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{{short description|Indian television and film actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Nidhi Uttam
| image = Nidhi Uttam at inauguration.jpg
| caption = Uttam at an inauguration in 2018
| birth_place = [[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| alma_mater = St. Mary's Convent High School, Kanpur
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|model|influencer}}
| years_active = 2006–present
| known_for = ''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]''
| spouse = [[Mohit Pathak]]
}}
'''Nidhi Uttam Pathak''' is an Indian television and film actress known for portraying [[List of characters in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai|Nandini Singhania Chauhan]] in [[Star Plus]]'s [[List of longest-running Indian television series|longest-running Indian soap]], ''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]''. She has also acted in ''[[Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001 TV series)|Kasautii Zindagii Kay]]'', ''Ek Boond Ishq'', ''[[Dil Boley Oberoi]]'' and ''[[Aghori (2019 TV series)|Aghori]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaforums.com/article/this-yeh-rishta-kya-kehlata-hai-actress-roped-in-for-zee-tvs-aghori_150120|title=THIS Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai Actress Roped in for Zee TV's Aghori!|website=India Forums|language=en|access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref> In 2020, she made her film debut with [[Anubhav Sinha]]'s social film, ''[[Thappad]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iwmbuzz.com/television/news/nidhi-uttam-geetanjali-mishra-vineett-kumar-zee-tvs-aghori/2019/04/30/attachment/aghori|title=Photo: Nidhi Uttam, Geetanjali Mishra and Vineett Kumar in Zee TV's Aghori|website=IWMBuzz|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-04|date=2019-04-30}}</ref> In 2023 Nidhi appeared as main lead in movie Chaar Lugai<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2023-05-15 |title=I would love to be a part of a good web series, but not comfortable with bold content, says Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai actress Nidhi Uttam |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/i-would-love-to-be-a-part-of-a-good-web-series-but-not-comfortable-with-bold-content-says-yeh-rishta-kya-kehlata-hai-actress-nidhi-uttam/articleshow/100244941.cms |access-date=2023-06-07 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

==Early and personal life==

Born in [[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]], Uttam did schooling from St. Mary's Convent High School, Kanpur. She has an identical twin, Nishi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/mouni-roy-to-amrita-rao-celebs-who-have-lookalike-siblings/nidhi-uttam-with-her-sister-nishi/photostory/63883855.cms|title=Nidhi Uttam with her sister Nishi - Mouni Roy to Amrita Rao: Celebs who have lookalike siblings|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref>

She moved to [[Mumbai]] to study Graphic Design and Animation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tinselgupshup.com/news/view/48/Colored-Dreams-Nidhi-Uttam-the-artist|title=Tinsel Gupshup > Hindi TV Serial features & reviews {{!}} Colored Dreams - Nidhi Uttam the artist > > The finer things > News|website=www.tinselgupshup.com|access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref>

Uttam married her childhood friend, singer and lyricist, [[Mohit Pathak]], in [[Lucknow]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/TV-actor-weds-childhood-sweetheart-in-Lucknow/articleshow/26678129.cms|title=TV actor weds childhood sweetheart in Lucknow - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=December 2013 |language=en|access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref> The wedding was attended by her fellow co-stars from ''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/wedding-bells-nidhi-uttam|title=Wedding bells for Nidhi Uttam|website=Tellychakkar.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref>

==Career==
===Television career===

After playing an uncredited small role in [[Zee TV]]'s ''[[Maayka]]'' in 2006, Uttam was set to star as the title character in [[Star Plus]]'s ''[[Kasturi (2007 TV series)|Kasturi]]'' and make her debut in a leading character, but later [[Shubhangi Atre]] replaced her.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abplive.in/television/whattt-this-yeh-rishta-actress-is-married-to-reality-star--406693|title=WHATTT! This Yeh Rishta actress is Married to Reality Star!|date=2016-08-29|website=www.abplive.in|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-04|archive-date=2019-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804212238/https://www.abplive.in/television/whattt-this-yeh-rishta-actress-is-married-to-reality-star--406693|url-status=dead}}</ref>

She finally debuted with [[Ekta Kapoor]]'s popular soap, ''[[Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001 TV series)|Kasautii Zindagii Kay]]'' for Star Plus as Tara in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/meeting-ekta-kapoor-was-the-turning-point-of-my-life-nidhi-uttam|title=Meeting Ekta Kapoor was the turning point of my life - Nidhi Uttam|website=Tellychakkar.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref>

In the same year, she played Sukanya in ''[[Doli Saja Ke]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/lucknow/Yeh-Rishta-Kya-Kehlata-Hai-team-at-Nidhis-wedding/articleshow/26678547.cms|title=Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai team at Nidhi's wedding in Lucknow |last1=Seth|first1=Devanshi|date=4 December 2014|first2=Akash |last2=Wadhwa |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref>

In 2009, Uttam was cast in Star Plus's longest-running Indian daily soap, ''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]'' as Nandini Singhania which she eventually quit in 2016.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

