Divya Agarwal

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Divya Agarwal
Divya Agarwal snapped at Dolby in Andheri (07) (cropped).jpg
Agarwal in 2018
Born
Divya Agarwal
NationalityIndian
Occupation
  • 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 Roadies: Real Heroes and MTV Ace the Quarantine.

Background and early career

Agarwal got her master's degree in journalism. She learned dance from Terence Lewis Dance Academy,[1] and then opened her own dance academy called Elevate Dance Institute.[2] She has choreographed several actresses like Ileana D'Cruz, Sunny Leone and Shilpa Shetty.[2] In 2010, she and a Pakistani choreographer worked on choreography for the IPL 2010.[1]

She had also participated in several beauty pageants. In 2015, she won the title of "Miss Navi Mumbai".[3] In 2016, she was crowned the winner of the Indian Princess pageant[1] She also won Miss Tourism International.[2]

Television career

Agarwal rose to fame in 2017 when she participated in MTV India's Splitsvilla 10 wherein she finished as the runner-up to Priyank Sharma.[4][5]

In 2018, she would act as a mentor in MTV India's Date To Remember show.[6] In March 2018, Agarwal and Splitsvilla 10 contestant Baseer Ali guest co-hosted an episode of On Road With Roadies.[7] In October, she participated in MTV India's Ace Of Space 1 where she emerged as the winner.[8][9] 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.[10][11] In February 2019, she had a cameo appearance in Alt Balaji's web drama Puncch Beat.[12] In March, Agarwal and Varun Sood participated as Roadies Insiders for Roadies: Real Heroes, broadcast on Voot.[13] Next, she hosted Voot's Voot Night Live with RJ Anmol.[citation needed] In December, she starred opposite Sood to play Ragini/Savitri Devi in season 2 of Alt Balaji's horror web series Ragini MMS: Returns.[14][15]

In 2020, Agarwal and Sood co-hosted the Ace of Space spinoff show MTV Ace the Quarantine.[16]

Personal life

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.[17][18] In 2018, Agarwal met actor and former 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.[19]

On 28 October 2020, Agarwal's father died due to complications from COVID-19.[20]

Media perception

Agarwal was listed sixth among Times of India's Top 20 Most Desirable Women On Indian Television List 2019.[21]

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role(s) Notes Ref(s)
2017 The Final Exit Cameo In the song "Dum Maro Dum Maro" by Neha Kakkar, Raftaar, Yasser Desai [22][23]

Television

Year Show Role Notes Refs
2017 MTV Splitsvilla 10 Contestant Runner-up [5]
2017 Bigg Boss 11 Guest Episode in week 10; to support Priyank [17]
2018 Box Cricket League 3 Contestant Member of team Jaipur Raj Joshiley [24]
2018 A Date to Remember Mentor [6]
2018 MTV Ace of Space 1 Contestant Winner [9]
2019 Travel with a Goat Herself (episode presenter) Insight TV programme, episode 3, "Sheep" [10]
2019 Roadies: Real Heroes Roadies Insider [13]
2020 MTV Ace the Quarantine Co-host [16]

Web series

Year show Role Notes Refs
2019 Puncch Beat Herself Cameo appearance [12]
2019 Ragini MMS: Returns Ragini season 2 [14][15]

