Mrunal Thakur

Early Life & Education Birth: August 1, 1992, in Dhule, Maharashtra, India . The Hans India +6 Facebook +6 Wikipedia +6

Family: Her father, Udaysingh B. Thakur, served as an Assistant General Manager at Union Bank of India. She has an elder sister, Lochan Thakur, a makeup artist, and a younger brother, Mandar Thakur . National Film Awards India

Education: Attended St. Joseph's Convent School in Jalgaon and Vasant Vihar High School near Mumbai. She pursued a Bachelor of Mass Media at Kishinchand Chellaram College but left before graduating to focus on her acting career . Wikipedia +3 Wikipedia +3 FilmiBeat +3

🎭 Television Career (2012–2016) Debut: Began her acting journey with the role of Gauri Bhonsle Gaikwad in Star Plus's "Mujhse Kuchh Kehti...Yeh Khamoshiyaan" (2012–2013) . National Film Awards India +6 StarsUnfolded +6 FilmiBeat +6

Breakthrough: Gained widespread recognition portraying Bulbul Arora in Zee TV's "Kumkum Bhagya" (2014–2016), earning the ITA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role . FilmiBeat +6 Wikipedia +6 The Hans India +6

Reality Shows: Participated in "Box Cricket League" (2014–2016) and "Nach Baliye 7" (2015) alongside then-boyfriend Sharad Chandra Tripathi . National Film Awards India +4 StarsUnfolded +4 Famous Birthdays +4

🎬 Film Career Marathi Debut: Entered Marathi cinema with "Vitti Dandu" (2014) . FilmiBeat +3 Facebook +3 BookMyShow +3

Bollywood Debut: Starred as the lead in "Love Sonia" (2018), a film addressing human trafficking, which garnered critical acclaim . National Film Awards India +5 @EconomicTimes +5 Wikipedia +5

Notable Hindi Films:

"Super 30" (2019) alongside Hrithik Roshan

"Batla House" (2019) with John Abraham

"Toofaan" (2021) opposite Farhan Akhtar Wikipedia +3 @EconomicTimes +3 FilmiBeat +3 @EconomicTimes +3 Wikipedia +3 FilmiBeat +3 FilmiBeat

Telugu Cinema:

Made her Telugu debut with "Sita Ramam" (2022), earning the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu .

Starred in "Hi Nanna" (2023)