Navika Kotia

Navika Kotia
Kotia in 2025
Born
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
EducationRyan International School, Mumbai
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present
Known forEnglish Vinglish
Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
PartnerMazen Mody (2025–2026)
RelativesShivansh Kotia (brother)

Navika Kotia is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films and television. She is popularly known for playing dual roles in Star Plus's Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai as Prerna Singhania and Maya Khera. She has also appeared in an Indian Hindi film English Vinglish as Sridevi's on-screen daughter with her younger brother Shivansh Kotia.

Personal life

After a brief dating for a year in an arranged match set-up, Kotia got engaged to entrepreneur Mazen Mody, in an intimate ceremony on 24 January 2026 but the duo called off their engagement in later months of same year facing compatibility issues.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Language Ref.
2007 Bhool Bhulaiyaa Child Avni Hindi
2012 English Vinglish Sapna Godbole
2013 Attarintiki Daredi Sasi's younger sister Telugu
2014 Murugaatrupadai Meenakshi Tamil
Chinnadana Nee Kosam Nithin's younger sister Telugu

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007–2008 Kasamh Se Vidya Bali Child artist
2008 Baa Bahoo Aur Baby Lucky Thakkar
2009 Saat Phere – Saloni Ka Safar Kamini Singh
2010 Balika Vadhu Teepri's daughter
2010–2012 Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak? Tara Raheja
2013 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai Prerna "Chikki" Singhania
2022 Maya "Mau" Khera
2023–2024 Kyunki... Saas Maa Bahu Beti Hoti Hai Kesar Suraj Rajgaur

Web Series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023–2025 School Friends Stuti Sharma 3 seasons

Music videos

Year Title Singer(s) Ref.
2022 Roye Roye Madhur Sharma
2023 Apni Saanson Mein Abhi Dutt

References

  1. ↑ "Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai's Navika Kotia on getting rokafied: I always wanted to go for an arranged marriage". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Actor Navika Kotia and entrepreneur Mazen Mody choose first meeting anniversary for engagement ceremony in Mumbai". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Exclusive! Yeh Rishta actress Navika Kotia and Mazen Mody call off their engagement". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
  4. ↑ "13 Years of Bhool Bhulaiyaa: 26 lesser-known facts about the cult horror-comedy". Cinema Express. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  5. ↑ Rediff. "English Vinglish is a winner all the way". Archived from the original on 17 November 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  6. ↑ Agarwal, Stuti (24 May 2013). "Yeh Rishta's Chikki bags a Telugu film". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  7. ↑ Malini Mannath (15 November 2014). "Grappling with a Genre Riddle". The New Indian Express.
  8. ↑ "Chinnadana Neekosam – Yet another romantic entertainer from Nithin". IndiaGlitz. 25 October 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  9. ↑ Vickey Lalwani (6 March 2009). "Kasamh Se to be discontinued". The Times of India. Times of India. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Hum Paanch, Zabaan Sambhal Ke and other evergreen sitcoms that you can binge-watch". The Times of India. March 2020. Archived from the original on 13 March 2020.
  11. ↑ "Two new shows propel Zee TV back into the soap game, unveil new traditional woman". India Today. 26 June 2006. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  12. ↑ "Balika Vadhu"s TRP journey". India Today. 14 July 2009. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023.
  13. ↑ Rao, Kshama (26 November 2010). "Bold and Edgy". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Navika Kotia says Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai has been the turning point in her career". Telegraph India. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "Navika Kotia talks about her comeback project, Kyunki...Saas Maa Bahu Beti Hoti Hai". Tribune India. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  16. ↑ "Navika Kotia: Sridevi's daughter in English Vinglish makes OTT debut with Amazon miniTV's School Friends". Telegraph India. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "Roye Roye - @MadhurSharmaMusic | Navika Kotia | Aakash Mandloi | Ravi Ra | Swapnil Tare | Pearl Records". YouTube. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  18. ↑ "Apni Saanson Mein | Official Song | MK | Abhi Dutt ft Navika Kotia | New Hindi Song | Blive Music". YouTube. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.