Nimisha Mehta is a British

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and

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, of

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descent, working in the Hindi

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industry. She made her Hindi film debut in '' Days of Tafree'' (2016).(remake of Gujarati super hit film ''

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''). She is also known for her work as Aisha in ''

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''.

Early life and background

Mehta was born on 6 January 1990 in

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to parents Viren and Nilma. They all moved to

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, UK when she was 2 years old. She has an older sister named Krupali Shah. Nimisha did her schooling in

and graduated in BA Hons

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Law from

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with an upper second class degree. Alongside her studies, she kept herself busy with modelling and acting in

. She was crowned

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London 2013, part of the

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pageant.

Career

She has acted in ‘There will be tomorrow’, a short English film directed by Bhushan Gaur (from

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), acting opposite Sahil Salathia (Male lead for Everest TV show). The film was awarded at the HIV World Congress 2016 in

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. Mehta made her Hindi film debut as Pooja in the 2016 comedy feature film '' Days of Tafree'', a remake of Gujarati hit film

. The actress has also starred in two series of the web science fiction thriller series ''

''.

Filmography

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mehta, Nimisha Actresses from Ahmedabad 1990 births Living people Actresses in Hindi cinema Indian emigrants to the United Kingdom English actresses Actresses from London English female models English female dancers Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom English people of Gujarati descent Models from London