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Known for
Actor
Gender
Female
Birthday
23 September
Location
Madhya Pradesh, India
Edit pageNavni Parihar
Biography
Navni Parihar is an Indian film and television actress. She made her debut with the TV serial Mujrim Haazir as the main lead alongside Nutan and Utpal Dutt. In the 90s, she was one of the most sought-after top lead actresses on television.
Her first commercial film was Hulchul opposite Vinod Khanna, starring Ajay Devgan and Kajol. Her career spans over three decades across various genres and formats.
During her career she has worked with multiple actors such as Irrfan Khan, Om Puri, Anupam Kher, Akshay Kumar, Jugal Hansraj, Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta, Kareena Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Salman Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Kartik Aryan, and Bhumi Pednekar. Subsequently, she has won many awards for her work.
Navni is married to Animesh Parihar, who works in the global delivery and consultancy industry and has headed companies such as Capgemini, Oracle, and SAP and is a well-known name in the IT industry.
They have two daughters, Nibha Parihar and Sushmeena Parihar. Nibha did her education at Rajhans Vidyalaya, attended Sophia College, and then did her post-graduate studies at Manchester University, followed by an MBA from Ross Business School. Sushmeena (born 1998) attended Oberoi International School, went to Lake Forest College, and is currently doing her post-graduation at New York University.
Her younger one, Sushmeena, has expressed some interest in entering the entertainment industry and has been offered a few roles, but has largely stayed away from the camera till now.