Divya Agarwal: Difference between revisions

{{short description|Indian model, dancer, actress and host}}

| name               = Divya Agarwal

| image             = Divya Agarwal snapped at Dolby in Andheri (07) (cropped).jpg

| caption           = Agarwal in 2018

| birth_name         = Divya Agarwal

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| nationality        = [[Indian people|Indian]]

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| occupation        = {{hlist|Television actress|model|dancer}}

'''Divya Agarwal''' is an Indian television actress, model, and dancer known for her participation in several [[MTV India]] [[reality competition]] shows, including a runner-up showing in ''[[MTV Splitsvilla]]'' season 10 and winning the ''[[MTV Ace of Space]]'' season 1. She made her acting debut in the season 2 of the horror web series ''[[Ragini MMS: Returns]]''. She has appeared on numerous music videos. She has hosted or supported on further reality shows including ''[[MTV Roadies (season 17)|Roadies: Real Heroes]]'' and ''[[MTV Ace the Quarantine]]''.

Agarwal got her master's degree in [[journalism]]. She learned dance from [[Terence Lewis (choreographer)|Terence Lewis Dance Academy]],<ref name="tedx" /> and then opened her own dance academy called Elevate Dance Institute.<ref name="who is divya">{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/tv-who-is-divya-agarwal-heres-all-about-bigg-boss-11-contestant-priyank-sharmas-ex-girlfriend-415723|title=Who is Divya Agarwal? Here's all about Bigg Boss 11 contestant Priyank Sharma’s ex-girlfriend|author=<!-- India TV entertainment desk --> | date=7 December 2017|website=[[India TV]] }}</ref> She has choreographed several actresses like [[Ileana D'Cruz]], [[Sunny Leone]] and [[Shilpa Shetty]].<ref name="who is divya"/> In 2010, she and a Pakistani choreographer worked on choreography for the [[2010 Indian Premier League|IPL 2010]].<ref name="tedx">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrSM3m9TzFg |title=Bullying Public Figure –  Divya Agarwal – TEDxMMUSadopurAmbala |date=15 May 2018 |last=TEDx talks |author-link=TEDx |via=YouTube}}</ref><!-- Divya's TEDx talk -->

She had also participated in several [[beauty pageants]]. In 2015, she won the title of "Miss Navi Mumbai".<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 June 2015 |title=Divya Agarwal wins Miss Navi Mumbai 2015 beauty pageant |work=NMTV |location=Maharashtra |url=https://www.nmtv.tv/divya-agarwal-wins-miss-navi-mumbai-2015-beauty-pageant-5/}}</ref><!-- <ref>{{Cite news |date=14 September 2015 |title=Divya Agarwal Wins Miss Navi Mumbai 2015 Beauty Pageant |work=[[IndiaTimes]] |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/culture/who-we-are/divya-agarwal-wins-miss-navi-mumbai-2015-beauty-pageant-283654.html}}</ref> --> In 2016, she was crowned the winner of the Indian Princess pageant<ref name="tedx"/> She also won Miss Tourism International.<ref name="who is divya"/>

== Television career ==

Agarwal rose to fame in 2017 when she participated in [[MTV India]]'s ''[[MTV Splitsvilla|Splitsvilla 10]]'' wherein she finished as the runner-up to Priyank Sharma.<ref name="splitsvilla news18">{{Cite news|date=11 December 2017|title=MTV Splitsvilla X: Priyank Sharma, Divya Agarwal Lose Love Battle To Baseer Ali, Naina Singh|work=[[News 18]]|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/mtv-splitsvilla-x-priyank-sharma-divya-agarwal-lose-love-battle-to-baseer-ali-naina-singh-1600139.html|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref><ref name="splitsvilla indiatimes" />  

