Niki Aneja Walia
Indian television actress
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Niki Walia (née Aneja; 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.
Born26 September 1972
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
EducationSt. Teresa's Convent School, Santacruz
OccupationActress
Yearsactive1994–present
Niki Walia | |
|---|---|
Walia in 2019 | |
| Born | 26 September 1972 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Education | St. Teresa's Convent School, Santacruz |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse |
Sonny Walia (m. 2002) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Parmeet Sethi (cousin) |
Personal life
Career
Niki has worked as a model, compere, VJ, host and actress on television and film (Cinema, Netflix and Amazon Prime) (Bollywood). She has acted for over 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]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Daisy Aunty | ||
| Double XL | Zorawar's Mother | |||
| 2023 | Neeyat | Zara, AK's therapist | ||
| TBA | Laila Majnu † | TBA | ||
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-2021 | Puncch Beat | Maya | ALTBalaji |
| 2020 | Never Kiss Your Best Friend | Harpreet Brar | ZEE5 |
| 2021 | "Never Kiss Your Best Friend Lockdown Special" | ||
| 2022 | Never Kiss Your Best Friend Season 2 |
Television
| Year | Show | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
