Devoleena Bhattacharjee


Devoleena Bhattacharjee is an Indian television actress and a trained Bharatanatyam dancer known for portraying Gopi Modi in the Star Plus drama series Saath Nibhaana Saathiya. In 2019, she participated in Bigg Boss 13 as a contestant.

Personal life

Devoleena Anima Bhattacharjee was born on 22 August 1985 to a Bengali family in Upper Assam. She lives in Gurugram with her mother and her younger brother.
She did her schooling from Godhula Brown Memorial English High School in Sivasagar, Assam and her higher studies from the National Institute of Fashion and Technology in New Delhi, India.

Career

Initially Bhattacharjee worked as a jewellery designer in Gili India Ltd. in Mumbai.She is a trained Bharatnatyam dancer and an actress. She was first noticed when she auditioned for the dance reality series Dance India Dance 2. Her acting debut was in NDTV Imagine's Sawaare Sabke Sapne Preeto as Bani.
In June 2012, Bhattacharjee was cast as Gopi Modi, a lead character in the Star Plus drama Saath Nibhaana Saathiya after Giaa Manek, who previously played the role, was ousted from the series. In 2014 and again in 2016, she contemplated quitting the show due to the frequent time leaps, but she continued to be a part of the show and in June 2017, Devoleena completed five years. In the same month, she underwent spinal surgery for an injury that took place on the show's set in 2013. The series ended on 23 July 2017 after doing well for seven years.
In 2019, Devoleena joined as a celebrity contestant in thirteenth season of the reality TV show Bigg Boss. The first promo featuring her was released on 20 September 2019. The show premiered on 29 September. In November 2019, she exited the show owing medical issues.

Television

Music video

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryShowResult
2013ITA AwardBest Actress - PopularSaath Nibhaana Saathiya
2014ITA AwardBest Actress - DramaSaath Nibhaana Saathiya
2015Indian Telly AwardsBest Actress in a Leading RoleSaath Nibhaana Saathiya
2015BIG Star Entertainment AwardsMost Entertaining Television Actor - FemaleSaath Nibhaana Saathiya
2016Zee Gold AwardsPopular Bahu On Indian TelevisionSaath Nibhaana Saathiya
2017ITA AwardBest Actor - FemaleSaath Nibhaana Saathiya