Nishi (actress)

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Nishi
Born
Sialkot, then in Punjab, British India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress
Years active1955 – 1970
Known forRailway Platform
Pind di kudi
Spouse Rajkumar Kohli
Children Armaan Kohli, Gogi Kohli

Nishi Kohli (known professionally as Nishi) is an Indian former actress who has worked in Punjabi and Hindi-language films. [1] She frequently acted with Dara Singh. [2]

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Career

Although Nishi[ citation needed ] was a Punjabi film star, she also worked in Hindi films where she was often cast in secondary roles. She worked in A-list films in Punjab that earned national film awards. Her most prominent Punjabi films are Main Jatti Punjab Di , alongside co-star, Prem Nath and Satluj De Kandhe , alongside co-star Balraj Sahni.

Nishi was an actress during the black-and-white era of Punjabi cinema, but later received opportunities to act in color films of Bollywood, where she acted with stars including Dara Singh, Raj Kapoor, Balraj Sahni, Bharat Bhushan, Helen, Ashok Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Madhubala, Mala Sinha, and Rajendra Kumar. While she was cast as a leading actress in Punjabi films, she took supporting roles in Bollywood films with heroines such as Mala Sinha, Madhubala and Vyjayanthimala. Nishi's notable Bollywood films include Main Nashe Mein Hoon , Ganwaar , Phagun, Boyfriend, Naya Kanoon and Railway Platform.

In total, Nishi acted in 68 films in Hindi.

Personal life

Nishi married producer Raj Kumar Kohli, who made "snake-woman" thrillers such as Nagin and Jaani Dushman. They have two sons, actor Armaan Kohli and Gogi Kohli. Armaan acted in his father's films Badle Ki Aag and Raaj Tilak as a child actor. The actor then went on to appear in TV shows such as Big Boss.

Filmography

Punjabi films

Hindi films

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References

  1. "Nishi (actress)". The Times of India . Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  2. "Top 10 Scenes of Dara Singh". The Times of India . 18 July 2012.