Nidhi Shah
{{short description|Indian television actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
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| birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
| nationality = Indian
| citizenship = Indian
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| occupation = {{hlist|Actress}}
| years_active = 2011–present
| known_for = {{Ubl
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Nidhi Shah is an Indian television actress best known for her portrayal of Poorva Sharma Shetty in Tu Aashiqui and Kinjal Dave Shah in Anupamaa.{{Cite web|title=Rupali Ganguly To Gaurav Khanna; How Anupamaa's Star Cast Has Transformed Since Their Debut Shows|work=Times Of India|date=August 2022 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/rupali-ganguly-to-gaurav-khanna-how-anupamaas-star-cast-has-transformed-since-their-debut-shows/etphotostory/93267872.cms|access-date=2 August 2022}}
Career
Shah made her acting debut as a child artist in the 2011 web series That's So Awesome. She then played small cameos in the 2013 Hindi films Mere Dad Ki Maruti{{cite news |title=Movie Review Mere Dad Ki Maruti: Post interval, plot catches speed |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/movie-review-mere-dad-ki-maruti-post-interval-plot-catches-speed/1088603/0 |publisher= Indian Express|date=17 Mar 2013 |accessdate=19 March 2013}} and Phata Poster Nikhla Hero respectively.{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/563932 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721063926/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/563932 |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 July 2013 |title=Phata Poster Nikhla Hero:Taran Adarsh Review |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=20 September 2013}}
She made her television debut in 2016 with Jaana Na Dil Se Door portraying Shweta Kashyap.{{Cite news|url=https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/jana-na-dil-se-door/8962|title='Jaana Na Dil Se Door': Watch All Episodes On Disney+Hotstar|date=2016-05-10|work=Hotstar|access-date=21 May 2019}}
From 2017 to 2018, she portrayed Poorva Sharma Shetty opposite Kiran Raj in Tu Aashiqui.{{Cite web|title=WATCH! Colors's Tu Aashiqui All Episodes On Voot - Exclusive|url=https://www.voot.com/shows/tu-aashiqui/1/538833|access-date=17 November 2019|work=Voot}} In 2019, she portrayed Suman Patwardhan in Kavach ... Mahashivrati.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/news-gossip/kavach-2-first-promo-released-deepika-singh-namik-paul-and-vin-rana-stir-curiosity-supernatural-show-447709|title=Kavach 2 first promo released, Deepika Singh, Namik Paul and Vin Rana stir curiosity in this supernatural show|website=PINKVILLA|language=en|access-date=2019-05-06}}
She portrayed Shanaya Arora in Kartik Purnima opposite Chirag Mahbubani in 2020. She also portrayed Vidhi in the web series Dating Siyapaa the same year.{{Cite web|title=WATCH! Star Bharat's Kartik Purnima's Episodes On Disney+Hotstar|work=Hotstar|url=https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/kartik-purnima/1260019849/list/episodes/t-1_2_2481|access-date=20 July 2021}}
Since July 2020, She portraying Kinjal Dave Shah opposite Ashish Mehrotra and later on opposite Gaurav Sharma in Anupamaa,{{Cite web|title=Nidhi Shah on joining Anupamaa: There is a lot of creativity, calmness and respect for one another|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/nidhi-shah-on-joining-anupamaa-130439|website=Tribune India|access-date=27 August 2020}} it proved as a major turning point in her career. In November 2023, she revealed in an interview that she had made an exit from the show's current track {{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-nidhi-shah-i-have-not-quit-anupamaa-but-i-do-want-to-move-on-and-land-a-new-project/articleshow/92315913.cms|title=Exclusive! Nidhi Shah: I have not quit Anupamaa, but I do want to move on and land a new project|website=Times Of India|date=19 June 2022 |language=en|access-date=20 June 2022}} and later rejoined the show in December 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-11 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Nidhi Shah aka Kinjal returns to Anupamaa; 'It's script's demand to support upcoming leap in show' |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/news/exclusive-nidhi-shah-aka-kinjal-returns-to-anupamaa-its-scripts-demand-to-support-upcoming-leap-in-show-1264501 |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=PINKVILLA |language=en}} However she permanently quitted the show in October 2024 owing to a generation leap and got replaced by Milloni Kapadia. {{Cite news|title=Nidhi Shah pens an emotional note as she exits from Anupamaa; says 'With a Heavy Heart, I Say Goodbye to Kinju baby aka Kinjal'|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/nidhi-shah-pens-an-emotional-note-as-she-exits-from-anupamaa-says-with-a-heavy-heart-i-say-goodbye-to-kinju-baby-aka-kinjal/articleshow/114091156.cms|access-date=2024-10-09|website=The Times of India|date=9 October 2024 |language=en}}{{Cite news|title=I want to do lead roles now: Anupamaa actress Nidhi Shah, who quit the show before the makers decided to take a leap|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/i-want-to-do-lead-roles-now-anupamaa-actress-nidhi-shah-who-quit-the-show-before-the-makers-decided-to-take-a-leap/articleshow/114169048.cms?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaahD6RdRC3h3kSizbDfsmNsRHngS0GP8UlHr_kp0MuRp8-lMqUWEnbUDNM_aem_0qrULWE0jVL7lxcfPTQCug|access-date=2024-10-14|website=The Times of India| date=13 October 2024 |language=en}}
Filmography
=Films=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes ! Ref. |
| rowspan="2"|2013
|{{Unknown}} |rowspan="2"|Cameo appearance |
| Phata Poster Nikhla Hero
|{{Unknown}} | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes ! Ref. |
| 2016
|Shweta "Guddi" Kashyap | |
| 2017–2018
|Poorva Sharma Shetty | | |
| 2019
|Suman Patwardhan | | |
| 2020
|Shanaya "Shanu" Arora | |
| 2020–2024
| rowspan="2" |Kinjal "Kinju" Dave Shah | |{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-nidhi-shah-on-making-an-exit-from-anupamaa-i-have-not-quit-the-show-i-have-only-made-an-exit-from-the-current-track/articleshow/105421088.cms | title=Exclusive! Nidhi Shah on making an exit from Anupamaa: I have not quit the show, I have only made an exit from the current track | newspaper=The Times of India | date=23 November 2023 }} |
| 2022
|Episode 11/15/16 |
=Web series=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes ! Ref. |
| 2011
|That's So Awesome |Child artist |Cameo appearance | |
| 2020
|Dating Siyapaa |Vidhi | | |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Singer !Ref. |
| 2021
|Hope You Don't Mind |Qaran | |
| 2023
|Kuch Toh Zaroor Hai |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! Ref. |
|---|
| 2022
|Best Actress in a Supporting Role |{{pending}} |
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|4782342}}
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Category:Indian television actresses