Nivedita Tiwari is an Indian actress best known for her role as Runjhun in Zee TV's Bhagonwali - Baante Apni Taqdeer and Supriya on &TV's Gangaa.

Nivedita Tiwari
Nivedita Tiwari 2012
Born
Alma materJB Academy, Ayodhya Ramjas College, University of Delhi
OccupationActress
Years active2010–2016; 2019
WebsiteNivedita Tiwari
Nivedita Tiwari Blog

Early life

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Nivedita was born and raised in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. She completed her schooling at JB Academy, Ayodhya, and attended the University of Delhi where she studied English Literature.[1]

Film and television career

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Nivedita gained initial recognition when she was shortlisted as one of the top three candidates vying for the role of Anandi in the Colors television show Balika Vadhu.[1][2] She was later cast in a lead role in Bhagonwali - Baante Apni Taqdeer as Runjhun Mishra, a girl who is destined to bring good luck wherever she goes.[3] The show aired on Zee TV from 2010-2012. During this period, Nivedita made guest appearances on an episode of Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli and Star Ya Rockstar.[4][5] She also appeared on an episode of Ram Milaayi Jodi in a dance performance.

Nivedita acted in the movie Khap as Sureeli, a girl who is murdered by the men in her town because she chose to marry someone from the same village. The movie touched on the issues surrounding honor killings.

At the end of 2012, she appeared on two different episodes of the weekly television show Lakhon Mein Ek on STAR Plus. Each episode of the show reflects a different story based on real life events. In the first appearance, she was cast opposite Ravi Dubey portraying the character of Afreen. The episode focused on the issue of dowry and told the real-life story of Sohail and Afreen's fight against this practice. Next, she acted alongside Ankit Bathla and Rita Bhaduri in an episode that told the story of Preeti and Sunil and their struggle to get married.[6] She also appeared in an episode of Yeh Hai Aashiqui alongside Raj Singh Arora and Pallavi Gupta.[7]

In 2014, she was cast in the lead role of Sahara One's Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai as Devyani and as Parvati in Neeli Chatri Waale.[8] Nivedita has appeared in several television commercials.

Nivedita appeared as Supriya on Gangaa and next will be seen in the film Fraud Saiyaan produced by Prakash Jha.[9] She is currently a Research Fellow at Vision India Foundation, a New Delhi based think tank which works on public leadership amongst the youth.[10]

Personal life

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Nivedita enjoys creative writing, singing and reading.[3]She regularly posts her own works on her blog. Presently, she is working for the New India Junction.

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Khap Sureeli
2019 Fraud Saiyaan Mala
2019 Maternity Blues Nivedita
Television
Year Title Role Channel Notes
2011 Umeed Ka Naya Chehra Runjhun Zee TV Guest Appearance; Episode Date: 19 June 2011
2011 Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli Runjhun Zee TV Guest Appearance; Episode Date: 25 October 2011
2011 Ram Milaayi Jodi Herself Zee TV Guest Appearance; Episode Date: 11 October 2011
2012 Star Ya Rockstar Runjhun Zee TV Guest Appearance; Episode Date: 29 October 2011
2010-2012 Bhagonwali-Baante Apni Taqdeer Runjhun Zee TV Protagonist
2012 Lakhon Mein Ek Afreen/Preeti Star Plus Episode Date: 11 November, 23 December 2012
2013 Yeh Hai Aashiqui Prachi Bindass Episode Date: 1 November 2013
2014 Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai Devyani Sahara One
2014, 2015 Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya Sapna/Naina Zing
2015 Neeli Chatri Waale Parvati Zee TV
2015 Gangaa Supriya Pulkit Chaturvedi &TV

References

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  1. ^ a b Das, Madhuparna. "Television". The Telegraph. 6 July 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Who Will Be Anandi?". The Times of India. 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  3. ^ a b "That's NOT VIDYA BALAN! Introducing Nivedita Tiwari in Bhagonwali". ZeeUK.com. 12 July 2010. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  4. ^ Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli Diwali Special Oct. 25 '11 Song - 9 on YouTube
  5. ^ Star Ya Rockstar : Episode 7 - 29-10-2011 on YouTube
  6. ^ "Ankit Bathla, Nivedita Tiwari and Rita Bhaduri in Lakhon Mein Ek". TellyChakkar.com. 14 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Yeh Hai Aashiqui is a progressive show: Raj Singh Arora". The Times of India. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  8. ^ Maheshwri, Neha. "Shivaye gets his Parvati on TV show". The Times of India. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  9. ^ Maheshwri, Neha (4 August 2016). "Original Gangaa to return to the show as a new character". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Team". 19 December 2014. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
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