Nidhi Uttam Pathak is an Indian television and film actress known for portraying Nandini Singhania in

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's longest-running drama, ''

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''. She has also acted in '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2020, she made her film debut with

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's social film, ''

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''.

Early and personal life

Born in

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, Uttam did schooling from St. Mary's Convent High School, Kanpur. She has an identical twin, Nishi. She moved to

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to study Graphic Design and Animation. Uttam married her childhood friend, singer and lyricist,

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, in

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. The wedding was attended by her fellow co-stars from ''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai''.

Career

Television career

After playing an uncredited small role in

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's ''

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'' in 2006, Uttam was set to star as the title character in

's '' Kasturi'' and make her debut in a leading character, but later

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replaced her. She finally debuted with

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's popular soap, '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'' for Star Plus as Tara in 2008. In the same year, she played Sukanya in ''

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''. In 2009, Uttam was cast in Star Plus's longest-running daily soap, ''

'' as Nandini Singhania which she eventually quit in 2016. Along with her role of Nandini, she portrayed Meethi in

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's ''

'' in 2013. In 2017, she appeared in a special appearance for Gul Khan's ''

'' on Star Plus as Jhanvi. Next, Uttam was seen in

's ''

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'', where she enacted the role of Sakshi. In 2018, she returned to ''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai'', but finally confirmed her exit from it in 2019. The following year, she appeared in the television series ''

'' via Zee TV, portraying Priya.

Film career

Nidhi ventured into films with

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starrer ''Nanha Einstein'' in 2017. She appeared in

's drama, ''

'', starring

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as a caring housewife who wants justice against

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, when her husband slaps her unreasonably. ''Thappad'' was moderately profitable at the box office earning against its .

Television shows

Films

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Uttam, Nidhi Indian television actresses Living people 21st-century Indian actresses Indian soap opera actresses Indian film actresses Actresses in Hindi television Year of birth missing (living people)