Shivani Tomar

{{short description|Indian actress}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Shivani Tomar

| image = Shivani Tomar.png

| caption = Tomar in 2021

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|02|9|df=yes}}

| birth_place = New Delhi, India

| occupation = Actress

| nationality =

| education =

| years_active = 2012–present

| relatives =

| known for = Friends: Conditions Apply
Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon 3
Mitegi Laxman Rekha
Agni Vayu

}}

Shivani Tomar is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi television. She made her acting debut in 2012 with Gumrah: End of Innocence. She is best known for her portrayal of Shakti Rai in Friends: Conditions Apply, Chandni Narayan in Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon 3, Kanchan in Mitegi Laxman Rekha and Dr. Agni Awasthi in Agni Vayu.{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/iss-pyaar-ko-kya-naam-doon-teaser-barun-sobti-and-shivani-tomar-are-igniting-the-flames-of-love-and-hatred-watch-video-4702010/|title=Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon teaser: Barun Sobti and Shivani Tomar are igniting the flames of love and hate, watch video|date=2017-06-13|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-08-21}}

Early life

Tomar was born and brought up in New Delhi. She did a commercial art course from an institute in Lajpat Nagar, Delhi.{{Cite news|title=Exclusive! Shivani Tomar Talks About Her Hometown Delhi: The Metro, Ladies Special Bus And Her Favourite Places|work=Times Of India|date=20 July 2017 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/shivani-tomar-i-thought-ladies-special-buses-in-delhi-were-more-convenient-than-the-metro-which-is-too-crowded/articleshow/59668103.cms|access-date=21 July 2017}}

Career

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Tomar made her acting debut in 2012 with an episode of Gumrah: End of Innocence. In 2013, she portrayed Ruchita Karanjkar in Pavitra Rishta{{Cite news|title=As Pavitra Rishta clocks 10 years, Ekta Kapoor, says the show revived her career|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/as-pavitra-rishta-clocks-10-years-ekta-kapoor-gets-nostalgic-says-the-show-revived-her-career/articleshow/69612598.cms|website=The Times of India|date=June 2019 }} and Meenal Kashyap in Crazy Stupid Ishq.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news-interviews/Channel-V-launches-Crazy-Stupid-Ishq/articleshow/20276068.cms|title=WATCH! Channel V launches new show 'Crazy Stupid Ishq'|access-date=10 May 2014|work=Times Of India|date=26 May 2013 }} She then portrayed Swati from in Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Baar Phir.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sphereorigins.com/show-inside/iss-pyaar-ko-kya-naam-doon-ek-baar-phir|title=Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Baar Phir to air on StarPlus|website=Sphere Origins|access-date=17 February 2021|archive-date=30 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630023654/https://www.sphereorigins.com/show-inside/iss-pyaar-ko-kya-naam-doon-ek-baar-phir|url-status=dead}}

From 2014 to 2015, she portrayed Shakti Rai in Friends: Conditions Apply.{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/kabir-sadanand-brings-friends-conditions-apply/|title = Kabir Sadanand brings Friends Conditions Apply with Shivani Tomar as the lead|date = 26 December 2014|work=Indian Express}} She portrayed Shakti Gupta in Hum Aapke Ghar Mein Rehte Hain{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2015-tv-shows-to-look-forward-this-year/photostory/45704121.cms|title=SAB TV launches 'Hum Aapke Ghar Mein Rehte Hain'|newspaper=The Times of India|date=8 August 2015|access-date=9 September 2015}} in 2015 and Tanuja Sikand in Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki in 2016.{{Cite news|title=Shivani Tomar is the new Tanu in 'Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki'|access-date=8 July 2016|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/shivani-tomar-is-the-new-tanu-in-kasam/articleshow/53098055.cms|work=Times Of India|date=7 July 2016 }}

Tomar's portrayal of Chandni Narayan Vashishth in Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon 3 in 2017, marked a turning point in her career.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/barun-sobti-is-small-screen-s-shah-rukh-khan-shivani-tomar/story-iFpTy3Q8HjQSIsJSQeItEI.html|title=Barun Sobti is small screen's Shah Rukh Khan: Shivani Tomar|date=2017-07-31|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}} She then appeared in Vani Rani.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/gul-khan-confirms-iss-pyaar-ko-kya-naam-doon-3-to-go-off-air/articleshow/60768003.cms|title=Gul Khan confirms Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon 3 to go off air|date=2017-09-20|website=The Times of India|access-date=2017-10-03}}

