Niharica Raizada
Niharica Raizada (born 18 April 1990) [2] is a Luxembourger actress.[1][3][4][5][6] She was crowned as Miss India UK 2010 and was runner-up at Miss India Worldwide 2010.[7] She is the granddaughter of former Bollywood musician O. P. Nayyar. She has worked in films like IB71, Masaan, 6-5=2, Damadol,[8][9] Total Dhamaal[10] (2018) and Sooryavanshi (2021).
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| Born | Niharica Kumari Raizada 18 April 1990 |
| Nationality | Luxembourger[1] |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University Imperial College New York Film Academy |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
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| Family | O. P. Nayyar (grandfather) |
Early life edit
Niharica is the granddaughter of music composer O. P. Nayyar.[11][12] She was born to Indian parents and was raised in Luxembourg. Her mother tongue is French and she also speaks Luxembourgish, German, English, Spanish, and Hindi.[2][13][14] She has a sister Nirekhna Raizada and a brother Avneesh Raizada.[15] [16] She is a Medical Scientist by qualification[17] and studied MRes in Translational Medicine at Imperial College London,[18] and then did research in Cardiology at Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore), under a Fulbright scholarship. She got training in acting from New York Film Academy.[2] She is trained in Indian classical music and ballet.[2][13] Niharica was crowned Miss India UK 2010[19] and was also the first runner-up of Miss India Worldwide 2010.[14] Niharica released one song for the brand Chambor in French. She was ranked 45 in the list of Times 50 Most Desirable Women of 2013, and rose to 44 in 2015.[20]
Niharica made her film debut in a Bengali film Damadol in 2013.[21] She acted in a Gujarati film Var to NRI J in 2016.[22] Niharica has done a film titled Full 2 Jugaadu in 2016 with Krushna Abhishek.[23][24]
She is the honorary cultural and arts ambassador between the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Republic of India.[13]
Filmography edit
Films edit
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Damadol | Dancer | Bengali film |
| 2014 | 6-5=2 | Priya | |
| 2015 | Masaan | Traveller Girl | |
| Alone | Anu | ||
| Baby | Reporter | ||
| Ek Kali | Short film[25] | ||
| 2016 | Waarrior Savitri | Savitri | |
| Var to NRI J | Tejasvini | Gujarati film | |
| 2017 | Dwaraka | Telugu film; Special appearance in the song "Allabi Allabi" [26] | |
| 2019 | The Perfect Murder | Carol | Short film[27][28][29] |
| Total Dhamaal | Dream Girl | [30] | |
| 2021 | Sooryavanshi | Inspector Tara Manchandani | [31] |
| Himbeeren mit Senf | Junge Ehefrau | German film[32] | |
| 2023 | IB71 | Air Hostess | [33] |
Web series edit
| Year | Web Series | Role | Language | Notes |
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| 2019 | Asli Mard | Mia Gupta | Hindi | |
| 2021 | Coyotes | French | [32] |
References edit
- ^ a b Bauldry, Jess (28 June 2018). "A Luxembourger in Bollywood". Delano.
- ^ a b c d . Association des actrices et des acteurs du Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ Schulke, Sophia (21 December 2018). "Morgens Bollywood, nachmittags Forschung". Luxemburger Wort.
- ^ Kugener, Jean Claude. "INDIA - LUXEMBOURG: VIBRANT INVESTMENT IN LONG TERM TIES" (PDF). Chambre de Commerce Luxembourg.
- ^ "Niharica Raizada". Human Capital Europe. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ Gupta, Rachit (28 June 2018). "Actress Niharica Raizada's Luxembourg connection". The Times of India.
- ^ "Miss India UK Niharica Raizada bags Madhuri Dixit, Ajay Devgn starrer Total Dhamaal". Deccan Chronicle. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ . The Telegraph (India). Archived from the original on 29 April 2014.
- ^ "OP Nayyar's granddaughter Niharica to act in a comedy film". The Times of India.
- ^ Pauly, Serge (7 December 2018). "Mam Niharica Raizada, indesch Actrice mat Lëtzebuerger Wuerzelen". RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg.
- ^ "'Waarrior Savitri' gets a release date". The Times of India.
- ^ "Niharica Raizada: It was not an easy job to trek". mid-day.com. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Paknikar, Sheetal (23 January 2019). "Niharica Raizada has hearts beating from Luxembourg to India!". Openingdoorz.
- ^ a b Sharma, Garima (13 November 2014). "Niharica Raizada: I like to be in the limelight". The Times of India.
- ^ "Niharika Raizada Biography". CrunchWood.
- ^ "Niharika Raizada WKND.in Cover Feature". WKND.in.
- ^ "Musician O P Nayyar's cardiologist grand-daughter Niharica Raizada in an item number".
- ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Is this the start to a new chapter in Shekar Kapur's life March 2010". Mid-day.
- ^ "Deepika Padukone: 2013's Most desirable woman". The Times of India.
- ^ "Tollywood gets a new item girl". The Times of India.
- ^ "Var To NRI J being shot in Vadodara". The Times of India.
- ^ "कृष्णा और उनकी लीड एक्ट्रेस निहारिका रायजादा ने मीडिया से बातचीत की". Dainik Bhaskar.
- ^ "Photos: Krushna Abhishek Starts Shooting for His Film Full2 Jugadu!". Dainik Bhaskar.
- ^ Ek Kali - Short Film (HD) | Feat : Niharica Raizada, Hemant Somaiya, Aayan Shinde | YouTube, retrieved 10 February 2022
- ^ "Allabi Allabi|Niharica Raizada" YouTube.
- ^ . afternoondc.in. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ Quest Mercury (29 January 2019), The Perfect Murder - Crime Drama Short Film | YouTube, retrieved 1 March 2019
- ^ TellyTalkIndia (28 January 2019), The Perfect Murder short film screening | Hiba Nawab, Rohan Gandotra, Niharica Raizada & more, retrieved 1 March 2019
- ^ Hoover, Mashoor (18 January 2022). "All About Niharica Raizada". Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ . mumbailive.com. 11 May 2019. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ a b "DE LUXEMBOURG À BOLLYWOOD". PREMIUM. 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Vidyut Jammwal to star in and co-produce IB 71 with Bhushan Kumar; shoot begins". Bollywood Hungama. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.