Jennifer Winget Wiki, Age, Biography, Height, Husband, Fa...

Jennifer Winget Wiki, Age, Biography, Height, Husband, Family, Images, And More

Jennifer Winget (born May 30, 1985) is an Indian actress who works largely in Hindi television and Hindi films. She began her career as a young performer in the 1995 film Akele Hum Akele Tum and made her television debut in 2002 with Shaka Laka Boom Boom. Following that, she played Sneha Bajaj in Kasautii Zindagii Kay and Dr. Riddhima Gupta in Dill Mill Gayye.

With her portrayals of Kumud Sundari Desai in Saraswatichandra, Maya Mehrotra in Beyhadh, and Zoya Siddiqui in Bepannah, Winget established herself as one of India's leading actresses. Her web debut was with ALT Balaji's Code M.

Winget was born on May 30, 1985, in Bombay (modern-day Mumbai), India. She is the daughter of a Punjabi mother and a Maharashtrian Christian father, and her western first name frequently leads to her being confused for someone of non-Indian heritage.

Winget began her career at the age of 15 in the 2000 film Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya, and at the age of 18 she starred as a supporting actor in the Indian film Kuch Naa Kaho. She later appeared in other Indian television shows. Winget's major break as a television lead came with the sitcom Karthika, in which she played a poor singer with enormous hopes.

She later appeared in Kasautii Zindagii Kay as Sneha, the characters' daughter. She took over for Sukirti Kandpal as Riddhima Gupta in the show Dill Mill Gayye in 2009. In 2013, she played Kumud Desai alongside Gautam Rode in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's television serial Saraswatichandra. She received the Indian Television Academy Award for Best Actress Critics for her performance. Winget portrayed Maya Mehrotra in Sony TV's Beyhadh in 2016. She received various honors and accolades for her performance. In 2018, she portrayed Zoya Siddiqui in Colors TV's Bepannaah, with Harshad Chopda. In the early 2020s, she played Maya Jaisingh in Sony TV's Beyhadh 2, alongside Ashish Chaudhary and Shivin Narang. The event, however, came to a premature halt owing to coronavirus lockdown. Winget is one of India's highest-paid television actresses.

Personal life

On April 9, 2012, Winget married Karan Singh Grover. Winget announced her divorce from Grover in November 2014.

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Winget has established herself as one of India's most popular and well-paid television actresses. She is well-known for her powerful and moving on-screen roles and performances. She was named fifth in Rediff's 2014 Top 10 Television Actresses list.

In 2012, she was ranked 21st on the list of the 50 Sexiest Asian Women published by the UK-based newspaper Eastern Eye. She was ranked 15th in 2013. She finished 13th in 2018. Winget was voted second in the Times of India's list of the 20 Most Desirable Women on Television in both 2017 and 2018.

She has also appeared on the covers of several magazines.

In 2022, Winget volunteered with Wildlife SOS for three days, contributing to the fight for India's elephants.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Akele Hum Akele Tum	Young girl	Child actor
1997	Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat	School kid
2000	Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya	Tanu
2003	Kuch Naa Kaho	Pooja
2013	Life Reboot Nahi Hoti	Aisha Mittal
2018	Phir Se...	Kajal Kapoor

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002–2003	Shaka Laka Boom Boom	Piya
2003	Kkusum	Simran
2003	Kkoi Dil Mein Hai	Preeti
2004	Karthika	Karthika
2005–2007	Kasautii Zindagii Kay	Sneha Bajaj
2006	Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa	Natasha
2007	Kahin To Hoga	Svetlana
2007–2009	Sangam	Ganga Bhatia
2008	Zara Nach Ke Dikha 1	Contestant	Winner
2009	Dekh India Dekh	Host
	Laughter Ke Phatke	Host
	Comedy Circus 3	Contestant
	Dill Mill Gayye	Dr. Riddhima Gupta
2010	Zara Nach Ke Dikha 2	Host
2011	Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout	Contestant
	Comedy Ka Maha Muqabala	Host
	Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan	Host	Finale episode
2013–2014	Saraswatichandra	Kumud Desai
2016–2017	Beyhadh	Maya Mehrotra
2018	Bepannaah	Zoya Siddiqui
2019–2020	Beyhadh 2	Maya Jaisingh

Special appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii	Herself
2007	Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan	Ganga Bhatia
2009	Perfect Bride	Herself	Dance performance
2012	Teri Meri Love Stories	Neeti
2013	Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai	Kumud Desai
2014	Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai	Kumud Desai
2015	Kumkum Bhagya	Herself
2016	The Kapil Sharma Show	Maya Mehrotra
2018	Laado 2 – Veerpur Ki Mardani	Zoya Siddiqui
	Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka
	Dev 2
	Udaan
	Dance Deewane
2020	Ishaaron Ishaaron Mein	Maya Jaisingh

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020–2022	Code M	Major Monica Mehra	2 seasons

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2007	Indian Telly Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Kasautii Zindagii Kay	Nominated
2013	Gold Awards	Most Fit Actress	—	Won
	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actress (Drama)	Saraswatichandra	Won
	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actress (Popular)		Nominated
2014	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actress (Jury)		Won
2014	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actress in a Lead Role		Nominated
2016	Asiavision Television Awards	Best Actress		Won
2017	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actress (Jury)	Beyhadh	Won
2018	Gold Awards	Best Actress (Jury)	Bepannah	Won
	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actress (Popular)		Nominated
	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actress (Drama)		Nominated
2019	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actress in Lead Role		Won
2019	Indian Telly Awards	Best Jodi (With Harshad Chopda)		Nominated
2020	Filmfare OTT Awards	Best Actor Series: Drama (Female)	Code M	Nominated
2022	Indian Television Academy Awards	Popular Actor - OTT	Code M - 2	Pending

