Divya Agarwal

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Divya Agarwal
Born
1992-12-04 (age 34)


Occupation
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Years active
2017–present



Divya Agarwal (born 4 December 1992)[1] is an Indian actress, model and dancer known for participating in several reality shows. She is the runner-up of MTV Splitsvilla 10 and winner of Ace of Space 1, Bigg Boss OTT 1. She made her acting debut with the horror web series Ragini MMS: Returns 2.[2]

Background and early career

Agarwal got her master's degree in journalism. She trained in dance from Terence Lewis Dance Academy,[3] and then opened her own dance academy called Elevate Dance Institute.[4] She has choreographed several actresses like Ileana D'Cruz, Sunny Leone and Shilpa Shetty.[4] In 2010, she and a Pakistani choreographer worked on choreography for the IPL 2010.[3]

She had also participated in several beauty pageants. In 2015, she won the title of "Miss Navi Mumbai".[5] In 2016, she was crowned the winner of the Indian Princess pageant[3] She also won Miss Tourism India International.[4]

Career

Agarwal rose to fame in 2017 when she participated in MTV India's Splitsvilla 10 wherein she finished as the runner-up with Priyank Sharma.[6][7]

In 2018, she would act as a mentor in MTV India's Date To Remember show.[8] In March 2018, Agarwal and Splitsvilla 10 contestant Baseer Ali guest co-hosted an episode of On Road With Roadies.[9] In October, she participated in MTV India's Ace of Space 1 where she emerged as the winner.[10][11]

In January 2019, Agarwal starred in her first international project by participating in Travel With A Goat, broadcast on Insight TV, where she and television celebrity chef Dean Edwards travel across Bulgaria with a sheep and must decide whether to have it slaughtered or save its life.[12] In February 2019, she made a cameo appearance in Alt Balaji's web drama Puncch Beat.[13] In March, Agarwal and Varun Sood participated as Roadies Insiders for Roadies: Real Heroes, broadcast on Voot.[14] Next, she hosted Voot's Voot Night Live with RJ Anmol.Template:Citation needed In December, she starred opposite Sood to play Ragini/Savitri Devi in season 2 of Alt Balaji's horror web series Ragini MMS: Returns.[15] In 2020, Agarwal and Sood co-hosted the Ace of Space spinoff MTV Ace the Quarantine.[16]

In 2021, Agarwal participated in Voot's Bigg Boss OTT 1[17] and emerged as the winner.[2] She also portrayed a mysterious make-up artist character named Grissy in the action-drama web series Cartel.[18]

Personal life

In 2017, She met actor and model Priyank Sharma on MTV Splitsvilla 10 where they were both runners-up. They were dating post Splitsvilla and Agarwal entered Bigg Boss 11 to part ways with Sharma.

In 2018, she met actor and former MTV Roadies contestant Varun Sood. They worked together on Roadies: Real Heroes and MTV Ace of Space. Following Ace of Space, she and Sood confirmed they are dating.[19] On 6 March 2022, she announced on social media that they had split.[20]

On 28 October 2020, Agarwal's father died due to complications from COVID-19.[21]

On 4 December 2022, she got engaged to Apurva Padgaonkar, a businessman and restaurateur,[22] when he proposed her on her birthday party.[23][24]

Media perception

Agarwal was listed sixth among Times of IndiaTemplate:'s Top 20 Most Desirable Women On Indian Television List in 2019,[25] and nineteenth in 2020.[26]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
Template:Dts The Final Exit Herself In the song "Dum Maro Dum Maro" [27][28]
Template:Dts Pratibha In the song "Khelu 20/20 Rey" [29]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
Template:Dts MTV Splitsvilla 10 Contestant 1st runner-up [7]
Template:Dts Bigg Boss 11 Herself Guest [30]
Template:Dts Box Cricket League 3 Contestant [31]
Template:Dts MTV Roadies Xtreme Herself Guest [9]
Template:Dts A Date to Remember Mentor [8]
Template:Dts MTV Ace of Space 1 Contestant Winner [11]
Template:Dts Travel with a Goat Co-host Episode "Sheep" [12]
Template:Dts Roadies: Real Heroes Roadies Insider [14]
Template:Dts MTV Ace the Quarantine Host [16]
Template:Dts Bigg Boss OTT 1 Contestant Winner [17][2]
2022 Bigg Boss 15 Herself Guest [32]
2026 The 50 Contestant Eliminated Day 23 (20th/50th place) [33]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
Template:Dts Puncch Beat Herself Guest [13]
Template:Dts Ragini MMS: Returns Ragini Season 2 [15]
Template:Dts Cartel Grizzey [18]
Template:Dts Abhay Harleen Season 3 [34]
2022 Lock Upp Herself Guest [35]
2023 Fuh Se Fantasy Anjali Season 2
2023 Tatlubaaz Disha Epic On

