Umang Jain
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Umang Jain | |
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 Jain at her film launch Love Breakups Zindagi promotional event | |
| Born | Tumkur, India |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Occupations | Model, Actress |
| Awards | AIAC - All India Achievers Award for best actor [1] |
| Website | www |
Umang Jain is an Indian model and actress worked in national and international circuits. She is officially the youngest actor to have worked across all AV mediums and is awarded for the same. She is also popularly known as the 'Cadbury Girl' in India and 'Miss Masala Girl' in Pakistan from where she rose to fame. She has worked in Films, Series and has shot for more than 500TVCs.
She began in the Hindi film industry with Love Breakups Zindagi[2] and later appeared in Ek Tha Chander Ek Thi Sudha.[3] In 2015, she portrayed Gauri, an incarnation of Devi/Durga in the three month television series, Maharakshak: Devi. She was cast in the role partly due to her background as a dancer and a brown belt in the martial arts.[4] Jain states that she was drawn to the role because it was a challenging one.[5][6]
Jain also portrayed Tara in the long-running show Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai on Star Plus.[citation needed] About her character, Umang said, "I play Tara in the show. She is a hockey player, who is slightly rough on the edges as she has been raised in a family of men but she is a soft and sweet person inside. She always stands up for what is right."[7]
Television
| Year | Serial | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Justujoo | Rima Sharma |
| 2002 | Yeh Hai Mere Apne | |
| 2004 | Karishma kaa Karishma | |
| 2004 | Gharwali Uparwali | |
| 2006 | Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai - Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche | Kanchan Goel (Episode 72 & 73) |
| 2007 | Break Time Masti Time | Mahua |
| 2008 | Sunaina | Nina Kutty |
| 2009 | Chua Mantar | |
| 2012 | Teri Meri Love Stories | Kareena Sood |
| 2015 | Maharakshak: Devi[8] | Devi / Gauri |
| 2015 | Ek Tha Chander Ek Thi Sudha | Sudha Shukla |
| 2015-2016 | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai[9] | Nayantara "Tara" Singh Shekhawat |
| 2016 | Khatmal E Ishq[10] | Lovina D' Mello |
| 2018 | Laal Ishq | Siddhi |
| 2019 | Sona | |
| Khushi |
