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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Priyanka Kothari
| name = Priyanka Kothari
| image = Priyanka Kothari FilmiTadka.jpg
| image = Priyanka Kothari.jpg
| caption = Kothari in March 2011.
| caption = Kothari in 2012
| birthname =
| birth_date =
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| othername = Nisha Kothari<br/>Amoha<ref>{{cite web |author=PRAVDA GODBOLE |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Call-me-Priyanka/articleshow/3159805.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203051954/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-06-25/news-interviews/27765830_1_priyanka-kothari-tamil-film-hindi-films |url-status=live |archive-date=3 December 2013 |title=Call me Priyanka |date=25 June 2008 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|11|30}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress| Stage performer}}
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| othername = Nisha Kothari<br>Amoha<ref>{{cite web|author=PRAVDA GODBOLE, TNN 25 June 2008, 12.00am IST |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-06-25/news-interviews/27765830_1_priyanka-kothari-tamil-film-hindi-films |title='Call me Priyanka' – Times of India |publisher=Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=25 June 2008 |accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref>
| occupation = Actress, Stage performer
| years_active = 2003–2016
| years_active = 2003–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Bhasker Prakash|2016}}
| spouse =
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}}
'''Priyanka Kothari''' (born 1983), often credited as '''Nisha Kothari''' or '''Amoha''', is an actress and model. She has appeared in [[Bollywood]], [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu]], [[Tamil Cinema|Tamil]] and [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada]] films.<ref>[http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-07-26/news-interviews/27914659_1_nisha-kothari-telugu-film-malavika Nisha Kothari comes back to Kollywood!]</ref><ref>[http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-29/news-interviews/28010886_1_nisha-kothari-ramu-cochin Nisha says, my foot!]</ref><ref>[http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/12/15/stories/2009121550500400.htm Luck by chance]</ref><ref>[http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/06/22/stories/2009062250620400.htm I am who I am ]</ref><ref>[http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/29/stories/2009042950790200.htm Vodafone updates on Puneet’s new film ]</ref> She has frequently appeared in [[Ram Gopal Varma]] films and is thus, considered a [[sex symbol]].<ref name="indiatimes2007">{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-08-25/news-interviews/27954423_1_nisha-kothari-hema-malini-rgv |title='I am not sexy" : Nisha Kothari – Times of India |publisher=Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=25 August 2007 |accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/interview/6625.html |title=Interview with Nisha Kothari: "It feels nice to be a sex symbol" |publisher=Indiaglitz.com |date=20 July 2006 |accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="thehindu1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/luck-by-chance/article400966.ece |title=Luck by chance |publisher=The Hindu |date=15 December 2009 |accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref>
'''Priyanka Kothari''', often credited as '''Nisha Kothari''' or '''Amoha''', is an Indian former actress and model.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/remember-ram-gopal-varma-s-muse-nisha-kothari-here-is-what-she-is-up-to-now-1374255-2018-10-24 |title=Remember Ram Gopal Varma's muse Nisha Kothari? Here is what she is up to now |date=24 October 2018 |website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/no-comeback-just-moving-forward-nisha-kothari/articleshow/48330809.cms |title=No comeback, just moving forward: Nisha Kothari |website=The Times of India}}</ref> She has appeared in [[Bollywood]], [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu]], [[Tamil Cinema|Tamil]] and [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada]] films.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/nisha-kothari-comes-back-to-kollywood/articleshow/3280589.cms |title=Nisha Kothari comes back to Kollywood! |work=The Times of India |date=11 August 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811095928/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-07-26/news-interviews/27914659_1_nisha-kothari-telugu-film-malavika |archive-date=11 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Nisha-says-my-foot-/articleshow/4459468.cms |title=Nisha says, my foot!| work=The Times of India |date=11 August 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811060944/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-29/news-interviews/28010886_1_nisha-kothari-ramu-cochin |archive-date=11 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/12/15/stories/2009121550500400.htm |title=The Hindu : Metro Plus Bangalore / Profiles : Luck by chance |date=29 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629025154/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/12/15/stories/2009121550500400.htm |archive-date=29 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/06/22/stories/2009062250620400.htm |title=The Hindu : Metro Plus Kochi / Cinema : I am who I am |date=28 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628171936/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/06/22/stories/2009062250620400.htm |archive-date=28 June 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/29/stories/2009042950790200.htm |title=The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : Vodafone updates on Puneet's new film |date=10 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510082407/http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/29/stories/2009042950790200.htm |archive-date=10 May 2009}}</ref><ref name="indiatimes2007">{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/I-am-not-sexy-Nisha-Kothari/articleshow/2308691.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203052227/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-08-25/news-interviews/27954423_1_nisha-kothari-hema-malini-rgv |url-status=live |archive-date=3 December 2013 |title='I am not sexy" : Nisha Kothari |date=25 August 2007 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="thehindu1">{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/luck-by-chance/article400966.ece |title=Luck by chance |work=The Hindu |date=15 December 2009 |access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Priyanka Kothari was born in west bengal.She moved to New Delhi while in grade 10 and got her bachelor's degree in Chemistry from [[Delhi University]] at [[Dyal Singh College, Delhi]]. She chose chemistry as her father is a chemical businessman, while her mother is a home-maker. She has learnt [[Kathak]] for 6 years and attended acting classes with Kishore Namit Kapoor.<ref name="thehindu1"/>
Priyanka Kothari was born in [[West Bengal]]. She moved to New Delhi while in grade 10 and got her bachelor's degree in physical science from [[Delhi University]] at [[Dyal Singh College, Delhi]]. She chose chemistry as her father is a chemical businessman, while her mother is a home-maker. She has learnt [[Kathak]] for 6 years and attended acting classes with [[Kishore Namit Kapoor]].<ref name="thehindu1"/>


==Career==
==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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/interview/6584.html |title=I am a dreamer – Nisha Kothari |publisher=Indiaglitz.com |date=12 June 2006 |accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/photos/bollywood-s-hottest-faces-8114/slide/29 |title=Bollywood's hottest faces |publisher=Movies.ndtv.com |date= |accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref> In 2003, she got her big break through actor [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]], who recommended her for an audition in his film after viewing her photographs. She made her acting debut with him in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] film ''[[Jay Jay]]'', credited as Amoga.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-24/news-interviews/39500991_1_priyanka-kothari-tamil-film-tamil-cinema |title=I have a small and cute role, says Priyanka Kothari – Times of India |publisher=Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=24 May 2013 |accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref> She made her [[Bollywood]] debut in the 2005 film '' [[Sarkar (film)|Sarkar]]'' and then later that same year appeared in ''[[James (2005)|James]]'', directed by [[Ram Gopal Varma]] and [[Rohit Jugraj]] respectively. ''James'' turned her into a [[sex symbol]] overnight.<ref name="indiatimes2007"/> She then went on to do ''[[The Killer (2006)|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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-ten-worst-films-of-ram-gopal-varma/20120521.htm#9 |title=The Ten Worst Films of Ram Gopal Varma – Rediff.com Movies |publisher=Rediff.com |date=21 May 2012 |accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite web|author=MADHU DAIHTOTA |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-10-01/news-interviews/27986087_1_nisha-kothari-film-private-screening |title=Remaking Shola was a mistake:Nisha – Times Of India |publisher=Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=1 October 2007 |accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref> like ''[[Shiva (2006 film)|Shiva]]'',<ref>{{cite web|author=Nikhat Kazmi |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-09-16/hindi/27829972_1_nisha-kothari-shiva-honest-cops |title=Shiva – Times of India |publisher=Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=16 September 2006 |accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref> ''[[Darna Zaroori Hai]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=13983600 |title=Nisha Kothari's item number in Boo – Darna Zaroori Hai |publisher=Sify.com |date=14 November 2005 |accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref> ''[[Aag (2007 film)|Aag]]'', in which she played a [[Tapori (word)|tapori]] called Ghungroo,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-07-19/news-interviews/27990937_1_nisha-kothari-film-industry-hema-malini |title=Nisha Kothari does a Basanti – Times of India |publisher=Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=19 July 2007 |accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref> ''[[Darling (2007 Indian film)|Darling]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14501403 |title=Nisha Kothari's item number in Darling |publisher=Sify.com |date=30 July 2007 |accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref> and ''[[Agyaat]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/rgv-s-heroine-nurses-broken-leg-news-bollywood-kkfsshiiejj.html |title=RGV's heroine nurses broken leg |publisher=Sify.com |date=26 February 2009 |accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref> and also his productions like ''[[Go (2007 film)|Go]]'' and ''Stalker''.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Vickey Lalwani |author2=Mumbai Mirror |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-22/news-interviews/29914670_1_nisha-kothari-ramu-ram-gopal-varma |title=Ram Gopal Varma back with Nisha Kothari – Times of India |publisher=Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=22 August 2011 |accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref> Most of the films were unsuccessful.<ref name="indiatimes1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-05-13/news-interviews/27773569_1_priyanka-kothari-ram-gopal-varma-ki-hindi-movies |title=Priyanka Kothari ki Aag ! – Times of India |publisher=Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=13 May 2008 |accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Richa Bhatia |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-02/news-interviews/31270807_1_rgv-nisha-kothari-new-film |title=Nisha Kothari to do RGV's new film – Times of India |publisher=Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2 April 2012 |accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Aparna Phadke |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-11-07/news-interviews/27985716_1_priyanka-kothari-films-parents |title=Nisha Kothari:The name is Priyanka – Times Of India |publisher=Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=7 November 2007 |accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref> She made her Sandalwood debut with ''Raaj-the Showman'' opposite Puneet Rajkumar in 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-16/news-interviews/41416738_1_crime-thriller-cyber-crime-bollywood-debut |title=Nisha Kothari's next is Criminals – Times of India |publisher=Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=16 August 2013 |accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref> and later did a supporting role in ''[[Dandupalya (film)|Dandupalya]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-dandupalya-tells-a-spine-chilling-story/20120629.htm |title=Review: Dandupalya tells a spine chilling story – Rediff.com Movies |publisher=Rediff.com |date=29 June 2012 |accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref> She was seen in a Telugu film with Balakrishna, ''[[Okka Magadu]]'' which also bombed<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-07-26/news-interviews/27914659_1_nisha-kothari-telugu-film-malavika |title=Nisha Kothari comes back to Kollywood! – Times of India |publisher=Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=26 July 2008 |accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref> and also acted in a film titled ''Hari Om''.<ref>{{cite web|author=m.l.n |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/antidote-to-betting/article3460323.ece |title=Antidote to betting |publisher=The Hindu |date=27 May 2012 |accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/photos/bollywood-s-hottest-faces-8114/slide/29 |title=Bollywood's hottest faces |publisher=Movies.ndtv.com |access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref> In 2003, she got her big break through actor [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]], who recommended her for an audition in his film after viewing her photographs. She made her acting debut with him in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] film ''[[Jay Jay]]'', credited as Amoga.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-24/news-interviews/39500991_1_priyanka-kothari-tamil-film-tamil-cinema |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203052144/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-24/news-interviews/39500991_1_priyanka-kothari-tamil-film-tamil-cinema |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2013 |title=I have a small and cute role, says Priyanka Kothari |date=24 May 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref> She made her [[Bollywood]] debut in the 2005 film '' [[Sarkar (2005 film)|Sarkar]]'' and then later that same year appeared in ''[[James (2005)|James]]'', directed by [[Ram Gopal Varma]] and [[Rohit Jugraj]] respectively. ''James'' turned her into a [[sex symbol]] overnight.<ref name="indiatimes2007"/> She then went on to do ''[[The Killer (2006)|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<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-ten-worst-films-of-ram-gopal-varma/20120521.htm#9 |title=The Ten Worst Films of Ram Gopal Varma |publisher=Rediff.com |date=21 May 2012 |access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite web |author=MADHU DAIHTOTA |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-10-01/news-interviews/27986087_1_nisha-kothari-film-private-screening |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203052110/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-10-01/news-interviews/27986087_1_nisha-kothari-film-private-screening |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2013 |title=Remaking Shola was a mistake:Nisha |date=1 October 2007 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref> like ''[[Shiva (2006 film)|Shiva]]'',<ref>{{cite web |author=Nikhat Kazmi |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-09-16/hindi/27829972_1_nisha-kothari-shiva-honest-cops |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203052250/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-09-16/hindi/27829972_1_nisha-kothari-shiva-honest-cops |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2013 |title=Shiva |date=16 September 2006 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref> ''[[Darna Zaroori Hai]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=13983600 |title=Nisha Kothari's item number in Boo – Darna Zaroori Hai |publisher=[[Sify]] |date=14 November 2005 |access-date=29 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610195830/http://www.sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=13983600 |archive-date=10 June 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Aag (2007 film)|Aag]]'', in which she played a [[Tapori (word)|tapori]] called Ghungroo,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-07-19/news-interviews/27990937_1_nisha-kothari-film-industry-hema-malini |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015025030/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-07-19/news-interviews/27990937_1_nisha-kothari-film-industry-hema-malini |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 October 2013 |title=Nisha Kothari does a Basanti |date=19 July 2007 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref> ''[[Darling (2007 Indian film)|Darling]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14501403 |title=Nisha Kothari's item number in Darling |publisher=[[Sify]] |date=30 July 2007 |access-date=29 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611013832/http://www.sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14501403 |archive-date=11 June 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and ''[[Agyaat]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/rgv-s-heroine-nurses-broken-leg-news-bollywood-kkfsshiiejj.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119033034/http://sify.com/movies/rgv-s-heroine-nurses-broken-leg-news-bollywood-kkfsshiiejj.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 November 2010 |title=RGV's heroine nurses broken leg |publisher=[[Sify]] |date=26 February 2009 |access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref> and also his productions like ''[[Go (2007 film)|Go]]'' and ''Stalker''.