Nehalaxmi Iyer

{{Infobox person

| name = Nehlaxmi Iyer Joshi

| image =

| caption = Nehalaxmi Iyer Joshi

| birth_date = 8 November 1991

| birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

| nationality = Indian

| occupation = Actress, Dancer

| yearsactive = 2000—present

| known_for = Ishqbaaaz
Qubool Hai
Sasural Simar Ka
Dil Boley Oberoi Qubool Hai 2.0

| mother = Anjana Vinay

| father = Vinay Hariharan

| relatives = Sagar Iyer (brother)

| spouse = {{marriage|Rudraysh Joshi|2024}}

}}

Nehlaxmi Iyer Joshi is an Indian television actress. She is known for playing the role of Najma Ahmed Khan in Qubool Hai (2012–14) and the lead role of Saumya Kapoor in Ishqbaaaz (2016–18) and in its spin-off series Dil Boley Oberoi (2017)

She then entered the web series arena with Bhalla calling Bhalla & Qubool Hai 2.0 (where she reprised her role of Najma) on Zee5.

She also has her own YouTube channel

Personal life

She is born and brought up in Mumbai.{{cn|date=June 2021}}

She married her long term boyfriend Rudraysh Joshii on February 26, 2024 with South Indian and Marathi rituals.

Career

Nehlaxmi Joshi started her acting career at the age of 2 with advertisements. Her first TV show as a child artist was Banegi Apni Baat on Zee TV. She was seen in the role of Najma in Zee TV's Qubool Hai.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Will-Moti-Masjid-Mein-Muqaddar-Ka-Khel-decide-Asad-Zoya-and-Ayaans-fate/articleshow/22456137.cms|title=Qubool Hai: Zoya unravels the mystery of 'T - Times of India|website=The Times of India |date=10 September 2013 |publisher=|accessdate=4 December 2016}} She played Surbhi in Sasural Simar Ka on Colors.

She played Saumya, a main lead in Star Plus's 2016 drama Ishqbaaaz, and its spin-off Dil Boley Oberoi (2017)

In 2020, she starred in Zee5's dramedy lockdown special show Bhalla Calling Bhalla playing Neha.

In 2021, she reprised her role as Najma in the Qubool Hai 2.0 reboot web series.

Filmography

= Television =

Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \|Ref (s)
class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
1996–1997	Banegi Apni Baat	N/A	{{cite web\|url=http://www.abplive.in/television/tv-industry-no-longer-defined-by-body-type-nehalaxmi-iyer-385779\|title=TV industry no longer defined by body type: Nehalaxmi Iyer\|date=23 July 2016\|publisher=\|accessdate=4 December 2016\|archive-date=20 December 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220050033/http://www.abplive.in/television/tv-industry-no-longer-defined-by-body-type-nehalaxmi-iyer-385779\|url-status=dead}}
2009–2010	Na Aana Is Des Laado	Gunja
2010–2011	Krishnaben Khakhrawala	Divya
2012	Mujhse Kuchh Kehti... Yeh Khamoshiyaanl	Payal
2012–2014	Qubool Hai	Najma Ahmed Khan / Najma Imran Qureshi	{{cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Ishqbaaaz-actor-Nehalaxmi-Iyer-is-in-love-see-pics-of-the-cute-couple/articleshow/53640884.cms\|title=Ishqbaaaz actor Nehalaxmi Iyer is in love, see pics of the cute couple - Times of India\|website=The Times of India \|date=10 August 2016 \|publisher=\|accessdate=4 December 2016}}
2014	Sasural Simar Ka	Surbhi Ahuja (Pari Bharadwaj's younger sister)
2016–2018	Ishqbaaaz	rowspan="2" \|Saumya Kapoor	{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Leenesh-Mattoo-turns-fitness-guru-for-Nehalaxmi-Iyer/articleshow/55223391.cms\|title=Leenesh Mattoo turns fitness guru for Nehalaxmi Iyer - Times of India\|website=The Times of India \|publisher=\|accessdate=4 December 2016}}
2017	Dil Boley Oberoi

= Web series =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Network

!Ref (s)

2020

Bhalla Calling Bhalla

Neha

ZEE5

{{cite news|url=https://www.iwmbuzz.com/digital/news-digital/zee5s-bhalla-calling-bhalla-depicts-new-ways-shooting-lockdown/2020/05/20|title=ZEE5's Bhalla Calling Bhalla: Depicts New Ways of Shooting During Lockdown}}

2021

|Qubool Hai 2.0

|Najma

|ZEE5

|{{Cite web|title=Nehalaxmi Iyer as Najma|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/television/web-series/karan-singh-grover-and-i-are-very-close-qubool-hai-2-0-s-nehalaxmi-iyer-311079.html}}