Nimisha Mehta

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Nimisha Mehta
Born1988or1989(age 34–35)
Nationality British
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2016–present

Nimisha Mehta [1] [2] is a British actress, model and dancer, of Indian descent, working in the Hindi film industry. She made her Hindi film debut in Days of Tafree (2016). [3] [4] [5] [6] (remake of Gujarati super hit film Chhello Divas ). She is also known for her work as Aisha in A.I.SHA My Virtual Girlfriend .

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Early life and background

Mehta was born in 1988 or 1989 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat to parents Viren and Nilma. They all moved to London, UK when she was 2 years old. She has an older sister named Krupali Shah. Nimisha did her schooling in London and graduated in BA Hons LLB Law from University of Westminster with an upper second class degree. Alongside her studies, she kept herself busy with modelling and acting in London. She was crowned Miss India London 2013, [7] [8] [9] part of the Miss India Worldwide pageant.

Career

She has acted in ‘There will be tomorrow’, a short English film directed by Bhushan Gaur (from New York Film Academy), acting opposite Sahil Salathia (Male lead for Everest TV show). [10] The film was awarded at the HIV World Congress 2016 in Goa. [11] [12]

Mehta made her Hindi film debut as Pooja in the 2016 comedy feature film Days of Tafree , a remake of Gujarati hit film Chhello Divas. [3] The actress has also starred in two series of the web science fiction thriller series A.I.SHA My Virtual Girlfriend .[ citation needed ]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2016Shockers Disney+ Hotstar
2016 Days of Tafree Priya
2016–2019 A.I.SHA My Virtual Girlfriend A.I.SHA Arre OTT Web series
2016–2020 Four More Shots Please! Myra4 Episodes
2019 Jhootha Kahin Ka Riya Mehta
2021Aapkey Kamrey Mein Koi Rehta HaiTarini MX Player

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