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Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...
(निशा, ''nishā''), is an Indian female given name, and may refer to:


People

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Nisha Noor Nisha Noor (1962–2007) was an Indian actress. She was mainly active in Tamil and Malayalam films. She also acted in few Telugu and Kannada as well. Career Nisha Noor was popular for her roles in the films like ''Kalyana Agathigal'' (1986) ...
(1962-2007), Indian actress *
Nisha Ganatra Nisha Ganatra (born June 25, 1974) is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actress of Indian descent. She wrote, directed, and produced the independent comedy drama ''Chutney Popcorn'' (1999) and later directed the indepe ...
(born 1974), Canadian director, writer * Nisha Patel-Nasri (1977–2006), murdered British policewoman * Nisha Rajagopal (born 1980), Carnatic singer *
Nisha Agarwal Nisha Aggarwal is a former Indian actress and model who appeared in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. She is the younger sister of actress Kajal Aggarwal. Early life Aggarwal was born and brought up in a Punjabi family settled in Mumbai (pr ...
(born 1989), Indian actress *
Nisha Adhikari Nisha Adhikari is a Nepali film actress and model. Adhikari made her acting debut in a comedy programme called ''Gharbeti Ba'' on Kantipur Television. Her debut movie was '' Mission Paisa'' (2009) starring Nikhil Upreti, which was one of the ...
(born 1986), Nepali actress *
Nisha Warsi Nisha Warsi (born 9 July 1995) is an Indian field hockey player from Sonipat Haryana competed in 2020 Summer Olympics (Tokyo Olympic). Early life Nisha Warsi had modest aspirations as a child. She had always had a strong desire to participate ...
(born 1995), field hockey player


