Nidhi Bisht

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Nidhi Bisht
Born (1985-10-21) 21 October 1985 (age 39) [1]
India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater Jamia Millia Islamia
Occupations
  • Actress
  • filmmaker
  • lawyer
Years active2009–present
Known forEntertainment

Nidhi Bisht (born 21 October 1985) is an Indian actress, filmmaker and lawyer. She is one of the earliest members of The Viral Fever. [2] [3] She worked with TVF (2013-2020) as a Creative Director and later as, Creative Head for Girliyapa (2017-2020).

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Biography

Bisht studied at Delhi Police Public School[ citation needed ] and pursued LLB from Jamia Millia Islamia. [1] After graduating, she began working at an IPR law firm. [3] She practiced law at Delhi High Court for a year. [4] In 2009 she gave up her job and decided to build a career in the entertainment arena. She acted in various plays like The City of Djinns, Chainpur ki Daastan, Shit Happens, Once upon a Tiger, Dirty Talk, Holi, Shakespeare, Who?, Ok Tata Bye Bye among others.[ citation needed ]

She joined The Viral Fever in 2013. [3] She is lone non IIT graduate in The Viral Fever. [3]

Bisht acted in Chai Sutta Chronicles in 2013. [1] She acted in Permanent Roommates in 2014.[ citation needed ] She acted in Umrika in 2015.[ citation needed ] She acted in Phillauri in 2017 with Anushka Sharma, Suraj Sharma and Diljit Dosanjh. [5] She acted in Bisht, Please! in 2017, a show about the misadventures of a good girl that she wrote with Biswapati Sarkar and Devanshi S. [6] She acted in Bachelors.[ citation needed ] She acted in Kanika in 2018 which was a short film. [7] She also acted in web series like TVF Tripling , ImMature and The Making of…. [8] [9] Her film Dream Girl was released on 13 September 2019 and was a blockbuster hit. [10] [11] [12] Nidhi also played the role of Megha Astana in the TVF original web series 'Cubicles' which was released in December 2019. [13]

Bisht also involved in writing in Permanent Roommates (2016), PA-Gals (2017) and Bisht, Please! (2017). [14] She also worked as director in PA-Gals. [15] She worked as casting director of TVF Pitchers and assistant director of Permanent Roommates . [14]

Filmography

YearFilmWriterCasting DirectorDirectorAssistant PRP
2015 TVF Pitchers Yes
2016 Permanent Roommates YesYes
2017Bisht, Please!Yes
PA-GalsYesYes
2022 Home Shanti Yes
2022 Phone Bhoot Yes

Actress

YearFilmRoleNotes
2013 Thuppakki Kidnapped girl Tamil
Chai Sutta ChroniclesIpsaWeb series
2014 Permanent Roommates RituWeb series
2015 Umrika Pinky
2016–19 TVF Tripling Nirmala / BhabhishaWeb series
2017 Phillauri Amrit
2017Bisht, Please!Neetu Bisht / NeetuWeb series
2017–18BachelorsChewingamiWeb series
2018The Making Of...Jamia Roy SenGupta, Argentina and Ekthi KapoorWeb series
KanikaMahima, a police officerShort film
2019 ImMature Aishwarya MissWeb series
Dream Girl RomaHindi Movie
Hostel Daze Chemistry Lab AssistantWeb series
2019–2022 Cubicles Team lead - Megha AsthanaWeb series
2020MR & MRSMadhuWeb series
2022 Home Shanti SDM Aruna Tripathi Web series
Phone Bhoot Lady DaayanaHindi Movie
2024 Maamla Legal Hai Sujata DidiHindi TV series

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