Sumbul Touqeer

Sumbul Touqeer (born 15 November 2003) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. She is best known for her portrayal of Imlie Chaturvedi Rathore in Imlie[1] and IAS Kavya Bansal Pradhan in Kavya – Ek Jazbaa, Ek Junoon[2]. For her performances, she has received a nomination for the Indian Television Academy Award and the Indian Telly Awards. In 2022, she participated in Colors TV's reality TV show Bigg Boss 16 and finished in 7th place.

Early life

Sumbul Touqeer was born in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, and lived in Katni, Madhya Pradesh until she was six. At age six, her parents separated and her father Touqeer Hasan Khan brought Sumbul and her younger sister Saniya to Delhi, where they spent the next 5–6 years. Sumbul and Saniya were raised by their father as a single parent.

Sumbul completed High School at NTCC High School in Malad West, Mumbai, and 12th standard from a private school.

Sumbul has trained as an actor with the Sehejmoodra Acting Academy.

Career

She began her acting career with supporting roles as a child in Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal on Big Magic and Jodha Akbar on Zee TV in 2014. Sumbul participated in dance reality shows Hindustan Ka Big Star on Big Magic in 2014. From 2014 to 2016, she appeared as a child artist in TV series such as Aahat, Gangaa, Baalveer, and Mann Mein Vishwaas Hai. Between 2016 and 2019, she was featured in a series that included Waaris, Chakradhari Ajay Krishna, Chandragupta Maurya, and Ishaaron Ishaaron Mein.

In 2019, She was cast in the Hindi-language crime drama film Article 15 starring Ayushmann Khurrana, where she played the role of Amali. That same year, she appeared in the music video for the song "Vaaste."

In 2020, Touqeer achieved a turning point in her career when she was cast to play the roles of Imlie a young and smart village girl in the StarPlus show Imlie, alongside Gashmeer Mahajani, Fahmaan Khan, and Mayuri Deshmukh. Her pairing with Khan was appreciated, for which they were nominated for the Indian Telly Award for Best Onscreen Couple. In 2022, she participated in the game show Ravivaar With Star Parivaar as a contestant from Imlie. In the same year, she appeared in the music video "Ishq Ho Gaya" opposite Fahmaan Khan.

From 2022 to 2023, she participated in Colors TV's captive reality show Bigg Boss 16.[9] She finished at the seventh place after spending 125 days in the house.[10] Touqeer was the highest-paid contestant of the season.[11] In 2023, she took part in the game show Entertainment Ki Raat Housefull on Colors TV and appeared in the "Sazishen" music video. She returned to television in the same year with Kavya – Ek Jazbaa, Ek Junoon on Sony Entertainment Television, playing the lead character of IAS Kavya Bansal, opposite Mishkat Varma.[12]