Priti Sapru Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Other Names	Preeti Sapru, Priti Sapru Ahluwalia
Profession(s)	Actress, Filmmaker, Politician
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 163 cm in meters- 1.63 m in feet inches- 5’ 4”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 80 kg in pounds- 176 lbs
Eye Colour	Hazel
Hair Colour	Brown
Career
Debut	Film (Child Artist, Hindi): Habari (1979) Film (Child Artist, Punjabi): Sarpanch (1982)
Awards and Honours	• Punjab Ratna Award by Manmohan Singh, Prakash Singh Badal, and Milkha Singh in 2002 • The Hamdard Award by Prakash Singh Badal • Punjabi Legend Award for contribution to Punjabi Film Industry by Pranab Mukherjee • Awarded as a Daughter of the Soil by the Kashmir Government • Lifetime Achievement Award for best Punjabi actress in 2018
Politics
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Personal Life
Date of Birth	24 December 1962
Age (as in 2018)	56 Years
Birthplace	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Capricorn
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
School	St. Joseph's High School, Juhu, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Religion	Sikhism
Address	Plush Bungalow at Juhu Tara Road, Near Juhu Beach, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Not Known
Marriage Date	10 July 2008
Family
Husband/Spouse	Upvan Ahluwalia (Architect)
Children	Son- None Daughters- Riya Walia, Rene Walia (Twins; born in 2009) (Photo in the husband's section; above)
Parents	Father- Sapru aka D.K. Sapru (Died, Actor) Mother- Hemvathi Sapru (Film Producer)
Siblings	Brother- Tej Sapru (Actor, Elder) Sister- Reema Rakesh Nath (Film Writer and Director)
Favourite Things
Favourite Social Reformer	B. R. Ambedkar

Some Lesser Known Facts About Priti Sapru

• Priti Sapru is a renowned Indian actress who is best known for her work in both the Hindi and Punjabi Film Industries.

• She was born and raised in a Kashmiri Pandit Community with a filmy background.
  

  Priti Sapri wearing Kashmiri attires

• Priti is a daughter of veteran actor D.K. Sapru, who acted in more than 350 Hindi Films.

• Her grandfather was a Treasurer for the Dogra Kingdom.

• Priti’s sister-in-law, Dhanalakshmi Sapru (wife of Tej Sapru), is the younger sister of the popular Bollywood actress Rekha.
  

  Priti Sapru sister-in-law Dhanalakshmi Sapru with Rekha

• She started her acting career at the age of 13.

• Priti has worked in a few Bollywood movies in which she usually played short roles.

• Some of the Bollywood movies in which she has acted are ‘Lawaaris’, ‘Avtaar’, ‘Jagir’, etc.

• Apart from acting, Priti has also written the script of the Shashi Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Rekha, and Anita Raj starrer Hindi Film ‘Zameen Aasman’.
  

  Priti Sapru- Zameen Aasman

• At the same time, she started getting offers from the Punjabi Film Industry.

• After giving the brilliant performances in Bollywood, Priti never looked back and went on to give back-to-back superhit Punjabi films like ‘Nimmo’, ‘Yaari Jatt Di’, ‘Diva Bale Sari Raat’ etc.

• In 1990, she successfully directed, produced, and even wrote the script of the Punjabi movie ‘Qurbani Jatt Di’.
  

  Priti Sapru- Qurbani Jatt Di

• Priti has worked along with famous personalities like Jeetendra, Rajesh Khanna, Raj Babbar, Gurdas Maan, Amitabh Bachchan, etc.

• The magnitude of Priti’s versatile performances can be considered with the fact that even after turning 50+, she has essayed different iconic character roles in both the Hindi and Punjabi Film Industries.

• After a long break, she acted in the Punjabi movie ‘Kaake Da Viyah’ (2019).
  

  Priti Sapru acted in the film Kaake Da Viyah

• Priti has launched the Punjabi channel- ‘Alpha TV Punjabi’ (a part of the Zee Network) in Chandigarh.
  

  Priti Sapru has launched Alpha TV Punjabi channel

• Priti actively participates in the anti-drug campaign in Punjab.

• She is an ardent follower of Narendra Modi, and she often joins him in many of his rallies.
  

  Priti Sapru with Narendra Modi during a rally in Jagraon (Punjab)

• Priti was invited by Rajnath Singh to join BJP, and thereafter in 2014, she joined BJP.
  

  Priti Sapru with Rajnath Singh

• She has family relations with Arun Jaitley and his wife Sangeeta Arun Jaitley.

• Priti is an avid pet lover and often celebrates their birthdays.