Krutika Desai Khan

Krutika Desai Khan

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Krutika Desai Khan Profile

  • Name:
  • Krutika Desai Khan
  • Born:
  • February 23, 1968
  • Spouse:
  • Imtiaz Khan

Krutika Desai Khan Biography

Krutika Desai Khan is a noted television actress best known for playing the role of Safiya in the popular fantasy series of Doordarshan in the mid-1990s – Chandrakanta. Krutika is married to Imtiaz Khan, the brother of great villain of Bollywood, Amjad Khan. Her father-in-law Jayant has also appeared in a few movies. Krutika has appeared in supporting roles for a few Bollywood movies like Insaaf, Dastak and Sof Ha'Olam Smola. She is a theater artist too and has been associated with "Akansha", a theater workshop for street children. She has acted in numerous Gujarati plays also. Pallavi Bani Parvati and To Karo Shree Ganesh are her noted Gujarati plays.

 

She was born in 23 February 1968. She started her acting career in the late 1980s with Doordarshan television serials. Buniyaad was her first break. She was quite active in the 1990’s. Chandrakanta was her big break in acting career. Other noted roles include Uttaran, Lipstick, Super hit Muquabla, Yeh meri life hai, Ram Milaayi Jodi, Manasi, A Mouthful of Sky, Buniyaad, Annu Ki Ho Gayee Waah Bhai Waah, Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki, Kkusum and Tumhari Disha. She shaved her head to give a realistic view to her character in Uttaran. She was the first woman to go bald on Indian television and for her it was not an easy decision. She took 4 days before giving a nod to the director. Desai has been one of those sensuous glam dolls of small screen in the 1990’s.

 

In 2003 she appeared in an English crossover film. She was well appreciated for her work in ‘Lipstick’. It was a role that has never been experimented on small screen before. The serial presented an unadulterated view of the upper class and is still known for its bold theme. She is married to Imtiaz Khan and has one daughter. Imtiaz was earlier married to Anju Mahendra, better known as Rajesh Khanna’s girlfriend.

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Updated: May 14, 2014

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