Nia Sharma (born 17 September 1990) is an Indian actress and model who appears in

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television. She is known for her roles as Manvi Chaudhary in ''

Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai ''Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai'' (transl: ''My sister is one in a thousand'', international title: ''The Inseparables'') is an Indian Hindi-language soap opera that aired on StarPlus during weekdays from 3 October 2011 to 13 September 2013. ...

'',

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's '' Jamai Raja'' as Roshni Patel,

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's ''

Ishq Mein Marjawan ''Ishq Mein Marjawan'' () is an Indian romantic thriller television series. It aired from 20 September 2017 to 28 June 2019 on Colors TV. Produced by Yash A Patnaik under Beyond Dreams Entertainment. It starred Arjun Bijlani, Aalisha Panwar, N ...

'' as Aarohi Kashyap and '' Naagin 4'' as Brinda Parekh. In 2017, she participated in '' Khatron Ke Khiladi 8'' and finished as a finalist. In 2020, she participated in '' Khatron Ke Khiladi – Made in India'' and emerged as the winner. Sharma entered the digital world in 2017 with

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's web series ''Twisted''. In 2021, she was seen in the second season of her web series ''Jamai 2.0'', which released digitally on

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. In 2022, Sharma was seen as a contestant in

's dance reality show '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10''.

Early life

Sharma was born on 17 September 1990.

Career

2010–2013: Debut and breakthrough

Sharma started her acting career into television in 2010 with

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's '' Kaali - Ek Agnipariksha'', appearing as Anu. She then played Nisha Mehta in the channel's multi starrer ''

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''. Sharma got her first break when she signed the parallel main lead role of Manvi Chaudhary alongside

Krystle D'Souza Krystle D'Souza (born 1 March 1990) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi television. She made her acting debut in 2007 with the role of Kinjal Pandey in ''Kahe Naa Kahe'' and had her breakthrough with ''Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Ha ...

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and

Kushal Tandon Kushal Tandon (born 28 March 1985) is an Indian model and actor known for his portrayal of Virat Singh Vadhera in ''Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai'' and Arjun Sharma in ''Beyhadh''. He also participated in ''Nach Baliye'', ''Bigg Boss'' and '' ...

in Star Plus's ''

'' which had a successful run of 2 years, from 2011 to 2013.

2014–2020: Establishment and awards success

Sharma then signed

's '' Jamai Raja'' portraying the role of Roshni Patel opposite

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, produced by Bollywood superstar

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, which she was a part of from 2014 until she quit the show in 2016. In 2017, she marked her debut on digital platform with

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''Twisted'', an

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where she co-starred with

Rrahul Sudhir Rrahul Sudhir is an Indian television actor. He is best known for portraying Vansh Raisinghania in ''Ishq Mein Marjawan 2''. Personal life Rrahul hails from Kashmir. He was born on 2 October 1993. He has done Engineering in Electronics and Comm ...

and

Namit Khanna Namit Khanna (born 29 October 1985) is an Indian actor known for portraying Siddhant Sinha in '' Yeh Pyaar Nahi Toh Kya Hai'' and Dr. Siddhant "Sid" Mathur in '' Sanjivani''. Early life Khanna hails from Delhi. He completed his Bachelor of Bus ...

as Aliyah Mukherjee, a

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. In July 2017, Sharma participated in '' eighth season'' of

's popular stunt-based reality show '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi'' hosted by

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. She was eliminated from the show two times, before re-entering again, and survived until the show ended, emerging as the first finalist. From October 2017 to January 2018, she was seen in Star Plus show ''

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'' as Palasha Trivedi. Sharma next reprised her character in the second and third season of ''Twisted'' In July 2018 she found her next character in

's suspense thriller series ''

'', in which she had the double role of Aarohi Kashyap and Anjali Sharma opposite

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until the show ended in June 2019, which had a successful run of 2 years. Later she reunited with Dubey in the web series ''Jamai 2.0'' on

. In November 2019, she joined '' Naagin 4: Bhagya Ka Zehreela Khel'', the fourth season of Colors TV's supernatural revenge franchise '' Naagin'' produced by

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, in which she starred as shape shifting serpent Brinda opposite

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until it went off air in August 2020. Just after its culmination, she participated in '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi – Made in India'' and became winner.

2021–present: OTT projects and ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10''

The second season of ZEE5's ''Jamai 2.0'' was launched in 2021, where Sharma and Dubey united for the fourth time. In September 2021, she was a guest for just one day in the OTT version of popular game reality show ''

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''. In 2022, she participated in

's dance-based reality show '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10'' by pairing up with choreographer Tarun Raj Nihalani, and finished at 8th place.

In the media

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Sharma's acting performances in ''Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai'', ''Jamai Raja'', ''Ishq Mein Marjawan'' and ''Naagin: Bhagya Ka Zehreela Khel'' established her as a leading actress of Indian television industry. Sharma was ranked No. 3 in 2016 and No. 2 in 2017 in the Top 50 Sexiest Asian Women List by British-based ''Eastern Eye'' newspaper. In 2020, Sharma was ranked at No. 2 in The Times Most Desirable Women on TV 2020.

Filmography

Television

Special appearances

Web series

Music videos

Awards

Won

*2012 –

Indian Television Academy Awards The Indian Television Academy Awards, also known as the ''ITA Awards'', is an annual award ceremony organised by the Indian Television Academy to honour excellence in Hindi-language television. Ceremonies Categories Popular Awards * ITA Aw ...

, Desh Ki Dhadkan – Best Actress – Popular for ''

'' *2015 –

, Gr8! Face Female for '' Jamai Raja''

Nominated

*2013 –

Indian Telly Awards The Indian Telly Awards is an annual award for excellence both on-screen and behind-the-scenes of Hindi-language television. Conceptualised and created by Anil Wanvari, the founder, CEO of media and services group, indiantelevision.com, they a ...

, Best Actress in a Lead Role – ''

'' *2014 –

, Best Onscreen Couple – '' Jamai Raja'' *2015 –

, Best Onscreen Couple for '' Jamai Raja'' *2015 –

Zee Gold Awards The Gold Awards is an annual awards show that honours the best performers in the Hindi-language television industry. They were first awarded in 2007. Boroplus was the title sponsor for the first 10 editions after which Kesh King took over. The ...

, Best Actor (Female) for '' Jamai Raja''Sarkar, Prarthna
"Zee Gold Awards 2015 Highlights, Complete Winners' List: 'Yeh Hai Mohabbatein' Bags Most Honours; Karan-Divyanka's Romance Steals the Show"
''International Business Times-India Edition''. Retrieved 25 October 2016 *2015 –

, Most Popular Jodi for '' Jamai Raja'' *2019 –

, Best Actress in a Lead Role for ''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Nia 1990 births Living people Indian television actresses Indian soap opera actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi participants Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants