Avneet Kaur

Avneet Kaur (born 13 October 2001)^[1] is an Indian actress who works in Hindi television and films.^[2] Kaur is well-known for her work in Dance India Dance Li'l Masters, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5, Mardaani, Chandra Nandini, Aladdin – Naam Toh Suna Hoga, and Tiku Weds Sheru.^[3][4][5]

Avneet Kaur
Kaur in 2024
Born	(2001-10-13) 13 October 2001 (age 23) Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Occupations	Actress dancer
Years active	2010–present
Known for	Dance India Dance Li'l Masters Chandra Nandini Aladdin – Naam Toh Suna Hoga

Personal life

Kaur with parents Amandeep Singh Nandra and Sonia Nandra in 2022

Kaur was born into a Sikh family to Sonia Nandra and Amandeep Singh Nandra^[6] on 13 October 2001^[7] in Jalandhar, Punjab, and later moved to Mumbai. She began her performing career in 2010 at the age of 8.^[8] Kaur pursued a degree in commerce from a private college in Kandivali, Mumbai.^[9]

Career

Kaur began her career in 2010 with Zee TV's dance show Dance India Dance Li'l Masters.^[10][11] She was eliminated before the semi-finals.^[12] Later, she participated in Dance Ke Superstars, joining the team of "Dance Challengers".^[13]

Her acting debut came in 2012 with Life OK's Meri Maa^[14] where she portrayed Jhilmil.^[13] Following this, she appeared in SAB TV's Tedhe Hain Par Tere Mere Hain.^[14] In the same year, Kaur took part in Colors TV's celebrity dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa,^[14] paired with Darsheel Safary,^[11][15][16] becoming the youngest contestant on the show.^[17]

In 2013, Kaur featured in Life OK's Savitri – Ek Prem Kahani, essaying the role of Rajkumari Damayanti.^[10] Subsequently, she portrayed Pakhi in Zee TV's Ek Mutthi Aasmaan,^[18][19] and also appeared in ZeeQ's news bulletin titled The Weekly Rap.^[12]

Her film career commenced in 2014 with Pradeep Sarkar's Mardaani.^[13] In September 2014, she played Khushi in Sony Pal's Hamari Sister Didi.^[20][21]

In 2016, she starred in the short film titled Dost, released on YouTube under the banner of Jigsaw Pictures. In 2017, she played Rajkumari Charumati in Chandra Nandini. From 2018 to 2020, she portrayed Sultana Yasmine in SAB TV's Aladdin – Naam Toh Suna Hoga, departing from the show in mid-2020 due to health issues.^[22]

In June 2023, Kaur appeared in Manish Tiwary's Chidiakhana alongside Ritvik Sahore,^[23][24] and starred in Kangana Ranaut's Tiku Weds Sheru opposite Nawazuddin Siddiqui on Amazon Prime Video.^[25][26] In June 2024, she featured in Luv Ki Arrange Marriage opposite Sunny Singh.^[27][28] In December 2024, Kaur starred in Amazon-MX Player's murder mystery Party Till I Die alongside Vishal Jethwa.^[29]

Kaur's next film, Love in Vietnam, was announced at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. It co-stars Shantanu Maheshwari and Vietnamese actress Kha Ngan, directed by Rahhat Shah Kazmi and produced by Omung Kumar. The film marks the first India-Vietnam collaboration and is based on the bestselling novel Madonna in a Fur Coat.^[30][31][32]

Filmography

Films

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	Mardaani	Meera		[33]
2016	Dost	Pia	Short film	[34]
2017	Qarib Qarib Singlle	Teen girl	Cameo	[35]
2018	Brunie	Shivani		[36]
2019	Ekta	Young Ekta		[37]
	Mardaani 2	Meera	Cameo	[38]
2023	Chidiakhana	Mili		[39]
	Tiku Weds Sheru	Tasleem "Tiku" Khan		[40]
2024	Luv Ki Arrange Marriage	Ishika		[41]
2025	Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning †		Post-production	[42]
TBA	Love in Vietnam †	TBA	Filming	[43]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2010	Dance India Dance Li'l Masters	Contestant	7th place	[44]
2011	Dance Ke Superstars			[45]
2011–2012	Meri Maa	Jhilmil		[46]
2012	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5	Choreographer	7th place	[47]
	Tedhe Hain Par Tere Mere Hain	Unknown		[48]
2013	Savitri – Ek Prem Kahani	Young Rajkumari Damayanti		[49]
	Ek Mutthi Aasmaan	Young Pakhi Kapoor		[50][51]
	ZeeQ's Weekly Rap	Herself		[17]
2013	Shake It Up	Tashi Prema	Guest appearance	[citation needed]
2014–2015	Hamari Sister Didi	Khushi Kapoor		[52]
2015	Lage Raho Chachu	Herself	Guest appearance	[53]
2015	Twistwala Love	Raina Mehra		[54]
2016	Crime Patrol Satark	Kajal	Episode 628	[55]
2017	Chandra Nandini	Rajkumari Charumati		[56]
2018–2020	Aladdin – Naam Toh Suna Hoga	Sultana Yasmine	2 seasons	[57]
2019	Kitchen Champion	Herself	Episode 53	[58]
2020	Kuch Smiles Ho Jayein... With Alia	Herself	Episode 1	[59]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	Babbar Ka Tabbar	Nikki Babbar	2 seasons	[60]
2020	Bandish Bandits	Student	Song: "Chedkhaniyaan"	[61]
2024	Party Till I Die	Devangana "Devi" Suri		[62]

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer(s)	Ref.
2013	Labdiyaan	Malaa Treon	[citation needed]
2019	Tarse Ye Naina	Anand Bajpai	[63]
	Yaari	Nikk	[64]
	Pahadan	Rajat Nagpal	[65]
	Mere Naina	Karan Singh Arora	[66]
	Attachment	Ravneet Singh	[67]
	Teri Naar	Nikk	[68]
	Main Fir Nai Auna	Nick Nannu	[69]
	Taanashah	Jagmeet Brar	[70]
	Kaali Meri Gaddi	Ramji Gulati	[71]
2020	Daily Daily	Neha Kakkar	[72]
	Luck Di Kasam	Ramji Gulati, Mack	[73]
	Humara Hindustan	Sunil Kapoor	[74]
	Saara Din	Karan Singh Arora, Herself	[75]
	Chocolate	Tony Kakkar	[76]
	Badaami Rang	Nikk	[76]
	Ex Calling	Neha Kakkar, Rohanpreet Singh	[77]
2021	Faraar	Akull	[78]
	Tera Hoon Na	Nikhil D'Souza	[79]
	Tenu Ni Pata	Guri	[80]
	Kinne Saalan Baad	Goldie Sohel	[81]
	Dekhe Saare Khwaab	Ishaan Khan	[82]
	Paagla	Akhil	[83]
	Hone Laga Tumse Pyaar	Abhi Dutt	[84]
2022	Kesariyo Rang	Asees Kaur, Dev Negi	[85]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2019	Gold Awards	Debut in a Lead Role (Female)	Aladdin – Naam Toh Suna Hoga	Won	[86]
		Best Onscreen Jodi (With Siddharth Nigam)		Nominated	[87]
2020	Gold Glam and Style Awards	Stylish Influencer (Female)	—	Won	[88]
2024	Bollywood Hungama Style Icons	Most Stylish Digital Star of the Year	—	Nominated	[89][90]

See also

• List of Indian film actresses
• List of Hindi film actresses
• List of Indian television actresses
• List of Hindi television actresses