Niilam Paanchal (also spelled Nilam Panchal or Neelam Panchal) is an Indian film and television actress. She appeared in several television series including Hamari Devrani, Ruk Jaana Nahin, Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera, Lajwanti, and Ishqbaaaz. She acted in the 2019 Gujarati film Hellaro, for which she won Special Jury Award at the 66th National Film Awards.She married actor Mihir Rajda and have one Daughter.
Personal life She was married with Actor Mihir Rajda and have one daughter. Biography Niilam studied at H. L College of Commerce, Ahmedabad. Initially she appeared in several Gujarati language television shows including Ek Daal Na Pankhi on Doordarshan, Pati Patni Ane Vavajodu, Geet Gunjan, Yuva Sangram, Parnya Atle Pati Gaya on ETV Gujarati, and Saraswatichandra on Zee Gujarati.
She made her film debut with the 2007 Gujarati film Sneh Na Sagpan. In 2019, She acted in Gujarati period drama film Hellaro, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film at the 66th National Film Awards and she earned Special Jury Award for her performance. The film has been theatrically released in India on 8 November 2019 to positive reviews and her acting is appreciated by the audiences.
She appeared in several Hindi television series including Hamari Devrani, Ruk Jaana Nahin, Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera, Lajwanti, and Ishqbaaaz. In 2020, she played Parul, a Gujarati woman character, in the Marathi language television series Vaiju No. 1.
She played Kasturba Gandhi in the play Bharat Bhagyavidhata. She made her debut in Hindi cinema with the 2017 film Kaabil.
Presently, she is working in her next film Ekvismu Tiffin, directed by Vijaygiri Bava, which is set to release in 2021.
Awards and accolades Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2019 National Film Awards Special Jury Award Hellaro
Filmography Films +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released Year Film Director Role Language2017 Kaabil Sanjay Gupta Zafar's wifeHindi2019 Hellaro Abhishek Shah LeelaGujarati 2021 21mu Tiffin Vijaygiri Bava Neetal's MomGujarati 2022 Raado Krishnadev Yagnik Bhushan's WifeGujarati 2023 Vash Krishnadev Yagnik BeenaGujarati 2024 Nasoor Rishil Joshi Jolly Seth Gujarati
Television Year Title Role References 2008–2012 Hamari Devrani Rajeshwari Gautam Nanavati 2011–2012 Ruk Jaana Nahin Malti Devi Singh 2012 Crime Patrol advocate Gayatri 2012–2015 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera Amrit Kaur2015–2016 Lajwanti Shakunta Kishan Lal Bharadwaj 2016–2019 Ishqbaaaz Sahil's Mother 2016 Man Mein Hai Visshwas Rasila 2020 Vaiju No.1 Parul 2024–2025 Dil Ko Tumse Pyaar Hua Shobha Yashwant Agarwal2025–2026SaruSaroja Bajaj
Web-series Year Title Role Notes 2021 Yamraj Calling 2022Reena's Beauty Studio
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