Niki Aneja Walia (born 26 September 1972) is an Indian television and film actress who works in Hindi films and television serials. She is the cousin of actor Parmeet Sethi.
Niki Aneja Walia | |
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Born | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 26 September 1972
Nationality | Indian |
Education | St. Teresa's Convent School, Santacruz |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1994–present |
Spouse |
Sonny Walia (m. 2002) |
Children | 2 |
Parent |
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Relatives | Parmeet Sethi (cousin) |
She married Sonny Walia in February 2002 and moved 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]
Niki has worked as a model, compere, VJ, host and actress on television 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 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 was a runner-up at 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.
Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1994 | Mr. Azaad | Inspector Shalu | Debut film (as Shalu Aneja) | |
1998 | Mohre | Agent Roochi | ||
1999 | Chocolate | |||
2015 | Shaandaar | Geetu Arora | [6] | |
2017 | Lupt | Shalini Tandon | [7][8] | |
2020 | Guilty | Sushma Singh | Netflix film | |
2021 | Virgin Bhanupriya | Moon | Zee5 film | |
Bawri Chhori | Eros Now film | |||
Tuesdays and Fridays | Dr. Radhika Malhotra | |||
2022 | Tara Vs Bilal | Gurmehar aka Daisy Aunty | Netflix | |
2022 | Double XL | Zorawar's Mother | Netflix | |
2023 | Neeyat | Zara, AK's therapist | ||
TBA | Laila Majnu † | TBA |
Year | Title | Role | Platform |
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2018-2021 | Puncch Beat | Maya | ALTBalaji |
2020 | Never Kiss Your Best Friend | Harpreet Brar | Zee5 |
2022 | Never Kiss Your Best Friend Season 2 | Harpreet Brar | Zee5 |
Year | Show | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1995 | Baat Ban Jaye | |||
1996 | Sea Hawks | Naval officer Dr. Natasha | ||
1996 | Andaz | |||
1996 | Dastaan | |||
1996 | Aakhir Kaun | |||
1999 | Saher | |||
2000 | Samandar | |||
2000 | Piya Binaa | |||
2001 | Gharwaali Uparwaali | Pooja | ||
2002-2006 | Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani | Dr. Simran Mathur / Dr. Simran Saxena | ||
Piya Ka Ghar | ||||
2006 | Barrister Roy | Niki | [9] [10] | |
2009 | Zee & U. | Herself / Presenter | [11] | |
2009 | Ghar Ek Sapnaa | Simi | Special Appearance | [12] |
2012 | Cloud 9 | Nisha | ||
2017 | Dil Sambhal Jaa Zara | Laila Raichand | [13][14] |
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