[9] Dr. Juhi Singh
2005–2006 Sinndoor Tere Naam Ka Vedika Agarwal / Vedika Dhruv Raizada
2006 Jet Set Go Contestant
Nach Baliye 2 Contestant
2007 Durgesh Nandinii Pawan Khanna's wife
2007–2008 Bhabhi Geetanjali Sabharwal / Geetanjali Dev Thakral
2008–2009 Kasamh Se Pronita Jai Walia / Bani Jai Walia [10]
2011–2016 Best of Luck Nikki Himani Singh [11]
2012 Adaalat Drishti
2013 Lakhon Mein Ek Anu Episode 22
2013 Arjun Senior Inspector Meenakshi Dixit Episode 124
2013 Bacha Party Host[12]
2014 Diya Aur Baati Hum Maya / Baiji [6][13]
2015 Dil Ki Baatein Dil Hi Jaane Anandita Ram Ahuja / Anu
2017 Sethji[14] Ahilya Devi
2018 Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain[15] Poonam Mehra Web series
2018–19 Dastaan-E-Mohabbat Salim Anarkali[16] Jodha Bai
2019 Naagin 3 Poonam Mehra To promote Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain 2
All About Cooking[12] Host
2019–2020 Sanjivani 2[17] Dr. Juhi Singh
2021 Humkadam Shanti
2021 Kyun Utthe Dil Chhod Aaye Kaveri Pratapsingh
2023–present Vanshaj Bhoomi Premraj Mahajan

References

  1. ^ "Gurdip Punjj (@gurdippunjj) • Instagram photos and videos". instagram.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Gurdeep Kohli News | Latest News of Gurdeep Kohli | Times of India Entertainment". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  3. ^ Khan, Shameem (14 May 2006). "Winter wedding for Arjun!". DNA India. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Gurdeep Kohli is back on small screen". Zee News. 2 April 2011. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  5. ^ "TV stars Gurdeep Kohli, Pratyusha Banerjee to participate in Big Boss season 7? - NDTV Movies". NDTVMovies.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Gurdeep Kohli returns to television in 'Raavan Avatar' in Diya Aur Baati Hum". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 25 September 2014. Archived from the original on 29 July 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Shaheer Sheikh's Dastaaan-e-Mohabbat goes off air abruptly. Gurdeep Kohli reveals the reason". India Today. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Gurdeep Kohli to play lady cop in Rowdy Rathore". Hindustan Times. IANS. 29 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Gurdeep Kohli: Sanjivani Is Special As It Gave Me My Career, Husband, Family And Everything". Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Meet Kasamh Se's new Bani". 9 April 2008. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  11. ^ "Gurdeep Kohli: I had never thought I'd be working through my pregnancy". The Times of India. 24 July 2015. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  12. ^ a b Indo-Asian News Service (16 March 2018). "Gurdeep Kohli kicked about second innings with web series Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain". India Today. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  13. ^ Coutinho, Natasha (23 September 2014). "Gurdeep Kohli Punj to enter Diya Aur Baati Hum". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  14. ^ "I am Delhi ki bahu, says TV actress Gurdeep Kohli". The Times of India. 9 May 2017. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Gurdeep Kohli: Taking up responsibilities and communicating with your partner are the secrets to a happy marriage". The Indian Express. 6 April 2018. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  16. ^ "Gurdeep Kohli Punjj dons 10kg costume for TV show". The Times of India. 22 September 2018. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  17. ^ "Gurdeep Kohli on returning to TV with Sanjivani reboot: Dr Juhi and I were leading parallel lives". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

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