Chhavi Mittal

Chhavi Mittal
Chhavi Mittal
	Mittal in 2010
Born	4 September 1980 (age 44); Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Occupations	Actress; writer; producer; model;
Spouse	Mohit Hussein (m. 2004)
Children	2
Website	Official website

Chhavi Mittal (born 4 September 1980) is an Indian actress, writer and produced who mainly works in Hindi television.^[1]^[2]

Career

Mittal started her career in the television industry in 2004. She is known for portraying the character of Disha in Tumhari Disha, Subhadra in Bandini, Himangi in Ek Chutki Aasman, Tulsi in Krishnadasi and Natasha in the film Ek Vivaah... Aisa Bhi. She has also co-founded Superb Ideas Trending (SIT), a digital production company with her husband.^[3] In 2023, she wrote a memoir on motherhood named More than a Mama, published by Rupa Publications.^[4]

Personal life

Chhavi Mittal attended Springdales School, Pusa Road in Delhi. Mittal married director Mohit Hussein in 2004. She is from a Hindu background while her husband is a Muslim. Initially, her parents disapproved her marriage but later on, they agreed. The couple has a daughter named Areeza in 2012 and son Arham in 2019.^[5]^[6]

On 25 April 2022 after getting diagnosed with breast cancer, she underwent breast cancer removal surgery.^[7] After cancer, she got diagnosed with costochondritis.^[8] Since then she has emerged as a breast cancer activist after surviving the fatal disease.^[9]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2007	Kaisay Kahein...	Tarot card reader
2008	Ek Vivaah... Aisa Bhi	Natasha A. Shrivastava		^[10]
2009	Pal Pal Dil Ke Ssaat	Unknown		^[11]
2019	Rakshak	—	Short film; writer

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2004-2006	Tumhari Disha	Disha Bhonsle Sehgal		^[12]
2006	Viraasat	Nikki		^[13]
2006	Twinkle Beauty Parlour
2006-2008	Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyann	Preeti
2007	Teen Bahuraaniyaan	Advocate Kanika Vajpayee
2007-2008	Naaginn	Aastha
2008	Ssshhhh...Koi Hai	Sunaina/ Urmila/ Sanjana	Episodic roles
2009	Bandini	Subhadra Mahiyavanshi / Anamika Desai		^[14]
2010	Ek Chutki Aasman	Himangi Agashe		^[15]
2010	Adaalat	Dr. Amrita Bakshi	Episodic role
2016	Krishnadasi	Tulsi Chima
2018	Laal Ishq	Vidya	Episode: "Kareeb"

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2015-2016	Men... The Real Victims	Shalini	^[16]
2017-2018	The Better Half	Rohini

As producer

Men... The Real Victims (2015-2016)
Yours Cupidly (2019)

As writer

Men... The Real Victims (2015-2016)
The Better Half (2017-2018)
Dolly Ki Shaadi (2017)
Sinha V/S Sinha (2017)

References

^ ""Keep Fighting, One Day At A Time": Actress Chhavi Mittal After Breast Cancer Diagnosis". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
^ ""Woke Up Cancer-Free," Writes Actress Chhavi Mittal After 6-Hour Surgery". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
^ "Chhavi Mittal, trolled for 'looking like skeleton', hits back: 'Calling someone skinny is as disrespectful as fat'". Hindustan Times. 15 July 2021. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
^ "More than a Mama: A Memoir on Motherhood". Goodreads. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
^ "TV couples who had an inter-religion marriage". Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
^ "Dipika-Shoaib to Kishwer-Suyyash: TV celebs who had inter-faith marriage". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
^ "Chhavi Mittal recalls daughter Areeza asking 'are you going to die' when she spoke about her cancer diagnosis". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
^ "After cancer, Chhavi Mittal diagnosed with costochondritis, says doesn't have any cure". India Today. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ "Exclusive: Breast Cancer Survivor Chhavi Mittal opens up about her chat with Hina Khan; says 'We had a very sweet and meaningful conversation'". The Times of India. 21 November 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
^ "'Ek Vivaah...Aisa Bhi not a sequel to Vivah'". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
^ "Review: Pal Pal Dil Ke Ssaat". Hindustan Times. 10 April 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
^ Krishna, Sonali (18 August 2004). "Tumhari Disha on Zee TV". Indiantelevision.com. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
^ "Love in the time of hate". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
^ "Ekta Kapoor's Bandini going off air soon". The Times of India. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
^ "It's just not her 'cup of tea'". Hindustan Times. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
^ "Everybody enjoys women-bashing, including women". Rediff.com. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2019.

External links

Chhavi Mittal at IMDb
Chhavi Mittal on Instagram

[1] ""Keep Fighting, One Day At A Time": Actress Chhavi Mittal After Breast Cancer Diagnosis". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 25 January 2025.

[2] ""Woke Up Cancer-Free," Writes Actress Chhavi Mittal After 6-Hour Surgery". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 25 January 2025.

[3] "Chhavi Mittal, trolled for 'looking like skeleton', hits back: 'Calling someone skinny is as disrespectful as fat'". Hindustan Times. 15 July 2021. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2025.

[4] "More than a Mama: A Memoir on Motherhood". Goodreads. Retrieved 25 January 2025.

[5] "TV couples who had an inter-religion marriage". Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

[6] "Dipika-Shoaib to Kishwer-Suyyash: TV celebs who had inter-faith marriage". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

[7] "Chhavi Mittal recalls daughter Areeza asking 'are you going to die' when she spoke about her cancer diagnosis". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 December 2023.

[8] "After cancer, Chhavi Mittal diagnosed with costochondritis, says doesn't have any cure". India Today. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

[9] "Exclusive: Breast Cancer Survivor Chhavi Mittal opens up about her chat with Hina Khan; says 'We had a very sweet and meaningful conversation'". The Times of India. 21 November 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 January 2025.

[10] "'Ek Vivaah...Aisa Bhi not a sequel to Vivah'". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 November 2008.

[11] "Review: Pal Pal Dil Ke Ssaat". Hindustan Times. 10 April 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2011.

[12] Krishna, Sonali (18 August 2004). "Tumhari Disha on Zee TV". Indiantelevision.com. Retrieved 21 November 2010.

[13] "Love in the time of hate". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

[14] "Ekta Kapoor's Bandini going off air soon". The Times of India. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2012.

[15] "It's just not her 'cup of tea'". Hindustan Times. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

[16] "Everybody enjoys women-bashing, including women". Rediff.com. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2019.

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