Uorfi Javed (formerly Urfi Javed) (born 15 October 1997), is an Indian television actress and a social media influencer.

Early life

Javed was born in a

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family in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on 15 October 1997. She did her schooling from City Montessori School, Lucknow. She graduated from Amity University, Lucknow in

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Career

In 2016, Javed appeared in

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's ''

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'' as Avni Pant. From 2016 to 2017, she played Chhaya in

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''. Then, she portrayed Aarti in

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''. In 2018, she played Kamini Joshi in

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,'' Bella Kapoor in

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'', Piyali in

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'' and Nandini in &TV's ''

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''. In 2020, she joined ''

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'' as Shivani Bhatia. Next, she played Tanisha Chakraborty in '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay''. In 2021, she participated in

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's reality show ''

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'' where she finished at 13th place. In 2022 she was seen in a music Video with Kunwarr. In December 2022, she participated in

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's reality show '' MTV Splitsvilla X4'' as a guest contestant.

Personal life

Javed began dating her

co-actor Paras Kalnawat in 2017 but the duo broke up in 2018. In 2022, she announced her change of name to Uorfi on social media, and suggested that she be referred to by her new name. Although pronounced the same, the change in spelling was done on advice of a

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Filmography

Television

Web series

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Javed, Urfi Living people 21st-century Indian actresses Indian television actresses Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants 1997 births