In 2018, she portrayed Kanchan in Mitegi Laxman Rekha{{Cite web|url=https://www.abplive.in/television/tv-show-mitegi-laxman-rekha-goes-off-air-after-2-months-of-launch-789275|title=TV show 'Mitegi Laxman Rekha' goes OFF-AIR after 2 months of launch|last=Fm|first=Team|date=2018-08-10|website=www.abplive.in|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}} and in 2021, she portrayed Dr. Agni Awasthi in Agni Vayu.{{Cite web|title="Agni Vayu" show announced on much anticipated Channel Ishara TV - The Live Nagpur|date=15 February 2021|url=https://thelivenagpur.com/2021/02/15/agni-vayu-show-announced-on-much-anticipated-channel-ishara-tv/|access-date=2021-02-15|language=en-US}} In 2022, she made her web debut with Mr Aur Mrs LLB portraying Advocate Payal Agarwal.{{Cite web|title=MR and MRS LLB, a situational comedy set in the fictitious town of Machandpur, is all set to tickle your funny bone|access-date=21 June 2022|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/entertainment/mr-and-mrs-llb-a-situational-comedy-set-in-the-fictitious-town-of-machandpur-is-all-set-to-tickle-your-funny-bone-405431|work=Tribune India}}

Television

= Television =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! Language

! Channel

! Ref.

2012

|Gumrah: End of Innocence

|{{unknown}}

| rowspan="11" |Hindi

|Channel V India

|

rowspan="2"|2013

|Pavitra Rishta

|Ruchita Karanjkar

|Zee TV

|

Crazy Stupid Ishq

|Meenal Kashyap

|Channel V India

|

2013–2014

|Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Baar Phir

|Swati

|Star Plus

|

2014–2015

|Friends: Conditions Apply

|Shakti Rai

|Channel V India

|

2015

| Hum Aapke Ghar Mein Rehte Hain

| Shakti Gupta

| Sony SAB

| {{cite news|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2015/state-editions/hum-aapke-ghar-mein-rehte-hain-all-set-to-woo-soap-lovers.html|title='Hum Aapke Ghar Mein Rehte Hain' all set to woo soap lovers|date=6 August 201|work=The Pioneer|language=en|access-date=21 August 2019}}

2016

|Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki

|Tanuja Sikand

|Colors TV

|{{cite news |title=Shivani Tomar aka Tanu of Kasam gets a grand farewell from the cast |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Shivani-Tomar-aka-Tanu-of-Kasam-gets-a-grand-farewell-from-the-cast/articleshow/54299044.cms |access-date=15 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=12 September 2016 |language=en}}

2017

|Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon 3

|Chandni Narayan Vashishth

|Star Plus

|{{Cite web|title=Here's how Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon actress Shivani Tomar spends her day|access-date=23 July 2018|work=India Today|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/television/video/here-s-how-iss-pyaar-ko-kya-naam-doon-actress-shivani-tomar-spends-her-day-1293606-2018-07-23}}

2017-2018

|Vani Rani

|{{unknown}}

|&TV

|

2018

|Mitegi Laxman Rekha

|Kanchan

|Zee Entertainment Enterprises

|{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/tv/hindi/shivani-tomar-and-rahul-sharma-talk-about-their-new-show-mitegi-laxman-rekha/videoshow/64322515.cms|title=Shivani Tomar and Rahul Sharma talk about their new show 'Mitegi Laxman Rekha'|work=The Times of India|access-date=21 August 2019|date=25 May 2018}}

2021

|Agni Vayu

|Dr. Agni Awasthi

|Ishara TV

|{{cite news |title=अग्नि वायु प्रेम कहानी खूबसूरत गहरी और रोमांचक |url=https://www.bhaskarhindi.com/state/news/agni-vayu-love-story-beautiful-deep-and-exciting-217001 |access-date=19 February 2021 |work=Dainik Bhaskar |date=17 February 2021 |language=hindi}}

2022–2023

| Nethra

| Nethra

| Telugu

| Gemini TV

|

= Web series =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

! Ref.

2022

|Mr Aur Mrs LLB

|Payal Agarwal

|

|{{cite news |title=Shivani Tomar takes self-defence classes for her next |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/shivani-tomar-takes-self-defence-classes-for-her-next/articleshow/64303894.cms |access-date=15 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=25 May 2018 |language=en}}

= Music videos =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Singer(s)

! Ref.

2018

|More Saiyaan

|Sanjay Upadhyay, Vaibhav Saxena, Gunjan Jha

|{{Cite web|title=More Saiyaan - Official Music Video {{!}} Sanjay Upadhyay, Vaibhav Saxena & Gunjan Jha|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IomO6XIwqss|language=en|access-date=12 April 2020 |website=YouTube |publisher=Zee Music Company}}

References

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