Ulka Gupta

Ulka Gupta (born 12 April 1997) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Hindi and Telugu films and television.[1][2][3] She is popularly known as Manu, as she played the role of Manu (the young Rani Lakshmibai) in the Zee TV soap Jhansi Ki Rani until the leap; later she made a re-entry in the same show as Kaali.[4][5][2] Her debut film was the Tollywood film Andhra Pori, in which she plays the lead character, Prashanti. Gupta also appeared in the 2015 Telugu film Rudhramadevi.[6]

Ulka Gupta
Gupta in 2017
Born
Ulka Gagan Gupta

(1997-04-12) 12 April 1997
Saharsa, Bihar, India
OccupationActress

Personal life

Ulka Gupta was born on 12 April 1997 in Saharsa, Bihar. Her family is native to the area. She was brought up in Mumbai. Her father Gagan and her younger sister Goya are also actors. She studied at Rustomjee International School, Dahisar, Mumbai.[7]

Career

Gupta first faced the camera in Resham Dankh, and then appeared in Saat Phere, as Savri, Saloni's daughter. She is best known for her versatile performance as Manu in Jhansi Ki Rani. For making the serial very lively, she worked hard and took horse riding and sword fighting training for two months. She also learned Sanskrit to deliver shlokas. She played Ami in Khelti Hai Zindagi Aankh Micholi on Zee TV. She worked in the Telugu film Andhra Pori, produced by Ramesh Prasad, opposite Akash Puri, the son of Puri Jagannadh. It was released in June 2015.

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Language
2015 Andhra Pori Prashanti Telugu
Rudhramadevi Young Rudhrama Devi / Young Rudhra Deva
2016 Traffic Riya Kapoor Hindi
2017 Mr. Kabaadi Meethi
Shrestha Bangali Bengali
2018 Odh - The Attraction Marathi
Simmba Nandini Mohile Hindi

Television
Year Title Role Network Language Ref.
2009–10 Jhansi Ki Rani Young Manikarnika Tambe aka Mannu, Rani Lakshmi Bai/Kaali Zee TV Hindi [8]
Veer Shivaji Colors TV
Saat Phere Young Saawri Singh Zee TV
2013 Khelti Hai Zindagi Aankh Micholi Ami
Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev Devi Kanya Kumari Life OK
Fear Files Episodic Zee TV
2017 Shakti Peeth Ke Bhairav Goddess Parvati [8]
2022–2023 Banni Chow Home Delivery Banni Singh Rathod StarPlus [9]
2022 Modern Love Hyderabad Sneha Amazon Prime Video Telugu

Awards

2010

See also

References
  1. "I used to beat up boys in school: Ulka Gupta - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  2. "I was mentally tortured: Ulka Gupta - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  3. "Gautami Kapoor & Ulka Gupta to return to TV - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  4. "Aakash's to star in Andhra Pori - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  5. "'Fear Files' to reveal haunted experience of Ulka, Sameer - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  6. "Gunasekhar ropes in Ulka Gupta for Rudhramadevi - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  7. Kumari, Kajal. "इस 'झांसी की रानी' के रोल मॉडल हैं पापा, टीवी के बाद फिल्मों में बना रही मुकाम". Jagran. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  8. "Manu of 'Jhansi Ki Rani' aka Ulka Gupta set to return as Parvati; here's how she looks now". The Times of India. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  9. "Ulka Gupta happy to play a strong female lead in 'Banni Chow Home Delivery' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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