Asha Negi
Asha Negi
Asha Negi | |
|---|---|
 Negi in 2014. | |
| Born | 23 August 1989[1] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Known for | Pavitra Rishta Nach Baliye Baarish |
| Partner(s) | Rithvik Dhanjani (2013–2020) [3] |
Asha Negi (born 23 August 1989)[4] is an Indian television actress.[5] She is best known for playing her role of Purvi Deshmukh in Zee TV's popular soap opera Pavitra Rishta and winning Star Plus's Indian dance reality show Nach Baliye along with Rithvik Dhanjani in 2014.[6][7] In 2019, she made her digital debut with Balaji Telefilms's production Baarish as Gauravi Karmakar opposite to Sharman Joshi .[8]
Early life
Negi was born and raised in Dehradun, Uttarakhand to LS.Negi and Beena Negi. In 2009, she was crowned Miss Uttarakhand 2009.[citation needed] She eventually moved to Mumbai to pursue an acting career.[2]
Personal life
Negi began a relationship with her Pavitra Rishta costar Rithvik Dhanjani in 2013, but they broke up in May 2020. [3][9][10][11]
Career
Debut
Negi started her career as a model in 2009 after she won the title of Miss Uttarkhand 2009 during her college days.[12] She appeared in various advertisements for companies and did many photo shoots. Later she auditioned for her first TV show in 2010 with the Star Plus popular show Sapnon Se Bhare Naina playing the role as Madhura.[13] In 2011, Negi appeared on the Balaji Telefilms series Bade Achhe Lagte Hain, where she played the negative role Apeksha Malhotra.[14] She has acknowledged the show as a great experience and has cited lead actress Sakshi Tanwar as her inspiration.[15]
Breakthrough (2011–2014)
Her first main role was in 2011 when she was cast in part in Zee TV's Pavitra Rishta, as the intelligent, beautiful and determined Purvi Desmukh, the adopted daughter of Archana Deskmukh (Ankita Lokhande).[16] She has won the stellar performer of the year in Gold Awards and was awarded the popular favourite Jodi at Zee Rishtey awards with Rithvik. Negi has also won the Fresh Face Female at Indian Telly Awards.
In November 2013, Negi participated in the popular dance couple reality show Nach Baliye 6 along with her partner Dhanjani. They both were one of the entertaining contestants. In February 2014, they both became the winner of the dance show.[17][18]
In August 2014, Negi entered the Zee TV popular show Ek Mutthi Aasmaan.[19] She played the role as Kalpana Raghav Singhania opposite Ashish Chaudhary. She made a small appearance in the &TV show Killerr Karaoke Atka Toh Latkah in March 2015.[20]
Khatron Ke Khiladi and further success (2015–present)
Negi participated in the popular celebrity stunt based show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi in 2015.[21] She became one of the finalists on the show. She then appeared in the popular Ekta Kapoor show Kumkum Bhagya along with Dhanjani reprising their roles in Pavitra Rishta. She also did an episodic appearance in Code Red. She also was a team member in Box Cricket League in Season 1 in 2015 along with Season 2 of BCL.[22][23] Later, hosted the singing reality show Indian Idol in 2015.[24][25]
In November 2015, Negi was approached and finalised to replace Shritama Mukherjee in the Star Plus show Kuch Toh Hai Tere Mere Darmiyaan opposite Gautam Gupta and Ali Goni.[26] She plays the role of Gauravi Mehta in web series of Alt Balaji named Baarish opposite Sharman Joshi.
Other work and appearances
Negi performed in many awards events and television shows. In March 2012, Negi appeared as Purvi in the special episode of Punar Vivah.[27] In August 2012, she again performed for the 5th Boroplus Gold Awards along with Dhanjani. Later she made a special appearance in two popular shows Hitler Didi and Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke.[28][29] In the grand finale of Bigg Boss 6, Negi made a special appearance and performed in the Bigg Boss house along with Rati Pandey, Pooja Gaur and Rashami Desai.[30]
Later she performed at Zee Rishtey Awards 2013. In 2014, Negi performed with Rithvik at the Star Parivaar Awards 2014. Negi also did photo shoots for a television calendar in 2014 and 2016.[31] In 2014, she made a guest appearance on Jamai Raja along with Sargun Mehta.[32] Later she made another appearance in Kumkum Bhagya in 2015.[33]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ludo | Sunila Dev | Anurag Basu | Film debut |
Television
| Year | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sapnon Se Bhare Naina | Madhura |
| 2011 | Bade Acche Lagte Hain | Apeksha Malhotra/Apeksha Kapoor |
| 2011–14 | Pavitra Rishta | Purvi Deshmukh/Purvi Dutt/Purvi Kirloskar |
| 2012 | Shubh Vivah | Seethalakshmi Bai |
| Punar Vivah | Purvi/Herself | |
| Hitler Didi | ||
| Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke | ||
| Bigg Boss 6 | Guest | |
| 2013 | Qubool Hai | Purvi |
| India's Best Dramebaaz | ||
| Dance India Dance Super Moms | ||
| 2013–14 | Nach Baliye 6 | Contestant alongside partner Rithvik Dhanjani[8] |
| 2014 | Ek Mutthi Aasmaan | Suhana Deewan/ Kalpana 'Kalpi' Raghav Singhania |
| Jamai Raja | Guest | |
| 2014–15 | Box Cricket League Season 1 | Contestant |
| 2015 | Kumkum Bhagya | Purvi |
| Nach Baliye 7: Daily Punchnama | Herself | |
| Yeh Hai Aashiqui | Herself[34] | |
| Nadaniyaan | Herself | |
| Indian Idol Junior | Co-host | |
| Code Rode | Saraswati | |
| Killerr Karaoke Atka Toh Latkah | Herself | |
| Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6 | 3rd runner-up | |
| Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi | Guest | |
| 2015–16 | Kuch Toh Hai Tere Mere Darmiyaan | Koyal Maadhavan Venkat |
| 2016 | Box Cricket League Season 2 | Contestant |
| 2017 | Bigg Boss 11 | Guest |
| Lip Sing Battle[35] | Contestant | |
| Entertainment Ki Raat | Herself | |
| 2018 | Kaleerein | Herself |
Web series
| Year | Name | Role | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | Baarish | Gauravi Karmakar/ Gauravi Mehta | ALTBalaji | |
| 2020 | Abhay 2 | Sonam Khanna (News Reporter); Abhay Pratap Singh's wife | ZEE5 | [36 |
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