{{short description|Indian actress (born 1984)}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Janvi Chheda Gopalia | image = JanviChheda.jpg | caption = Chheda in 2012 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|02|29|df=yes}}<ref name=":1">{{cite news |title=Leap Year Birthdays: Janvi Chheda, Jessie Usher and Other Celebs Who Are 'Leaplings!'|url=https://www.latestly.com/entertainment/leap-year-birthdays-janvi-chheda-jessie-usher-and-other-celebs-who-are-leaplings-1564875.html/amp|date=29 February 2020 |access-date=29 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> | birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | occupation = Actress | known_for = ''Chhoona Hai Aasmaan''<br/>''Balika Vadhu''<br/>''CID'' | years_active = 2005–present | spouse = {{marriage|Nishant Gopalia|2011}} | children = 1 }}
'''Janvi Chheda Gopalia''' (née '''Chheda'''; born 29 February 1984)<ref name=":1" /> is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/gujarati/Actresses-who-shot-to-fame-from-Gujarati-TV/photostory/46046221.cms|title=Actresses who shot to fame from Gujarati TV - The Times of India|author=|date=28 January 2015 |access-date=20 November 2018|work=The Times of India}}</ref> Chheda made her acting debut in 2007 with ''Chhoona Hai Aasmaan'' portraying Sameera Singh. She is best known for her portrayal of Sugna Singh in ''Balika Vadhu'' and Inspector Shreya in ''CID'', which earned her wider recognition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes|title=CID: Trivia, quirks, facts and clichés of India's longest-running television show, we bet you didn't know|website=The Times of India|date=18 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/jul/27/tv-cid-a-hit-with-viewers.htm|title=The TV show with the highest ratings|newspaper=Rediff|access-date=22 April 2015|archive-date=10 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510093531/http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/jul/27/tv-cid-a-hit-with-viewers.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Early life== Chheda was born on 29 February 1984<ref name=":1" /> and was brought up in Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Happy Birthday Janvi Chheda: ગુજરાતી છે લોકપ્રિય સીરિયલ CIDની ઈન્સ્પેક્ટર શ્રેયા|work=Mid day|date=29 February 2020|url=https://www.gujaratimidday.com/entertainment-news/television-news/photo/janvi-chheda-know-about-this-cid-actress--9114/1}}</ref> She is a Gujarati whose native place is Mandvi, Kutch.<ref name=toi>{{cite news|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/TOI/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOI&BaseHref=TOIA%2F2010%2F10%2F29&ViewMode=HTML&PageLabel=26&EntityId=Ar02600&AppName=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221162156/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/TOI/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOI&BaseHref=TOIA%2F2010%2F10%2F29&ViewMode=HTML&PageLabel=26&EntityId=Ar02600&AppName=1|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 February 2018|title='I WOULDN'T MIND DOING SOUTH INDIAN FILMS'|first=Shruti|last=Jambhekar|work=The Times of India}}</ref> Chheda completed her graduation from MKS Ritambhara, Mumbai.<ref name= ":6">{{Cite web|title=Did you know Janvi Chheda worked with Jaya Bachchan in a play|work=India Today|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/supplement/story/20071231-sizzler-janvi-chheda-734793-2007-12-19|date=19 December 2007}}</ref>
==Career== ===Debut and breakthrough (2005–2011)=== Chheda started her career with a play ''Dr. Mukta in Dubai''. She made her film debut in 2005 with the Gujarati film ''Toh Lagi Sharat'' playing Sanjana and worked in Gujarati television as host in ''Kem Cho'' and as Nidhi in ''Saubhagyavati''.<ref name= ":6" />
Chheda made her Hindi TV debut with ''Chhoona Hai Aasmaan'' portraying Flight Lieutenant Sameera Singh opposite Mohammed Iqbal Khan from 2007 to 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|title=5 times women in uniform wowed us on the small screen: From Janvi Chheda in Chhoona Hai Aasmaan to Priyanka Bassi in Left Right Left|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/what-s-hot/story/ekta-kapoors-the-test-case-to-release-tomorrow-5-times-women-in-uniform-wowed-us-on-the-small-screen-lifetv-973293-2017-04-24|work=India Today|date=24 April 2017}}</ref> The show received praises for its storyline.<ref>{{Cite web|title=सुमित संभाल लेगा, पीओडब्ल्यू: बंदी युद्ध के और छूना है आसमान, 7 टीवी सीरियल्स जो हुए काफी जल्दी खत्म, फिर भी जीत लिया लोगों का दिल|date=17 May 2022|url=https://www.idiva.com/hindi/entertainment/tv-serials-which-ended-soon-but-won-our-hearts-in-hindi/photogallery/18034184}}</ref>
