Aneri Vajani (born 26 March 1994) is an Indian actress who primarily works in

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television. She made her acting debut with ''

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'' as Paakhi in 2012. Vajani is best known for her portrayal of Nisha Gangwal in ''

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'' and Saanjh Mathur in ''

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''. Vajani has also portrayed Pari Malhotra in the series '' Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka 2'', Pranati Mishra in '' Pavitra Bhagya'' and Malvika Kapadia in ''

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''.

Early life

Vajani was born on 26 March 1994 in a

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family.

Career

Debut and breakthrough (2012-2015)

Vajani made her acting debut with the role of Paakhi in ''

'' in 2012. It ended in 2013 and was based on the famous

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. She then played Shanaya Khan in the 2013 show '' Crazy Stupid Ishq'' alongside

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and

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. Vajani portrayed Nisha Gangwal Kumar in ''

'' opposite

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from 2014 to 2015. Her performance as Nisha earned her nomination at

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for

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. She next played Arushi, a swimmer in ''

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'' Season 7.

Success and recent work (2016-present)

Vajani next portrayed Saanjh Mathur Sharma in ''

'' opposite

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and

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from 2016 to 2017. She received praises for her performance. She then appeared as Riddhi in ''

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'' Season 4 where she reunited with Varma. In 2016, she featured in Arre's '' I Don't Watch TV'' as Tulsi. It marked her web debut. In 2018, she played Shreya in '' Laal Ishq'' opposite

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. She portrayed Pari Malhotra in her second web show,

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's '' Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka Season 2'' opposite

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. Vajani then played Pranati Mishra Khurana in '' Pavitra Bhagya'', where she reunited with Jaisingh. She received

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nomination for her performance. She next appeared as Arundhati Singh in

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's web series ''Cookiees''. She made her film debut with the Telugu film '' FCUK: Father Chitti Umaa Kaarthik'' where she was seen as Priyanka. She also played a character named Aneri in the short film ''I Hate Goodbyes''. From 2021 to 2022, she started portraying Malavika Kapadia in ''

''. She quit the show permanently in 2022 to participate in '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 12'' claiming that "there is no scope of coming back as it's all over for her role". In March 2025, she entered as Shivani in

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's ''

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''.

Filmography

Television

Web series

Films

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vajani, Aneri 1994 births Living people Gujarati actresses Indian television actresses Actresses from Mumbai Actresses from Gujarat People from Navsari district Contestants on Indian game shows Participants in Indian reality television series