Shweta Tiwari (born 4 October 1980) is an Indian actress who primarily works in

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television. She is best known for playing Prerna Sharma in

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's soap opera '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay''. In 2010, she participated in ''

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'' and emerged as the winner, thus becoming the first female winner of the series. Other reality shows to her credit include ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Khatron Ke Khiladi''. Tiwari has also worked in television shows like '' Parvarrish'' as Sweety, ''

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'' as Bindiya and ''

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'' as Guneet Sikka. Currently, she is seen playing the titular lead Aparajita in

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's ''

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''.

Personal life

Tiwari married actor

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in 1998 and they have a daughter (Palak Tiwari), born on 8 October 2000. She filed for a divorce in 2007 after nine years of marriage. Tiwari reported she suffered a troubled relationship characterized by Raja's

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and

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. She complained that he used to beat her up daily. He used to turn up on the sets of her shows and misbehave with her. Tiwari and actor Abhinav Kohli married on 13 July 2013 after dating for three years. On 27 November 2016, Tiwari gave birth to their son Reyansh Kohli. Reports of problems in their marriage first emerged in 2017. In August 2019, she filed a complaint of domestic violence against Kohli alleging harassment by him towards her and her daughter. Kohli was taken into police custody. Tiwari and Kohli separated in 2019. As of October 2022, Tiwari's net worth is around 11 million dollars.

Filmography

Shweta Tiwari From The NDTV Greenathon at Yash Raj Studios (6)

Television

Web series

Music videos

Accolades

References

External links

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