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Nayani Dixit Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated September 29, 2026 • 6 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth13 September

BirthplaceKanpur, Uttar Pradesh

ProfessionActress, Acting Mentor, Voice-over artist, Dancer

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyFather - Vijay Dixit; Sister - Kavya Karthik

Nayani Dixit Biography

Nayani Dixit is an Indian actress, acting mentor, voice-over artist and trained Kathak dancer. A graduate of FTII Pune, she has worked across films, TV and

Early life and background

Nayani Dixit was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, and grew up with an early passion for performance. She began acting in plays as a child and went on to complete a BA in Hindi Literature and Psychology from P.P.N. College at Kanpur University. Following this, she pursued formal training in acting with a post-graduate program at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune.

Her father, Vijay Dixit, is associated with theatre. She has an elder sister, Kavya Karthik. Raised in a family connected to the stage, Nayani also developed a parallel interest in dance and trained in Kathak belonging to the Lucknow gharana.

Career

Nayani started her screen career with television, making an early appearance in the Sony Entertainment Television series Rishta.com (2010) as Ragini Deshmukh. She transitioned to films with a debut role in Delhi Belly (2011) and followed with supporting parts in projects such as Special 26 (2013), Guddu Ki Gun (2015) and BHK [email protected] (2016).

She gained wider recognition for her supporting role as Sonal in the film Queen (2014). Her performance as Abha, the sister of the lead character in Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana (2017), was especially well received and brought her appreciable audience attention.

On television she has appeared in period drama Siyaasat on Epic TV, portraying Jagat Gosaini, and has performed in episodic roles on series including Aahat, CID and Savdhaan India. Nayani has also worked in the digital space: she played Ms. Sethi in the Zee5 web series Abhay 2 (2020), appeared in the YouTube series Strapless (2020) and, in 2023, played Zareen in the web series United Kacche which premiered on Zee5.

Alongside acting, Nayani has worked as a voice-over artist and has narrated stories and poetry for audio platforms. She is a member of the advisory board of the audio platform Gaatha and participates in events organized by the platform.

Teaching and mentorship

Trained at FTII, Nayani has taken on the role of teacher and mentor in acting and related disciplines. She conducts workshops across India and internationally, including sessions in Dubai and Bahrain, covering acting, modelling, speech and diction, and dance. She has served as guest faculty at FTII, Pune, and as faculty at Anupam Kher’s Whistling Woods Academy. Notable personalities have trained under her in various capacities.

Public profile

Nayani is also active in the pageant and festival circuit as a judge and guest, having been appointed to judge contests such as Femina Miss India 2023, Mrs West India 2019 and Ms India Curvy 2018–19. In February 2023 she appeared on the cover of the digital magazine Women Icons of India, which included a feature on the challenges she faced on her journey in the entertainment industry.

Personal notes and views

Nayani maintains ties to classical dance and often shares her Kathak performances on social media. She has spoken about the importance of language in cinema and uses her workshops to advocate for the proper use and preservation of Hindi in film. She lists reading among her hobbies and cites film and literary influences that include classic Indian and international cinema as well as writers such as Munshi Premchand.

Controversy

In 2018 Nayani publicly recounted an experience of inappropriate behaviour by a director on a film set, describing an incident that occurred during shooting for the film Queen. She has spoken about her discomfort with the situation and shared details in interviews.

Latest updates

In 2023 Nayani appeared in the web series United Kacche on Zee5 and continued her teaching and mentoring work, along with involvement in audio storytelling through Gaatha. She remains active across film, television and digital projects while conducting workshops and mentoring emerging performers.
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Recent Work

United Kacche

Web series on Zee5 in which she played the role of Zareen

2023
Abhay 2

Zee5 web series; she played Ms. Sethi

2020
Strapless

YouTube series on the HumaraMovie channel

2020
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Career Highlights

  1. Film debut in Delhi Belly (2011)
  2. Supporting role in Queen (2014)
  3. Appreciated performance in Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana (2017)
  4. Post-graduate in acting from FTII, Pune
  5. Guest faculty at FTII and faculty at Whistling Woods Academy
  6. Judge at Femina Miss India 2023
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Nayani Dixit born?

13 September

What is Nayani Dixit known for?

Actress, Acting Mentor, Voice-over artist, Dancer

What is Nayani Dixit’s marital status?

Unmarried