Sumbul Touqeer
Born (2003-11-15) November 15, 2003 (age 20)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Dancer
Years active2013–present
Notable work
ParentTouqeer Hasan Khan (Father)
RelativesSaniya Touqeer (Sister)

Sumbul Touqeer (born 15 November 2003) is an Indian television and film actress. She gained recognition in 2020 due to her leading role in the StarPlus's television series Imlie in which she played the role of Imlie.

Sumbul made her silver screen debut with Anubhav Sinha's Hindi film Article 15 (2019) where she played the role of Amali, although it was a small role, but she impressed everyone with her acting skills.

Early life

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Sumbul Touqeer was born on 15 November 2003 in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh[1][2] and brought up to Katni, Madhya Pradesh where she spent the initial 6 years of her life. When Sumbul's age was 6, her parents were separated. Sumbul and her younger sister Saniya who is also a television actress both were raised by her father as a single parent.[3] Her father Touqeer Hasan Khan, then decided to move to Delhi with the family and spent 5-6 years. Sumbul's father was a dance choreographer in Delhi while Sumbul and Saniya used to perform in her father's choreographed Krishna and Ram Leela plays, which sparked their interest in dancing which further led to interest in acting. One day her father pondered about the future of their kids and thought that they can't do anything while staying in Delhi so ultimately decided to pack his bags and move them all to Mumbai from Delhi so that they could try their luck in the entertainment industry after noticing that his children, Sumbul and Saniya had a keen interest in dance.[3]

She completed her High School from the NTCC High School in Malad West, Mumbai, India and 12th standard from a private school. She then started studying commerce, but then decided to put it on hold and apply for a course in cinematography.[4]

She did her training in acting at the Sehejmoodra Acting Academy, run by Monika Verma.[5] Dancing and acting were interchangeably Sumbul’s favorite hobbies. In school, Sumbul and her sister would passionately take part in plays premised around Krishna and Ram Leela.

Career

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Sumbul started her career as a dancer with participation in Dance reality shows like India's Dancing Superstars, aired on StarPlus in 2013 and Hindustan Ka Big Star, aired on Big Magic in 2014. In the early stages of her acting career, she was not at all interested in acting but on her father's advice she started auditioning for acting roles and soon got a small role in Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal and Jodha Akbar in 2014 as a child actor which aired on Big Magic and Zee TV respectively.

During 2014-16 being a child actor, she was still playing some side and small roles in TV series like Aahat, Gangaa, Baalveer, Mann Mein Vishwaas Hai. As she improved in acting, she got some good roles and appeared in TV series like Waaris, Chakradhari Ajay Krishna, Chandragupta Maurya and got important role of lead actor's sister in Ishaaron Ishaaron Mein that aired on Sony Entertainment Television in 2019 but her acting career was not taking off.

But 2020 was the year in which she rose to fame all over India with popular Hindi TV show Imlie that aired on StarPlus, where she played the lead character of Imlie, a young and smart village belle. She was only 17 of age at that time and became one of the top TV actresses with Imlie's success.

Before Imlie's success Sumbul also made her Bollywood debut with Article 15 (film) in 2019 where she played the role of Amali, although it was a small role, but she impressed everyone with her acting skills. In the same year she appeared in Vaaste Music Video playing the role of lead's friend.

In 2022, she participated in Game show Ravivaar With Star Parivaar as a StarPlus's show Imlie contestant and became the first runner up. Sumbul Touqeer aka Imlie was declared as the best performer of the show and won Maruti Suzuki Ertiga ZXI car as a prize.

After wrapping up with Imlie she appeared in Ishq Ho Gaya Music Video with Fahmaan Khan, her co-star from the Imlie TV series.

In addition to her acting career, Sumbul also participated in Season 16 of the well-known reality show Bigg Boss (Hindi season 16) in 2022 and created the record of becoming the first teenager and the youngest contestant in the history of Bigg Boss (in any language) to stay in the house for more than 100 days.

In 2023, she participated in Game show Entertainment Ki Raat Housefull which aired on Colors TV. After that she released her Music Video Sazishen with Sumedh Mudgalkar.

Almost after a year in 2023 she made a comeback on Television with a TV show Kavya – Ek Jazbaa, Ek Junoon that aired on Sony Entertainment Television where she is playing the lead character of IAS Kavya Bansal.

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Language Role Ref.
2019 Article 15 Hindi Amali [6][7][8]

Short Films

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Year Title Language Role Ref.
2018 Ghar Ki Jyoti Hindi

Television

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Year Title Language Role Network Notes Ref.
2013 India's Dancing Superstar Hindi Contestant StarPlus
2014 Hindustan ka Big Star Hindi Contestant Big Magic BIG Magic Bihar/Jharkhand [9]
2014 Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal Hindi Aflatoon Bachchi Big Magic
2014 Jodha Akbar Hindi Mehtab Zee TV [10][11]
2015 Aahat Hindi Swati/Ghost Sony Entertainment Television
2015 Aastha - Atoot Vishwas Ki Kahani Hindi Pinky Sahara One
2015 Gangaa Hindi Neha &TV
2015 Baalveer Hindi Gungun Sony SAB
2016 Mann Mein Vishwaas Hai Hindi Vidhi Sony Entertainment Television
2016-2017 Waaris Hindi Young Gunjan Pawania &TV [12]
2017 Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya Hindi Silky Zee TV Zing TV
2017-2018 Chakradhari Ajay Krishna HIndi Subhadra Big Magic [13][14]
2018 Dil Hi Toh Hai Hindi Tashu Sony Entertainment Television/ALTBalaji [15]
2018 Chandragupta Maurya Hindi Shubhada Sony Entertainment Television [16]
2019-2020 Ishaaron Ishaaron Mein Hindi Khushi Srivastav Sony Entertainment Television [17][18]
2020-2022 Imlie Hindi Imlie StarPlus Lead Role [19][20][21][22][23]
2022 Ravivaar With Star Parivaar Hindi Imlie/Contestant StarPlus [24][25]
2022-2023 Bigg Boss (Hindi season 16) Hindi Herself Colors TV Evicted in week 18th and finished 7th overall [26][27][28][29][30][31]
2023 Dear Ishq Hindi Sumbul Touqeer Disney+ Hotstar Cameo appearance [32][33]
2023 Entertainment Ki Raat Housefull Hindi Herself Colors TV [34][35]
2023 Kavya – Ek Jazbaa, Ek Junoon Hindi IAS Kavya Bansal Sony Entertainment Television Lead Role [36][37]

