Nikita Sharma is an Indian actress who primarily works in
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...
television. She made her acting debut with ''
V The Serial
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'' portraying Taani in 2013. She earned recognition with her portrayal of Antara Kaul in ''
Do Dil Ek Jaan
''Do Dil... Ek Jaan'' ( ''Two Hearts... One Soul'') is an Indian television drama series, that premiered on Life OK on3 June 2013 and ended on 24 January 2014. It was produced by Abhinav Shukla under his Nautanki Films banner. The series starr ...
'', Kavita Roy in ''
Swaragini - Jodein Rishton Ke Sur
''Swaragini — Jodein Rishton Ke Sur'' (''Swaragini — Join the Melody of Relationships'') is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that premiered on 2 March 2015 on Colors TV. Produced by Rashmi Sharma under the Rashmi Sharma Tele ...
'' and
Lakshmi
Lakshmi (; , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism. She is the goddess of wealth, fortune, power, beauty, fertility and prosperity, and associated with ''Maya'' ("Illusion"). Alo ...
in ''
Mahakali — Anth Hi Aarambh Hai''.
Her other notable work include portraying Archana Kapoor in ''
Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki
''Shakti — Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki'' ( Strength — feeling of existence) was an Indian Hindi-language social drama television series produced by Rashmi Sharma Telefilms airing from 30 May 2016 to 1 October 2021 on Colors TV. It starred Rubina Di ...
'' and Nandini/Shivani in ''
Phir Laut Aayi Naagin
''Phir Laut Aayi Naagin'' () is a Hindi-language Indian television supernatural drama series produced by Triangle Film Corporation. It stars Nikita Sharma, Jatin Bharadwaj, and Abhimanyu Chaudhary. It aired from 2 September 2019 to 17 January ...
''.
Early life
Sharma was born and brought up in
New Delhi
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. She completed her graduation from
Delhi University
Delhi University (DU), formally the University of Delhi, is a collegiate university, collegiate Central university (India), central university located in New Delhi, India. It was founded in 1922 by an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly and ...
.
Personal life
Sharma married producer Rohandeep Singh on 14 November 2021, at a Shiv Temple in
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...
.
Career
Debut and breakthrough (2013-2016)
Sharma started her career as a model and made her acting debut in 2013 with ''
V The Serial
V, or v, is the twenty-second and fifth-to-last letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''vee'' (pronounced ), plural ...
'' portraying Taani. She then portrayed Antara Kaul in ''
Do Dil Ek Jaan
''Do Dil... Ek Jaan'' ( ''Two Hearts... One Soul'') is an Indian television drama series, that premiered on Life OK on3 June 2013 and ended on 24 January 2014. It was produced by Abhinav Shukla under his Nautanki Films banner. The series starr ...
'' opposite
Ayaz Ahmed
Ayaz Ahmed (born 24 September 1986) is an Indian television actor. He made his debut on television as a contestant in the popular reality show MTV Roadies. He is famous for his role in ''Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan''.
Early life
Ahmed was born on 24 Se ...
. It proved as a major turning point in her career. The same year she portrayed Tara in ''
Confessions of an Indian Teenager
''Confessions of an Indian Teenager'' is an Indian teen drama television series aired on Channel V India. The series deals with the problems of teenagers in modern Indian society and each episode ends with a moral. The series premiered on 25 No ...
''.
In 2014, she portrayed episodic role of Pragya in ''
Yeh Hai Aashiqui'', Simone in ''
MTV Webbed
''MTV Webbed'' is an Indian teen drama created by Vikas Gupta produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under their banner Balaji Telefilms. The series premiered on MTV India
MTV India is an Indian pay television channel specialising in mus ...
'', Payal in Halla Bol, Koyal in ''
Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya'', Mahi in ''
MTV Fanaah
''MTV Fanaah'' is an Indian thriller television miniseries broadcast by MTV India. It premiered on 21 July 2014. Produced by BBC Worldwide India, ''MTV Fanaah'' is about the complexities of a love story featuring supernatural entities such as ...
'' and Urmi in ''
Love by Chance'' . She also portrayed Tania in ''Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai'', in the same year.
She portrayed Vedika in ''
Maharakshak: Devi'' and Misha in ''
Aahat
''Aahat'' (English: ''An approaching sound'') is an Indian thriller/ horror television anthology series created by B. P. Singh for Sony Entertainment Television. The series premiered on 5 October 1995. The episodes of first, second and fift ...
'', both in 2015. From 2015 to 2016, she portrayed Kavita Roy in ''
Swaragini - Jodein Rishton Ke Sur
''Swaragini — Jodein Rishton Ke Sur'' (''Swaragini — Join the Melody of Relationships'') is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that premiered on 2 March 2015 on Colors TV. Produced by Rashmi Sharma under the Rashmi Sharma Tele ...
'' opposite
Varun Kapoor.
Success and recent work (2017-present)
Sharma in 2017, portrayed Gauri Shivam Kumar opposite
Himanshu Soni
Himanshu Soni (born 1 February 1988) is an Indian actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Buddha in the series, Buddha-''Rajaon Ka Raja'.''
Early life
Soni was born on 1 February 1988 in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. He married, Sheetal ...
in ''
Khatmal E Ishq... Biwi Ke Naakhre..Offo !!''. She portrayed
Lakshmi
Lakshmi (; , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism. She is the goddess of wealth, fortune, power, beauty, fertility and prosperity, and associated with ''Maya'' ("Illusion"). Alo ...
opposite
Kanan Malhotra
Kanan Malhotra is an Indian model and television actor.
Television career
In 2010, he made his television debut in the show '' Chand Chupa Badal Mein'' on Star Plus where he played the cameo role of Aditya Sharma. He then appeared in the Zee ...
in ''
Mahakali — Anth Hi Aarambh Hai'' from 2017 to 2018.
In 2019, she appeared in ''
Manmohini'' portraying Rani Rajrajeshwari and then portrayed Archana Kapoor in ''
Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki
''Shakti — Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki'' ( Strength — feeling of existence) was an Indian Hindi-language social drama television series produced by Rashmi Sharma Telefilms airing from 30 May 2016 to 1 October 2021 on Colors TV. It starred Rubina Di ...
'' opposite
Vivian Dsena.
From 2019 to 2020 she portrayed dual characters of Nandini (Naagin) and Shivani opposite Jatin Bharadwaj in ''
Phir Laut Aayi Naagin
''Phir Laut Aayi Naagin'' () is a Hindi-language Indian television supernatural drama series produced by Triangle Film Corporation. It stars Nikita Sharma, Jatin Bharadwaj, and Abhimanyu Chaudhary. It aired from 2 September 2019 to 17 January ...
''. She then portrayed an Ichhadhari Naagin in ''
Akbar Ka Bal Birbal
Akbar Ka Bal... Birbal (transl... Akbar's Power Birbal) is an Indian Hindi historical comedy show that aired on Star Bharat and digitally available on Disney+ Hotstar. The show starred Ali Asgar and Vishal Kotian as Akbar and Birbal respectivel ...
'' in 2020.
Filmography
Television
Music videos
References
External links
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Living people
21st-century Indian actresses
Indian television actresses
Indian soap opera actresses
Actresses from New Delhi
Delhi University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)