Pratibha Ranta

Ranta expanded to films with a leading role in the comedy-drama Laapataa Ladies (2024), where she played a swapped bride, Jaya / Pushpa. The film became her breakout role and earned her the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female. Critics took notice; Saibal Chatterjee called her a "show-stealer," while Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express noted, "The more worldly-wise yet not-as-independent-as-she-would-like-to-be Ranta, who has the more difficult role to pull off, wins the day." In the same year, she played Shama, a courtesan's daughter, in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's series Heeramandi.

Born on December 17, 2000, in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India, she is 25 years old and of Indian nationality, with Asian ethnicity. She stands 5'5" and has a slim body type. Her hair is black and her eyes are brown. She identifies as straight. Ranta has amassed 1.4m followers on Instagram, reflecting her growing popularity. She is natural and real in terms of her physical appearance. Her career has moved from television to films and web series, demonstrating her versatility as an actress.