Music videos

List of acting appearances in music videos
Year Title and Artist Notes Refs
2017 "Bewafa" by Siddharth Bhatt [25]
2017 "Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna" by Ram Gulati and Tushar Jules Film song cover [26]
2017 "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 [27]
2018 "Aho Raya Mala" by Vaishali Made Song from the film Friendship Band [28]
2018 "Bob Marley" by Suyyash Rai and Star Boy Loc feat. Divya Agarwal [29]
2018 "Chance" by Bobby Newberry [30][31]
2018 "Khelu 20/20 Rey" by Kavita Ram and Vivek Naik Song from the film Pratibha [32]
2019 "Baby Baby" by AB Rockstar [33]
2019 "Naam Ada Likhna" by Madhubanti Bagchi and Shreyas Puranik Cover version of song from the film Yahaan [34]
2020 "Fitrat" by Suyyash Rai   [35]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 TEDx talks (15 May 2018). Bullying Public Figure – Divya Agarwal – TEDxMMUSadopurAmbala – via YouTube.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Who is Divya Agarwal? Here's all about Bigg Boss 11 contestant Priyank Sharma's ex-girlfriend". India TV. 7 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Divya Agarwal wins Miss Navi Mumbai 2015 beauty pageant". NMTV. Maharashtra. 10 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "MTV Splitsvilla X: Priyank Sharma, Divya Agarwal Lose Love Battle To Baseer Ali, Naina Singh". News 18. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jain, Ananya (18 August 2020). "Splitsvilla 10 Contestants List : The Most Loved Game Show Ever". Indiatimes.com.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kameshwari, A. (18 January 2018). "Divya Agarwal recalls her Date To Remember with ex-boyfriend Priyank Sharma". The Indian Express.
  7. ↑ "Baseer Ali and Divya Agarwal share their experience of hosting Roadies". India Today. 22 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "MTV Ace of Space: Divya Agarwal is the WINNER of Vikas Gupta's show!". ABP News. 1 January 2019.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Ace of Space grand finale LIVE updates: Divya Agarwal is the winner of the show". India Today. 31 December 2018.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Moore, Matthew (20 December 2018). "This programme may get your goat". The Times. UK.
  11. ↑ Insight TV (28 January 2019). "Travel With A Goat: Episode 3 Trailer" – via Facebook.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Ex-lovers Priyank Sharma and Divya Agarwal to come together for Vikas Gupta's show". India Today. 2 February 2019.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Farzeen, Sara (14 February 2019). "Varun Sood and Divya Agarwal: It's special to be in love with your best friend". The Indian Express.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Sharma, Yashika (24 December 2019). "'Ragini MMS Returns 2' cast: Sunny Leone & Divya Agarwal to star in Ekta Kapoor's show". Republic World.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Ragini MMS Returns 2 trailer out: Sunny Leone is back with hotter scenes, louder screams". India Today. 13 December 2019.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "This unlock, 'Ace the Quarantine' with Varun Sood and Divya Agarwal. Know how". India TV. 3 July 2020.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Nathan, Leona (8 December 2017). "Priyank Sharma's Double Standards Exposed After Ex-Beau Divya Agarwal's Visit To Bigg Boss 11 House". India.com.
  18. ↑ "Bigg Boss 11's Priyank Sharma and Benafsha Soonawalla finally confirm relationship with romantic photo". Hindustan Times. 5 April 2020.
  19. ↑ Keshri, Shweta (31 December 2018). "Ace of Space winner Divya Agarwal confirms dating Varun Sood". India Today.
  20. ↑ "Divya Agarwal's father dies due to COVID-19". DNA India. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ↑ "Hina Khan tops Times Most Desirable Women of 2019 list for second time, Jennifer Winget follows". The Economic Times. 5 September 2019.
  22. ↑ Nathan, Leona (14 September 2017). "This Splitsvilla Contestant Makes Her Bollywood Debut With A Club Song In Kunaal Roy Kapur's Next". India.com.
  23. ↑ Kumar, Shreya Suresh (10 September 2017). "Actress Divya Agarwal Looks Smoking Hot in The Song Dum Maro Dum: 5 Other Times When Divya Looked Drop Dead Gorgeous". India.com.
  24. ↑ "Divya Agarwal Dancing To Sunny Leone's Laila Main Laila At Box Cricket League Will Leave You In Awe Of Her – Watch Video". 28 March 2018.
  25. ↑ Zee Music Company (9 August 2017). Bewafa - Official Music Video – Mack The Rapper – Siddharth Bhatt – Divya Agarwal – via YouTube.
  26. ↑ Saregama Music (7 November 2017). Hume Tumse Pyar Kitna – Tushar Jules – Ramji Gulati – Divya Agarwal – Reloaded – via YouTube.
  27. ↑ Saregama Music (21 June 2017). Dil Ko Tumse Pyar Hua Reloaded – RHTDM – Harish Moyal & Ramji Gulati FEAT. Divya Agarwal – HD Video – via YouTube.
  28. ↑ Zee Music Marathi (20 January 2018). Aho Raya Mala - Full Video – Friendship Band – Divya A, Yogesh S & Neha K, Shreenesh S, Harshali R.
  29. ↑ "Divya Agarwal reacts on ex-boyfriend Priyank Sharma AVOIDING her while praising 'Bob Marley' song". ABP News. 24 July 2018.
  30. ↑ "Bobby Newberry releases his new single 'Chance' in India". Radioandmusic.com (Press release). 10 September 2018.
  31. ↑ Lobo, Deepa Natarajan (9 December 2018). "Off beaten path, on the floor". Deccan Herald.
  32. ↑ Zee Music Marathi (28 December 2018). Khelu 20/20 Rey – Pratibha – Divya & Vijay Singh – Kavita Raam & Vivek Naik – via YouTube.
  33. ↑ T-series Apna Punjab (24 April 2019). Baby Baby - Blessed Boy: AB Rockstar (Full Song) Ft. Divya Agarwal – Latest Punjabi Songs 2019 – via YouTube.
  34. ↑ "Times Music song 'Naam Ada Likhna' is dedicated to love birds". Radioandmusic.com. 15 July 2019.
  35. ↑ Yeptho, Tolika (10 December 2020). "Divya Agarwal is grateful to Suyyash Rai and Darshan Raval for believing in her for 'Fitrat'". Radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
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