Shweta Tiwari

Shweta Tiwari
Tiwari in 2024
Born (1980-10-04) 4 October 1980 (age 44)
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1999–present
Known forKasautii Zindagii Kay
Bigg Boss 4
Spouses
(m. 1998; div. 2012)
Abhinav Kohli
(m. 2013; sep. 2019)
Children2
AwardsFull list

Shweta Tiwari (born 4 October 1980) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television.[1] She is best known for playing Prerna Sharma in Ekta Kapoor's soap opera Kasautii Zindagii Kay.[2] In 2010, she participated in Bigg Boss 4 and emerged as the winner, thus becoming the first female winner of the series.[3][4] Other reality shows to her credit include Nach Baliye, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi.

Tiwari has also worked in television shows like Parvarrish as Sweety, Begusarai as Bindiya and Mere Dad Ki Dulhan as Guneet Sikka.[5] She was last seen playing the titular lead Aparajita in Zee TV's Main Hoon Aparajita.

  1. ^ Farzeen, Sana (4 October 2017). "Happy Birthday Shweta Tiwari: Salute to a woman who aced all her roles". The Indian Express. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Happy Birthday to Shweta Tiwari; the original Prerna of Television Industry!". Free Press Journal. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Shweta Tiwari wins Bigg Boss 4". The Times of India. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Shweta Tiwari first woman to win 'Bigg Boss', takes home Rs.1 crore". Zee News. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Shweta Tiwari and Rupali Ganguly on Parvarish". in.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.