Kanika Tiwari is from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. She is pursuing her high school education in Sharda Vidya Mandir, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. She got the life time chance of working with Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra starer movie Agneepath. She was selected through an audition in which 7000 girls participated. But kanika was the one who was selected for this golden opportunity. She left behind every other girl by her charming, innocent and sweet, girl next door persona. In the movie Agneepath, Kanika plays the the role of "shiksha" the younger sister of Hrithik Roshan.