Krishna Mukherjee is an Indian television actress and model who works in Hindi television shows. She is best known for playing the role of “Aliya Raghav” in the Star Plus television series “Yeh Hai Mohabbatein” (2016-2019).
Wiki/Biography
Krishna Mukherjee was born on Wednesday, August 12, 1992, in Ludhiana, Punjab (30 years; as of 2022). Her zodiac sign is Leo.
Krishna has loved dancing since childhood and aspired to become a choreographer. She attended BCM School, Pakhowal Road, Basant City, Ludhiana. After completing her 12th class, Krishna moved to Delhi where she learned various dance forms. Later, she started teaching dance to students at Kingdom of Dreams in Gurgaon. She has also done live theater and musicals. Once, when Krishna was working as a dancer in the Bollywood musical “Jhumroo Broadway”, she received a call from a friend asking her to audition for the TV series “Jhalli Anjali” (which she later bagged).
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′3″
Hair color: brown
Eye color: dark brown
family
Krishna Mukherjee was born into a Bengali family.
Parents and siblings
Krishna’s father’s name is Vishwaroop Mukherjee and his mother’s name is Ruby Mukherjee. She has a younger sister, Sarul Mukherjee Sharma. Saroo is a blogger.
husband
On March 13, 2023, she married sailor Chirag Batliwalla.
On September 8, 2020, they got engaged. The two dated for about a year before exchanging rings. Their engagement ceremony took place in Manali in the presence of close family and friends. While Krishna opted for a stunning off-shoulder white gown, Chirag wore his navy uniform for the occasion.
In a media conversation, when Krishna was asked to share how she felt post-engagement, she said:
I’ll be Mrs. next year, but yes, it feels good to be with a loving, caring, funny person forever. Me, my sister, and friends did all the preparation and planning, but mostly they were taking care of everything and I was just approving them. There were many surprises for me and my fiancé. “
Speaking further about her marriage plans with Chirag, Krishna said,
I have never found someone who loves me so much, who cares about me and does little things that I truly enjoy. His little actions made me feel special, and I knew in my heart that he was the one I liked. The same goes for him, which is why we decided to get engaged early. I’m very happy and excited. However, we do not plan to get married this year, and we plan to get married in 2023. “
In the same interview, when talking about realizing her childhood dream of getting engaged in the mountains, she said:
I have embodied this since my childhood and I wanted the engagement to take place in the hills, Manali is beautiful, calm and romantic, I really can’t say ‘Mujhe bachpan se shaadi karne ka bohot shauk hai’. “
Their friends affectionately call them “KrishRag.”
Affair/Boyfriend
Krishna Mukherjee was once rumored to be dating the Indian television actor and Yeh Hai Mohabbatein co-star Aly Goni.
Krishna first met Chirag Batliwalla in 2021 through a mutual friend. They immediately liked each other and started dating. Krishna Mukherjee said about Chirag in an interview:
We met through mutual friends in December last year and hit it off immediately. He was not part of the industry; he was in the merchant navy. The first time I met him was when he was in uniform and I was immediately attracted to him. He’s not used to my profession, so I won’t reveal his name because he’s a private person. “
Profession
television
Krishna Mukherjee started her acting career in 2014 playing the role of Sheena in Channel V’s TV series Jhalli Anjali. She next appeared in TV series Yeh Hai Aashiqui (2015) as Sanjana, Twist Wala Love (2015) as Arshiya and MTV Big F (2015) as Jia. She became a household name for her role as Aliya Raghav in the TV series “Yeh Hai Mohabbatein” (2016-2019) on Star Plus.
In 2019, Krishna played the role of Taamsi in the Hindi supernatural fiction TV series Naagin 3. The show airs on Colors TV. In 2021, Mukherjee appeared in the Naagin 5 spin-off series Kuch Toh Hai: Naagin Ek Naye Rang Mein, playing the role of Priya Raheja Singhania.
She also played the role of Shagun Shubh Jaiswal in the Indian TV series Shubh Shagun.
music video
Krishna Mukherjee has also appeared in a few Punjabi music videos, including Guru Randhawa’s “Black” (2019) and Prabh Gill’s “Ik Wari” (2020).
Other work
Krishna Mukherjee has also appeared in television commercials for several brands. She has also endorsed brands such as Garnier, Flite, Secret Temptation and Ponds.
dispute
In 2020, Krishna Mukherjee stirred controversy when she put a Pakistani flag emoji along with her Roza photo on Instagram. Apparently, Mukherjee fasted during Ramadan for the first time and shared a video on Instagram for his fans. While some praised her for fasting, others called for sedition charges against her for using a Pakistani flag emoji in her post.
Favorites
- Food: Garlic cold noodles, mom’s Bengali food
- Movie Type: Romance, Comedy
- Movies: Pretty Woman (1990), Notting Hill (1999), The Notebook (2004)
Facts/Trivia
- Krishna Mukherjee enjoys dancing and singing in her spare time.
- She is fluent in four languages - Bengali, Punjabi, Hindi and English.
- Her family and friends affectionately call her Kishuuuu.
- She was often spotted drinking on various occasions.
- Krishna follows an egg diet.
- According to Mukherjee, her lucky number is 7.
- Initially, Krishna had a fear of cameras. However, she overcame this difficulty after performing in a musical under the direction of Ashton Lobo.
- Krishna is often seen as having a resemblance to popular television actress Mouni Roy. However, she doesn’t like being called someone who looks like her. Talking about the same in an interview, she said,
Moonee is talented and beautiful, so sometimes the comparison feels good. But I feel bad when people tell me I look like her. I don’t want to be called that. I’m okay with it when people say we look alike, but not when they call me similar to her. “
Furthermore, Krishna explained that she wanted to be noticed more for her work rather than her appearance,
As a newcomer, I want to have my own characteristics. I was part of a successful show and my performance was noticed. I feel honored to be mentioned in the same breath as Mouni, but all I want is this kind of attention. In fact, I feel like I look a lot like her in photos and videos, but in reality, we don’t look that similar. “
- Krishna Mukherjee loves to wear Balochi sarees. In an interview, she said of the incident,
I have been waiting for Goddess Durga to adorn this nine yard wonder in our unique draping style. Any girl will look beautiful in a bang saree even without makeup. I also love Sindoor Khela and other rituals for married women. “
- In an interview, while talking about her resemblance to her character ‘Aliya’ in the TV series Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, Krishna said,
To be honest, I wasn’t very keen on the role at first and wasn’t sure of its importance. My mom forced me and I’m so happy because I get a lot of love and appreciation for my efforts. When I first started, I only had about 5,000 Instagram followers, and now I have 1.3 million. The great thing is, Aalia is like me, I don’t need to perform. I learned a lot from Divyanka Tripathi. There is no one like her in our industry today. Her dialogue is so natural and her improv always raises the bar a notch higher. “
- Krishna Mukherjee revealed in an interview that she first had a crush on a boy named Salil when she was in school. However, she never confessed her feelings to him.
- In an interview, while talking about her first heartbreak, Krishna revealed that she had a huge crush on his computer teacher, who was married to her maths teacher, which broke Krishna’s heart.
- She owns a Mahindra XUV300.
- When she worked as a choreographer at a dance school in Delhi, she used to earn Rs. 3,000 yuan per month (first salary).
- She is an avid animal lover and owns a pet cat, Oreo. Krishna also has a pet dog.
- Krishna was an ardent follower of Lord Ganesha.
- Krishna is a fitness enthusiast and practices yoga to stay fit.
- She has a “leaf” tattooed on her left ring finger.
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Source: HIS Education