Juhi Parmar – Well known TV personality and actress of ‘Kumkum’ fame

Juhi Parmar is a very popular actress of Hindi television, and a successful TV anchor and host. She has also exhibited her talents as a good singer and dancer. She was the winner of the 5th season of celebrity reality show, Bigg Boss in 2011 after surviving in the show for 14 months. She has successfully contested several reality shows in which she emerged as finalist or winner. She was formerly married to TV actor and co-star Sachin Shroff. As a TV actress she gained stardom after playing the titular role of KumKum Jatin Wadhwa in the show, Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan.

Juhi Parmar hails from Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh and was born in the year 1980. She belongs to Rajasthani background. Juhi began her acting career in the 1990s in her late teens, and appeared in the shows – Jee Sahab, Woh etc. Choodiyan in year 2000 was her first show in a lead role, where she shared screen space with Shraddha Nigam, followed by lead role in Shaheen, episodic roles in Rishtey, Rishtey 2 and also Yeh Jeevan Hai. As an actress, Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan gave her a major break in 2002 and she went on to establish herself as one of the popular TV actresses. She played the female lead opposite Hussain Kuwajerwala. She later appeared in Tantra and Shani.

She married TV actor Sachin Shroff in 2009 and got divorced in 2018. Juhi got the custody of their single daughter. Later Sachin claimed that she was never in love with him and that it was a one-sided marriage. In reply she hit out at him through an open letter which shared in social networking sites. The duo has made appearances in many shows together when they were in love and after marriage too. They made a cameo appearance in Santoshi Maa series. Aajaa Mahi Vay was the first show in which they made public appearance together, and the duo became the finalists of Hans Baliye. They got engaged on a Valentine’s day.

As a TV presenter and host, she owns many hit shows to her credit. She hosted Amul Star Voice of India with Shaan in 2007 and also appeared as a ‘guest host’ for Anu Kapoor’s entertainment show – Antakshari – The Great Challenge the same year. She has also hosted Chhote Miyan with Kapil Sharma in 2008, apart from episodes of Nach Baliye 3 and many more.

Juhi Parmar – Some interesting and less-known facts

1. Juhi is one of the early established actresses of TV soaps in Indian television, who gave new definitions to protagonists.

2. Her acting career began in 1998 as a teenager before got promoted to adult roles.

3. She played second lead role in 2005 Bollywood film, Pehchaan: The Face of Truth, where she shared screen space with Raveena Tandon, and played the pivot role of Tandon’s best friend Swati who got murdered after marriage.

4. She won Miss Rajasthan title in 2003.

5. She won Best Actress (Critics) at the Indian Telly Awards in 2005 for her role in Kumkum.

6. She was a finalist of the reality shows – Say Shava Shava and Saas v/s Bahu, and was the winner of Comedy Circus. She has actively participated in many reality shows.

7. Sachin was a fan of Juhi during her Kumkum days. 

 

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