Shweta Tiwari

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shweta Tiwari

• Shweta Tiwari was born into a Hindu Family in Pratapgarh.

• She had a deep interest in acting right from her childhood.

• She did her first job at the age of 12. Shweta worked for a travel agency for which she received Rs. 500 a month.

• After completing her graduation, Shweta started giving auditions for TV serials.

• Shweta gained immense success by playing the role of ‘Prerna’ in the famous daily soap “Kasautii Zindagi Kay,” which ran for around 8 years.

  

• Tiwari met Raja Chaudhary, Bhojpuri actor, and director, through one of her friends who was the cousin of Raja. They dated each other for some time and tied the knot in 1999.

• Initially, her mother was against her marriage to Raja.

• Shweta suffered a troubled relationship characterised by Raja’s alcoholism and violence.

• The duo parted ways in 2006 and subsequently, got divorced in 2012.

• Meanwhile, she met Abhinav Kohli on the sets of the TV serial “Jaane Kya Baat Hui” and became friends with him. They tied the knot in 2013 after dating each other for 3 years.

• She was the winner of Bigg Boss Season 4.

  

• Tiwari has also been a part of the dance reality shows “Nach Baliye” and “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.”

• She won the ITA Star Parivaar Award for Best Actress in the categories of Favourite Maa, Favourite Bahu, and Favourite Beti for “Kasautii Zindagii Kay.”

• Shweta has appeared in many popular TV shows like “Jaane Kya Baat Hui,” “Parvarrish,” “Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao,” “Baal Veer,” and “Begusarai.”

• She has appeared in films like “Madhoshi,” “Aabra Ka Daabra,” “Bin Bulaye Baraati,” and “Married 2 America.”

• Tiwari has also been a part of plays like “Shaadi Ki Home Delivery,” “Shararat,” and “Aaine Ke Sau Tukde.”

• She owns two pet dogs, Pixie and Sweetoo.

  

• Tiwari has great faith in Lord Ganesha.

  

• In 2016, soon after the birth of her son, Reyansh, her husband, Abhinav Kohli, shifted to her mother’s house in Bengaluru because of his father’s death and lived there for a year. People started gossiping about Shweta’s married life as they often found Tiwari alone on some public events.

• After Tiwari’s complaint against Abhinav, his mother, Poonam Kohli, said that Shweta and Abhinav were going through a troubled marriage for the past two years. She also added that Shweta had filed a complaint against his son just to seek a divorce from him.

• Here’s an interesting video about Shweta Tiwari’s biography: