Priyanka Chahar Choudhary finished as first runner-up on Rise and Fall Season 2, which ended on 6 November 2026 with Shehzad Poonawalla taking the Rs 35 lakh prize. She is a 30-year-old television actress, best known for Udaariyaan and a top-three finish on Bigg Boss 16.
No report we checked shows that she is married or in a confirmed relationship. Ankit Gupta is the name most often linked to her, and both of them have described the bond only in indirect terms.
Who is Priyanka Chahar Choudhary?
Priyanka Chahar Choudhary is an actress from Jaipur who rose to fame as Tejo Sandhu in the Colors TV serial Udaariyaan in 2021 and then reached the final stage of Bigg Boss 16. In November 2025 she was announced as the lead of Naagin 7.
- Born: 13 August 1996 in Jaipur, Rajasthan, per IMDb (age 30 as of November 2026)
- Family: IMDb lists a sibling, Preeti Chahar
- Known for: Udaariyaan, Bigg Boss 16 and Naagin 7
- Latest: first runner-up on Rise and Fall Season 2, November 2026
She made her professional debut in 2016 with music videos, according to a She the People profile dated 11 October 2022, which names Gathbandhan as her first television serial in 2018. IMDb dates the same serial to 2019, so the year is given here as reported by each source.
IMDb also credits her with the 2024 web series Dus June Kii Raat. To work out an exact age on any day, the age calculator takes her birth date.
What happened to Priyanka Chahar Choudhary on Rise and Fall 2?
Priyanka finished second on Rise and Fall Season 2. Outlook India reported on 6 November 2026 that Shehzad Poonawalla beat her to the trophy, with Gautam Gulati third.
She began the season in the Penthouse, The Hans India reported on 28 September, one of eight contestants who held it after the first Ultimate Ruler race. The finale opened with six players: Shehzad, Priyanka, Gautam, Swara Bhasker, Karan Patel and Niharika Tiwari.
Niharika went out first in a challenge, and Karan and Swara were knocked out at the Tower stage. That left Shehzad, Priyanka and Gautam, who tied in a vote, so the eliminated contestants cast the deciding votes. Our contestants list gives every exit with its source. Priyanka was in the last three.
On 7 November she posted an open letter to her fans, whom she calls her Paltan. Nation Press, quoting the post, wrote that she called the show one of the most “intense and unforgettable” journeys of her life. She also wrote that she had entered hoping to win and left feeling she had won their love. She called the finale a beginning.
The winner’s side of the finale is in our profile of Shehzad Poonawalla. Wild card Rishabh Jaiswal, who entered the show in October, has his own profile.
How did her career develop?
Her career runs through four television steps: Udaariyaan in 2021, Bigg Boss 16 from October 2022, a lead role in Naagin 7 announced in November 2025, and Rise and Fall Season 2 in 2026. The timeline below counts the years from her 2016 debut.
The Bigg Boss 16 result is confirmed by IANS, which wrote on 2 November 2025 that she emerged as one of the top three finalists of that season. The same report says she was announced as the lead of Naagin 7 on the Bigg Boss 19 stage, in front of Salman Khan.
In the statement shared by the makers, she recalled that Ekta Kapoor had told her during Bigg Boss 16 that she had found her next Naagin. IANS adds that the show was set to premiere soon on Colors. That report gives no date.
A December 2025 reply in an r/biggboss thread comparing contestants explained why some fans back her:
“Ofcourse. She’s different, they’re different. Everyone’s personality is unique.But how you deal with failure or success shows your real character and how far you’ll go 🔥 Priyanka and Hina is in a place where they are today because of this.”
– r/biggboss, December 2025 (519 upvotes)
Is Priyanka Chahar Choudhary in a relationship?
No relationship is confirmed in any report we checked as of 10 November 2026. Reports link her with her Udaariyaan co-star Ankit Gupta, but neither has said publicly that they dated or split, and both have used indirect language. Nothing more is confirmed.
Free Press Journal wrote on 3 November 2025 that their chemistry on Bigg Boss 16 sparked dating rumors, and that both repeatedly said they were just good friends. Talk of a split began in April 2025, when fans noticed the two had unfollowed each other on Instagram. Follows and unfollows are not evidence of anything, and the story rests on what they said afterward.
Free Press Journal quoted her on 14 April 2025 at a Mumbai fashion event saying it is good to evolve, “whether it is in a relationship or fashion.” On 19 April Pinkvilla reported her Instagram story: “If only work got the same attention as private matters, this industry would be unstoppable.”
Ankit Gupta answered at Bombay Times Fashion Week 2025, Pinkvilla reported on 21 April. He said it has always been between two people and that no third person is allowed into it. Earlier that month he had left the show Tere Ho Jaayein Hum, saying he needed time for himself.
The last public moment in our sources is Bigg Boss 19, whose final standings are on our Bigg Boss contestants tracker. When Salman Khan asked her where Ankit was, Free Press Journal reported, she laughed and looked down without answering. Nothing she or Ankit has said confirms an ex-partner label, a marriage or a new relationship.
In brief
How old is Priyanka Chahar Choudhary?
Priyanka is 30 as of November 2026, going by the 13 August 1996 birth date on IMDb.
Did Priyanka Chahar Choudhary get married?
No report we checked says so. The reports about her personal life concern Ankit Gupta, and neither of them has announced a marriage.
Is Ankit Gupta Priyanka Chahar Choudhary’s ex?
Reports use that label, but neither of them has confirmed a relationship or a split. Both said earlier that they were just good friends, according to Free Press Journal.
