Shivangi Joshi (born 18 May 1998) is an Indian actress who primarily works in

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television. She made her acting debut with ''

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'' portraying Trisha in 2013. Joshi is best known for her portrayal of dual role Naira Singhania Goenka and Sirat Shekhawat Goenka in ''

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'' for which she received several awards including

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. Joshi's other notable works include portraying Aayat Haider in ''

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'', Poonam Thakur in ''

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'' and Anandi Chaturvedi in ''

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''. In 2022, she participated in '' Khatron Ke Khiladi 12'' and finished at 12th place.

Early life

Joshi was born on 18 May 1998 in

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. She did her schooling in

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Career

Joshi made her television debut in 2013 with

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's ''

''. Subsequently, she went on to play Aayat Haider in ''

''. In 2014, she appeared as Vishy in '' Love by Chance''. She later played Poonam Thakur in ''

'', opposite

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. In 2016, she first appeared as Meera in Season 4 of ''

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'' and then as Jyoti in ''

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''. In the same year, she began portraying Naira Singhania Goenka in

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's ''

''. In January 2021, her character was killed off, but Joshi continued in the show, portraying a look-alike character, Sirat Shekhawat Goenka. Joshi left the show in October 2021, and this second character was also killed off. In 2020, she was about to make her debut at the

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with the film ''Our Own Sky'', but due to the coronavirus, the film was later released in the OTT platform. In November 2021, it was announced that she would appear as Anandi Bhujaariya in

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. She has also featured in various music videos including Aadatein, Baarish and Teri Ada with Mohsin Khan, Kismat Teri, Aashiqui, O Dilbar Yaara with

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and Humnava with

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. In 2022, she participated in the stunt-based reality TV show '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 12'', which was filmed in

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and finished at 12th place.

In the media

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In UK-based newspaper ''

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''s List of 50 Sexiest Asian Women, she ranked 5th in 2018, while she ranked 7th in 2019. She was also ranked in ''

''s Top 30 under 30 Global Asian Stars List of 2022. In ''

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''s 20 Most Desirable Women on Indian Television List, she ranked 7th in 2019 and ranked 9th in 2020.

Filmography

Television

Special appearances

Music videos

Accolades

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Joshi, Shivangi Living people Garhwali people Indian television actresses People from Maharashtra Actresses from Maharashtra 1998 births Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi participants