Fenil Umrigar

{{short description|Indian television actress }} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox person | image = | birth_date = 14th Jan 1996 | birth_place = Surat, Gujarat | other_names = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2010–present | parents = | known_for = ''Best Friends Forever?''<br/>''Bade Achhe Lagte Hain''<br/>''Kaala Teeka''<br/>''Rajaa Betaa'' | spouse = {{Marriage|Gurpartap Dhaliwal|21 October 2024}} }}

'''Fenil Umrigar Dhaliwal''' is an Indian actress who works in Hindi television. She is best known for her portrayal of Sanjana Roy in ''Best Friends Forever?'', Pihu Kapoor Shergill in ''Bade Achhe Lagte Hain'', Gauri Jha Chaudhary in ''Kaala Teeka'' and Pankhuri Mishra in ''Rajaa Betaa''.<ref name="FU" />

==Early life== Umrigar was born and brought up in Surat, Gujarat.<ref name="FU">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Feisty-Fenil/article16083250.ece |title=Feisty Fenil |last=Sharma |first=Disha |date=27 October 2016 |work=The Hindu |access-date=14 January 2019 |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Personal life== On 21 October 2024, Umrigar married her mutual friend, Gurpartap Dhaliwal.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Doshi |first=Hasti|date=22 October 2024|title=Actress Fenil Umrigar Ties The Knot In An Intimate Wedding And Says, 'The Day Just Went By So Quickly That Now The Feeling Is Sinking In'|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/actress-fenil-umrigar-ties-the-knot-in-an-intimate-wedding-and-says-the-day-just-went-by-so-quickly-that-now-the-feeling-is-sinking-in/articleshow/114464539.cms|access-date=21 November 2024|work=TOI|language=en}}</ref>

==Career== Umrigar made her acting debut with ''Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak?'' and went onto portray crucial roles in ''Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava?'' and ''Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon''.

She also appeared in episodic roles in ''Yeh Hai Aashiqui'', ''Love by Chance'', ''Gumrah: End of Innocence'', ''Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya'' and ''Laal Ishq''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/interviews/i-believe-in-god-but-i-am-not-superstitious-says-fenil-umrigar/942184 |title="I believe in God, but I am not superstitious", says Fenil Umrigar |date=30 September 2016 |website=Freepressjournal : Latest Indian news, Live updates |language=en-US |access-date=14 January 2019}}</ref>

Umrigar is best known for her lead portrayal of Sanjana "Sanju" Roy in ''Best Friends Forever?'',<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/BFF-The-Darker-Secrets-The-Deeper-Your-Bonds/articleshow/17555227.cms |title=Best Friends Forever? The Darker Secrets, The Deeper Your Bonds |website=The Times of India|date=10 December 2012 }}</ref> Pihu Kapoor Shergill in ''Bade Achhe Lagte Hain''<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Ekta Kapoor's ''Bade Acche [sic] Lagte Hain''.... |url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/bade-acche-lagte-hain-update/1/212496.html |magazine=India Today |access-date=22 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408224445/http://m.indiatoday.in/story/bade-acche-lagte-hain-update/1/212496.html |archive-date=8 April 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> and Dhurmona/Sridevi in ''Yam Hain Hum''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/After-seeing-Yam-Hain-Hum-people-wont-fear-Yamraj-anymore/articleshow/45512224.cms |title=After seeing Yam Hain Hum, people won't fear Yamraj anymore |website=The Times of India|date=3 June 2015 }}</ref>

She also portrayed the negative lead of Gauri Jha Chaudhary in ''Kaala Teeka'' and Pankhuri Mishra in ''Rajaa Betaa''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Kaala-Teeka-completes-250-episodes/articleshow/54261906.cms |title='Kaala Teeka' completes 250 episodes |website=The Times of India |date=10 September 2016 |language=en |access-date=14 January 2019}}</ref> In 2021, she appeared in the music video "Saukha Nayio Mileya".

From August 2022 to September 2023, she is seen portraying Sonam Goyal in ''Saavi Ki Savaari''.

==Filmography== ===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes ! Ref. |- | 2012 |''Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava?'' | Priya Malhotra | | |- | 2012 |''Best Friends Forever?'' | Sanjana "Sanju" Roy | |<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130408232935/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-21/tv/34626784_1_bff-humse-hai-life-bags Rohan Shah of Humse Hai Life bags Fenil Umrigar's Best Friends Forever?] </ref> |- | 2013 |''Bade Achhe Lagte Hain'' | Pihu Kapoor Shergill | |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Fenil-Umrigar-as-grownup-Pihu-in-Bade-Achhe-/articleshow/22390997.cms |title=Fenil Umrigar as grownup Pihu in Bade Achhe.. |website=The Times of India |date=7 September 2013 |access-date=1 December 2016}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3"|2014 |''Yeh Hai Aashiqui'' |Rachael |Episode: "Like Papa, Like Beti" | |- |''Love by Chance'' | Manvi | Episode: "Love In Top Gear" | |- |''Yeh Hai Aashiqui'' |Mallika |Episode: "The List" | |- | 2014–2015 |''Yam Hain Hum'' | Dhumorna/Sridevi | |<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Yam-and-Dhumorna-help-Bhaiyaji-find-his-love-in-the-tv-show/articleshow/48543238.cms |title=Yam and Dhumorna help Bhaiyaji find his love in the TV show |website=The Times of India|date=20 August 2015 }}</ref> |- |2016 |''Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya'' | Raashi | | |- |2016–2017 |''Kaala Teeka'' | Gauri Jha Chaudhary | |<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.india.com/showbiz/kaala-teeka-actress-fenil-umrigar-bids-adieu-to-zee-tv-show-1494134/ |title=Kaala Teeka actress Fenil Umrigar bids adieu to Zee TV show! |last=Mulla |first=Zainab |date=17 September 2016 |website=India.com |language=en |access-date=14 January 2019}}</ref> |- |2018 |''Laal Ishq'' | Naina | Episode: "Ghoonghat Mein Chanda Hai" | |- |2019 |''Rajaa Betaa'' |Pankhuri Mishra | | |- |2022–2023 |''Saavi Ki Savaari'' |Sonam Goyal | | |}

===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Singer(s) ! Ref. |- |2021 |''Saukha Nayio Mileya'' |Sajjan Adeeb, Neetu Bhalla | |- |2025 |''Galbaat'' |Harf Cheema, Gulab Sidhu | |- |2025 |''ZORN'' |Happy Raikoti, GKhan | |}

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== External links == *{{IMDb name|nm6404768}} *{{Twitter|fenil_umrigar|Fenil Umrigar}} *{{Instagram|fenil_umrigar|Fenil Umrigar}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Umrigar, Fenil}} Category:Living people Category:1993 births Category:Parsi actresses Category:Indian television actresses Category:Actresses in Hindi television Category:Actresses from Gujarat Category:21st-century Indian actresses Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema Category:Indian film actresses Category:Indian soap opera actresses Category:People from Surat