Shweta Tiwari (born 4 October 1980) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and television.She is known for her performance as the main lead Prerna Sharma Bajaj in Ekta Kapoor's soap opera Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001–08) and subsequently featured in several other television series including Parvarrish (2011–13), Begusarai as Bindiya Thakur (2015–16) and Mere Dad Ki Dulhan (2019–20).Tiwari won the reality shows Bigg Boss 4 (2010–11) and Comedy Circus Ka Naya Daur (2011).Tiwari married actor Raja Chaudhary in 1998 and they have a daughter, born on 8 October 2000. She filed for a divorce in 2007 after nine years of marriage.Tiwari reported she suffered a troubled relationship characterised by Raja's alcoholism and domestic violence. She complained that he used to beat her up daily. He used to turn up on the sets of her shows and misbehave with her.Tiwari and actor Abhinav Kohli were married on 13 July 2013 after dating for almost three years.
