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Niki Walia (née Aneja) is an Indian television and film actress.

Personal life

Niki Walia was born Niki Aneja on 26 September 1972 in Mumbai. She went to St. Teresa's Convent School in Santacruz. She married Sonny Walia in February 2002 and shifted to the UK the same year.[1][2] The couple has twins (a boy, Sean and a girl, Sabrina). She currently resides in England.[3]

Career

Niki has worked as a model, compere, VJ, host and actress on TV and Film (Bollywood). She has acted for nearly 30 years in over 31 television serials across genres.[4]

She is best known for her role as Dr. Simran Mathur in the Hindi TV series Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani on Zee TV. She had beautifully played the role of Nikki in Zee tv serial "Baat ban jaye"[5]

She was also a judge for Femina Miss India 1994 which resulted in the win for Miss World for Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Miss Universe for Sushmita Sen.

Niki has also been a Runner-up Miss World University in 1991, resulting in her being World Ambassador for Peace 1991–1992. She worked in Cloud 9 which was UK's first British Asian soap.

Filmography

Film

Year Feature Film Role Notes
2020 Tuesdays & Fridays Upcoming
2020 Guilty Sushma Released
2017 Lupt Shalini Tandon [6][7]
2015 Shaandaar Geetu Arora -Bipin’s wife, Isha’s mother, Alia’s step mother. [8][9]
Chocolate
1994 Mr. Azaad Inspector Shalu / Shivani Agnihotri Twins Dil To Pagal Hai Pooja

Television

Year Show Role Channel Notes
2020 Puncch Beat 3 Maya ALT Balaji Upcoming
2020 Puncch beat 2 Maya ALT Balaji Upcoming
2020 Never Kiss Your Best Friend Harpreet Brar Zee5
2018 Puncch Beat Maya ALT Balaji [10][11]
2017 Dil Sambhal Jaa Zara Laila Raichand Star Plus [12][13]
2012 Cloud 9 Nisha ZEE TV UK UK's first British Asian Soap
2009 Zee & U. Herself / Presenter ZEE TV UK [14]
2009 Ghar Ek Sapnaa Simi Sahara One Special Appearance[15]
2002-2006 Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani Dr. Simran Mathur / Saxena Zee TV Best TV Show:

2005-06 ITA

2005-06 Apsara Awards

Best Actress:

2003 ITA (Jury)

2003-04 Lions Club

2005-06 Apsara Awards


Best Actress:

1998 Kalashree Awards

2001 Gharwaali Uparwaali Pooja Star Plus Lead

Comedy

2000 Samandar Niki / Black Widow --- Lead opposite Kabir Bedi

Thriller

1999 Saher Star TV Best Actress:

2003 Kalashree Awards

1996 Sea Hawks (TV series) Naval Dr. Natasha DD Metro
1996 Andaz Nikki Zee TV Lead opposite Shekhar Suman
1996 Dastaan Nikki Zee TV 1998 CSR Personality
1996 Aakhir Kaun Niki Doordarshan
1995 Baat Ban Jaye Nikki Zee


Commercials

  • 1992-1994 - Sunsilk Shampoo
  • 1992-1994 - Gold Flake Tobacco
  • 1992-1994 - BPL Sanyo TV

Music videos

  • 2003:-Indian Television Academy Theme Song
  • 1993:-Acted: Eyes- Anu Malik
  • 2000:-Danced in Semi Animated Music Video. Vote for Ghagra-Ila Arun

See also

References

  1. ^ "Niki Walia spotted in Mumbai - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. ^ Venkatesh, Jyothi (13 October 2005). "Nikki Aneja to take break from acting". DNA India. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Niki Aneja: I'm here to re-introduce myself to people - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. ^ "'I believe in understanding the heart of the character' : Niki Aneja". Indian Television Dot Com. 25 November 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. ^ ROSHNI K OLIVERA, 18 Apr 2009, 12.00am IST (18 April 2009). "Niki is back! - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 7 April 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Niki Walia: After Shaandaar, I wanted to play something important, not just Alia Bhatt's mum". Hindustan Times. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  7. ^ "'Lupt' is a beautiful film, says Niki Aneja Walia". The Statesman. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  8. ^ Baddhan, Raj (21 October 2015). "Exclusive: Niki Walia: "I fought for my role in 'Shaandaar'"". BizAsia | Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Events and Music. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  9. ^ "'Shaandaar': Avant-garde gone awry". Deccan Herald. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  10. ^ Team, Author: Editorial (18 May 2018). "Niki Aneja Walia and Samir Soni join the cast of ALTBalaji's Puncch Beat". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 25 July 2019. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ "Puncch Beat review: Vikas Gupta's Puncch Beat packs a punch. Priyank Sharma and Harshita Gaur shine in the series". India Today. 21 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Niki Aneja Walia on being compared to Madhuri Dixit: I even get to hear that I look better than her". Hindustan Times. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Sanjay Kapoor's Co-Star Explains Why He Didn't Get A Chance To 'Prove Himself'". NDTV.com. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  14. ^ Baddhan, Raj (20 January 2009). "Nikki Aneja Walia set for TV comeback". BizAsia | Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Events and Music. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Niki Walia's second innings on TV". Hindustan Times. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

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