Megha Chakraborty | |
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Born | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2014–present |
Known for | |
Spouse |
Sahil Phull (m. 2025) |
Megha Chakraborty is an Indian film and television actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Dr. Krishna Dubey in Krishna Chali London, Garima Ruhail Rajawat in Kaatelal & Sons and Imlie Rathore Rana in Imlie.
Personal life
Chakraborty was born and brought up in Kolkata, West Bengal. She moved to Mumbai in 2014.
In January 2025, Chakraborty confirmed dating her Kaatelal & Sons co-actor Sahil Phull and shared her engagement news. The couple got married on on 21 January 2025 in Jammu, in a traditional wedding ceremony.
Career
She started her career with the Bengali serial Joto Hashi Tato Ranna. Her big break in Hindi Television was Badii Devrani. After that, she was seen in TV shows like Khwaabon Ki Zamin Par and Peshwa Bajirao and became a household name with Krishna Chali London.
She also played the main protagonist Gulaal in the film Desert Tears which portrayed persecution of women in rural India and was shot in the state of Rajasthan.
In November 2020, she started playing the lead role of Garima Ruhail Rajawat in Kaatelal & Sons opposite Ankit Mohan initially and later on opposite Sahil Phull. After the show ended, she and Phull started their own production company Mismanaged Company. Her first production would be the web show Dil-E-Couch where she portrayed the role of Nima, with the series premiere on the YouTube channel "Mismanaged Company".
From September 2022 to September 2023 she portrayed the role of Imlie Atharv Rathore Rana opposite Karan Vohra in Star Plus' Imlie. From July 2024 to November 2024 she played Vaani Tripathi alongside Shruti Bhist and Namish Taneja in Colors TV's Mishri.
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Action | Rini | |
2018 | Confessions | Mahima | Short Film |
2021 | Desert Tears |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2013 | Joto Hasi Toto Ranna | ||
2015 | Badii Devrani | Reeti Poddar | |
2016–2017 | Khwaabon Ki Zamin Par | Niyati Bajpayee | |
2017 | Peshwa Bajirao | Mastani | |
2018–2019 | Krishna Chali London | Dr. Krishna Dubey Sahay | |
2020–2021 | Kaatelal & Sons | Garima "Gunnu" Ruhail Rajawat | |
2022–2023 | Imlie | Imlie Rathore Rana | |
2022 | Swaraj | Debi Chaudhrani | |
2024 | Mishri | Vaani Tripathi |
Web series
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2021 | Dil-E-Couch | Nima | Also co-producer |
Music videos
Year | Title | Singer(s) | Notes |
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2021 | Ho Tum Kahan | Nikhil Paul George | Also co-producer |
2022 | Tere Baad Phir Kisi Se | Asit Tripathi, Faaiz Anwar and Rashid Khan |
References
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- "Imlie actor Megha Chakraborty marries boyfriend Sahil Phull in a dreamy ceremony". India Today. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
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- "Kaatelal & Sons: Megha Chakraborty and Jiya Shankar get candid about transforming into boys". The Times of India. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
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- "Doordarshan's new series Swaraj to narrate India's untold stories and historical journey from 1498 to 1947". Firstpost. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- "Megha Chakraborty Says She Isn't Playing 2nd Lead In Mishri: 'Don't Take This Thing In Wrong Way' - Exclusive". Times Now. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.