Niti Taylor

Niti Taylor (born 8 November 1994)^[2] is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Hindi television shows. She is known for her portrayals of Nandini Murthy in MTV India's Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan,^[3][4][5] Shivani Mathur in Ghulaam, and Mannat Kaur Khurana in Ishqbaaz.

Niti Taylor
Taylor in 2017
Born	(1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 30) Delhi, India
Occupations	Actress Host
Years active	2010–present
Known for	Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan Ghulaam
Spouse	Parikshit Bawa ​ (m. 2020)​ [1]

Early life

Taylor was born in Delhi on 8 November 1994 to a Gujarati father^[6] and a Bengali Christian mother from Kolkata.^[7][8][9]

Career

At the age of 15, Taylor made her television debut with Pyaar Ka Bandhan in 2009.^[9] Her breakthrough came through her role of Nandini Murthy in MTV India's Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan, opposite Parth Samthaan.

In 2016 she appeared in the music video "Parindey Ka Pagalpan" opposite Siddharth Gupta.^[10] In 2017, she portrayed the character of Shivani in crime thriller Ghulaam opposite Param Singh.^[11] In 2019, Taylor portrayed the character of Mannat Kaur Khurana in Ishqbaaz .^[12] The same year she appeared in a Punjabi-language music video "Cappuccino". In 2022, she participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10 and was paired with choreographer Akash Thapa. They were eliminated in the semi-final weekend.^[13][14]

In 2023, Taylor was seen portraying Prachi Kapoor opposite Randeep Rai in Sony TV's Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2.^[15]

Personal life

Taylor got engaged to her boyfriend Parikshit Bawa on 13 August 2019.^[16][17] They married a year later on 13 August 2020.^[1]

Media

In December 2015, UK based newspaper Eastern Eye 's List of 50 Sexiest Asian Women, she ranked 15th position as highest placed newcomers.^[18]

Niti Taylor ranked 12th in Eastern Eye 's list of 50 sexiest Asian Women in 2016.^[19]

In Eastern Eye 's Top of 50 Sexiest Asian Women, she ranked 10th in 2018.^[20]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Language	Ref(s)
2012	Mem Vayasuku Vacham	Dilruba "Dil" Begum	Telugu	[21]
2013	Pelli Pustakam	Niti		[22][23]
2014	Love Dot Com	Shravani		[24][25]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2009	Pyaar Ka Bandhan	Ishita
2010–2011	Gulaal	Devika
2011–2014	Bade Achhe Lagte Hain	Naina Rajeev
2012	Savdhaan India	Saba
2013	Yeh Hai Aashiqui	Trisha	Season 1
	Webbed	Divya
2014	Halla Bol	Swati
2014–present	Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan	Nandini Murthy		[26][27]
2016	Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya	Vidhi
		Host	Season 7	[28]
2017	Ghulaam	Shivani
2018	Laal Ishq	Chitra Sachdev	Episode 3	[29]
2019	Ishqbaaz	Mannat Kaur Khurana		[30]
2019	Khatra Khatra Khatra	Guest		[31]
2022	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10	Contestant	Semi Finalist	[32][33]
2022	Bigg Boss	Guest	Season 16	[34]
2023	Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2	Prachi Kapoor		[35]

Web Shows

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2018 - Present	Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan	Nandini Murthy	[36]
2021	Indian Game Show	Guest	[37]
2022	Social Squad	Host	[38]

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer(s)	Language	Ref.
2018	Gussa	Big Dhillon	Punjabi	[39]
	Halka Halka Surroor hai	Stebin Ben	Hindi	[40]
	Fans Nahi Friends	Palash Muchhal		—
	Mere Yaar	Veekay	Punjabi	[41]
2019	Cappuccino	R. Naaz		[42]
2020	Baashinda	Arko, Ankit Tiwari, Ragini Tandon	Hindi	[43]
2022	Naina Mere	Suyyash Rai		[44]
2023	Tu Aashiqui Hai Meri	Payal Dev, Stebin Ben		[45][46]
2024	Mahiyaa	Sameer Khan, Sunny Vik	Hindi	[47] [48]
2024	Sui Ve Sui	Meet bros., Kanika kapoor	Punjabi	[49]