In 2009, she played the negative character of Sandhya in ''Dhoop Mein Thandi Chaav...Maa'' alongside Vineet Raina.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716141004/http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/2008/09/zee_tv_to_launc_3.php Maa News Article on Biz Asia]</ref> She appeared as Simran in ''Maayka'' in 2009.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/latest-headlines/story/20090810-tv-wars-the-rate-race-740405-2009-07-30|title=TV wars: The rate race|author=Kaveree Bamzai Jhilmil Motihar |date=July 30, 2009 |magazine=India Today}}</ref>
From 2010 to 2011, she portrayed the lead Tashi Arjun Singh alongside Karan Hukku and Kunal Verma in ''Tera Mujhse Hai Pehle Ka Naata Koi''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.techtipspro.com/2010/09/tera-mujhse-hai-pehle-ka-nata-koi-on.html|title=Tera Mujhse Hai Pehle Ka Naata Koi on Sony TV, starring Janvi Chheda, Karan Hukku and Kunal Verma|access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref>
===Success, hiatus and return to acting (2011–present)=== From 2011 to 2013, she portrayed Sugna Shyam Singh opposite Sachin Shroff<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sachin Shroff and Janvi Chheda step in as Shyam and Suguna in Balika Vadhu|url=https://www.indiaforums.com/article/sachin-shroff-and-janvi-step-in-as-shyam-and-suguna_24752?mode=amp|date=14 March 2011}}</ref> in ''Balika Vadhu'', which proved as a major turning point in her career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/raksha-bandhan-2013-tv-stars-quotes-96332-5.html|title=Raksha Bandhan 2013: TV Stars' Quotes - Page 5 - Page 5|author=|date= 20 August 2013|work=Times Internet |access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref>
[[File:CID_TV_Serial_Team.jpg|thumb|(From L-R) Dayanand Shetty, Ansha Sayed, Janvi Chheda, Shivaji Satam, Vineet Kumar Chaudhary and Aditya Srivastava on the sets of ''CID''.]]
Chheda is widely known for her portrayal of Inspector Shreya in India's longest-running television police procedural ''CID''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Faces, Old Shows: Janvi Chheda and Viineet Kumar are all set to join CID|work=Times Of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/new-faces-old-shows/articleshow/13078063.cms|date=10 May 2012}}</ref> It earned her wider recognition. She portrayed the character from 2012 to 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Daya Sir is my favorite, says Janvi Chheda aka Shreya of C.I.D|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/daya-sir-my-favorite-says-janvi-chheda%3famp|date=27 June 2012|access-date=4 July 2022|archive-date=20 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120004551/https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/daya-sir-my-favorite-says-janvi-chheda?amp|url-status=dead}}</ref>
She also appeared as Shreya in the crossover episodes with ''Adaalat'' during ''CID Viruddh Adaalat'' in 2012 and ''CID V/s Adaalat – Karmyudh'' in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/KD-Pathak-defends-DCP-Samsher-Singh-Chitrole/articleshow/14863438.cms|title=KD Pathak defends DCP Samsher Singh Chitrole|newspaper=The Times of India|date=14 July 2012|access-date=10 March 2016|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103200342/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/KD-Pathak-defends-DCP-Samsher-Singh-Chitrole/articleshow/14863438.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> ''CID'' also had crossover with ''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah'' in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CID & Tarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashma to have a Mahasangram episode |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/CID-Tarak-Mehta-Ka-Oolta-Chashma-to-have-a-Mahasangram-episode/articleshow/37645778.cms|access-date=3 June 2020|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> She returned as Shreya in ''CID'' in 2018 for two episodes, which also marked her last screen appearance before she took a break from acting.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cast of CID reunite for an evening of nostalgia, fans say 'Miss you all' – see pics|work=Times Now|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/cast-of-cid-reunite-for-an-evening-of-nostalgia-fans-say-miss-you-all-see-pics-article-92169104/amp|date=13 June 2022}}</ref>
Following a seven year hiatus from acting, Chheda returned to television with ''CID 2'', where she reprised her character of Shreya.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Janvi Chheda aka Inspector Shreya returns to CID 2; says 'picking up where I left' |work=The Times of India |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/cast-of-cid-reunite-for-an-evening-of-nostalgia-fans-say-miss-you-all-see-pics-article-92169104/amp |date=5 June 2025 |accessdate=7 June 2025}}</ref>
