# Lata Sabharwal

Lata Sabharwal is an Indian film and television actress, who has worked in Bollywood films, as well. She has played supporting roles in Bollywood films like Vivah and Ishq Vishq. Sabharwal is best known for her portrayal of Rajshri Goyel Maheshwari in Star Plus's Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai and Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke.

## Personal life

In 2009, Sabharwal married fellow actor Sanjeev Seth from the show Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. In 2013 she gave birth to a boy.

## Career

Sabharwal started her career in 1999 with Geeta Rahasya. She has played supporting roles in all three of her movies, among which Vivah has been her most successful movie to date. Besides acting in Bollywood movies, she has also acted in television series, among them Arzoo Hai Tu, Awaz - Dil Se Dil Tak, Jannat, Jhoot Bole Kauwa Kaate and Khushiyan. She usually plays supporting roles in Hindi television programmes. She was seen in Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki, which aired on Sahara One channel. Then, she played the role of Sanju's mother in Shaka Laka Boom Boom. From 2007 to 2008, she played the role of Cynthia in Sahara One's Ghar Ek Sapnaa. In 2008, she appeared in Main Teri Parchhain Hoon on Imagine TV. This role got her fame in Indian Television. In 2007, she was seen in Naaginn, which aired on Zee TV, as Ratna, Triveni's daughter in law.
From 2009 to 2019, she played Rajshri Goyel Maheshwari, the mother of the main lead, Akshara, the grand mother of later main lead, Naira in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai on Star Plus. The role brought her much recognition and fame. She won several awards in the category of Best Onscreen Mother. She married her on-screen husband from Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, Sanjeev Seth. Lata and her husband, Sanjeev Seth, participated in the Star Plus dance show Nach Baliye 6 in 2013.
She reprised her role of Rajshri Goyel Maheshwari in Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke, the spin-off series of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. She has played the role of Vasundhara Ranjeetpratap Singh in the Colors TV show Ishq Mein Marjawan. In 2021, she made an announcement about her decision to quit television.

## Television

| Year | Serial | Role |
| | Zara Si Zindagi | |
| 1999 | Geeta Rahasya | Draupadi |
| 2000 | X Zone – 6 1/2 | |
| 2001–2002 | Jannat | Naaz |
| 2001–2002 | Jai Mahabharat | Rajmata Kunti |
| 2002 | Kehta Hai Dil | Vikram's Wife |
| 2002–2004 | Shaka Laka Boom Boom | Sanju's mother |
| 2002–2006 | Aap Beeti | Story:Rajnigandha(2005), Story:Pukaar(2002) |
| 2003 | Raghu More: Bachelor of Hearts | |
| 2003 | Arzoo Hai Tu | |
| 2003–2004 | Awaz – Dil Se Dil Tak | Lata Pramod Gupta |
| 2003–2004 | Jhoot Bole Kauwa Kaate | |
| 2004 | Devi | Kavita Sharma / Kavita Vasudev Kumar |
| 2004 | Dishayen | Reema |
| 2004 | Khushiyan | |
| 2005 | Anant | |
| 2005–2006 | Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki | Shalini Mittal / Shalini Puneet Agarwal |
| 2006 | Apradhi Kaun | Dr. Julie |
| 2007–2008 | Naaginn | Ratna Vishnu Singh |
| 2007–2009 | Ghar Ek Sapnaa | Cynthia Rishabh Chaudhary |
| 2008 | C.I.D. – Kissa Bhatakti Aatma Ka | Ragini (Episode 534) |
| 2008 | C.I.D. – Kissa Bhatakti Aatma Ka | Mandy (Episode 534) |
| 2008–2009 | Main Teri Parchhain Hoon | Jaya Siddharth Tyagi |
| 2009–2019 | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai | Rajshree Goyel Maheshwari |
| 2013 | Nach Baliye 6 | Contestant |
| 2017 | Woh Apna Sa | Kalyani Amrish Jindal |
| 2018–2019 | Ishq Mein Marjawan | Vasundhara Ranjeetpratap Singh |
| 2019–2020 | Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke | Rajshree Goyel Maheshwari |

## Filmography

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Ishq Vishk | Alisha's friend | |
| 2006 | Vivah | Bhavna | |
| 2008 | Konchem Koththaga | Seema Bheoroll | Telugu |
| 2015 | Prem Ratan Dhan Payo | Sangeeta Singh | Cameo Role |
| 2023 | The Rise of Sudarshan Chakra | | Hero's Aunty |