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{{Short description|Indian actress (born 1988)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kritika Kamra
| image = Kritika Kamra attends Amazon Prime Video’s announcement of their forthcoming slate.jpg
| caption = Kamra in 2022
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|10|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh]], India
| years_active = 2007–present
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|model}}
| nationality = Indian
}}

'''Kritika Kamra''' ({{IPA-hns|krɪtɪka kaːmra|pron}}; born 25 October 1988<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/TV-actors-and-their-birthday-bash-pictures/photostory/49550100.cms |title=TV actors and their birthday bash pictures |work=The Times of India |date=17 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kritika-kamras-game-of-thrones-themed-birthday-bash/1/508283.html |title=Kritika Kamra chooses Game Of Thrones cosplay for her birthday bash}}</ref>) is an Indian film and television actress.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Kritika-Kamra-I-dont-enjoy-saas-bahu-dramas/articleshow/48493925.cms |title=Kritika Kamra: I don't enjoy saas-bahu dramas |work=The Times of India}}</ref>

Kamra is known for playing Arohi in television shows ''[[Kitani Mohabbat Hai]]'', Dr. Nidhi in ''[[Kuch Toh Log Kahenge]]'', Ananya in ''[[Reporters (Indian TV series)|Reporters]]'' and Chandrakanta in ''[[Prem Ya Paheli - Chandrakanta]]''. In 2014 she participated in the dance reality show ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa]]''.{{Citation needed|date= June 2022}}

Kamra made her Bollywood debut in 2018 with ''[[Mitron]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/telly-queen-kritika-kamra-talks-about-making-her-bollywood-debut-with-mitron/279335 |title=Telly queen Kritika Kamra talks about making her Bollywood debut with Mitron |work=Time Now}}</ref>

==Early life==
Kamra was born in [[Bareilly]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chakraborty |first1=Debashish |title=Kritika Kamra: Kritika Kamra latest photos, Style, Fashion Trends photos pics: These glamour-defining shots of the Mitron actress will melt your heart for good {{!}} Entertainment News |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/people/photo-gallery/kritika-kamra-latest-photos-kritika-kamra-new-pics-instagram-images-kritika-kamra-style-tips-fashion-trends/508031 |access-date=14 February 2020 |work=www.timesnownews.com |date=25 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and grew up in her hometown [[Ashoknagar (Madhya Pradesh)|Ashoknagar]], [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Teacher's Day special: I'd make sure I never cross paths with my mum at school, says Kritika Kamra |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/teacher-s-day-special-i-d-make-sure-i-never-cross-paths-with-my-mum-at-school-says-kritika-kamra/story-KDALow8I8OFk9smmTNTSPM.html |access-date=5 July 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=5 September 2020}}</ref> 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, Ashoknagar, M.P. 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 Society|Delhi Public School]], New Delhi.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/tv/stars/kritika-kamra/articleshow/20630608.cms |title=Born in Uttar Pradesh, Kritika completed her High school and higher secondary schooling from Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/Kritika-Kamra-Kanpur-feels-like-home/articleshow/50044699.cms |title=Kritika Kamra: Kanpur feels like home |work=The Times of India|date=5 December 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.colorstv.com/in/jhalak-dikhhla-jaa/photogallery-know-more-about-kritika-kamra-jdj-7-50007586.html?nocache=17022016100547 |title=Know more about Kritika Kamra #JDJ 7 |work=Colors |access-date=17 February 2016 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916211647/http://www.colorstv.com/in/jhalak-dikhhla-jaa/photogallery-know-more-about-kritika-kamra-jdj-7-50007586.html?nocache=17022016100547 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title='You can call it my first major show' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/you-can-call-it-my-first-major-show/story-8xl52KCTTgogiZ99VcQA2K.html |access-date=18 January 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=4 February 2009 |language=en}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role
!Notes
!Ref.
|-
| rowspan="2" |2015
|''Best Girlfriend''
|Sonali
| rowspan="3" |Short film
|<ref>{{cite news |title=The Internet success of Kritika-Vikrant's Best Girlfriend to set a series rolling |work=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/The-Internet-success-of-Kritika-Vikrants-Best-Girlfriend-to-set-a-series-rolling/articleshow/46272736.cms |access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
|''Dry Dreams''
|Unnamed
|<ref>{{cite news |date=16 June 2015 |title=Watch: Kritika Kamra kills Barun Sobti for water |language=en |work=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/kritika-kamra-kills-barun-sobti-for-water-in-short-film-day-dreams-257825-2015-06-16 |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|''White Shirt''
|Vani
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 June 2016 |title=Kunal Kapoor and Kritika Kamra to feature in Short film 'White Shirt' |work=Mid Day |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/kunal-kapoor-and-kritika-kamra-to-feature-in-short-film-white-shirt/17366176 |access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Mitron]]'' || Avni
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-12 |title=Kritika Kamra on Mitron: Couldn't have hoped for a better Bollywood debut |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kritika-kamra-on-bollywood-debut-mitron-5352264/ |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Bheed]]'' || Vidhi Prabhakar
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-02 |title=Rajkummar Rao, Bhumi Pednekar Starrer Bheed Gets New Release Date |url=http://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/rajkummar-rao-bhumi-pednekar-starrer-bheed-gets-new-release-date-2568596.html| access-date=2022-02-02 |website=Zee News |language=en}}</ref>
|}

