Vrushika Mehta

Vrushika Mehta is an formal Indian actress and professional dancer who primarily works in Hindi television. She commenced her acting career with Aasman Se Aage as a contestant. Mehta is most renowned for her depiction of Sharon Rai Prakash in Dil Dosti Dance, Asmita "Puchki" Mazumdar in Yeh Teri Galiyan, and Dr. Riddhima Saxena in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai.

Vrushika Mehta
Mehta in 2016
Born	(1994-02-18) 18 February 1994 (age 31) Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Occupations	Actress dancer
Years active	2012–2020
Known for	Dil Dosti Dance Yeh Teri Galiyan Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
Spouse	Saurabh Ghedia ​ (m. 2023)​

Early life

Mehta was born in Ahmedabad and brought up in Mumbai.^[1] She completed her graduation from Tolani College of Commerce, Mumbai.^[2] Mehta is a professional dancer.^[3]

Personal life

On 11 December 2022, she got engaged to Toronto based software engineer boyfriend, Saurabh Ghedia.^[4] The couple got married on 10 December 2023 and moved to Toronto.^[5]

Career

Mehta made her acting debut in 2012 with Aasman Se Aage. She depicted Sharon Rai Prakash from 2013 to 2015 in Dil Dosti Dance opposite Shantanu Maheshwari.^[6] It proved to be a significant turning point in her career, with their pairing being one of the most successful in the Hindi Youth Television genre.

Next, she appeared in Yeh Hai Aashiqui.^[7] In 2015, she was part of episodes like Zing's Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya and Zee TV's Fear Files.^[8]

In 2015, she portrayed Amrita Prasad in Twist Wala Love opposite Rohan Gandotra. Subsequently, she played Kaira in Satrangi Sasural opposite Ravish Desai. In 2016, she hosted Desi Explorers Jordan on YouTube.

In 2016, she portrayed Ishana in Ishqbaaaz opposite Kunal Jaisingh.^[9]

Following this, she made her digital debut as Tamanna in Viu's Truth or Tamanna. From 2018 to 2020, she depicted Asmita "Puchki" Kumari in Zee TV's Yeh Teri Galiyan opposite Avinash Mishra and achieved further success.

From 30 November 2020 to 22 December 2020, she played Dr. Riddhima Saxena in StarPlus's Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai opposite Mohsin Khan.^[10]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	Aasman Se Aage	Vrushika
2013–2015	Dil Dosti Dance	Sharon Rai Prakash
2014–2015	Box Cricket League 1	Contestant
2015–2016	Satrangi Sasural	Kaira Vihaan Vatsal		[11]
2016	Box Cricket League 2	Contestant
	Ishqbaaaz	Ishana		[9]
2018–2020	Yeh Teri Galiyan	Asmita "Puchki" Mazumdar/ Devika Ghosh
2020	Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai	Dr. Riddhima Saxena		[10]

Special appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2015	Yeh Hai Aashiqui	Rukhsar Malik
		Twinkle	Episode 14	[12]
	Fear Files	Navanita	Season 2
	Twist Wala Love	Amrita Prasad
	Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya	Shanaya
2022	Kumkum Bhagya	Herself		[13]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Desi Explorers Jordan	Host		[14]
	Desi Explorers Taiwan
2018	Truth Or Tamanna?	Tamanna Walia	Mini-series

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer	Ref.
2018	Aaja Mahi Ve	Aditi Singh Sharma
2020	Nazar Mila	Sajal Saket

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2014	Indian Television Academy Award	GR8! On Screen Couple (With Shantanu Maheshwari)	Dil Dosti Dance	Won	[15]
2016	Asian Viewers Television Awards	Female Actor Of The Year		Nominated	[citation needed]