Ulka Gupta Unknown Facts: ‘We had heard the story from the mouths of Bundele Harbols, she fought a lot manly, she was the queen of Jhansi…’ These lines not only immortalized the queen who ruled the land of Jhansi, but Subhadra Kumari by composing this poem Chauhan also became immortal. Apart from these, there is another personality, who won everyone’s attention by playing the role of a queen who fought against the British on the small screen.
Dark-skinned Saloni, this girl is none other than Ulka Gupta. The real life story of Ulka Gupta, who became a household name after becoming the ‘Queen of Jhansi’, has been full of struggles just like the queen. Today on the occasion of the birthday of the actress, we are going to tell you the same.
young debut
Ulka Gupta, who made a place in the hearts of people by playing the role of ‘Rani of Jhansi’, was born on 12 April 1997 in Mayanagari, Mumbai. Ulka Gupta was born in the glare of Mumbai in a family related to cinema. The actress’s father Gagan Gupta is an actor, who was seen playing side characters in many films and TV serials. Of course, Ulka was born in Mumbai, but he and his family originally belong to Saharsa in Bihar. Along with studies, Ulka had started the journey of the colorful world of cinema following the footsteps of her father.
suffered apartheid in childhood
Ulka Gupta, who was thinking of raising the flag of her name in the world of acting, had stepped into the world of TV at the age of just seven. Ulka started her career as a child artist with the serial ‘Resham Dunk’. After working in this serial, whenever Ulka Gupta went to audition, she used to feel only disappointment. The dark reality of the apartheid prevalent in the industry even today was troubling Ulka. Don’t know how many characters he had to lose because of his dark complexion. Then the actress got an offer due to the demand of the script, in which she had to play the role of a dusky girl. We are talking about Ulka’s second serial ‘Saat Phere’. In the show, she had to play the role of Saloni’s daughter, in which she got success.
Showed skill by becoming ‘Manu’
After facing so much pain and repeated rejections, Ulka Gupta got the show which changed her fortunes in such a way that everyone kept watching. In the year 2009, Ulka Gupta got the historical serial ‘Jhansi Ki Rani’, in which she brought Manu’s character alive on the screen. Whenever Manu appeared on the screen, it seemed as if the courage with which Ulka struggled in life, she is bringing the same on the screen. After this role, Ulka became a well-known face of the industry and she started her entry exercise in South films.
South, Bollywood and OTT…
After continuous auditions and strong efforts, in the year 2015, Ulka Gupta got the Telugu film ‘Andhra Pori’, which is marked as her debut in South Indian films. After this, in the year 2016, in Anushka Shetty’s film ‘Rudramadevi’, she was seen playing the childhood character of the actress. After winning the hearts of the audience in South, Ulka Gupta turned to Hindi cinema and started her career in Bollywood with the film ‘Traffic’.
After this, Ulka Gupta showed his acting prowess in ‘Mr. Kabaddi’ and then in Ranveer Singh starrer film ‘Simmba’. Running in films never meant that Ulka had stopped walking in the world of TV. She is pursuing her career by working equally in both. She sometimes woos the audience by becoming a bunny in ‘Bunny Chow Home Delivery’ on TV, and sometimes shows her amazingness on OTT.
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