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Nikki Tamboli (born 21 August 1996) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu, Tamil cinema and Hindi television. She participated in reality shows such as Bigg Boss 14 where she emerged as 2nd-runner up and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11. She was the 2nd-runner up in the Bigg Boss Marathi Season 5 in 2024.
Early life
Tamboli was born in a Marathi family on 21 August 1996 in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. She had a brother Jatin, who died in 2021 due to COVID-19.
Career
She started her career as a model. In 2019, she made her acting debut with the Telugu horror comedy film Chikati Gadilo Chithakotudu playing the role of Pooja.
Tamboli later made her Tamil debut in the action horror film Kanchana 3 as Divya. Kanchana 3 grossed over ₹130 crore worldwide. Her third film was Thipparaa Meesam in Telugu where she played Mounika.
In 2020, she made her television debut through participating in the Hindi reality show Bigg Boss 14 where she finished at 3rd place, and got immense fame and appreciation during her stint on the show.
In 2021, she participated in Colors TV's stunt-based reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11, filmed in Cape Town where she finished at 10th place. Apart from reality shows she was also seen in several music videos collaboration with channels such as T-Series, Saregama and Desi Music Factory.
In 2022, she was seen in Colors TV's game show The Khatra Khatra Show which was hosted by Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa.
In 2023, Tamboli made special appearance in the song "Cocktail" in Hindi film Jogira Sara Ra Ra opposite Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
In 2024, Tamboli appeared on the Colors Marathi's reality show Bigg Boss Marathi Season 5. She was eventually the highest-paid contestant of the season. Tamboli emerged as the 2nd runner-up.
In the media
Tamboli appeared in the Times of India's "Most Desirable Women on Television" list of 2020, where she was ranked 8th.
Filmography
= Films
== Television
== Music videos
=References
External links
Nikki Tamboli on Instagram
Nikki Tamboli at IMDb
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Shaheer Sheikh
- Nishant Singh Malkani
- Sirf Tum (seri televisi)
- Khatra Khatra Khatra
- Nikki Tamboli
- Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) season 14
- Kanchana 3
- Bigg Boss Marathi
- Bigg Boss Marathi season 5
- Sirf Tum (TV series)
- Thipparaa Meesam
- Chikati Gadilo Chithakotudu
- Muni (film series)
- K. E. Gnanavel Raja