==Personal life== Chheda married her long-time boyfriend Nishant Gopalia in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/Actor-Janvi-Chheda-aka-Sugna-of-Balika-Vadhu-to-wed-on-22nd-of-November-with-her-boyfriend-Nishant-/articleshow/8988528.cms|title=Actor Janvi Chheda aka Sugna of Balika Vadhu to wed on 22nd of November with her boyfriend Nishant|author=Amrita Mulchandani|date=25 June 2011 |access-date=20 November 2018 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> She gave birth to a daughter Nirvi in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Congratulations! CID actress Janvi Chheda becomes mother of a baby girl |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/congratulation-cid-actress-janvi-chheda-becomes-a-mother-of-a-baby-girl-lifetv-1080914-2017-11-07 |access-date=1 February 2021 |work=India Today |date=7 November 2017 |language=en}}</ref> Post her marriage, Chheda changed her name to Janvi Chheda Gopalia.<ref name="JCG">{{cite news|title=Janvi Chheda Gopalia |accessdate=29 September 2022 |work=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/janvicg/?hl=en}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Films=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Ref. |- | 2005 | ''Toh Lagi Sharat'' | Sanjana | Gujarati film |<ref>{{Cite web|title=WATCH! Gujarati movie 'Toh Lagi Sharat' starring Jayesh Barbhaia, Divyani Thakkar, Vikas Kadam and Jhanvi Chheda|url=https://www.shemaroome.com/short-films/toh-lagi-sharat|access-date=10 May 2020}}</ref> |}
===Television=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Ref. |- | 2007–2008 | ''Chhoona Hai Aasmaan'' | Flight Lieutenant Sameera Singh | |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/dec/26slide8.htm|title=Best of Television in 2007: From Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii to Chhoona Hai Aasmaan and others|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"|2009 | ''Dhoop Mein Thandi Chaav...Maa'' | Sandhya | |Banu me teri dulhan |- | ''Maayka'' | Simran | | |- | 2010–2011 | ''Tera Mujhse Hai Pehle Ka Naata Koi'' | Tashi Singh | | |- | 2011–2013 | ''Balika Vadhu'' | Sugna Shyam Singh | | <ref name=BV>{{cite news|url=http://colors.in.com/mena/shows/balika-vadhu-kacchi-umar-ke-pakke-rishte-12.html|title=Balika Vadhu >> About|publisher=colors.in.com|year=2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106075746/http://colors.in.com/mena/shows/balika-vadhu-kacchi-umar-ke-pakke-rishte-12.html|archive-date=6 November 2012}}</ref> |- | 2012–2016; 2018; 2025 | ''CID'' | rowspan="5" | Inspector Shreya | |<ref>{{Cite web|title=CID reunion: Daya, Abhijeet, Fredricks, Shreya and others unite for fun-filled evening with food and wine|work=Hindustan Times|date=12 June 2022|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tv/cid-reunion-inspector-daya-abhijeet-fredricks-unite-for-fun-filled-evening-with-food-and-wine-101655006463723-amp.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=‘Picking Up Where I Left’: Janvi Chheda aka Inspector Shreya is back on CID 2 |work=News18 |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/television/picking-up-where-i-left-janvi-chheda-aka-inspector-shreya-is-back-on-cid-2-2-9370238.html |date=5 June 2025 |accessdate=7 June 2025}}</ref> |- | 2012 |''CID Viruddh Adaalat'' | | |- | 2013 | ''CID – Chhote Heroes'' | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/double-dhamaaka-with-cid-cid-chote-heroes/articleshow/18255221.cms|title=Double Dhamaaka with CID & CID Chote Heroes – Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=14 October 2021|archive-date=28 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028161210/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/double-dhamaaka-with-cid-cid-chote-heroes/articleshow/18255221.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"|2014 | ''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah'' | | |- | ''CID V/s Adaalat – Karmyudh'' | Telefilm |<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/42807_Sony-to-screen-a-telefilm-with-CID-and-Adaalats-cast|title=Sony to screen a telefilm with CID and Adaalat's cast|newspaper=afaqs!|date=19 December 2014|access-date=14 July 2016|archive-date=20 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820034826/http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/42807_Sony-to-screen-a-telefilm-with-CID-and-Adaalats-cast|url-status=live}}</ref> |}
===Theatre=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Play ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Ref. |- | 2005 | ''Dr. Mukta in Dubai'' | {{Unknown}} |<ref name= ":6" /> |}
==See also== * List of Indian television actresses * List of Hindi television actresses
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=nm2832323|name=Janvi Chheda}} *{{Instagram|janvicg}} {{Portal bar|Biography|India|Television}} {{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chheda, Janvi}} Category:Living people Category:Indian soap opera actresses Category:Indian television actresses Category:Gujarati actresses Category:Kutchi people Category:People from Kutch district Category:People from Mandvi Category:1984 births