Tv Actress Turned Producer: TV actress Sargun Mehta is a big hit in the Punjabi film industry these days. Here he has his own stardom. She has also been seen in the Bollywood film ‘Kathputli’ with Akshay Kumar and Rakulpreet Singh. There was a time in Sargun’s career when all his serials were flopping but then he got a Punjabi film and his entire luck changed. Let us know the unheard stories of his life…
Sargun Mehta’s career
Actor, model and famous producer Sargun Mehta was born on 6 September 1988 in Chandigarh. He did his studies from Kirori Mal College, Delhi University. In an interview he had told that he did not know acting. He got admission in the college through seat extracurricular admission quota. Learning the art form was full of struggles. This was the reason why Sargun wanted to leave the college but somehow she accomplished it. One day she went with her friends to audition for ’12/24 Karol Bagh’, where she was selected and her acting career started.
Sargun Mehta was continuously flopping
Sargun Mehta has had to face many rejections in his career. Once, while doing a TV serial, a manager had even said that no one would ever take her as a heroine, she would have to do side roles only. Sargun tells that when she was doing Colors’ popular TV show ‘Balika Vadhu’, it felt as if she was trapped in a trap. Despite working every day, he was not getting satisfaction. He never even received praise for his work. After her debut serial with Ravi Dubey, she also did serials like ‘Geeta ka Dharamyudh for loved ones’ and ‘Phulwa’. After this he worked in the suspense and thriller series ‘Humne Li Hai Shapath’. Sargun was also seen in Ekta Kapoor’s daily soap ‘Kya Hua Tera Vaada’. However, here too he did not get a hit. After this he worked in the small series ‘Rishton Ka Mela’. Which had many Facem faces but it also got closed.
Sargun got hits in Punjabi films
When Sargun Mehta was on the decline in her career and people’s words were depressing her, then she got the Punjabi film ‘Angrez’, which changed her fortunes. Here he got a lot of success. Sargun’s hit includes ‘Kala Shah Kala’ which is the highest grossing film of Punjabi film industry. His ‘Chandigarh Amritsar Chandigarh’ with Gippy Grewal was also a hit. He worked in hit films like ‘Surkhi Bindi’, ‘Jhalle’, ‘Kismat 2’ and ‘Shaukeen Sauka’. After entering the Punjabi industry in 2015, Sargun gave many hits back to back. In 2016, her character of Jessica Brar in ‘Love Punjab’ got tremendous recognition. For this she also received the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. After this, he won the same award again in 2017 for ‘Jindua’. In 2018, she received the PTC Film Award for the role of Bani in ‘Kismat’.
Sargun Mehta is the producer of Facem.
Sargun Mehta has been a part of ‘Nach Baliye’ with her husband Ravi Dubey. In which she was the first runner up. Apart from this, she has also been a part of ‘Shriman vs Mrs’. After guest appearances in many reality shows, Sargun Mehta formed his own production house in 2019 and named it Dreamiyata Entertainment Pvt Ltd. In this he produced the film ‘Jhalle’. In 2021, he also produced Colors’ TV serial ‘Udaariyaan’, which is being liked tremendously. Sargun has featured in many music videos. According to reports, Sargun Mehtar charges Rs 10-15 lakh for a music video and Rs 40-50 lakh for a film. His total net worth is Rs 50 crore.
