Saloni Gaur

Saloni Gaur
Gaur in 2022
Born (1999-12-12) 12 December 1999 (age 25)
Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India
Other namesNazma Aapi
EducationDelhi University
Occupation(s)Comedian, Mimic
Spouse
Rajat Sain
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(m. 2023)​

Saloni Gaur (born 12 December 1999), alternately known by her comic name Nazma Aapi, is a contemporary Indian comedian and impressionist. She addresses social issues through her comic videos.[1][2][3][4]

Biography

She completed an undergraduate degree from the Janki Devi Memorial College in political science and economics.[5][6]

Saloni started her comic career by the character of "Pinky Dogra" and later used the characters of "Kusum Behenji" and "Asha Behenji". She created the "Nazma Aapi" character in 2018 to address contemporary social issues. She uses Instagram and Twitter as the platforms to reach out to people. She has produced videos on the Citizenship Amendment Act, pollution in Delhi and the Union Budget 2020.[5][2][7]

In November 2020, Saloni landed her own show Uncommon Sense With Saloni on the OTT platform Sony Liv.[8]

Personal life

In October 2023, she married Rajat Sain, who is a journalist.[9]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role
2020 Uncommon Sense With Saloni Self

Web series

Year Title Role
2022 Campus Diaries Priyanka

References

  1. ^ "Meet 'Nazma aapi', through whom a 20-year-old woman is tackling social issues one video at a time". Scroll.in. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Watch: Comedian Saloni Gaur makes parody video of Kangana Ranaut's reaction to Arnab Goswami-Kunal Kamra row". FirstPost.com. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  3. ^ Manral, Barkha (16 January 2020). "Talent On Sensation: From Saloni Gaur To Nazma Aapi". NewsAurChai.com. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Meet 20-year-old Internet star 'Nazma Aapi'". TribuneIndia.com. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b Gupta, Surbhi (13 January 2020). "A Sense of Humour". IndianExpress.com. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  6. ^ Grover, Nishitha (15 January 2020). "Who is Nazma Aapi, the woman who has something to say about everything?". IndiaToday.in. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  7. ^ Gupta, Aman (15 January 2020). "'नजमा आपी' बनकर इंटरनेट पर कैसे छाईं 19 साल की DU छात्रा सलोनी?". khabar.ndtv.com. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  8. ^ Sequeira, Gayle (6 November 2020). "Uncommon Sense With Saloni, On Sony LIV, Is Too Silly For The Serious Topic It Wants To Discuss". Film Companion. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Saloni Gaur shares marriage pictures". Retrieved 22 October 2023.