Priyanka Kothari, often credited as Nisha Kothari or Amoha, is an actress and model. She has appeared in

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and

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films. She has frequently appeared in

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films.

Early life

Priyanka Kothari was born in

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. She moved to New Delhi while in grade 10 and got her bachelor's degree in physical science from

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. She chose chemistry as her father is a chemical businessman, while her mother is a home-maker. She has learnt

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for 6 years and attended acting classes with Kishore Namit Kapoor.

Career

After college, Kothari became a model and appeared in a number of advertisement campaigns. She appeared in the music video of the remix of Chadti Jawani Meri Chaal Mastani. In 2003, she got her big break through actor

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, who recommended her for an audition in his film after viewing her photographs. She made her acting debut with him in the

film ''

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'', credited as Amoga. She made her

debut in the 2005 film '' Sarkar'' and then later that same year appeared in ''

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'', directed by

and

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respectively. ''James'' turned her into a

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overnight. She then went on to do '' The Killer'' with Emraan Hashmi. Since then she had appeared in less significant films and roles. She was regularly seen in Ram Gopal Varma's films like ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Aag'', in which she played a tapori called Ghungroo, '' Darling'' and ''

Agyaat ''Agyaat'' ( Anonymous) is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language mystery-adventure film directed by Ram Gopal Varma, starring Nithiin, Gautam Rode, Rasika Dugal, and Priyanka Kothari in the leading roles. The film was released on 7 August 2009. It was dub ...

'' and also his productions like '' Go'' and ''Stalker''. Most of the films were unsuccessful. She made her Sandalwood debut with ''

Raaj the Showman ''Raaj-The Showman'' is a 2009 Kannada language drama film starring Puneeth Rajkumar and Priyanka Kothari, who made her debut in Kannada films. And Ramnitu chaudhary in the guest appearance The film was directed by Prem. Pavan Ranadheera, who w ...

'' opposite

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in 2009 and later did a supporting role in '' Dandupalya''. She was seen in a Telugu film with Balakrishna, ''

Okka Magadu ''Okka Magaadu'' () is a 2008 Telugu-language vigilante action patriotic political drama film written, produced and directed by YVS Chowdary on his Bommarillu banner. Starring Nandamuri Balakrishna, Simran, Anushka Shetty, Nisha Kothari and mu ...

'' which also bombed and also acted in a film titled ''Hari Om''. Her only 2011 release was ''

Bin Bulaye Baraati ''Bin Bulaye Baraati'' is a 2011 Indian dark comedy film written by Praful Parekh and M.Salim and directed by Chandrakant Singh. The stars Aftab Shivdasani, Priyanka Kothari, Rajpal Yadav, Om Puri, Sanjay Mishra, Shakti Kapoor and Vijay Raa ...

''. In 2013, she appeared in a Malaysian Tamil film titled, ''Ops Kossa Dappa 3''. She will be seen in the Tamil film ''

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'' and has signed up a Telugu thriller titled ''Criminals''.

Other work

Kothari is a member of the International Film And Television Club of

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. She is the co-founder of Nisha Foundation. In the 2011

state assembly elections, she campaigned for Dr Nirmal Majhi, an

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candidate contesting from North Uluberia, Kolkata. In 2011, she walked the ramp at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW), which she describes as her comeback in Bollywood.

Filmography

Music and Music Videos

References

External links

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