Characters


Film and television

*Nisha Bains, a station café waitress on ''
Postman Pat ''Postman Pat'' is a British stop-motion animated television series first produced by Woodland Animations. The series follows the adventures of Pat Clifton, a postman who works for Royal Mail postal service in the fictional village of Greendal ...
'', a BBC stop motion animated children's television series aimed at pre-school children *Nisha Chopra, a character played by Juhi Chawla in the 1999 film '' Arjun Pandit'' *Nisha Choudhury, a character played by Madhuri Dixit in the 1994 Bollywood film '' Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' *Nisha Patel / Nisha Kumar, a character played by Mumtaz in the 1971 film '' Tere Mere Sapne'' *Nisha Thappar, a character played by Karisma Kapoor in the 2001 film '' Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love'' *Nisha, a character in the 2003 Pakistani film ''
Pyar Hi Pyar Mein ''Pyar Hi Pyar Mein'' (Urdu: پیار ہی پیار میں) is a 2003 Pakistani film directed by Fahim Burney. The film generated considerable hype prior to its release but was a commercial failure. Plot Sara (Anchal) and Ashal (Ashal) are p ...
'' *Nisha, a character played by Raveena Tandon in the 2000 Indian film ''
Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye ''Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye'' () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film starring Salman Khan and Rani Mukerji and directed by K. Muralimohana Rao. This is a remake of the 1998 romantic comedy film ''The Wedding Singer'' starring Ada ...
'' *Nisha, a character played by Supriya Pathak in the 1983 film '' Bekaraar'' *Nisha, a character played by Sunetra Sarker in ''
Brookside Brookside may refer to: Geography Canada * Brookside, Edmonton * Brookside, Newfoundland and Labrador * Brookside, Nova Scotia United Kingdom * Brookside, Berkshire, England * Brookside, Telford, an area of Telford, England United States * Br ...
'', a soap opera based in Liverpool that first aired in 1982 *Nisha, a character played by Preity Zinta in '' Koi... Mil Gaya'' (2003), and again in ''Krrish'' (2006), a Bollywood science fiction film *Nisha, a character played by Karisma Kapoor ''
Dil To Pagal Hai ''Dil To Pagal Hai'' (; ), is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Yash Chopra. The film follows the love lives of the members of a musical troupe, in which two dancers played by Madhuri Dixit and Karisma Kapoor get ent ...
'' a 1997 Bollywood comedy-drama *Nisha, a character played by Mumtaz in the 1971 film '' Kathputli'' *Nisha, a character played by Manisha Koirala in the 1993 film '' Insaniyat Ke Devta'' *Nisha, a character played by Neelima Azim in the 1995 film ''
Zamaana Deewana ''Zamaana Deewana'' is a 1995 Hindi-language action comedy film, produced by G. P. Sippy under the Sippy Films banner and directed by Ramesh Sippy. It stars Shah Rukh Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Raveena Tandon in pivotal roles, along with Jeetendra, Sh ...
'' *Nisha, a character played by Sonali Bendre in the 1998 film ''
Major Saab ''Major Saab'' is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language action film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Naveen Nischol, Ajay Devgn, Sonali Bendre, Nafisa Ali and Ashish Vidhyarthi. Plot The plot concerns playboy Virendra Pratap Singh aka Vir. A clause in th ...
'' *Nisha, a character played by Sonali Bendre in the 2000 film ''
Dhai Akshar Prem Ke ''Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke'' () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film. It was the first of seven films which starred real-life couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai. The film is a remake of the 1995 Hollywood (film industry), Hol ...
'' *Nisha, a character played by Shilpa Shetty in the 1996 film '' Himmat'' *Nisha, a character played by Mahima Chaudhry in the 1999 film ''
Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin (English: Love is not a game) is a 1999 Indian Hindi language romantic film directed by Subhash Sehgal and produced by Sibte Hassan Rizvi. It stars Sunny Deol, Mahima Chaudhry and Apoorva Agnihotri. Music was composed by J ...
'' *Nisha, a character played by Himani Shivpuri in the film ''
Anjaam ''Anjaam'' () is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller film directed by Rahul Rawail. It stars Madhuri Dixit and Shah Rukh Khan in lead roles, with Tinnu Anand, Johnny Lever, Kalpana Iyer, Himani Shivpuri, Sudha Chandran, Beena, ...
'' *Nisha, a character played by Tamannaah in the 2010 Tamil film ''
Thillalangadi ''Thillalangadi'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by M. Raja. A remake of the 2009 Telugu film ''Kick'', it stars Raja's brother Jayam Ravi along with Tamannaah, and Shaam, who reprises his role from ''Kick'', an ...
'' *Nisha, a character played by Varalaxmi Sarathkumar in the 2012 Tamil film ''
Podaa Podi ''Podaa Podi'' ( Go boy, go girl) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language musical romantic comedy film written and directed by debutant Vignesh Shivan, starring Silambarasan and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar. The score and soundtrack of the film were composed ...
'' *Nisha, a character played by Esha Gupta in the 2013 film ''
Gori Tere Pyaar Mein ''Gori Tere Pyaar Mein'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Punit Malhotra. Produced by Karan Johar under the banner Dharma Productions, the film stars Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor. Plot Sriram ...
'' *Nisha, a character played by Kajal Agarwal in the 2012 Tamil film ''
Thuppakki ''Thuppakki'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by AR Murugadoss. Produced by Kalaippuli S. Thanu under his studio V Creations, and distributed by Gemini Film Circuit, the film stars Vijay and Kajal ...
'' *Nisha, a character played by Nikki Galrani in the 2015 Tamil film '' Darling''


Video games

*Nisha the Lawbringer, a playable character in the 2014 video game '' Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel'' *Nisha Roberts, a playable character in the video game ''
The Art of the Heist The Art of the Heist (aka Stolen A3 or Art of the H3ist) was an advertising campaign and an alternate reality game created to promote the Audi A3. The promotion In order to promote the new A3 model in 2005, Audi, instead of featuring the car at a s ...
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Other

* Cyclone Nisha, several tropical cyclones *''Nisha Nimantran'', a poem by the Indian poet
Harivansh Rai Bachchan Harivansh Rai Bachchan (; 27 November 1907 19 December 2002) was an Indian poet and writer of the Nayi Kavita literary movement (romantic upsurge) of early 20th century Hindi literature. He was also a poet of the Hindi Kavi Sammelan. He is be ...
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