# Kratika Sengar
**Kratika Sengar** (born 1986) is an Indian television actress best known for playing the warrior queen Rani Lakshmibai in the [Zee TV](https://www.edgepedia.org/zee-tv) historical drama *Jhansi Ki Rani*, and for lead roles in *Punar Vivah* and *Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki*.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1986 in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh[1](https://wikiwiki.in/actress/kratika-sengar/) |
| Television debut | *Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi*, Star Plus, 2007[1](https://wikiwiki.in/actress/kratika-sengar/) |
| Marriage | Married actor Nikitin Dheer on 3 September 2014[2](https://www.yugmarg.com/edition/2026/03/16/pages.pdf) |
| Child | Daughter Devika, born 2022[3](https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2025/epaper/october/ranchi-english-edition-2025-10-16.pdf) • [4](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actress/kratika-sengar) |
| Film | *My Father Godfather* (2016), as Jahnvi[4](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actress/kratika-sengar) |
## Early life and entry into television
Sengar was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, the elder daughter of Vedant and Kalpana Sengar, with a younger brother, Anuraag[1](https://wikiwiki.in/actress/kratika-sengar/). She studied at Methodist High School in Mumbai and completed a mass communication degree at Amity University in Noida[1](https://wikiwiki.in/actress/kratika-sengar/).
Her entry into acting came through an internship. While doing her mass communication course she was working at an advertising agency; a senior interning at [Balaji Telefilms](https://www.edgepedia.org/balaji-telefilms) asked her to audition for *Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi*. She laughed through the audition, and producer [Ekta Kapoor](https://www.edgepedia.org/ekta-kapoor) cast her anyway, in the role of Sanchi opposite Naman Shaw[5](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/blazing-blade-flashing-eyes/cid/402658). She followed this with *[Kasautii Zindagii Kay](https://www.edgepedia.org/kasautii-zindagii-kay-2001-tv-series)*, in which fans came to call her P2, and *Kya Dill Mein Hai*[5](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/blazing-blade-flashing-eyes/cid/402658) • [6](https://kratikasengar.blogspot.com/2011/06/every-woman-has-traits-of-jhansi-ki.html).
## Jhansi Ki Rani
*Jhansi Ki Rani*, a Hindi historical drama based on the life of Queen Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi, premiered on Zee TV on 18 August 2009 and ran for 480 episodes in a single season[7](https://www.zee5.com/tv-shows/details/jhansi-ki-rani/0-6-124). [Ulka Gupta](https://www.edgepedia.org/ulka-gupta) played the queen as a girl, and Sengar took over the role as the queen grew up[7](https://www.zee5.com/tv-shows/details/jhansi-ki-rani/0-6-124). The show was shot in Karjat, in [Maharashtra](https://www.edgepedia.org/maharashtra), with the cast traveling daily through hilly terrain[8](https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/rehearsing-valour/).
**Physical preparation.** The role demanded sustained action work. Sengar trained for hours to perfect her sword-wielding technique, learned horse-riding, and was taught malkhamb, a form of ancient Indian acrobatics performed on an oiled pole 9 to 10 feet tall; in a couple of weeks of practice she learned only to climb and stand on it[5](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/blazing-blade-flashing-eyes/cid/402658). She has said her legs and hands were injured numerous times and that most of the action was shot outdoors in the heat[6](https://kratikasengar.blogspot.com/2011/06/every-woman-has-traits-of-jhansi-ki.html). The physical toll extended beyond the show: she has described a major slipped disc problem and a broken midriff sustained during the production[9](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/kratika-sengar-i-didnt-step-out-much-because-i-found-delhi-unsafe/articleshow/46945836.cms).
The role changed how she saw herself. She has said that she had thought of herself as an introvert, and that after a year on the show she felt stronger mentally and physically[5](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/blazing-blade-flashing-eyes/cid/402658) • [6](https://kratikasengar.blogspot.com/2011/06/every-woman-has-traits-of-jhansi-ki.html). By the time the series neared its end, after a run of more than 400 episodes, she was being described in the press as a symbol of patriotism within Hindi serials[5](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/blazing-blade-flashing-eyes/cid/402658).