Along with her role of Nandini, she portrayed Meethi in [[Life OK]]'s ''Ek Boond Ishq'' in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/nidhi-uttam-excited-get-opportunity-work-the-big-banner-bbc-productions-ek-boond-ishq|title=Nidhi Uttam excited to get an opportunity to work for the big banner BBC Productions' Ek Boond Ishq|website=Tellychakkar.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref>

In 2017, she appeared in a special appearance for [[Gul Khan (producer)|Gul Khan]]'s ''[[Dil Boley Oberoi]]'' on Star Plus as Jhanvi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/celebs/tv/nidhi-uttam-0|title=Nidhi Uttam|website=Tellychakkar.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref>

Next, Uttam was seen in [[Zee TV]]'s ''[[Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani]]'', where she enacted the role of Sakshi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/tara-gets-seriously-funny|title=Tara gets seriously funny|website=Tellychakkar.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref>

In 2018, she returned to ''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai'', but finally confirmed her exit from it in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/nidhi-uttam-roped-in-for-dil-boley-oberoi/articleshow/57083749.cms|title=Nidhi Uttam roped in for Dil Boley Oberoi - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=10 February 2017 |language=en|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref>

The following year, she appeared in the television series ''[[Aghori]]'' via Zee TV, portraying Priya.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abplive.in/television/-yeh-rishta-kya-kehlata-hai-actress-nidhi-uttam-to-enter-zee-tv-show-523592|title='Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai' actress Nidhi Uttam to enter Zee TV show|date=2017-05-04|website=www.abplive.in|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-05|archive-date=2019-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805175904/https://www.abplive.in/television/-yeh-rishta-kya-kehlata-hai-actress-nidhi-uttam-to-enter-zee-tv-show-523592|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Film career===

Nidhi ventured into films with [[Suniel Shetty]] starrer ''Nanha Einstein'' in 2017.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/kanpur/its-back-to-school-in-kanpur-for-nidhi-uttam/articleshow/59810576.cms|title=It's back to school in Kanpur for Nidhi Uttam - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=29 July 2017 |language=en|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref>

She appeared in [[Anubhav Sinha]]'s drama, ''[[Thappad]]'', starring [[Taapsee Pannu]] as a caring housewife who wants justice against [[domestic violence]], when her husband slaps her unreasonably. ''Thappad'' was moderately profitable at the box office earning {{INRConvert|440|m}} against its {{INRConvert|250|m}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/taapsee-pannu-tweets-new-film-thappads-release-date-director-anubhav-sinha-says-no-one-told-me-2149826|title=Taapsee Pannu Tweets New Film Thappad's Release Date; Director Anubhav Sinha Says 'No One Told Me'|website=NDTV.com|date=14 October 2019 |access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref>

==Television shows==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|2006
|''[[Maayka]]''
|
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001 TV series)|Kasautii Zindagii Kay]]''
|Tara Bajaj
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Doli Saja Ke]]''
|Sukanya
|
|-
| 2009–2016,
2018–2019
|''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]''
|[[List of characters in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai|Nandini Singhania Chauhan]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/yeh-rishta-kya-kehlata-hai-actress-announces-her-return-on-the-show/articleshow/59895223.cms|title=Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai actress announces her return on the show|website=Times of India|date=3 August 2017 }}</ref>
|-
|2013
|''Ek Boond Ishq''
|Meethi
|
|-
|2017
|''[[Dil Boley Oberoi]]''
|Jhanvi
|
|-
|2017
|''[[Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani]]''
|Sakshi
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-06-05 |title=Nidhi and Manu Malik back together on another show |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2017-06-05/Nidhi-and-Manu-Malik-back-together-on-another-show/304449 |access-date= |website=The Hans India}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|[[Aghori (2019 TV series)|''Aghori'']]
|Priya
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-30 |title=Nidhi Uttam, Geetanjali Mishra and Vineett Kumar in Zee TV's Aghori |url=https://www.iwmbuzz.com/television/news/nidhi-uttam-geetanjali-mishra-vineett-kumar-zee-tvs-aghori/2019/04/30 |website=IWMBUZZ}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|''[[Doosri Maa]]''
|Mala
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nidhi Uttam To Portray Mala's Role In &TV's 'Doosri Maa' |access-date=10 September 2022|work=ABP News|url=https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/television/nidhi-uttam-to-essay-mala-s-role-in-tv-s-doosri-maa-1552602/amp}}</ref>
|}

==Films==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|2014
|''Arnab aur Jadui Locket''
|
|
|-
|2017
|''Nanhe Einstein''
|School principal
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2020
|''[[Thappad]]''
|Kavita
|
|-
|2023
|''Chaar Lugai''
|Usha
|<ref name=":1" />
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|11010892}}

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[[Category:Indian television actresses]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Indian soap opera actresses]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Kasautii Zindagii Kay]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi television]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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