Niki Aneja Walia

Niki Walia
Niki Walia
	Walia in 2019
Born	26 September 1972 (age 52); Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Education	St. Teresa's Convent School, Santacruz
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1994–present
Spouse	Sonny Walia (m. 2002)
Children	2
Father	Narayan Aneja
Relatives	Parmeet Sethi (cousin)

Niki Walia (née Aneja; born 26 September 1972) is an Indian television and film actress who works in Hindi films and television serials. She is the cousin of actor Parmeet Sethi.

Personal life

She married Sonny Walia in February 2002 and moved to the UK the same year.^[1]^[2] ^[3] The couple has twins (a boy, Sean and a girl, Sabrina). She currently resides in England.^[4]

Career

Niki has worked as a model, compere, VJ, host and actress on television and film (Bollywood). She has acted for nearly 30 years in over 31 television serials across genres.^[5]

She is best known for her role as Dr. Simran Mathur in the Hindi TV series Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani on Zee TV. She played the role of Nikki in Zee TV serial "Baat ban jaye"^[6]

She was also a judge for Femina Miss India 1994 which resulted in the win for Miss World for Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Miss Universe for Sushmita Sen.

Niki was a runner-up at Miss World University in 1991, resulting in her being World Ambassador for Peace 1991–1992. She worked in Cloud 9 which was UK's first British Asian soap.

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref.
1994	Mr. Azaad	Inspector Shalu	Debut film (as Shalu Aneja)
1998	Mohre	Agent Roochi
1999	Chocolate
2015	Shaandaar	Geetu Arora		^[7]
2017	Lupt	Shalini Tandon		^[8]^[9]
2020	Guilty	Sushma Singh	Netflix film
2021	Virgin Bhanupriya	Moon	Zee5 film
	Bawri Chhori		Eros Now film
	Tuesdays and Fridays	Dr. Radhika Malhotra
2022	Tara Vs Bilal	Gurmehar aka Daisy Aunty	Netflix
2022	Double XL	Zorawar's Mother	Netflix
2023	Neeyat	Zara, AK's therapist
TBA	Laila Majnu †	TBA

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Platform
2018-2021	Puncch Beat	Maya	ALTBalaji
2020	Never Kiss Your Best Friend	Harpreet Brar	Zee5
2022	Never Kiss Your Best Friend Season 2	Harpreet Brar	Zee5

Television

Year	Show	Role	Notes	Ref.
1995	Baat Ban Jaye
1996	Sea Hawks	Naval officer Dr. Natasha
1996	Andaz
1996	Dastaan
1996	Aakhir Kaun
1999	Saher
2000	Samandar
2000	Piya Binaa
2001	Gharwaali Uparwaali	Pooja
2002-2006	Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani	Dr. Simran Mathur / Dr. Simran Saxena
2002-2006	Piya Ka Ghar	Dr. Simran Mathur / Dr. Simran Saxena
2006	Barrister Roy	Niki		^[10]^[11]
2009	Zee & U.	Herself / Presenter		^[12]
2009	Ghar Ek Sapnaa	Simi	Special Appearance	^[13]
2012	Cloud 9	Nisha
2017	Dil Sambhal Jaa Zara	Laila Raichand		^[14]^[15]

References

^ "Niki Walia spotted in Mumbai". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ Venkatesh, Jyothi (13 October 2005). "Nikki Aneja to take break from acting". Daily News and Analysis. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ "Niki Walia's Love Story With Sonny Walia, Duo Decided To Marry And Move To UK After Her Car Accident". BollywoodShaadis. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
^ Olivera, Roshni. "Niki Aneja: I'm here to re-introduce myself to people". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ "'I believe in understanding the heart of the character' : Niki Aneja". Indian Television Dot Com. 25 November 2006. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ Roshni K Olivera (18 April 2009). "Niki is back!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
^ Baddhan, Raj (21 October 2015). "Exclusive: Niki Walia: "I fought for my role in 'Shaandaar'"". BizAsia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ "Niki Walia: After Shaandaar, I wanted to play something important, not just Alia Bhatt's mum". The Hindustan Times. 22 November 2017. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ "'Lupt' is a beautiful film, says Niki Aneja Walia". The Statesman. 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ "'Barrister Roy', a new thriller, will begin telecast on DD1 from September 10, 2006. The serial will be aired in the 10-11 pm slot". Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2006.
^ "TV show 'Barrister Roy' on Doordarshan National". Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2006.
^ Baddhan, Raj (20 January 2009). "Nikki Aneja Walia set for TV comeback". BizAsia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ "Niki Walia's second innings on TV". The Hindustan Times. 6 May 2009. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ "Niki Aneja Walia on being compared to Madhuri Dixit: I even get to hear that I look better than her". The Hindustan Times. 10 November 2017. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ "Sanjay Kapoor's Co-Star Explains Why He Didn't Get A Chance To 'Prove Himself'". NDTV. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

External links

Niki Aneja at IMDb
Niki Aneja Walia on Twitter

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[1] "Niki Walia spotted in Mumbai". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[2] Venkatesh, Jyothi (13 October 2005). "Nikki Aneja to take break from acting". Daily News and Analysis. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[3] "Niki Walia's Love Story With Sonny Walia, Duo Decided To Marry And Move To UK After Her Car Accident". BollywoodShaadis. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.

[4] Olivera, Roshni. "Niki Aneja: I'm here to re-introduce myself to people". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[5] "'I believe in understanding the heart of the character' : Niki Aneja". Indian Television Dot Com. 25 November 2006. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[6] Roshni K Olivera (18 April 2009). "Niki is back!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.

[7] Baddhan, Raj (21 October 2015). "Exclusive: Niki Walia: "I fought for my role in 'Shaandaar'"". BizAsia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[8] "Niki Walia: After Shaandaar, I wanted to play something important, not just Alia Bhatt's mum". The Hindustan Times. 22 November 2017. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[9] "'Lupt' is a beautiful film, says Niki Aneja Walia". The Statesman. 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[10] "'Barrister Roy', a new thriller, will begin telecast on DD1 from September 10, 2006. The serial will be aired in the 10-11 pm slot". Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2006.

[11] "TV show 'Barrister Roy' on Doordarshan National". Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2006.

[12] Baddhan, Raj (20 January 2009). "Nikki Aneja Walia set for TV comeback". BizAsia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[13] "Niki Walia's second innings on TV". The Hindustan Times. 6 May 2009. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[14] "Niki Aneja Walia on being compared to Madhuri Dixit: I even get to hear that I look better than her". The Hindustan Times. 10 November 2017. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[15] "Sanjay Kapoor's Co-Star Explains Why He Didn't Get A Chance To 'Prove Himself'". NDTV. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

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