Aneri Vajani

Aneri Vajani (born 26 March 1994) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. She made her acting debut with Kaali – Ek Punar Avatar as Paakhi in 2012. Vajani is best known for her portrayal of Nisha Gangwal in Nisha Aur Uske Cousins and Saanjh Mathur in Beyhadh. Vajani has also portrayed Pari Malhotra in the series Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka 2, Pranati Mishra in Pavitra Bhagya and Malvika Kapadia in Anupamaa.

Early life Vajani was born on 26 March 1994 in a Gujarati family.

Career Debut and breakthrough (2012-2015) Vajani made her acting debut with the role of Paakhi in Kaali – Ek Punar Avatar in 2012. It ended in 2013 and was based on the famous Nitish Katara murder case. She then played Shanaya Khan in the 2013 show Crazy Stupid Ishq alongside Hiba Nawab, Harsh Rajput and Vishal Vashishtha.

Vajani portrayed Nisha Gangwal Kumar in Nisha Aur Uske Cousins opposite Mishkat Varma from 2014 to 2015. Her performance as Nisha earned her nomination at Indian Telly Award for Indian Telly Award for Fresh New Face - Female. She next played Arushi, a swimmer in Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya Season 7.

Success and recent work (2016-present)

Vajani next portrayed Saanjh Mathur Sharma in Beyhadh opposite Kushal Tandon and Jennifer Winget from 2016 to 2017. She received praises for her performance. She then appeared as Riddhi in Yeh Hai Aashiqui 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 Samridh Bawa. She portrayed Pari Malhotra in her second web show, Voot's Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka Season 2 opposite Kunal Jaisingh.

Vajani then played Pranati Mishra Khurana in Pavitra Bhagya, where she reunited with Jaisingh. She received ITA Award for Best Actress Popular nomination for her performance. She next appeared as Arundhati Singh in MX Player'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 Anupamaa. 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 Colors TV's Ram Bhavan.

Filmography Television

Films

Music videos Year Title Singer(s) Ref.2022PhaseSarthak Saksena Aashiq HoonRaj Barman

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref.2015 Indian Telly Awards Fresh New Face - FemaleNisha Aur Uske Cousins Asian Viewers Television AwardsFemale Actor Of The Year 2022Indian Television Academy AwardsBest Actress (Popular)Pavitra Bhagya