Hruta Durgule (born 12 September 1993) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Marathi television and film productions. She is the recipient of several accolades, including two Filmfare Marathi Awards, and has established herself as one of the most popular Marathi actresses.
She made her television debut with Star Pravah's Durva (2013). She made her big-screen debut with Ananya. She rose to prominence with her portrayal of Vaidehi in Zee Yuva's Phulpakharu.
In 2020, she hosted Sony Marathi's singing reality show Singing Star. She has also played the character of Deepika Deshpande in Zee Marathi's Man Udu Udu Jhala.
Early life Hruta Durgule was born on 12 September 1993. She is originally from Ratnagiri but brought up in Mumbai and completed education from Ramnarain Ruia College, Mumbai. For now, she lives in Thane.
Personal life Hruta married TV and film director – Prateek Shah on 18 May 2022.
Career Durgule started her career with Pudhcha Paaul as an assistant director where she learnt that Rasika Deodhar (casting director) was searching new faces for her upcoming show & she auditioned for the titular role after which she was selected in Durva that aired on Star Pravah. In 2017, she starred in Phulpakharu, that aired on Zee Yuva, which lasted for about 2.5 years. In 2018, She began playing a role in drama Dada Ek Good News Aahe, alongside Umesh Kamat, Rishi Manohar and Aarti More. The play is produced by Priya Bapat. She played the character of Mrunmayee (aka Chiu) in Strawberry Shake. The short film was released on ZEE5 Premium amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2020, she hosted the show Singing Star, which aired on Sony Marathi. Singing Star was her debut performance as a host.
Durgule debuted in the Marathi film industry with Ananya produced by Ravi Jadhav. The film released on 22 July 2022. She is also a part of a new web series, alongside Suvrat Joshi, named Duet. Duet is yet to release. She was also seen in Man Udu Udu Jhala, which aired on Zee Marathi from 2021 to 2022, portraying the role of Deepika Deshpande. She was also seen in the Marathi movie Timepass 3, which released on 29 July 2022.
Media image In 2019, she was described as the most attractive women of Marathi Television. She was ranked first in The Times of Indias Top 15 most desirable women in Marathi television 2018 and she was ranked second in The Times of India's 2020. She is one of the most popular Marathi television actresses.
She is well known TV serial actress in Maharashtra and known as a "Maharashtrachi Crush" in marathi industry. She is first in Top 5 Marathi television actress in 2022. She ranked 9th in Top 10 Marathi actresses in 2023.
Filmography Films +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released YearMovieRoleLanguageRef.2018Sugar n Salt (Short film) RiyaHindi2020Strawberry Shake (Short film) Mrunmayee/ ChiuMarathi2022AnanyaAnanya DeshmukhTimepass 3Pallavi Dinkar Patil 2023CircuittAarohi2024KanniKalyani Revandikar2025AarparPrachi DixitUttarKshipra
Television YearShowRole(s) NotesChannelRef.2012Pudhcha PaaulAssistant directorStar Pravah 2013–2016DurvaDurva Patil-SaneDebut series/Lead role2017–2019PhulpakharuVaidehi Inamdar-RegeLead roleZee Yuva2020Singing StarHostSeason 1Sony Marathi2021–2022Man Udu Udu JhalaDeepika Deshpande- Salgaokar Lead roleZee Marathi
Stage YearPlayRoleLanguageRef.2018Dada Ek Good News AaheNamitaMarathi2025Tharlay Forever Meera Desai Palkar
Web series YearSeriesRoleDirectorRef.2021DuetAditiShoneel Yallattikar2024Commander Karan SaxenaACP Rachna MahtreJatin Satish Wagle2026Aga Aai Aaho AaiShreya
Special appearances YearTitleRoleRef.2014Ye Re Ye Re 15Guest as Durva2015Chaitra ChahulGuest hostYe Re Ye Re 16Dance performer2016Star Pravah Ratna PuraskarDance performer2018Dance Maharashtra DanceGuest host2020Chala Hawa Yeu Dya – Hou De ViralGuest2021Chala Hawa Yeu Dya – Varhaad Nighala AmerikelaGuest as Deepika2022Kitchen KallakarGuest as DeepikaMaharashtrachi HasyajatraHerselfThipkyanchi RangoliGuest as AnanyaBus Bai BasHerself
Awards and nominations YearAwardsCategoriesShowsResult2014Maharashtra Times Sanman AwardsBest Actress – TelevisionDurva2015Best Actress – Television201616th Sanskruti Kaladarpan Gaurav RajaniBest Actress on Television2019Zee Yuva SanmanYouthful Face of The YearPhulpakharu 19th Sanskruti Kaladarpan Gaurav RajaniBest ActressSecond Majja Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in Drama SeriesZee Natya Gaurav PuraskarMost Natural Performance of The YearDada Ek Good News Aahe2021Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha AwardsBest ActressMan Udu Udu JhalaBest CoupleBest ZEE5 FemaleLokmat Stylish AwardsMost Stylish Actress2022Zee Talkies Comedy AwardsBest ActressTimepass 3Best Natural Performance Of The YearMaharashtracha Favourite Kon? Favourite ActressAnanyaPopular Face of the Year2023Zee Chitra Gaurav AwardsBest Actress7th Filmfare Awards MarathiBest ActressBest Female DebutFakt Marathi Cine SanmanBest Actress in a Lead Role2025Maharashtra State Film AwardsBest Debut Actress
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