Soumya Seth is a former Indian television actress. She gained popularity by playing the role of Navya in the serial Navya..Naye Dhadkan Naye Sawaal.[1] She portrayed the role of Kaurwaki in Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat.[2] She worked in shows like V The Serial and Dil Ki Nazar Se Khoobsurat.[3][4] She is the niece of Bollywood actor Govinda and the cousin of Krushna Abhishek.[5][6]

Soumya Seth
Soumya Seth at the launch party of Yeh Hai Aashiqui
Born (1989-10-17) 17 October 1989 (age 35)
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active2007–2016
Spouses
  • Arun Kapoor
    (m. 2017; div. 2019)
  • Shubham Chuhadia
    (m. 2023)
Children1
Relatives
Krushna Abhishek (cousin)
Arti Singh (cousin)
Ragini Khanna (cousin)

Govinda (maternal uncle)
Arun Kumar Ahuja (maternal grandfather)
Nirmala Devi (maternal grandmother)
Familysee Govinda family

Life and career

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Soumya began her career with an appearance in the 2007 Bollywood film, Om Shanti Om, as one of the audience in Rishi Kapoor's dance performance.[7]

She made her television debut in the serial Navya...Naye Dhadkan Naye Sawal. In 2011, she won the BIG Television Awards under the category of Taaza female for the show.[8] She played a supporting role in the show V The Serial on Channel V.[3] In the subsequent time, she was cast in female lead roles such as Aradhya Rahul Periwal on Sony TV's Dil Ki Nazar Se Khoobsurat. She came for an episodic role in Bindaas's Yeh Hai Ashishqui as Kaurwaki[2] in Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat.[2]

Seth married actor Arun Kapoor on 15 January 2017 in a traditional ceremony held at the Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort.[9] The couple had a son named Ayden Kapoor in 2017. She divorced Kapoor in 2019.[10]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007 Om Shanti Om Dancer Uncredited appearance

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011–2012 Navya..Naye Dhadkan Naye Sawaal Navya Mishra Bajpai [11]
2011 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai Special appearance
2012–2013 V The Serial Herself
2013 Dil Ki Nazar Se Khoobsurat Aaradhya Maansingh Periwal [12]
2013 Yeh Hai Aashiqui Sara Hussain
2013 MTV Webbed Host [13]
2016 Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat Karuvaki [14]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2011 BIG Television Awards Taaza Female Navya..Naye Dhadkan Naye Sawaal Won [8]
2012 Indian Telly Awards Fresh New Face – Female Nominated [15]

References

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  1. ^ Navya song - Lyrical - Full song | Shaheer Sheikh | Soumya seth, retrieved 24 July 2021
  2. ^ a b c "Somya Seth Returns with New Attitude in 'Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat'". Daily Bhaskar. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b "I am not dating Karan Kundra: Somya Seth - Times of India". The Times of India. 10 March 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. ^ Jambhekar, Shruti (30 June 2011). "Would love to host a reality show: Soumya Seth". Times of India.
  5. ^ "Govinda's niece told the stories of drugs from domestic violence to a marriage in a year and a half". JustNewsly. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  6. ^ Shalini (3 May 2019). "25 Bollywood Celebrities You Probably Didn't Know Were Related To Each Other". Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  7. ^ Jambhekar, Shruti (30 June 2011). "Would love to host a reality show: Soumya Seth". Times of India.
  8. ^ a b "BIG Television Awards". Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat Actress Soumya Seth Ties The Knot". www.spotboye.com. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Somya Seth opens up about her battle with suicidal thoughts during pregnancy". Hindustan Times. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Navya". The Indian Express.
  12. ^ Maheshwri, Neha (7 July 2013). "Dil Ki Nazar Se Khoobsurat to go off air". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  13. ^ MTV's new show Webbed revolves around Cyber CrimesBussiness Standard Retrieved 26 February 2019
  14. ^ "'Chakravartin Ashok Samrat' - Colors rolls out its masterpiece". The New Indian Express. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  15. ^ "2012 Indian Telly Awards winners". Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
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