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Shweta Tiwari
Tiwari in 2024
Born	(1980-10-04) 4 October 1980 (age 44) Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupations	Actress model
Years active	1999–present
Known for	Kasautii Zindagii Kay Bigg Boss 4
Spouses	Raja Chaudhary ​ ​(m. 1998; div. 2012)​ Abhinav Kohli ​ ​(m. 2013; sep. 2019)​
Children	2
Awards	Full list

Shweta Tiwari (born 4 October 1980) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. One of the highest paid television actress, Tiwari is widely known for her portrayal of Prerna Sharma in Kasautii Zindagii Kay. In 2010, she participated in Bigg Boss 4 and emerged as the winner, thus becoming the first female winner of the series.

Tiwari has also worked in several other television shows and is known for playing Sweety Ahluwalia in Parvarrish, Bindiya Thakur in Begusarai, Guneet Sikka Sharma in Mere Dad Ki Dulhan and Aparajita Singh in Main Hoon Aparajita. Other reality shows to her credit include Nach Baliye, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi.

Life and family

Tiwari was born on 4 October 1980 in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh.

Tiwari married actor Raja Chaudhary in 1998 and they have a daughter Palak Tiwari, born on 8 October 2000. She filed for a divorce in 2007 after nine years of marriage. Tiwari reported she suffered a troubled relationship characterised by Chaudhary's alcoholism and domestic violence. She complained that he used to beat her up daily. He used to turn up on the sets of her shows and misbehave with her. Their divorce was granted in 2012.

Tiwari and actor Abhinav Kohli married on 13 July 2013 after dating for three years. On 27 November 2016, Tiwari gave birth to their son Reyansh Kohli. Reports of problems in their marriage first emerged in 2017. In August 2019, she filed a complaint of domestic violence against Kohli alleging harassment by him towards her and her daughter. Kohli was taken into police custody. Tiwari and Kohli separated in 2019.

In the media

Tiwari is considered among the highest–paid television actresses. She was termed as one of the hottest television actress by Rediff.com. Her character Prerna Sharma is recognised among the strongest female characters on television.

Filmography

Films

Television

Special appearances

Web series

Music videos

Accolades

Tiwari is a recipient of several accolades including eight Indian Television Academy Awards, nine Indian Telly Awards and two Gold Awards.

References

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4. "Shweta Tiwari wins Bigg Boss 4". The Times of India. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
5. "Shweta Tiwari first woman to win 'Bigg Boss', takes home Rs.1 crore". Zee News. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
6. "Shweta Tiwari and Rupali Ganguly on Parvarish". in.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
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8. Sonali, Kriti (8 October 2017). "Shweta Tiwari's daughter Palak turns 17, actor shares special birthday wish for her sweetheart". The Indian Express. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
9. "Shweta files for divorce". The Telegraph. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
10. "Raja Chaudhary gets bail after beating up Shweta Tiwari". The Indian Express. Agencies. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
11. Maheshwri, Neha (12 May 2021). "What went wrong in Shweta Tiwari and Abhinav Kohli's marriage". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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44. "Shweta Tiwari, Sourabh Raaj Jain strike the right chord with the music video Jado Main Tere Kol Si". PINKVILLA. 24 May 2022. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
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External links

• Shweta Tiwari at IMDb 
• Shweta Tiwari at Bollywood Hungama
• Shweta Tiwari on Instagram

• Biography

• Media from Commons
• Data from Wikidata

• Living people
• 1980 births
• People from Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh
• Actresses from Mumbai
• Indian film actresses
• Indian television actresses
• Indian soap opera actresses
• Indian women television presenters
• Indian television presenters
• Actresses in Hindi cinema
• Actresses in Hindi television
• Actresses in Bhojpuri cinema
• Actresses in Punjabi cinema
• Actresses in Kannada cinema
• Actresses in Marathi cinema
• Actresses in Urdu cinema
• Indian expatriate actresses in Pakistan
• Reality show winners
• Violence against women in India
• Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants
• Big Brother (franchise) winners
• Contestants on Indian game shows
• Kasautii Zindagii Kay
• Participants in Indian reality television series
• 21st-century Indian actresses