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Dhruv Sehgal

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Dhruv Sehgal
Sehgal in 2021
Born (1990-03-19) 19 March 1990 (age 34)
Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
EducationSymbiosis Institute of Media and Communication
Occupation(s)Writer, actor
Spouse
Kannagi Khanna
(m. 2021)
AwardsMTV IWMBuzz Digital Awards (2019)

Dhruv Sehgal (born 19 March 1990) is an Indian actor, writer and director. He is best known for his work in Dice Media's and Netflix romantic comedy series Little Things, where he portrayed Dhruv Vats alongside Mithila Palkar.

Life and career

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Sehgal is from Delhi. After completing his school in London, he studied at Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Pune. Sehgal worked as an associate director and co-editor for the documentaries Baavra Mann (2013) and I Am Offended! (2015). His short film Kunal won the Golden Gateway Dimensions Mumbai Award at the Mumbai Film Festival, 2016 and was selected for the Mumbai International Film Festival. He has written, acted and directed comedy sketches for Filter Copy and conceptualised three of Dice Media's webseries. He took the lead in the series Little Things, opposite Mithila Palkar, beginning in 2016. Sehgal is the creator and head writer of the series.[1]

He married Kannagi Khanna, his college girlfriend.[2]

Recognition

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  • Best Short Film at MAMI-2016 for Kunal.
Work Award Category Result Ref
Little Things (TV series) MTV IWMBuzz Digital Awards 2019 Storyteller of The Year Won [3]
Best Youth Show Won
Critics Choice Shorts & Series Awards 2019 Best Writing (Comedy/ Romance) Won [4]
Best Actor in Comedy/ Romance (share with Vikrant Massey) Won
Best Series (Comedy/ Romance) Won
IReel Awards 2019 Best Actor in Comedy Series Nominated [5][6]
2020 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Comedy Series Nominated [7][8]
Best Actor in Comedy Series Nominated
Critics Best Actor in Comedy Series Won

References

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  1. ^ "Winners of the Flyx Filmfare OTT Awards". filmfare.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020. [verification needed]
  2. ^ "'We are not a real-life couple' - Rediff.com". m.rediff.com.
  3. ^ "Full List of Winners - MTV IWMBuzz Digital Awards 2019". IWMBuzz. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Made in Heaven, The Family Man Win Big at Critics Choice Awards". The Quint. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  5. ^ "iReel Awards 2019: List of Nominees". News18. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  6. ^ "iReel Awards 2019: Check Out The Complete List Of Winners". News18. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Winners of the Flyx Filmfare OTT Awards". filmfare.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Flyx Filmfare OTT Awards 2020: Complete winners' list - Times of India". The Times of India. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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