Krystle D'Souza

Krystle D'Souza (born 1 March 1990^[1][2]) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. D'Souza is a recipient of several awards including one ITA Award and two Gold Awards.

Krystle D'Souza
D'Souza in 2023
Born	(1990-03-01) 1 March 1990 (age 35) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2007–present

D'Souza made her acting debut in 2007 with the role of Kinjal Pandey in Kahe Naa Kahe.^[3] She had her career breakthrough with her portrayal of Jeevika Singh Vadhera in Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai. She went onto play the role of Raina Sharma Shrivastava Brahmarakshas and Roopa Awasthi in Belan Wali Bahu.^[4][5] D'Souza further expanded to web with Fittrat (2019) and Hindi films with Chehre (2021).

Early life

D'Souza was born on 1 March 1990 in Mumbai into a Christian family. She considers herself deeply religious.^[6]

Career

D'Souza started her acting career in college,^[7] and then was cast for Kahe Naa Kahe in 2007.^[8] She then appeared in Kya Dill Mein Hai as Tamanna. In 2008, she appeared in Star Plus's Kasturi as Navneet and Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil as Veera.^[9]

In 2010, D'Souza appeared in Sony TV's Baat Hamari Pakki Hai as Tara. She also had a cameo appearance in Sony TV's Aahat and played Yamini in the same year.

In 2011, she portrayed Jeevika Vadhera in Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai opposite Karan Tacker. The show went off air on 13 September 2013.

In December 2013, she signed Sony TV's Ekk Nayi Pehchaan, playing Sakshi opposite Karan Sharma. The show went off the air in September 2014.^[8]

In 2016, she returned to television playing Raina in Ekta Kapoor's Brahmarakshas which aired on Zee TV.^[10][11] The show went off air in February 2017. In February 2017, she appeared in Lakme Fashion Week.^[12]

In 2018, D'Souza played Roopa in Colors TV's Belan Wali Bahu. For her performance, she won the Gold Award for Best Actress in Comic Role.^[13]

Currently, she is seen in ALT Balaji's Fittrat.^[14]

She also appeared in Colors TV's Mirchi Top 20 opposite Karan Tacker in 2015, 2016 & 2017.^{[citation needed]}

In the media

D'Souza was ranked 19th in the 50 Sexiest Asian Women List by Eastern Eye in 2013.^[15] In Times Most Desirable Women on Television list, D'Souza was placed 5th in 2017 and 2018, and 15th in 2019.^[16][17][18]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2008	C Kkompany	Herself	Special appearance
2021	Chehre	Natasha Oswal		[19]
2024	Visfot	Lucky		[20]
TBA	Jaageer †	TBA	Filming	[21]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2007	Kahe Naa Kahe	Kinjal Pandey		[9]
2007–2008	Kya Dill Mein Hai	Tamanna Punj		[9]
2008	Kasturi	Navneet Chawla		[9]
2009	Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar	Sara		[9]
2008–2009	Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil	Veera Juneja		[9]
2010	Baat Hamari Pakki Hai	Tara		[22]
	Aahat	Yamini / Mallika		[9]
2011–2013	Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai	Jeevika Chaudhary Singh Vadhera		[23]
2011	Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai		Guest appearance	[9]
	Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?			[9]
2012	Saath Nibhaana Saathiya			[9]
	Diya Aur Baati Hum			[9]
2013	Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara			[9]
2013–2014	Ekk Nayi Pehchaan	Sakshi Modi		[24]
2014	Bade Achhe Lagte Hain		Guest appearance	[9]
	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7	Contestant		[25]
	Box Cricket League			[26]
2015	Comedy Classes	Herself	Guest appearance	[9]
	Sarojini - Ek Nayi Pehal			[27]
2016; 2020	Kumkum Bhagya			[28]
			Diwali Special	[29]
2016–2017	Brahmarakshas-Jaag Utha Shaitaan	Raina Sharma Srivastava
2017	The Voice India 2	Herself	Guest appearance	[30]
2018	Bigg Boss 11			[31]
	Belan Wali Bahu	Roopa Awasthi		[32]
	Dil Se Dil Tak		Guest appearance	[33]
	Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki			[34]
	Kundali Bhagya	Herself		[9]
	Udaan			[9]
	Naagin 3			[35]
2019	MTV Ace Of Space 2			[36]
2020	Pinjara Khubsurti Ka			[9]
2024	Laughter Chefs – Unlimited Entertainment

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	Fittrat	Tarini Bisht		[37]
2025	First Copy	Mona

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer	Ref.
2018	I Need Ya	Sukhe	[38]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2012	Gold Awards	Most Fit Actor – Female	—	Won	[39]
	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actress – Jury	Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai	Nominated	[40]
2014	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actress in a Lead Role	Ekk Nayi Pehchaan	Nominated	[41]
	Gold Awards	Most Fit Actor – Female	—	Nominated	[42]
2015	Indian Television Academy Awards	Most Stylish Actress	—	Won	[43]
2018	Gold Awards	Style Diva	—	Nominated	[44]
		Most Fit Actor – Female	—	Nominated
		Best Actress in a Comic Role	Belan Wali Bahu	Won