Naisha Khanna is an Indian child actress who has acted in various Bollywood films, TV shows, and advertisements for almost a decade.
Wiki/Biography
Naisha Khanna was born on Monday, 16 March 2009 (age 14 years; as of 2023) in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Her zodiac sign is Pisces. She did her schooling at Thakur International School, Mumbai. She started acting at the young age of 4 years and went on to act in several films, TV series, and advertisements.
Naisha Khanna on her first day of school
Physical Appearance
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Hazel brown
Family
She belongs to a Hindu family.
Parents & Siblings
Her father’s name is Rohit Khanna, and her mother’s name is Mahek Khanna. She has a younger brother.
Naisha Khanna (in red) with her parents
Naisha Khanna with her brother
Career
Film
She made her Bollywood debut in 2015 with the film Brothers in which she played the role of Akshay Kumar and Jacqueline Fernandez’s daughter named Poopoo. She later acted in many films including Baar Baar Dekho in 2016 as Diya, Firangi in 2017 as Lali, Torbaaz in 2020 as Asma, and Jaane Jaan in 2023 as Tara D’Souza.
Naisha Khanna (centre) with Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan during the shoot of a film
Television
She made her TV show debut with a guest appearance in the popular show Uttaran. She later appeared in many TV shows including as young Anarkali in Dastaan-E-Mohabbat in 2018 and Lilavati Bhalekar in Mission Over Mars in 2019.
Naisha Khanna during the shoot of a TV show
Web Series
Her first web series was Butterflies in 2022, which was produced by Terribly Tiny Tales and streamed on YouTube. She later acted as Tiara in Mind The Malhotras in 2022 which was streamed on Amazon Prime.
Naisha Khanna during the shoot of Mind The Malhotras web series
Advertisements
She has appeared in several advertisements for international and regional brands such as Kidzee, Bank of India, and LIC.
Naisha Khanna with Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan during the shoot of an advertisement
Awards, Honours, Achievements
- Best Child Artist Award at the 4th Dadasaheb Phalke Icon Award Films 2022
Naisha Khanna with the Best Child Artist Award won at the 4th Dadasaheb Phalke Icon Award Films 2022
- Best Child Artist Award at the 6th Bharati Icon Award 2022
Naisha Khanna with the Best Child Artist Award won at the 6th Bharati Icon Award 2022
- Trending Child Actor/Influencer Award at The Trend Setter Indians Awards 2023
- Young Actress of the Year Award at India’s Pride Excellence Achievement Awards 2023
- Popular Child Influencer of the Year Award at Indian Television Celebrity Awards 2023
- Best Soulmate Jodi Award (shared with her mother Mahek Khanna) at Sarswatibai Dadasaheb Pahlke Soulmate Award 2023
Facts/Trivia
- She likes to play tennis and do swimming in her leisure time.
A photo of Naisha Khanna while swimming
- She is an animal lover and owns a pet dog named Wasooli Bhai.
Naisha Khanna with her dog
- She is a fan of pop band BTS and often writes their lyrics in English to memorise them.
Naisha Khanna’s notebook containing lyrics of the BTS band