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Surveen Chawla
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Chawla in 2016
Born (1984-08-01) 1 August 1984 (age 40)
Education Chandigarh College for Women, Chandigarh
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 2003–present
Spouse(s)
Akshay Thakker
(m. 2015)

Surveen Chawla was born on August 1, 1984. She is a talented Indian actress and dancer. Surveen has starred in many Hindi and Punjabi movies and TV shows. She is known as one of the top actresses in Punjabi cinema.

Surveen began her acting journey on television. She appeared in popular shows like Kahin To Hoga and Kaajjal. Later, she became famous for her roles in films such as Hate Story 2 (2014), Ugly (2013), and Parched (2015). She also acted in the TV series 24 (2016). In 2018, she joined the cast of the Hindi web series Haq Se.

Surveen's Acting Journey

Starting on TV

Surveen Chawla first appeared on a reality show called Coke [V] Popstars in 2003. She was one of the top 25 contestants. Her first TV acting role was as Charu in the Indian show Kahin To Hoga.

In 2004, she also appeared in Kasautii Zindagi Kay. From 2006 to 2007, she played the main character in the TV show Kaajjal. Surveen also showed her dancing skills on the reality dance show Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena in 2008. She was paired with cricketer S. Sreesanth. Later, she hosted the TV show Comedy Circus Ke SuperStars.

Moving to Movies

Surveen made her film debut in 2008 with the Kannada movie Paramesha Panwala. In 2011, she starred in the Punjabi film Dharti. After that, she appeared in several other Punjabi films. These included Taur Mittran Di, Saadi Love Story, Singh vs Kaur, Lucky Di Unlucky Story, and Disco Singh (2014).

She also performed a special dance number called "Dhoka Dhoka" in the Hindi film Himmatwala (2013). In the same year, she acted in the Tamil film Moondru Per Moondru Kadhal. She also appeared in the thriller film Ugly, directed by Anurag Kashyap.

Success in Films and TV (2014-2017)

Jay Bhanushali and Surveen Chawla at the promotion of 'Hate Story 2'
Chawla with her co-star Jay Bhanushali promoting Hate Story 2 in 2014

In 2014, Surveen Chawla starred in the popular Punjabi song 'Mitran De Boot' with Jazzy B. She also played the main role in Hate Story 2. In this film, she played Sonika Prasad, a strong character seeking justice. The movie was very successful.

She also appeared in the song "Sawan Aaya Hai" in the film Creature 3D. Her Tamil film Jaihind 2 was also released. Surveen performed another special dance in the Hindi film Welcome Back. She also starred in the Punjabi film Hero Naam Yaad Rakhi with Jimmy Shergill. In 2015, she played the role of Bijli in the film Parched. In 2016, Surveen participated in the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.

Recent Work (2018-Present)

In 2018, Surveen Chawla started working in web series. She made her digital debut with ALT Balaji's Haq Se. In this series, she played Mehr Mirza, the oldest of four sisters. The story is set in Kashmir. She also appeared in Sacred Games as Jojo Mascarenas. More recently, she has been seen in Decoupled (2021) and Rana Naidu (2023).

Surveen's Personal Life

Surveen Chawla married Akshay Thakker in 2015. Their wedding took place in Italy. She shared the news of her marriage with the public two years later, in December 2017.

Filmography

Movies

Key
Films that are in production Denotes the films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Language Notes
2008 Paramesha Panwala Shruti Kannada
2009 Raju Maharaju Sneha Telugu
2011 Dharti Bani Punjabi
Hum Tum Shabana Shabana Hindi
Taur Mittran Di Keerat Punjabi
2013 Saadi Love Story Preeti Punjabi
Singh vs Kaur Jasneet Kaur Punjabi
Himmatwala Herself Hindi Special appearance in song "Dhoka Dhoka"
Lucky Di Unlucky Story Seerat Punjabi
Moondru Per Moondru Kadhal Divya Tamil
Ugly Rakhi Malhotra Hindi
2014 Disco Singh Sweety Punjabi
Hate Story 2 Sonika Prasad Hindi
Creature 3D Herself Hindi Special appearance in song "Sawan Aaya Hai"
Jaihind 2 / Abhimanyu Nandhini Tamil/Telugu/Kannada
2015 Hero 'Naam Yaad Rakhi' Hina Kaur Punjabi
Welcome Back Herself Hindi Special appearance in song "Tutti Bole Marriage Di"
Parched Bijli Hindi
2017 Chhuri Hindi Short film

Television Shows

Year Show Role Notes Ref(s)
2003–2007 Kahin To Hoga Charu
2005–2006 Kasautii Zindagi Kay Kasak Bajaj
2006–2007 Kaajjal Kaajjal Behl / Kaajjal Dev Pratab Singh
2008 Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena Contestant
2010 Comedy Circus Ke Superstars Host
2016 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 Contestant
24 Maya season 2
2018 Teen Pehliiyan Mamta
2018 Haq Se Dr. Meher Mirza
2019 Famously Filmfare Punjabi Host
2018–2019 Rangoli Host/presenter
Sacred Games Jojo Mascarenas
2021 Decoupled Shruti
2023–Present Rana Naidu Naina Naidu
2025 Criminal Justice: A Family Matter Anju Nagpal
Mandala Murders Ananya Bharadwaj

Awards and Recognitions

Surveen Chawla has won several awards for her acting.

Year Work Award Category Result Ref.
2011 Dharti PTC Punjabi Film Awards Best Debut Female Won
2015 Disco Singh Best Actress Won
2016 Parched Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles for Grand Jury Prize Best Actress Won
2017 Star Screen Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated

See also

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