Namish Taneja

Namish Taneja is an Indian television actor and singer. He made his acting debut in 2013 with the Sony Entertainment Television serial Ekk Nayi Pehchaan as Chirag Modi. He is best known for his portrayals of Samar Surana in Main Maike Chali Jaungi Tum Dekhte Rahiyo and Lakshya Maheshwari in Swaragini – Jodein Rishton Ke Sur.

Career He took a break from the small screen for a year and then made a television comeback as Advocate Aashish Tiwari in Zee TV’s drama Maitree in 2023. For this role, he was assessed by a lawyer friend to help get into the skin of the character better. He later left the show owing to creative differences.

Television Year Show Role 2013–2014 Ekk Nayi Pehchaan Chirag Modi 2014 MTV WebbedRohit 2014 Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya Sid 2015–2016 Swaragini – Jodein Rishton Ke Sur Lakshya Maheshwari 2017–2018 Ikyawann Satya Ajmera 2018–2019 Main Maike Chali Jaungi Tum Dekhte Rahiyo Samar Surana 2019–2020 Vidya Vivek Vardhan Singh 2020–2021 Aye Mere Humsafar Ved Kothari 2023Maitree Advocate Aashish Tiwari 2024 Mishri Raghav Dwivedi

Special appearances Year Title RoleRef. 2015 Udaan Lakshya Maheshwari Sasural Simar Ka 2016 Krishnadasi Comedy Nights Live Comedy Nights Bachao Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki 2019 Choti Sarrdaarni Vivek Vardhan Singh Bigg Boss 13 2024 Laughter Chefs – Unlimited EntertainmentRaghav Dwivedi Mangal Lakshmi

Web Series Year Show RoleRef. 2026 PSI Mangal Mukhi P. P. Kadam

Music videos Year Song Co-artist Ref 2018 "Kaise Main" Jannat Zubair Rahmani 2021 "Ankahi Baatein" Stefy Patel

Personal life Taneja has been romantically linked to numerous of his co-actresses, including his close friends Tejasswi Prakash and Kanchi Singh. Negating all these rumours, in 2017, he announced his relationship with his longtime girlfriend Aanchal Sharma.

On 12 October 2024, he posted Instagram about his father's death.

Awards Year Award Category Show2015 Indian Telly AwardsBest Actor Debut (Male)Swaragini - Jodein Rishton Ke SurGold Awards