Yukti Thareja

Yukti Thareja
Thareja in 2021
Born (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 25)
Karnal, Haryana
Alma materSri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce
Occupations
  • Model
  • Actress
Years active2019–present

Yukti Thareja (born 6 January 2000) is an Indian model and actress. In 2019, she participated in the reality shows MTV Supermodel of the Year.[1] She also appeared in the films Rangabali (2023) and Marco (2024).[2][3]

Early life

Yukti Thareja was born on 6 January 2000 in Karnal, Haryana.[4][5] She began her modeling career with "Oppo Delhi Times Fresh Face 2017",[6] while pursuing her graduation from Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, Delhi.[7]

Career

Thareja with Emraan Hashmi in Lut Gaye

In 2019, she participated in MTV Supermodel of the Year,[8] where she was evicted at the 4th position.[1] In 2020, she participated in MTV Ace The Quarantine.[9] In 2021, Thareja appeared opposite Emraan Hashmi in T-Series music video "Lut Gaye", sung by Jubin Nautiyal.[10] It has received more than 1.1 billion views on YouTube.[11]

In 2023, she made her Tollywood film debut with Rangabali, opposite Naga Shaurya.[12] The same year, she was chosen as the female lead for Devil: The British Secret Agent starring alongside Nandamuri Kalyan Ram. Later, she was replaced with Samyukhta Menon.[13]

In 2024, she joined Unni Mukundan's Marco making her debut in Malayalam cinema.[14] It became her highest grossing film.[15]

Thareja is slated to appear in Telugu film KJQ[16] opposite Dheekshith Shetty and Shashi Odela and in an untitled film opposite Nikhil Kumaraswamy.[17]

Filmography

Films

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Language Ref.
2023 Rangabali Dr. Sahaja Reddy Telugu [18]
2024 Marco Maria Malayalam [19]
TBA KJQ† TBA Telugu [20]
Untitled next† Kannada [21]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 MTV Supermodel of the Year Contestant 4th place [1]
2020 MTV Ace The Quarantine [9]
2023 Suma Adda Guest Episode 25 [22]

Web series

Year Title Role Language Ref.
TBA #GOATS† TBA Hindi [23]

Music videos

Year Title Singer(s) Ref.
2020 Ik Supna Prabh Gill [24]
2021 Sasarvadi Rajneesh Patel [25]
Lut Gaye Jubin Nautiyal [26]
2024 Galti Vishal Mishra [27]

Awards

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2023 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut Actress Rangabali Nominated [28]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Supermodel Of The Year: Malaika Arora and Masaba Gupta school models for not getting the brief in a task". The Times of India. 4 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Rangabali Trailer: Naga Shaurya Clashes With Shine Tom Chacko In A Bitter Turf War". www.filmcompanion.in. 28 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Unni Mukundan has no mercy in Marco teaser". www.dtnext.in. 13 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Yukti Thareja: నవయుగ సోయగం ఈ అందాల మందారం.. నాగశౌర్య సినిమాతో తెలుగు ప్రేక్షకుల ముందుకు యుక్తి." TV9 Telugu (in Telugu). 6 January 2023.
  5. ^ "The 7 Times Yukti Hit It Out Of The Park". Rediff. Archived from the original on 1 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Rain no pain for fuchchas at Guru Gobind Singh college". The Times of India. 5 September 2017. Archived from the original on 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Fresh Face auditions @ SGGSCC". photogallery.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  8. ^ Shrivastava, Nivi (26 January 2020). "Toxic shows and hosts". www.asianage.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  9. ^ a b Bhasin, Shriya (3 July 2020). "This unlock, 'Ace the Quarantine' with Varun Sood and Divya Agarwal. Know how". www.indiatvnews.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Lut Gaye song: Emraan Hashmi plays a cop in this corny, romantic ballad by Tanishk Bagchi". The Indian Express. 18 February 2021. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  11. ^ "Ten most stunningly popular songs of singing star Jubin Nautiyal on YouTube | EasternEye". www.easterneye.biz. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  12. ^ Sundar, Anusha (22 March 2023). "Naga Shaurya's next titled Rangabali". Cinema Express.
  13. ^ "Samyuktha Menon replaces Yukti Thareja in Devil". Cinema Express. 26 October 2022. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  14. ^ "Marco – The Unni Mukundan-starrer will have THIS Telugu actress as a female lead". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  15. ^ "'Marco' box office collections day 15: Action thriller surges past Rs 45 crore mark!". The Times of India. 4 January 2025. Archived from the original on 4 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  16. ^ "Yukti Thareja signs her second Telugu film, the project has a major 'Nani's Dasara' connection, details inside". OTTPlay.
  17. ^ "Nikhil Kumaraswamy's next to be bankrolled by Lyca Productions". The Hindu. 24 August 2023. Archived from the original on 26 August 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  18. ^ "Rangabali teaser: Naga Shaurya plays a funny, aggressive youngster in this action-romance". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  19. ^ "Unni Mukundan's Marco locks a release date". The Hindu. 13 November 2024. Archived from the original on 14 November 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  20. ^ "Dheekshith Shetty's next titled King Jackie Queen". Cinema Express. 20 February 2024.
  21. ^ "Confirmed: Lyca Productions to make Kannada debut with Nikhil Kumaraswamy, deets inside". OTTPlay.
  22. ^ Desam, A. B. P. (9 July 2023). "'రంగబలి' దర్శకుడి జోకులకు భయపడిన సుమ - జనాలు అపార్థం చేసుకుంటే?". telugu.abplive.com (in Telugu).
  23. ^ Sharma, Bhavana (11 September 2024). "Another GOAT in the making featuring Jacqueline Fernandez and Neil Nitin Mukesh". www.deccanchronicle.com.
  24. ^ "Ik Supna by Prabh Gill on Apple Music". 16 January 2020.
  25. ^ "Watch The Latest Marathi Music Video For Sasarvadi By Rajneesh Patel And Sonali Sonawane". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  26. ^ "Watch: T-series' Lut Gaye features Emraan Hashmi and Yukti Thareja in a star-crossed love story". Firstpost. 17 February 2021.
  27. ^ "આયુષ શર્માનું નવુ સોંગ Galti ના લિરિક્સ ગુજરાતીમાં વાંચો, જુઓ વીડિયો". TV9 Gujarati (in Gujarati). 29 February 2024.
  28. ^ "Gayatri Bhardwaj gets nominated for Best Debutant Actress at SIIMA 2024". www.femina.in.