Pratibha Ranta

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Pratibha Ranta
Ranta in 2024
Born (2000-12-17) 17 December 2000 (age 23)
Alma materConvent of Jesus and Mary
Usha Pravin Gandhi College of Management
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2020–present
RelativesAbha Ranta (sister)[1]

Pratibha Ranta (born 17 December 2000) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and television. Ranta made her acting debut with the television show Qurbaan Hua (2020-2021). She has since starred in her film debut, Laapataa Ladies (2024) and the web series Heeramandi (2024).[2]

Early life[edit]

Ranta was born on 17 December 2000 in a Pahari Rajput family hailing from Tikkar in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh. She later shifted to Shimla for her education.[3][4] She did her schooling at the Convent of Jesus and Mary, Chelsea, Shimla and graduated in filmmaking from Usha Pravin Gandhi College of Management in Mumbai.

Career[edit]

Ranta made her acting debut in 2020, with Qurbaan Hua, where she played Chahat Baig Bhatt Dhyani opposite Karan Jotwani. The series ended in 2021.[5][6] Following this, she made her web debut with Aadha Ishq, where she played Rene Bhardwaj opposite Darsheel Safary and Gaurav Arora.[7] In her review for Times of India, Archika Khurana praised her performance but found her character to be "cliched" and "confusing".[8]

Ranta made her film debut in 2024, with Laapataa Ladies, where she played a swapped bride Pushpa / Jaya. The film was released in India in 2024.[9][10] Saibal Chatterjee termed her a "show-stealer", while Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express noted, "The more worldly-wise yet not-as-independent-as-she-would-like-to-be Ranta, who has the more difficult role to pull off, win the day."[11][12] In the same year, she played Shama, a courtesan's daughter in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's series Heeramandi.[13] Bollywood Hungama stated that Ranta doesn't have "much to do".[14]

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2024 Laapataa Ladies Jaya / Pushpa Rani[a] [15]

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020–2021 Qurbaan Hua Chahat Baig Bhatt Dhyani [16]
2022 Aadha Ishq Rene Bhardwaj [17]
2024 Heeramandi Shama [18]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Ranta played a single character with two or more names.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shweta Keshri. "This 'Laapataa Ladies' actor is a part of 'Heeramandi'. Did you notice?". www.msn.com. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Meet the leading women of Laapataa Ladies- Pratibha Ranta and Nitanshi Goel". Mid Day. 3 May 2024. Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Qurbaan Hua's Pratibha Ranta celebrates her birthday; see pics". Zee5. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  4. ^ "From Shimla's orchards to an Aamir Khan film: Laapataa Ladies' Pratibha Ranta proved her family wrong, left her dadi crying happy tears". Indian Express. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  5. ^ "I have learnt a lot about acting because of my show Qurbaan Hua: Pratibha Ranta". Times of India. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  6. ^ "COVID-19 impact: TV industry braces for loss as production stalled". Live Mint. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Pratibha Ranta talks about breaking barriers and shaping narratives in 'Laapataa Ladies'". The Times of India. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Aadha Ishq Season 1 Review: Aamna Sharif and Gaurav Arora's love tale is devoid of soul and passion". The Times of India. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Laapataa Ladies trailer: Kiran Rao directorial slowly and surely lifts the veil on its comedy of errors Watch". Hindustan Times. 24 January 2024. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Laapataa Ladies: A fantasy by those who have never lived in a village". Indian Express. 7 May 2024. Archived from the original on 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  11. ^ Chatterjee, Saibal (1 March 2024). "Laapataa Ladies Review: Emotionally Engaging Film Laced With Doses Of Wry Humour". NDTV. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  12. ^ Gupta, Shubhra (1 March 2024). "Laapataa Ladies movie review". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Pratibha Ranta on her role in 'Heeramandi'". MSN. 26 April 2024. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Heeramandi is the grandest show to come out of India". Bollywood Hungama. 4 May 2024. Archived from the original on 7 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Laapataa Ladies teaser: Kiran Rao, Aamir Khan promise an lethargic, thought-less film on the subject of 'missing' wives". The Indian Express. 8 September 2023. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  16. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (22 February 2021). ""I was very excited to perform a Pahadi dance in the show", says Pratibha Ranta of Qurbaan Hua : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  17. ^ Shweta Keshri (28 April 2022). "Aamna Sharif, Gaurav Arora, Kunal Roy Kapur, Pratibha Ranta to star in Voot Select's Aadha Ishq, a tale of forbidden love". India Today. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Heeramandi first look: Sanjay Leela Bhansali series starring Manisha, Sonakshi, Aditi will take you back to another era". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

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