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Known for
Actor
Gender
Female
Birthday
24 December
Location
Maharashtra, India
Edit pagePreeti Sapru
Biography
Priti Sapru (also spelled Preeti Sapru) is an Indian actress known for her works in Punjabi and Hindi cinema. She appeared in several films, including Nimmo, and Qurbani Jatt Di, among others, with actors Veerendra, Gurdas Maan, and Raj Babbar.
She started her career with the film Habari in 1979, then appeared in small parts in Laawaris (1981) and Avtaar (1983). Priti was the pioneer of album activity through Bhangra Gidda in 1990. She wrote Zameen Asmaan, which starred actors Shashi Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Rekha, and Anita Raaj. She wrote, directed, and produced the Punjabi movie Qurbani Jatt Di. She launched the first Punjabi channel (Alpha), which was a part of Zee at the time.
Sapru was active in initiating the relief rally for earthquake victims in Jammu and Kashmir. She has forwarded donations to NGOs such as Balbhavan, Catherine Home, and Premnidhi.
Sapru has followed Narendra Modi since he was a BJP candidate in Gujarat and has been active in campaigning for rallies with Arun Jaitley and Vijay Sampla in Punjab.
Sapru accompanies Jaitley in social activities but is also considered to be a close aide to Sangeeta Arun Jaitley. Rajnath Singh invited Sapru to join the BJP, and she formally joined the party during the Fateh Rally in Punjab on 23 February 2014. Sapru has plans to initiate an anti-drug campaign in Punjab.
In 2018, she lobbied for minority status to be granted to Sikhs in Jammu and Kashmir.
