Kritika Kamra

Kritika Kamra (born 25 October 1988) is an Indian television actress. She is known for playing Arohi Sharma in Kitani Mohabbat Hai, Dr. Nidhi Verma in Kuch Toh Log Kahenge, Ananya Kashyap in Reporters, and Princess Chandrakanta in Prem Ya Paheli – Chandrakanta. In 2014, she participated in the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7. In 2018, she made her Bollywood debut with the film Mitron. She also appeared in the web series Tandav (2022), Kaun Banegi Shikharwati (2022), and Bambai Meri Jaan (2023).

Early life
Kamra was born in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh and grew up in her hometown Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. She did her early schooling at Anand Primary School, Sukhpur, where her father is a dentist and mother a nutritionist and an educationist in Shri Anandpur Trust Charitable Hospital, Ashoknagar. She also briefly attended Tara Sadan Sr. Secondary School in Ashoknagar. She completed her middle school from St. Joseph's Senior Secondary School, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh and then pursued secondary and higher secondary studies at Delhi Public School, New Delhi. She then went on to study fashion at National Institute of Fashion Technology but dropped out after her first year, as she was cast for Yahan Ke Hum Sikandar.

Debut and work in television (2007-2017)
Kamra made her acting debut in 2007, with Yahan Ke Hum Sikandar. In 2009, she played a singer, Arohi in Kitani Mohabbat Hai opposite Karan Kundra. The show was well received and earned her praises. From 2009 to 2010, she played Kajol / Prateeksha in Pyaar Ka Bandhan.

From 2010 to 2011, she reprised Arohi in Kitani Mohabbat Hai 2 opposite Karan Kundra. From 2011 to 2013, Kamra received praises for playing Dr. Nidhi Verma Mathur in Kuch Toh Log Kahenge, opposite Mohnish Bahl and Sharad Kelkar.

In 2015, Kamra played a reporter, Ananya Kashyap opposite Rajeev Khandelwal, in Reporters. In 2017, she played a princess Chandrakanta in Prem Ya Paheli – Chandrakanta, opposite Gaurav Khanna. Chandrakanta marks her final appearance in a fiction television show till date.

Expansion to films and web series (2018-present)


Kamra made her film debut in 2018, with Mitron, playing Avni opposite Jackky Bhagnani. It became a commercial failure. In 2021, she played a college student Sana in the web series Tandav. Nairita Mukherjee of India Today stated, "Kritika's character populate the screen but fail to claw its way into the audience's mind."

In 2022, Kamra first played a princess Kamini in Kaun Banegi Shikharwati. Saibal Chatterjee noted, "Essaying the liveliest of the four roles, Kritika Kamra makes the strongest impression." Next, she played Dolly, a woman in a troubled marriage in Hush Hush. ThePrint's Tina Das was appreciative of her portrayal of a high society woman.

Kamra played a reporter Vidhi, in the 2023 film Bheed. Yatamanyu Narain of News18 found her to be "convincing". In the same year, she played Habiba (based on Haseena Parkar), in Bambai Meri Jaan. Anuj Kumar of The Hindu noted, "Cast against type, Kritika rises to the occasion as the girl who can shoot and slay with equal felicity."