Sagarika Ghatge

Sagarika Ghatge is an Indian actress and model who primarily works in Hindi films. She is known for her role of Preeti Sabharwal in Chak De! India. In 2015, she participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6 and emerged as a finalist.^[2] Ghatge is a national-level field hockey player.

Sagarika Ghatge
Ghatge at Lakme Fashion Week 2018
Born	(1986-01-08) 8 January 1986 (age 39)[1] Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
Occupation(s)	Model, film actress
Years active	2007–present
Known for	Chak De! India
Spouse	Zaheer Khan ​ (m. 2017)​
Children	1

Early life

Ghatge was born to Urmila and Vijaysinh Ghatge in a Maharashtrian Family in Kolhapur, Maharashtra.^[3] She then shifted to Ajmer, Rajasthan to attend Mayo College Girls School.^[4] She is related to a former royal house of India through Shahu Maharaj of Kolhapur, with her father being from the former royal family of Kagal and her grandmother, Sita Raje Ghatge, being the daughter of Tukojirao Holkar III of Indore. She has a brother. She was a national level hockey player.^[5]

Personal life

Sagarika Ghatge with her husband Zaheer Khan

On 24 April 2017, Ghatge announced her engagement to cricketer Zaheer Khan.^[6] The two got married in November 2017.^[7] The couple welcomed their first child, a boy, on 16 April 2025 and named him Fatehsinh Khan.^[8]

Career

In 2007, Ghatge made her acting debut in Chak De! India, where she portrayed Preeti Sabharwal due to which she became the brand ambassador of Reebok India.^[9] She has appeared in fashion magazines and various fashion shows.

Ghatge then appeared in the 2009 film, Fox as Urvashi Mathur. She later portrayed Kamiah in Miley Naa Miley Hum. Ghatge then starred opposite Emraan Hashmi in the 2012 film Rush. She next appeared in Satish Rajwade's Premachi Goshta in 2013. This film, in which Ghatge appeared alongside Atul Kulkarni, was her first Marathi movie.

In 2015, she participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 and emerged as a finalist. Ghatge also made her Punjabi film debut, Dildariyaan opposite Jassi Gill where she portrayed Paali.^[10]

In 2017, she played Maya Singh in critically acclaimed Irada.

In 2019, she made her digital debut with ALT Balaji's BOSS: Baap of Special Services where she portrayed ACP Sakshi Ranjan opposite Karan Singh Grover.^[11]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	Reference
2007	Chak De! India	Preeti Sabarwal	Hindi
2009	Fox	Urvashi Mathur
2011	Miley Naa Miley Hum	Kamiah
2012	Rush	Ahana Sharma
2013	Premachi Goshta	Sonal	Marathi
2015	Dildariyaan	Paali	Punjabi		[12]
2017	Irada	Maya Singh	Hindi

Television

Year	Show	Role	Notes
2015	Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6	Contestant	Finalist
2020	Footfairy	Devika	Television film

Web

Year	Title	Role	Platform
2019	BOSS: Baap of Special Services	ALT Balaji	ACP Sakshi

Awards

For her role in Chak De! India, Ghatge received the Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress.^{[citation needed]}