In 2018, she would act as a mentor in MTV India's ''Date To Remember'' show.<ref name="date to remember"/> In March 2018, Agarwal and ''Splitsvilla 10'' contestant [[Baseer Ali]] guest co-hosted an episode of ''[[MTV Roadies (season 16)|On Road With Roadies]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 May 2018 |title=Baseer Ali and Divya Agarwal share their experience of hosting Roadies |work=[[India Today]] |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/video/splitsvilla-x-s-baseer-ali-and-divya-agarwal-share-their-experience-of-hosting-on-road-with-roadies-1238865-2018-05-22}}</ref> In October, she participated in [[MTV India]]'s ''[[Ace Of Space 1]]'' where she emerged as the winner.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.abplive.in/television/mtv-ace-of-space-divya-agarwal-is-the-winner-of-vikas-guptas-show-887181|title=MTV Ace of Space: Divya Agarwal is the WINNER of Vikas Gupta's show!|website=[[ABP News]] | date=1 January 2019 }}</ref><ref name="aceofspace indiatoday">{{Cite news |date=31 December 2018 |title=Ace of Space grand finale LIVE updates: Divya Agarwal is the winner of the show |work=[[India Today]] |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/ace-of-space-grand-finale-live-updates-top-four-finalists-compete-to-be-the-winner-1420633-2018-12-31}}</ref> She has appeared in several music videos.

In January 2019, Agarwal starred in her first international project by participating in ''Travel With A Goat'', broadcast on Insight TV, where she and television celebrity chef Dean Edwards travel across [[Bulgaria]] with a sheep and must decide whether to have it slaughtered or save its life.<ref name="goat times" /><ref name="goat fb">{{Cite web|last=Insight TV|date=28 January 2019|title=Travel With A Goat: Episode 3 Trailer|url=https://www.facebook.com/WatchInsightTV/videos/travel-with-a-goat-episode-3-trailer/2061438547480015/|url-access=registration|via=Facebook}}</ref> In February 2019, she had a cameo appearance in [[Alt Balaji]]'s web drama ''[[Puncch Beat]]''.<ref name="puncch beat indiatoday"/> In March, Agarwal and [[Varun Sood]] participated as Roadies Insiders for ''[[Roadies: Real Heroes]]'', broadcast on [[Voot]].<ref name="roadies insider" /> Next, she hosted Voot's ''Voot Night Live'' with RJ Anmol.{{cn|reason=IWM Buzz is not a reliable source|date=September 2020}} In December, she starred opposite Sood to play Ragini/Savitri Devi in season 2 of [[Alt Balaji]]'s horror web series ''[[Ragini MMS: Returns]]''.<ref name="ragini republicworld" /><ref name="ragini indiatoday"/>

In 2020, Agarwal and Sood co-hosted the ''Ace of Space'' spinoff show ''[[MTV Ace the Quarantine]]''.<ref name="quarantine"/>

Agarwal was dating co-contestant [[Priyank Sharma]] at the time of her participation in ''MTV Splitsvilla X'', but they had allegedly broken up by the time Sharma participated in ''[[Bigg Boss 11]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Nathan |first=Leona |date=8 December 2017 |title=Priyank Sharma's Double Standards Exposed After Ex-Beau Divya Agarwal's Visit To Bigg Boss 11 House |work=[[India.com]] |url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/bigg-boss-11-did-priyank-sharma-break-up-with-divya-agarwal-before-he-entered-salman-khans-show-2727782/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=5 April 2020 |title=Bigg Boss 11’s Priyank Sharma and Benafsha Soonawalla finally confirm relationship with romantic photo |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/bigg-boss-11-s-priyank-sharma-and-benafsha-soonawalla-finally-confirm-relationship-with-romantic-photo/story-wbI0WmTWSD4WzprJIZCdoN.html}}</ref> In 2018, Agarwal met actor and former ''[[MTV Roadies (season 12)|MTV Roadies]]'' contestant Varun Sood. They worked together on ''[[Roadies: Real Heroes]]'' and ''[[MTV Ace of Space]]''. Following ''Ace of Space'', she and Sood confirmed they are dating.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Keshri |first=Shweta |date=31 December 2018 |title=Ace of Space winner Divya Agarwal confirms dating Varun Sood |work=[[India Today]] |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/ace-of-space-winner-divya-agarwal-confirms-dating-varun-sood-1420759-2018-12-31}}</ref>