Music videos

Year Title Singer(s) Notes Ref.
Template:Dts "Bewafa" Siddharth Bhatt [36]
Template:Dts "Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna" Ramji Gulati, Tushar Jules Title song cover [37]
Template:Dts "Dil Ko Tumse Pyar Hua" Harish Moyal, Ramji Gulati Song cover from the film Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein [38]
Template:Dts "Aho Raya Mala" Vaishali Mhade Song from the film Friendship Band [39]
Template:Dts "Bob Marley" Suyyash Rai, Star Boy Loc [40]
Template:Dts "Chance" Bobby Newberry [41][42]
Template:Dts "Baby Baby" AB Rockstar [43]
Template:Dts "Naam Ada Likhna" Madhubanti Bagchi, Shreyas Puranik Song cover from the film Yahaan [44]
Template:Dts "Fitrat" Suyyash Rai [45]
Template:Dts "Kareeb" Vishal Dadlani Dance cover [46]
Template:Dts "Ishq Nibhava" Nitin Gupta, Rupali Jagga [47]
Template:Dts "Koi Sehri Babu" Shruti Rane [48]
Template:Dts "Dur Hua" Asim Riaz [49]
Template:Dts "Bechari" Afsana Khan [50]
Template:Dts "Resham Ka Rumal" Shruti Rane [51]
2023 "Rista Rista" Stebin Ben [52]
2025 "Rootha Mera Ishq" Yasser Desai, Amol Shrivastava, Abhishek Talented [53]