## Punar Vivah and later television
When *Jhansi Ki Rani* was ending, Sengar wanted a lighthearted romantic show and took *Punar Vivah – Zindagi Milegi Dobara*, on Zee TV, playing Aarti, a remarried housewife with a child[10](https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/punar-vivah/3605980/kratika-an-old-interview). She has described the transition as deliberate: after playing a warrior, she had to prove herself again in the part of a next-door woman[11](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-kratika-sengar-on-watching-dad-in-law-pankaj-dheer-on-screen-in-mahabharat-i-went-and-touched-his-feet/amp_etphotostory/75869395.cms). With co-star [Gurmeet Choudhary](https://www.edgepedia.org/gurmeet-choudhary) she won several awards as a best on-screen couple[12](https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/punar-vivah/3402159/kratikas-interview).
**Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki.** What was planned as a three-month cameo turned into a three-year character, a lengthening she has said she loved shooting for[11](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-kratika-sengar-on-watching-dad-in-law-pankaj-dheer-on-screen-in-mahabharat-i-went-and-touched-his-feet/amp_etphotostory/75869395.cms).
## Film and personal life
Her film work is limited to *My Father Godfather*, released on 2 September 2016, in which she played Jahnvi[4](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actress/kratika-sengar). She has said she is not ambitious about films, partly because she does not do intimate scenes on screen, a position she reaffirmed after marriage[9](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/kratika-sengar-i-didnt-step-out-much-because-i-found-delhi-unsafe/articleshow/46945836.cms).
She married the actor Nikitin Dheer, son of the late actor Pankaj Dheer, on 3 September 2014[2](https://www.yugmarg.com/edition/2026/03/16/pages.pdf) • [3](https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2025/epaper/october/ranchi-english-edition-2025-10-16.pdf). The couple's daughter, Devika, was born in 2022[3](https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2025/epaper/october/ranchi-english-edition-2025-10-16.pdf) • [4](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actress/kratika-sengar). In interviews around her pregnancy she said that during the first five to six years of marriage she had not felt mentally prepared to have a baby[13](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-kratika-sengar-on-embracing-motherhood-during-the-first-5-6-years-of-marriage-i-wasnt-mentally-prepared-to-have-a-baby/amp_etphotostory/91236861.cms).
## References
1. [Kratika Sengar (Actress) Height, Weight, Age, Biography & More, WikiWiki](https://wikiwiki.in/actress/kratika-sengar/)
2. [Yugmarg daily edition, 1 October 2024](https://www.yugmarg.com/edition/2026/03/16/pages.pdf)
3. [Daily Pioneer, Ranchi edition, 16 October 2025](https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2025/epaper/october/ranchi-english-edition-2025-10-16.pdf)
4. [Kratika Sengar — Filmography & Biography, Indian Film History](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actress/kratika-sengar)
5. [Blazing blade, flashing eyes, The Telegraph India, 18 April 2011](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/blazing-blade-flashing-eyes/cid/402658)
6. [Every woman has traits of Jhansi Ki Rani — Kratika, Hill Road Media interview](https://kratikasengar.blogspot.com/2011/06/every-woman-has-traits-of-jhansi-ki.html)
7. [Jhansi Ki Rani, ZEE5 show page](https://www.zee5.com/tv-shows/details/jhansi-ki-rani/0-6-124)
8. [Rehearsing Valour, The Indian Express, 18 June 2011](https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/rehearsing-valour/)
9. [Kratika Sengar: I didn't step out much because I found Delhi unsafe, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/kratika-sengar-i-didnt-step-out-much-because-i-found-delhi-unsafe/articleshow/46945836.cms)
10. [Kratika: An old interview, India Forums, 10 March 2012](https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/punar-vivah/3605980/kratika-an-old-interview)
11. [Exclusive — Kratika Sengar on watching dad-in-law Pankaj Dheer on screen in Mahabharat, ETimes TV, 21 May 2020](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-kratika-sengar-on-watching-dad-in-law-pankaj-dheer-on-screen-in-mahabharat-i-went-and-touched-his-feet/amp_etphotostory/75869395.cms)
12. [Kratika's interview, India Forums](https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/punar-vivah/3402159/kratikas-interview)
13. [Exclusive — Kratika Sengar on embracing motherhood, ETimes TV](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-kratika-sengar-on-embracing-motherhood-during-the-first-5-6-years-of-marriage-i-wasnt-mentally-prepared-to-have-a-baby/amp_etphotostory/91236861.cms)
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