Agarwal was listed sixth among ''[[Times of India]]''{{'}}s Top 20 Most Desirable Women On Indian Television List 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 September 2019 |title=Hina Khan tops Times Most Desirable Women of 2019 list for second time, Jennifer Winget follows |work=[[The Economic Times]] |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/hina-khan-tops-times-most-desirable-women-of-2019-list-for-second-time-jennifer-winget-follows/articleshow/77925823.cms}}</ref><!-- seventh is a typo from ET, she is listed sixth -->

! scope="col"|Film

! scope="col"|Role(s)

| Cameo

| In the song "Dum Maro Dum Maro" by Neha Kakkar, [[Raftaar (rapper)|Raftaar]], [[Yasser Desai]]

! scope="col" |Show

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| ''[[MTV Splitsvilla#Season 10|MTV Splitsvilla 10]]''

| Runner-up

| ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 11)|Bigg Boss 11]]''

| Guest

| Episode in week 10; to support Priyank

| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name=":0" />

| Member of team Jaipur Raj Joshiley

| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/divya-agarwal-dancing-to-sunny-leones-laila-main-laila-at-box-cricket-league-will-leave-you-in-awe-of-her-watch-video-2967717/|title=Divya Agarwal Dancing To Sunny Leone’s Laila Main Laila At Box Cricket League Will Leave You In Awe Of Her – Watch Video|date=28 March 2018}}</ref>

| Insight TV programme, episode 3, "Sheep"

| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="goat times">{{Cite news |last=Moore |first=Matthew |date=20 December 2018 |title=This programme may get your goat |work=[[The Times]] |location=UK |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/this-programme-may-get-your-goat-v39lrqpg3 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="roadies insider">{{Cite news |last=Farzeen |first=Sara |date=14 February 2019 |title=Varun Sood and Divya Agarwal: It’s special to be in love with your best friend |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/valentines-day-2019-varun-sood-and-divya-agarwal-5582154/}}</ref>

| Co-host

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| rowspan="2" | {{dts|2019|02|format=y}}

| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="ragini republicworld">{{Cite news |last=Sharma |first=Yashika |date=24 December 2019 |title='Ragini MMS Returns 2' cast: Sunny Leone & Divya Agarwal to star in Ekta Kapoor's show |work=[[Republic World]] |url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/television-news/ragini-mms-returns-2-will-show-varun-sood-and-divya-agarwals-chemistry}}</ref><ref name="ragini indiatoday">{{Cite news |last=<!-- India Today web desk --> |date=13 December 2019 |title=Ragini MMS Returns 2 trailer out: Sunny Leone is back with hotter scenes, louder screams |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/ragini-mms-returns-2-trailer-out-sunny-leone-is-back-with-hotter-scenes-louder-screams-1628120-2019-12-13 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref>

! Title and Artist

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| "Bewafa" by Siddharth Bhatt

| "[[Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna]]" by Ram Gulati and Tushar Jules

| Film song cover

| "Dil ko Tumse Pyar Hua Reloaded" by Harish Moyal & [[Ramji Gulati]] feat. Divya Agarwal

| Cover version of the song "Dil ko Tumse" from the film ''[[Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein]]''

| "Aho Raya Mala" by [[Vaishali Made]]

|"Bob Marley" by [[Suyyash Rai]] and Star Boy Loc feat. Divya Agarwal

| "Chance" by Bobby Newberry

| "Baby Baby" by AB Rockstar

| "Naam Ada Likhna" by Madhubanti Bagchi and Shreyas Puranik

| Cover version of song from the film ''[[Yahaan]]''

| <ref>{{Cite news |last=<!-- RnM team --> |date=15 July 2019 |title=Times Music song ‘Naam Ada Likhna' is dedicated to love birds |work=Radioandmusic.com |url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/190715-times-music-song-%E2%80%98naam-ada-likhna-dedicated}}</ref><!-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OANnnheEoNo -->

| "Fitrat" by [[Suyyash Rai]]

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