Bio/Wiki
Nickname(s)	Jenni, JW
Profession	Actress
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in feet inches- 5’ 5”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 55 kg in pounds- 121 lbs
Figure Measurements (approx.)	34-28-34
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Film: Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat (1997, as a child actress) Phir Se... (2018, as an adult actress) TV: Shaka Laka Boom Boom (2000)
Awards	• Gold Award for Most Fit Actress (2013) • Indian Television Academy Award for Best Actress (Jury) for the TV serial “Saraswatichandra” (2013) • Indian Telly Award Best Actress (Jury) for the TV serial “Saraswatichandra” (2014) • HT Most Stylish Award for Most Stylish TV Personality (2017) • Lions Gold Award Best Actress (Jury) for the serial “Beyhadh” (2017) • Dada Saheb Phalke Excellence Award for Best Actress (Drama) (2018) • Indian Leaders Affair Award for Most Promising Versatile TV Actress (2018) • Gold Award for Best Actress (Jury) for the TV serial “Bepannah” (2018) • Indian Telly Award for Best Actress In Lead Role (Popular) for the TV serial “Bepannah” (2019)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	30 May 1985
Age (as in 2022)	37 Years
Birthplace	Goregaon, Mumbai , India
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Yavatmal, Maharashtra
School	St. Xavier's High School, Mumbai
College/University	K.J. Somaiya Junior College Of Science & Commerce, Mumbai
Educational Qualification	Graduate (B.Com.)
Religion	Christianity
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Playing with her pet dogs, Shopping
Tattoo(s)	On The Right Side Of The Shoulder: Hakuna Matata On The Left Leg: Fairy sitting on the Moon
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Divorced
Marriage Date	9 April 2012
Family
Ex-Husband/Spouse	Karan Singh Grover (2012-2014)
Children	None
Parents	Father- Hemant Winget (works at Reliance Industries) Mother- Prabha Winget (Homemaker)
Siblings	Brother- Moses Winget (Elder) Sister- None
Favourite Things
Favourite Cuisine	Mughlai
Favourite Beverage	Lemon iced tea
Favourite Actor	Shah Rukh Khan
Favourite Actress	Rani Mukerji
Favourite Holiday Destinations	Singapore, Malaysia
Favourite Colour	White
Favourite Restaurant	Peshwari at ITC
Favourite Food Chains	Subway, McDonald’s
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	Rs. 1 lakh/episode

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jennifer Winget

Does Jennifer Winget drink alcohol?: Yes

Jennifer was born to a Marathi Christian father and Punjabi Hindu mother.

She started acting at the age of 10 as a child actress.

Jennifer has starred in “Akele Hum Akele Tum,” “Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat,” “Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya,” and “Kuch Naa Kaho” as a child artist.

Jennifer met Karan (her ex-husband) for the first time on the sets of the TV serial, “Kasautii Zindagii Kay” in 2005.

The couple started dating each other while shooting for the serial Dill Mill Gayye and married each other on 9 April 2012.

The duo parted their ways in 2014.

Jennifer has featured in many popular Hindi TV serials including “Kkusum,” “Kasautii Zindagii Kay,” “Karthika,” “Kahin To Hoga,” “Sangam,” and “Dill Mill Gayye.”

In 2013, she played the role of ‘Kumud’ in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Saraswatichandra” which was very much liked by the audience.

In 2016, Jennifer appeared as a mysterious woman, ‘Maya Mehrotra’ in Sony TV’s “Beyhadh.”

Jennifer has also hosted various reality TV shows like ‘Dekh India Dekh,’ ‘Laughter Ke Phatke,’ ‘Zara Nach Ke Dikha 2,’ ‘Comedy Ka Maha Muqabala,’ and ‘Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan.’
She has featured on the cover of the ‘TMM’ magazine.
Her dream role is to portray Rani Mukerji‘s role in the film “Black.”

Jennifer prefers consuming vegetable juices in order to keep herself fit.

She is very close friends with actress Drashti Dhami.

She craves for sweet dishes.

In July 2017, she went bald using makeup, for a sequence in the TV show ‘Beyhadh.’

Jennifer is very passionate about dogs.

Jennifer is often mistaken as a person of foreign origin due to her first name.

She bonds up well with her nephew, Shawn.

She loves to shop her clothing and accessories from Doha and Qatar.

Jennifer says that if not an actress, she would have been an air hostess.

Winget was initially dropped out of “Saraswatichandra” due to some contract issues but she was later, called back to play the main lead as the production company couldn’t find a suitable replacement.

Winget was ranked 21st in the 2012 Sexiest Asian Women list of the Eastern Eye.

She was also included in the ‘Television’s Top 10 Actresses’ list by Rediff and ’35 Hottest Actresses in Indian Television’ by ‘MensXP.com.’

Her debut film as a female lead was “Phir Se” opposite Kunal Kohli. The film was slated to be released in the year 2015 but unfortunately, the film never got released on the big screens and was later released on the web in 2018.