Niilam Paanchal

{{Infobox person

| name = Niilam Paanchal

| image = Niilam Paanchal At GIFA 2019.jpg

| caption = Niilam Paanchal At GIFA Ahmedabad in 2019

| birth_date =

| birth_place = Ahmedabad

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2003–present

| awards = Special Jury Award for Hellaro (2019)

}}

Niilam Paanchal (also spelled Nilam Panchal or Neelam Panchal) is an Indian film and television actress. She appeared in several television series including Hamari Devrani, Ruk Jaana Nahin, Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera, Lajwanti, and Ishqbaaaz. She acted in the 2019 Gujarati film Hellaro, for which she won Special Jury Award at the 66th National Film Awards.

Biography

Niilam studied at H. L College of Commerce, Ahmedabad. Initially she appeared in several Gujarati language television shows including Ek Daal Na Pankhi on Doordarshan, Pati Patni Ane Vavajodu, Geet Gunjan, Yuva Sangram, Parnya Atle Pati Gaya on ETV Gujarati, and Saraswatichandra on Zee Gujarati.{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}}

She made her film debut with the 2007 Gujarati film Sneh Na Sagpan.{{cite web |last=Rathod |first=Vaishali |title=First Day-First Shot! Being on a film set for the first time was like 'Alice in Wonderland': Niilam Paanchal |website=The Times of India |date=2020-06-04 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/first-day-first-shot-being-on-a-film-set-for-the-first-time-was-like-alice-in-wonderland-niilam-paanchal/articleshow/76196299.cms |access-date=2020-09-19}} In 2019, She acted in Gujarati period drama film Hellaro, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film at the 66th National Film Awards{{cite news |author=Scroll Staff |title=National Awards: Aditya Dhar gets best director for 'Uri', Gujarati movie 'Hellaro' wins Best Film |url=https://scroll.in/latest/933356/national-awards-aditya-dhar-gets-best-director-for-uri-gujarati-movie-hellaro-wins-best-film |accessdate=9 August 2019 |work=Scroll.in |date=9 August 2019}} and she earned Special Jury Award for her performance. The film has been theatrically released in India on 8 November 2019 to positive reviews and her acting is appreciated by the audiences.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movie-reviews/hellaro/movie-review/71971460.cms|title=Hellaro, a celluloid celebration of breaking free|newspaper=The Times of India}}{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/hellaro-national-award-winning-gujarati-film-is-a-beautiful-ode-to-female-desire-and-defiance-7678081.html|title=Hellaro, National Award-winning Gujarati film, is a beautiful ode to female desire and defiance|website=www.firstpost.com|date=24 November 2019 }}

She appeared in several Hindi television series including Hamari Devrani, Ruk Jaana Nahin, Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera, Lajwanti, and Ishqbaaaz.{{cite web |title=Neelam Panchal is a part of Zee Tv's upcoming show Lajwanti! |website=Bollywood Dhamaka |date=2015-06-30 |url=https://www.bollywooddhamaka.in/television-news/neelam-panchal-is-a-part-of-zee-tvs-upcoming-show-lajwanti/11100 |access-date=2020-09-19}} In 2020, she played Parul, a Gujarati woman character, in the Marathi language television series Vaiju No. 1.{{cite web |last=Gavankar |first=Vaishnavi |title="I'm ashamed that I can't speak Marathi fluently", says Vaiju No. 1 actress Niilam Paanchal |website=The Times of India |date=2020-03-12 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/im-ashamed-that-i-cant-speak-marathi-fluently-says-vaiju-no-1-actress-niilam-paanchal/articleshow/74596286.cms |access-date=2020-09-20}}

She played Kasturba Gandhi in the play Bharat Bhagyavidhata.{{cite web |title=National award winning actress Niilam Paanchal to make her debut in Marathi |website=MarathiMovieWorld |date=2020-02-17 |url=https://marathimovieworld.com/news/national-award-winning-actress-nilam-panchal-to-make-her-debut-in-marathi.php |access-date=2020-09-19}} She made her debut in Hindi cinema with the 2017 film Kaabil.{{cite web |title=हृतिक रोशनच्या 'काबिल' सिनेमातील अभिनेत्री करतेय मराठीत पदार्पण |website=Divya Marathi |date=2020-02-08 |url=https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/hrithik-roshans-kaabil-fame-actress-neelam-panchal-is-making-his-marathi-debut-126704414.html/ |language=mr |access-date=2020-09-19}}

Presently, she is working in her next film Ekvismu Tiffin, directed by Vijaygiri Bava, which is set to release in 2021.{{cite web |title=Netri Trivedi to be lead in Ram Mori and Vijaygiri Bawa's next 'Ekvismu Tiffin' |website=The Times of India |date=2020-08-17 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/netri-trivedi-to-be-lead-in-ram-mori-and-vijaygiri-bawas-next-ekvismu-tiffin/articleshow/77590457.cms |access-date=2020-09-19}}

Awards and Accolades

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2019 \| National Film Awards \| Special Jury Award \| Hellaro \| {{won}} \| {{Cite web\|url=https://dff.gov.in/images/News/66th_NFA_Results.pdf\|title=66th National Film Awards\|last=\|first=\|date=\|website=dff.gov.in\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809152118/https://dff.gov.in/images/News/66th_NFA_Results.pdf\|archive-date=2019-08-09\|access-date=}}

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2019

| National Film Awards

| Special Jury Award

| Hellaro

| {{won}}

| {{Cite web|url=https://dff.gov.in/images/News/66th_NFA_Results.pdf|title=66th National Film Awards|last=|first=|date=|website=dff.gov.in|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809152118/https://dff.gov.in/images/News/66th_NFA_Results.pdf|archive-date=2019-08-09|access-date=}}

Filmography

=Films=

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style="background:#ffc; text-align:center;" ! Year !! Film !! Director !! Role!! Language
2017	Kaabil	Sanjay Gupta	Zafar's wife	Hindi
2019	Hellaro	Abhishek Shah	Leela	Gujarati
2021	21mu Tiffin	Vijaygiri Bava	Neetal's Mom	Gujarati
2022	Raado	Krishnadev Yagnik	Bhushan's Wife	Gujarati
2023	Vash	Krishnadev Yagnik	Beena	Gujarati
2024	Nasoor	Rishil Joshi	Jolly Seth	Gujarati

=Television=

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! Year

! Title

! Role

! References

2008–2012

| Hamari Devrani

| Rajeshwari Gautam Nanavati

2011–2012

| Ruk Jaana Nahin

| Malti Devi Singh

2012

| Crime Patrol

| advocate Gayatri

|{{cite web |title=Nilam Panchal shoots for Crime Patrol |website=The Times of India |date=2012-05-18 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Nilam-Panchal-shoots-for-Crime-Patrol/articleshow/13265118.cms |access-date=2020-09-20}}

2012–2015

| Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera

| Amrit Kaur

2015–2016

| Lajwanti

| Shakunta Kishan Lal Bharadwaj

2016–2019

| Ishqbaaaz

| Sahil's Mother

|{{cite web |last=Maheshwri |first=Neha |title='Lajwanti' actress Niilam Paanchal joins 'Ishqbaaaz' |website=The Times of India |date=2018-06-17 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/lajwanti-actress-niilam-paanchal-joins-ishqbaaaz/articleshow/64621314.cms |access-date=2020-09-20}}

2016

| Man Mein Hai Visshwas

| Rasila

2020

| Vaiju No.1

| Parul

2024–2025

| Dil Ko Tumse Pyaar Hua

| Shobha Yashwant Agarwal