=== Web series ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
!Ref.
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016 || ''Friend Zoned''|| Company boss ||
|<ref>{{cite news |date=12 February 2016 |title=A twisted tale |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-twisted-tale/article8229037.ece |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
|| ''[[I Don't Watch TV]]'' || Herself ||
|<ref>{{cite news |date=15 February 2016 |title=Trailer of 'I Don't Watch TV' web series launched – Watch it here |work=Zee News |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/idiotbox/trailer-of-i-don-t-watch-tv-web-series-launched-watch-it-here_1855818.html}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2021 || ''[[Tandav (web series)|Tandav]]'' || Sana Mir ||
|<ref>{{cite news |date=28 December 2020 |title='Tandav': Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Sunil Grover, Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub, Kritika Kamra's character posters out |work=DNA India |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/television/photo-gallery-tandav-saif-ali-khan-dimple-kapadia-sunil-grover-mohd-zeeshan-ayyub-kritika-kamra-character-posters-out-2864612 |access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022 || ''[[Kaun Banegi Shikharwati]]''||Kaamini Shikharwat/Princess Kaa||
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-11 |title=What Made Kritika Kamra Say Yes To 'Kaun Banega Shikharwati' |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/what-made-kritika-kamra-say-yes-to-kaun-banega-shikharwati/409158 |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=Outlook India |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Hush Hush (TV series)|Hush Hush]]''||Dolly Dalal||
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-17 |title=Hush Hush: Suffocated Dolly Dalal aka Kritika Kamra fears grave consequences of her actions' |url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/web-series/hush-hush-suffocated-dolly-dalal-aka-kritika-kamra-fears-grave-consequences-of-her-actions-watch-2511305.html |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=ZEENews India |language=en}}</ref>
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
! Ref.
|-
| 2007–2008
| ''Yahaan Ke Hum Sikander''
| Arshiya
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |title=I hardly get time for myself: Kritika Kamra - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/I-hardly-get-time-for-myself-Kritika-Kamra/articleshow/11301633.cms |access-date=18 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=30 December 2011 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Kitani Mohabbat Hai]]''
| Arohi Sharma
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |title=It's showtime, folks! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/mumbai/Its-showtime-folks/articleshow/3967932.cms |access-date=18 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=13 January 2009 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2009–2010
| ''[[Pyaar Ka Bandhan]]''
| Kajol Das/Pratiksha Das
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://balajitelefilms.com/serial.php?id=23 |title=Balaji Telefilms Limited : Television, Motion Pictures}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| ''[[Zara Nachke Dikha]]''
| Contestant
| Season 2
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/im-on-a-break-from-fiction-kritika-kamra-141603.html |title=I'm On A Break From Fiction: Kritika |work=indiatimes.com |date=15 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Ganga Kii Dheej]]''
| Geeta
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title="Faced Prejudice And Still Do": Tandav Actress Kritika Kamra On Her Transition From TV To Bollywood |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/faced-prejudice-and-still-do-tandav-actress-kritika-kamra-on-her-transition-from-tv-to-bollywood-2353077 |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2010–2011
| ''[[Kitani Mohabbat Hai (season 2)|Kitani Mohabbat Hai 2]]''
| Arohi Ahluwalia
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/imagine-to-bring-season-2-of-kitani-mohabbat-hai/675835/ |title=Imagine to bring season 2 of Kitani Mohabbat Hai}}</ref>
|-
| 2011–2013
| ''[[Kuch Toh Log Kahenge]]''
| Dr. Nidhi Verma
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-tv-interview-with-kritika-kamra/20111003.htm |title=Meet Kuch Toh Log Kahenge's Dr Nidhi Varma |date=5 October 2011 |work=Rediff}}</ref>
|-
| 2012–2013
| ''[[V The Serial]]''
| Herself
| Cameo
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Desai |first1=Purva |title=Chose to stay away from The Serial: Kritika Kamra |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Chose-to-stay-away-from-The-Serial-Kritika-Kamra/articleshow/17292105.cms |access-date=18 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=20 November 2012 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Ek Thhi Naayka]]''
| Veera
| Episodes 15/6
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |title='Ek Thi Daayan' scared 'nayika' Kritika Kamra |url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/-ek-thi-daayan-scared-nayika-kritika-kamra_132730.html |access-date=18 January 2021 |work=Zee News |date=22 April 2013 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 7)|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7]]''
| Contestant
| 14th place
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |title=Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 to be tougher this season |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-jhalak-dikhhla-jaa-7-to-be-tougher-this-season-1991415 |access-date=18 January 2021 |work=DNA India |date=26 May 2014 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| ''[[MTV India#Programming|MTV Webbed 2]]''
| Host
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Adivarekar |first1=Priya |last2=Kanabar |first2=Ankita R |title=Kritika Kamra will anchor MTV Webbed |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/kritika-kamra-will-anchor-mtv-webbed/ |access-date=18 January 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=4 April 2014 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Reporters (Indian TV Series)|Reporters]]''
| Ananya Kashyap
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Olivera |first1=Roshni |title=Kritika Kamra: I'm not a damsel in distress, but a strong, opinionated woman |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Kritika-Kamra-Im-not-a-damsel-in-distress-but-a-strong-opinionated-woman/articleshow/46876562.cms |access-date=18 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=13 April 2015 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Prem Ya Paheli - Chandrakanta]]''
| Princess Chandrakanta
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/kritika-kamra-my-role-in-chandrakanta-is-neither-spineless-nor-a-bechari-4541685/ |title=Kritika Kamra: My role in Chandrakanta is neither spineless nor 'a bechari' |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=24 February 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Khatra Khatra Khatra]]''
| Herself
| Guest
| style="text-align:center;"|
|}

