Meghna Malik is an Indian actress who appears in

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television and films. She is popularly known as the high-handed Ammaji of Colors TV's popular show '' Na Aana Is Des Laado''. The show dealt with the issue of female infanticide and other atrocities against women. In 2013, Malik became a contestant on '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa''. In 2016, she appeared in Star Plus's show '' Dahleez''. In 2017, she reprised her role as Ammaji from ''Na Aana Is Des Laado'' in its sequel '' Laado 2 – Veerpur Ki Mardani'', although she quit the show in early 2018.

Early life and family

Malik was born and brought up in

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in a Jat family. Her mother Kamlesh Malik is a retired college principal, while her father Raghuvir Singh Malik (d. 2020) was an English professor. Her younger sister Mimansha is a senior anchor and producer with

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. She completed her Master's degree in English after which she moved to Delhi, where she did an acting course from the National School of Drama, graduating in 1997. She is a

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resident from 2000. She married film actor Riju Bajaj, the son of theatre director Ram Gopal Bajaj and maternal grandson of music director Khemchand Prakash, in 2000. Her sister, Mimansa Malik, is a television news anchor and journalist.

Career

Malik played the leading role of Ammaji in television series '' Na Aana Is Des Laado'' (2009–2012). She also had supporting roles in several movies, including ''Chalte Chalte'', '' Kuch Naa Kaho'', and ''

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''. In 2017, she was signed up to reprise her role as Ammaji in ''Laado 2''. She quits the show in 2018, while the show went off air the same year.

Filmography

Television

Films

Web series

Awards

* 2010: Gold Awards - ''Best Actress in Negative Role (Female)'' - Na Aana Is Des Laado *2022 :

67th Filmfare Awards The 67th Filmfare Awards ceremony, presented by The Times Group, honored the best Indian Hindi-language films of 2021. ''Shershaah'' led the ceremony with nineteen nominations, followed by ''Sardar Udham'' and '' 83'' with fourteen each, ''Ras ...

– Best Supporting Actress Saina (Nominated)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Malik, Meghna K. Indian television actresses Living people Actresses from Haryana National School of Drama alumni People from Sonipat Year of birth missing (living people)