Divyanka Tripathi

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Divyanka Tripathi
Divyanka at Times Shagun exhibition at JW Marriott
Born Bhopal, India
Occupation Actress
Years active 2006 - present
Spouse(s) Sharad Malhotra

Divyanka Tripathi is an Indian television actress. She is best known for his portrayal of Vidya on The Zee TV's drama television series Banoo Main Teri Dulhan.[1][2]

Biography

Divyanka Tripathi was born in Uchehra (REWA) and brought up in Bhopal. She is an Indian television actress.[2] Her father is a pharmacist.[3] Divyanka started her career as a model.[4] She was the winner of the 2005 Miss Bhopal contest.[5] She participated in Zee's Teen Contest and won the Miss Beautiful Skin title.[4] She has also participated in several seasons of Comedy Circus, her most successful season was with RJ Mantra and Anoop Soni.

She wanted to be an army officer.[6] She completed a mountaineering course from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering in Uttarkashi.[6] She holds a gold medal in rifle shooting and is the executive officer of the rifle academy in Bhopal.[6] She participated in Zee Cinestar Ki Khoj,[7] a talent hunt show on Zee TV and was declared a winner from the Kolkata zone.

Divyanka started her acting career with the serial Banoo Mein Teri Dulhaan on Zee TV.[2] She has worked as an anchor for Akashwani Bhopal and has acted in several other serials.[4] In March 2011, Divyanka became Ambassador for the non commercial global initiative "CyberDodo the Defender of Life" dedicated to the rights of the child and the environment.[8]

Divyanka also entered the world of movies through Lala Hardaul, a movie based on a folk tale of Bundelkhand, Madhya Pradesh in which she played the female lead role of Rani Padmavathi.

Television

Awards

  • Best Actress Popular Bannoo Main Teri Dulhan 2007

Filmography

  • Lala Hardaul As Rani Padmavathi

References

  1. "Divyanka is back with Shh Phir Koi Hai". One India. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2010. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "The daring 'dulhan'". Daily News and Analysis. Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. 2007-01-17. Retrieved 2010-10-28. "Hailing from Dubai, Divyanka Tripathi has stolen hearts as Vidya in ‘Banoo Mein Teri Dulhann’ (Zee)." 
  3. "Divyanka treated ail director". Oneindia. Greynium Information Technologies Pvt. Ltd. 2007-09-07. Retrieved 2010-10-28. "Divyanka Tripathi aka Vidya of "Banoo Main Teri Dulhaan" recently turned from saviour on screen to doctor on the sets. Using her knowledge of medicines that she had gained from her pharmacist father, the actress treated her director Ismail Umar Khan who was suffering from viral fever." 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "I hold a gold medal in rifle shooting". Telly Chakkar. Indian Television Dot Com Pvt Ltd. 2006-08-08. Retrieved 2010-10-28. "In addition to all these activities I have also done lot of modelling. I was a participant of a Zee show, India's Best, and I was crowned 'Miss Beautiful Skin'. Ifor Zee Teen Queen. I have worked as an anchor in Akashwani Bhopal and have done a couple of telefilms for Doordarshan." 
  5. "With stardust in their eyes...". The Financial Express (The Indian Express Limited). 2006-12-17. Retrieved 2010-10-28. "Sometimes beauty queens also find a starry route to prime time TV. Like Miss Bhopal 2005 Divyanka Tripathi who claims to have no filmi inclinations, was one of the finalists of Zee Cinestars Ki Khoj and landed the lead in Banoo Main Tera Dulhann, a show that “will change” her life." 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 ""I am looking forward to getting married soon"- Divyanka Tripathi". Oneindia (Greynium Information Technologies Pvt. Ltd.). 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2010-10-28. ".... I wanted to be an army officer. Back in Bhopal, I was the Captain of NCC. I have also participated in the Republic Day Camp where only the best of the cadets are sent. Over there I was bestowed with the 'Best Cadet' title. .... I was into lot of adventure sports. I have done a course of mountaineering from Uttarkashi Nehru Institute of Mountaineering. I hold a gold medal in rifle shooting. I am also the executive officer of the rifle academy in Bhopal. I have also learnt water ski." 
  7. "Comedy on full swing with 'Mrs.& Mr.Sharma Allahabad wale'". Sify news. Sify Technologies Ltd. 2010-05-16. Retrieved 2010-10-28. "Tripathi, 25, who got recognition after featuring on Zee TV's 'India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj', says she is excited to step-in in a comedy and is exhausted of serious drama herself." 
  8. India: Divyanka Tripathi

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