Niilam Paanchal (also spelled Nilam Panchal or Neelam Panchal) is an Indian film and television actress. She appeared in several television series including ''

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'', '' Ruk Jaana Nahin'', '' Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. She acted in the 2019 Gujarati film ''

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'', for which she won Special Jury Award at the 66th National Film Awards.

Biography

Niilam studied at H. L College of Commerce, Ahmedabad. Initially she appeared in several Gujarati language television shows including ''Ek Daal Na Pankhi'' on Doordarshan, ''Pati Patni Ane Vavajodu'', ''Geet Gunjan'', ''Yuva Sangram'', ''Parnya Atle Pati Gaya'' on

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, and '' Saraswatichandra'' on Zee Gujarati. She made her film debut with the 2007 Gujarati film ''Sneh Na Sagpan''. In 2019, She acted in Gujarati period drama film ''Hellaro'', which won the

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at the 66th National Film Awards and she earned Special Jury Award for her performance. The film has been theatrically released in India on 8 November 2019 to positive reviews and her acting is appreciated by the audiences. She appeared in several Hindi television series including ''Hamari Devrani'', ''Ruk Jaana Nahin'', ''Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera'', ''Lajwanti'', and ''Ishqbaaaz''. In 2020, she played Parul, a Gujarati woman character, in the

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television series ''Vaiju No. 1''. She played

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in the play ''Bharat Bhagyavidhata''. She made her debut in Hindi cinema with the 2017 film ''

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''. Presently, she is working in her next film ''Ekvismu Tiffin'', directed by

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, which is set to release in 2021.

Awards and Accolades

Filmography

Films

Television

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paanchal, Niilam Living people Gujarati people Actresses in Gujarati cinema Special Jury Award (feature film) National Film Award winners Indian actresses Year of birth missing (living people)