Akanksha Juneja

Akanksha Juneja
Born	30 March [1]
Occupation(s)	Actress, model
Years active	2010–present
Known for	Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 2
Partner	single [2] [3]

Akanksha Juneja ^[4] is an Indian television actress best known for playing Kanak Desai in Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 2 & Nidhi Hinduja Luthra in Kundali Bhagya.

Career

Early roles (2010)

Juneja made her debut with Do Saheliyaan... Kismat Ki Kathputaliyaan. After that, she did many popular shows like Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya , C.I.D., Bade Achhe Lagte Hain , Saath Nibhaana Saathiya , Ishq Mein Marjawan , and Ishqbaaaz.

Breakthrough and recognition (2020)

From 2020 to 2022, Juneja starred as Kanak Desai, the negative lead, in Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 2, for which she received several awards including Iconic Gold Awards.

In June 2023, she stepped into the shoes of Ira Sone as Nidhi Hinduja Luthra in Zee TV's Kundali Bhagya, until the show went off air in December 2024. ^[5]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Note
2010	Do Saheliyaan... Kismat Ki Kathputaliyaan	Bhuvnamita
	C.I.D.	Criminal Sandhya
	Thoda Hai Bas Thode Ki Zaroorat Hai	Akshata Kulkarni
	Mahayatra – Rishton Ka Anokha Safar	Herself
2010–2011	Hamaari Beti Raaj Karegi	Anjali Sharma
2011	Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya	Neelima
2012–2013	Dil Se Di Dua Saubhagyavati Bhava	Tanisha Bohra
2013	Bade Achhe Lagte Hain	Ayesha Sharma Kapoor
2013–2014	Saath Nibhaana Saathiya	Daksha Prajapati	Main Antagonist
2014	Emotional Atyachar 4	Babita Harichand
	The Adventures of Hatim	Khabooshi
	Adaalat	Suman Bhandari
	Savdhaan India	Lalita/Riddhi/Rimi/Dr. Neha/Diana/Sarita
2014–2015	Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hai	Tanushree Verma
2015	Bhanwar	Nitika Singhal
2015–2016	Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi	Naina Singh Ahlawat	Main Antagonist
2018	Savdhaan India	Meera Roy
	Ishq Mein Marjawan	Vedika Dwivedi	Main Antagonist
	Ishqbaaaz	Siddhi Maayi	Episodic Antagonist
2020–2022	Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 2 [6] [7]	Kanak Dholakia Desai	Main Antagonist
2023–2024	Kundali Bhagya [8]	Nidhi "Nidz" Hinduja Luthra	Main Antagonist

Films

Year	Film	Notes
2013	Bang Bang Bangkok	Cameo

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2021	Iconic Gold Awards	Best Actress in Negative role	Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 2	Won
2021	International Iconic Awards	Popular Actress in Negative role		Won
2022	22nd Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actress in Negative role		Nominated

References

1. "Saath Nibhana Saathiya 2 actress Akanksha Juneja on her birt." The Times of India. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
2. "Saath Nibhaana Saathiya fame actress Akanksha Juneja announc." The Times of India. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
3. "I was scared to fall in love after breaking up in 2012, but." The Times of India. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
4. "When Akanksha Juneja had to give look test continuously for." The Times of India. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
5. "It's confirmed! After seven and a half years, Kundali Bhagya to end on December 6; Shakti Anand expresses shock". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
6. "There was not much left to explore as Kanak Desai: Akanksha." The Times of India. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
7. "Akanksha Juneja pens an emotional note as she bids adieu to." The Times of India. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
8. "Akanksha Juneja on getting to work with Ekta Kapoor after 10." The Times of India. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

External links

• Akanksha Juneja at IMDb