References

  1. ↑ Bigg Boss OTT winner Divya Agarwal's 30th birthday on December 4 turned extra special after the actress announced her engagement to beau Apurva Padgaonkar, Arya, Prachi. India Today(6 December 2022). Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bigg Boss OTT Finale: Divya Agarwal Takes Home The Trophy(19 September 2021). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Template:Cite AV media
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Who is Divya Agarwal? Here's all about Bigg Boss 11 contestant Priyank Sharma's ex-girlfriend(7 December 2017). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Divya Agarwal wins Miss Navi Mumbai 2015 beauty pageant(10 June 2015). Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  6. ↑ MTV Splitsvilla X: Priyank Sharma, Divya Agarwal Lose Love Battle To Baseer Ali, Naina Singh. News 18(11 December 2017). Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Splitsvilla 10 Contestants List : The Most Loved Game Show Ever. The Times of India(18 August 2020). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Divya Agarwal recalls her Date To Remember with ex-boyfriend Priyank Sharma. The Indian Express(18 January 2018). Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Baseer Ali and Divya Agarwal share their experience of hosting Roadies. India Today(22 May 2018). Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  10. ↑ MTV Ace of Space: Divya Agarwal is the WINNER of Vikas Gupta's show!. ABP News(1 January 2019). Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Ace of Space grand finale LIVE updates: Divya Agarwal is the winner of the show. India Today(31 December 2018). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 This programme may get your goat. The Times(20 December 2018). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Ex-lovers Priyank Sharma and Divya Agarwal to come together for Vikas Gupta's show. India Today(2 February 2019). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Varun Sood and Divya Agarwal: It's special to be in love with your best friend. The Indian Express(14 February 2019). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Ragini MMS Returns 2 trailer out: Sunny Leone is back with hotter scenes, louder screams. India Today(13 December 2019). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 This unlock, 'Ace the Quarantine' with Varun Sood and Divya Agarwal. Know how(3 July 2020). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Bigg Boss OTT: Fans say Divya Agarwal is 'inspiring', bash host Karan Johar for being biased, Taneja, Parina. indiatvnews.com(23 August 2021). Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Divya Agarwal talks about her multifaceted character in 'Cartel', Taneja, Parina. indiatvnews.com(7 August 2021). Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  19. ↑ Ace of Space winner Divya Agarwal confirms dating Varun Sood. India Today(31 December 2018). Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  20. ↑ After Divya Agarwal announces split, Varun Sood shares cryptic post on Instagram. India Today(March 6, 2022). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  21. ↑ Divya Agarwal's father dies due to COVID-19. DNA India(28 October 2020). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  22. ↑ 5 Things to know about Divya Agarwal's fiance Apurva Padgaonkar. Pinkvilla(2022-12-07). Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  23. ↑ Divya Agarwal: I was sure I will not fall into a relationship now until it is marriage. Hindustan Times(2022-12-09). Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  24. ↑ Bigg Boss Winner Divya Agarwal Gets Engaged To Apurva Padgaonkar and Divya Agarwal married restaurateur Apurva Padgaonkar on February 20, 2024. The wedding ceremony took place at her residence in Chembur. NDTV. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  25. ↑ Hina Khan tops Times Most Desirable Women of 2019 list for second time, Jennifer Winget follows. The Economic Times(5 September 2019). Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  26. ↑ Meet The Times 20 Most Desirable Women on Television 2020 - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  27. ↑ This Splitsvilla Contestant Makes Her Bollywood Debut With A Club Song In Kunaal Roy Kapur's Next. India.com(14 September 2017). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  28. ↑ Actress Divya Agarwal Looks Smoking Hot in The Song Dum Maro Dum: 5 Other Times When Divya Looked Drop Dead Gorgeous. India.com(10 September 2017). Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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  30. ↑ Priyank Sharma's Double Standards Exposed After Ex-Beau Divya Agarwal's Visit To Bigg Boss 11 House. India.com(8 December 2017). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  31. ↑ Divya Agarwal Dancing To Sunny Leone's Laila Main Laila At Box Cricket League Will Leave You In Awe Of Her – Watch Video. India.com(28 March 2018). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  32. ↑ Bigg Boss 15: Divya Agarwal, Neha Bhasin, Debina Bonnerjee, Rahul Mahajan & others enter as special guests. India TV News(7 January 2022). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  33. ↑ Divya Agarwal The 50 News: Read Latest News and Live Updates on Divya Agarwal The 50, Photos, and Videos at DNAIndia. DNA India. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  34. ↑ 'Abhay 3' actress Divya Agarwal calls the reviews for her character a 'surprise package'. The Free Press Journal(12 April 2022). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  35. ↑ Lock Upp: Ekta Kapoor, Tushar Kapoor and Divya Agarwal To Celebrate With Inmates!. India.com(15 April 2022). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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  40. ↑ Divya Agarwal reacts on ex-boyfriend Priyank Sharma AVOIDING her while praising 'Bob Marley' song. ABP News(24 July 2018). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  41. ↑ Template:Cite press release
  42. ↑ Off beaten path, on the floor. Deccan Herald(9 December 2018). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  43. ↑ Template:Cite AV media
  44. ↑ Times Music song 'Naam Ada Likhna' is dedicated to love birds. Radioandmusic.com(15 July 2019). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  45. ↑ Divya Agarwal is grateful to Suyyash Rai and Darshan Raval for believing in her for 'Fitrat'. Radioandmusic.com(10 December 2020). Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  46. ↑ Template:Cite AV media
  47. ↑ Singer-songwriter Nitin Gupta is set to release his new single, Ishq Nibhana, on August 6. Indulge(3 August 2021).
  48. ↑ दिव्या अग्रवाल के देसी अंदाज में डांस ने जीता दिल, रिलीज हुआ 'कोई शहरी बाबू' सॉन्ग. NDTV India. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  49. ↑ Dur Hua song: Asim Riaz-Divya Agarwal's chemistry falls flat in this forgettable track. The Indian Express(28 January 2022). Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  50. ↑ Karan Kundrra shines as the villain with a good heart in Afsana Khan's Bechari, watch video. The Indian Express(27 April 2022). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  51. ↑ Watch Resham ka Rumal Song: Divya Agarwal shows her moves in new groovy track. The Free Press Journal(1 December 2022). Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  52. ↑ Rista Rista | Mohsin Khan | Divya Agarwal | Stebin Ben | Saregama Music.
  53. ↑ Template:Cite AV media

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