Niilam Paanchal
Niilam Paanchal At GIFA Ahmedabad in 2019
Born
Ahmedabad
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present
AwardsSpecial Jury Award for Hellaro (2019)

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.[1]

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.[citation needed]

She made her film debut with the 2007 Gujarati film Sneh Na Sagpan.[2] 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[3] 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.[4][5]

She appeared in several Hindi television series including Hamari Devrani, Ruk Jaana Nahin, Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera, Lajwanti, and Ishqbaaaz.[6] In 2020, she played Parul, a Gujarati woman character, in the Marathi language television series Vaiju No. 1.[7]

She played Kasturba Gandhi in the play Bharat Bhagyavidhata.[1] She made her debut in Hindi cinema with the 2017 film Kaabil.[1][2][8]

Presently, she is working in her next film Ekvismu Tiffin, directed by Vijaygiri Bava, which is set to release in 2021.[9]

Awards and Accolades

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2019 National Film Awards Special Jury Award Hellaro Won [10]

Filmography

Films

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Director Role Language
2017 Kaabil Sanjay Gupta Zafar's wife Hindi
2019 Hellaro Abhishek Shah Leela Gujarati
2021 21mu Tiffin Vijaygiri Bava Neetal's Mom Gujarati
2022 Raado Krishnadev Yagnik Bhushan's Wife Gujarati
2023 Vash Krishnadev Yagnik Beena Gujarati

Television

Year Title Role References
2008–2012 Hamari Devrani Rajeshwari Gautam Nanavati [6]
2011–2012 Ruk Jaana Nahin Malti Devi Singh [6]
2012 Crime Patrol advocate Gayatri [11]
2012–2015 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera Amrit Kaur [6]
2015–2016 Lajwanti Shakunta Kishan Lal Bharadwaj [6]
2016–2019 Ishqbaaaz Sahil's Mother [12]
2016 Man Mein Hai Visshwas Rasila
2020 Vaiju No.1 Parul [7]
2021 Yamraj Calling Web series
2022 Reena's Beauty Studio Web Series

References

  1. ^ a b c "National award winning actress Niilam Paanchal to make her debut in Marathi". MarathiMovieWorld. 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  2. ^ a b Rathod, Vaishali (2020-06-04). "First Day-First Shot! Being on a film set for the first time was like 'Alice in Wonderland': Niilam Paanchal". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  3. ^ Scroll Staff (9 August 2019). "National Awards: Aditya Dhar gets best director for 'Uri', Gujarati movie 'Hellaro' wins Best Film". Scroll.in. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Hellaro, a celluloid celebration of breaking free". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  5. ^ "Hellaro, National Award-winning Gujarati film, is a beautiful ode to female desire and defiance". www.firstpost.com.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Neelam Panchal is a part of Zee Tv's upcoming show Lajwanti!". Bollywood Dhamaka. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  7. ^ a b Gavankar, Vaishnavi (2020-03-12). ""I'm ashamed that I can't speak Marathi fluently", says Vaiju No. 1 actress Niilam Paanchal". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  8. ^ "हृतिक रोशनच्या 'काबिल' सिनेमातील अभिनेत्री करतेय मराठीत पदार्पण". Divya Marathi (in Marathi). 2020-02-08. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  9. ^ "Netri Trivedi to be lead in Ram Mori and Vijaygiri Bawa's next 'Ekvismu Tiffin'". The Times of India. 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  10. ^ "66th National Film Awards" (PDF). dff.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-09.
  11. ^ "Nilam Panchal shoots for Crime Patrol". The Times of India. 2012-05-18. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  12. ^ Maheshwri, Neha (2018-06-17). "'Lajwanti' actress Niilam Paanchal joins 'Ishqbaaaz'". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-09-20.

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