== Discography ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Ref.
|-
| 2017 || ''Mera Jahan'' || style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="auto">{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/watch-chandrakanta-actress-kritika-kamra-stars-in-a-music-video/articleshow/59807558.cms |title=Watch: Chandrakanta actress Kritika Kamra stars in a music video |work=The Times of India |access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|2019 || ''Hai Pyaar Kya'' ||
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Work
! Award
! Category
! Result
|-
| 2009
| ''Kitani Mohabbat Hai''
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian Telly Awards]]
|Popular Fresh New Face (Female)
|{{Won}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k9/nomination/nominee_list.htm |title=2009 nominations |access-date=17 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115061924/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k9/nomination/nominee_list.htm |archive-date=15 January 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|2012
|''[[Kuch Toh Log Kahenge]]''
|
|{{Won}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k13/poll/personality_awards.php |title=Telly awards 2012 Jury Awards winners |access-date=14 February 2020 |archive-date=27 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227212416/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k13/poll/personality_awards.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|2017
|''[[Prem Ya Paheli – Chandrakanta|Prem Ya Paheli - Chandrakanta]]''
|[[Indian Telly Awards]]
|Best Actress in a Lead Role
|{{Nom}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ita2017.com |title=ITA Nominations |work=Indian Telly Awards |access-date=12 October 2020 |archive-date=8 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108040250/http://www.ita2017.com/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
{{Main|List of Hindi television actresses}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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