Music Videos

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Year Title Singer(s) Ref.
2019 Vaaste Dhvani Bhanushali & Nikhil D'Souza [38][39]
2022 Ishq Ho Gaya Tabish Pasha [40][41]
2023 Sazishen Inaam [42][43]

References

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  2. ^ "Sumbul Touqeer Biography, Age, Height, Boyfriend, Serials, Wiki & More". TellyBong. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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  4. ^ "Exclusive! Sumbul Touqeer: Who says education is not important to me?". The Times Of India. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Bigg Boss 16: Educational qualifications of Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia, Sumbul Touqeer and other contestants". The Times Of India. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Exclusive - Did you know, Imlie actress Sumbul Touqeer starred in Article 15 and Ayushmann Khurrana applauded her performance in the film? - The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  7. ^ "I froze in front of Ayushmann sir on the first day of Article 15: Sumbul Touqeer - The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  8. ^ "जब सुम्बुल तौकीर को पता चला कि आर्टिकल 15 में बढ़ा दिया गया है उनका रोल, ऐसा था रिएक्शन - Aaj Tak". Aaj Tak (in Hindi). Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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  10. ^ "इमली से पहले 'जोधा अकबर' में नजर आ चुकी हैं सुम्‍बुल तौकीर खान, निभाया था ये खास रोल". Times Now Navbharat (in Hindi). Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Meet the Jodha Akbar siblings: Saniya 'Anarkali' Touqeer and Sumbul 'Mehtab' Touqeer". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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  14. ^ "Imlie: Vaibhavi Kapoor Opens up on reuniting with Sumbul Touqeer after 5 years; "She is still that cute little naughty, bubbly yet hardworking child"". Celebrity Tadka. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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  17. ^ "Sumbul Touqeer and Karaan Singh in Sony TV's Isharon Isharon Mein". TellyChakkar.com. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  18. ^ "Mudit Nayar and Sumbul Touqeer take up the Isharon Isharon Mein Challenge | Exclusive | TellyChakkar". Youtube. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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  23. ^ "Sumbul Touqeer on her exit from Imlie: 'Didn't expect I would bid adieu so soon' | Exclusive". India Today. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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  25. ^ "Imlie actress Sumbul Touqeer Khan about Ravivaar with Star Parivaar; "We promise to give our viewer's a weekend full of entertainment dose"". Celebrity Tadka. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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  28. ^ "Bigg Boss 16: Sumbul Touqeer Khan eliminated from show, says she regrets not listening to her father". The Economic Times. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  29. ^ "Bigg Boss 16: Sumbul Touqeer Khan is evicted from the show; Mandli gets sad". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  30. ^ "Bigg Boss 16: Sumbul Touqeer Khan Interview: Priyanka's EVICTION, Winner MC Stan, BFF Mandali & More". Youtube. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  31. ^ "Sumbul Touqeer says Bigg Boss 16 has changed her life drastically: 'I was not expressive but...'". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  32. ^ "Bigg Boss 16 contestant Sumbul Touqeer to star in 'Dear Ishq' on Disney Hotstar". The Economic Times. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  33. ^ "Sumbul Touqeer On Joining 'Dear Ishq': I Am Equally Excited And Nervous About The Role". Outlook. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  34. ^ "Sumbul Touqeer, Shiv Thakare and Abdu Rozik have a mini-reunion of BB16's Mandali in Entertainment Ki Raat Housefull". The Times Of India. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  35. ^ "Fahmaan Khan-Sumbul Touqeer Khan send fans into a tizzy as they shoot together for Entertainment Ki Raat Housefull; check pics and videos". BollywoodLife.com. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  36. ^ "Sumbul Touqeer Khan Stuns Viewers With Her Determined, Powerful First Look In 'Kavya'". Outlook. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  37. ^ "Kavya Ek Jazbaa Ek Junoon Promo Out, Sumbul Touqeer Leads Fight Against Social Injustice". Republicworld.com. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  38. ^ "Did you know Star Plus' show Imlie's lead Sumbul Touqeer was a part of Dhwani Bhanushali's song 'Vaaste'?". TellyChakkar.com. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  39. ^ "Throwback Picture Of Sumbul Touqeer And Dhvani Bhanushali's Cheerful Smile From The Song Vaaste". IWMBuzz.com. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  40. ^ "Fahmaan Khan and Sumbul Touqeer's new song "Ishq Ho Gaya" released, fans shower them with love". The Times Of India. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  41. ^ "Sumbul Touqeer and Fahmaan Khan reunite for a music video after latter's exit from Imlie; Read details". Pink Villa. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  42. ^ "Is Sumbul Touqeer and Sumedh Mudgalkar's song Sazishen a hit or miss? Netizens react". Pink Villa. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  43. ^ "OMG! Sumbul Touqeer Khan meets with an accident ahead of the release of her song Sazishen". TellyChakkar.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
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