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Vickey Lalwani |author2=Mumbai Mirror |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-22/news-interviews/29914670_1_nisha-kothari-ramu-ram-gopal-varma |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404092533/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-22/news-interviews/29914670_1_nisha-kothari-ramu-ram-gopal-varma |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 April 2012 |title=Ram Gopal Varma back with Nisha Kothari |date=22 August 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref> Most of the films were unsuccessful.<ref name="indiatimes1"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-05-13/news-interviews/27773569_1_priyanka-kothari-ram-gopal-varma-ki-hindi-movies |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203052131/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-05-13/news-interviews/27773569_1_priyanka-kothari-ram-gopal-varma-ki-hindi-movies |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2013 |title=Priyanka Kothari ki Aag ! |date=13 May 2008 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Richa Bhatia |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-02/news-interviews/31270807_1_rgv-nisha-kothari-new-film |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203052320/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-02/news-interviews/31270807_1_rgv-nisha-kothari-new-film |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2013 |title=Nisha Kothari to do RGV's new film |date=2 April 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Aparna Phadke |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-11-07/news-interviews/27985716_1_priyanka-kothari-films-parents |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203052350/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-11-07/news-interviews/27985716_1_priyanka-kothari-films-parents |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2013 |title=Nisha Kothari:The name is Priyanka |date=7 November 2007 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref> She made her Sandalwood debut with ''[[Raaj the Showman]]'' opposite [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] in 2009<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-16/news-interviews/41416738_1_crime-thriller-cyber-crime-bollywood-debut |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825202519/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-16/news-interviews/41416738_1_crime-thriller-cyber-crime-bollywood-debut |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 August 2013 |title=Nisha Kothari's next is Criminals |date=16 August 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref> and later did a supporting role in ''[[Dandupalya (film)|Dandupalya]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-dandupalya-tells-a-spine-chilling-story/20120629.htm |title=Review: Dandupalya tells a spine chilling story |publisher=Rediff.com |date=29 June 2012 |access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref> She was seen in a Telugu film with Balakrishna, ''[[Okka Magadu]]'' which also bombed<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/nisha-kothari-comes-back-to-kollywood/articleshow/3280589.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811095928/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-07-26/news-interviews/27914659_1_nisha-kothari-telugu-film-malavika |url-status=live |archive-date=11 August 2011 |title=Nisha Kothari comes back to Kollywood! |date=26 July 2008 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref> and also acted in a film titled ''Hari Om''.<ref>{{cite web |author=m.l.n |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/antidote-to-betting/article3460323.ece |title=Antidote to betting |work=The Hindu |date=27 May 2012 |access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref>


Her only 2011 release was ''[[Bin Bulaye Baraati]]''. In 2013, she appeared in a Malaysian Tamil film titled, ''Ops Kossa Dappa 3''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130126/entertainment-kollywood/article/priyanka-back |title=Priyanka is back! |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |date=26 January 2013 |accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref> She will be seen in the Tamil film ''[[Padam Pesum]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-06/news-interviews/40406999_1_nisha-kothari-kollywood-raghava |title=Nisha is on a song now – Times of India |publisher=Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=6 July 2013 |accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref> and has signed up a Telugu thriller titled ''Criminals''.<ref>{{cite web|author=IANS |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/second-innings-in-telugu/article5033085.ece |title=Second innings in Telugu |publisher=The Hindu |date=18 August 2013 |accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref>
Her only 2011 release was ''[[Bin Bulaye Baraati]]''. In 2013, she appeared in a Malaysian Tamil film titled, ''Ops Kossa Dappa 3''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130126/entertainment-kollywood/article/priyanka-back |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213024400/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130126/entertainment-kollywood/article/priyanka-back |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 February 2013 |title=Priyanka is back! |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=26 January 2013 |access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref> She was seen in the Telugu-Tamil film ''[[Ala Ila Ela]]'', which had a delayed release in 2023,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-06/news-interviews/40406999_1_nisha-kothari-kollywood-raghava |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130713063853/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-06/news-interviews/40406999_1_nisha-kothari-kollywood-raghava |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 July 2013 |title=Nisha is on a song now |date=6 July 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref> and has signed up a Telugu thriller titled ''Criminals''.<ref>{{cite web |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/second-innings-in-telugu/article5033085.ece |title=Second innings in Telugu |work=The Hindu |date=18 August 2013 |access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref>


==Other work==
==Other work==
Kothari is a member of the International Film And Television Club of [[Asian Academy of Film & Television]].
Kothari is a member of the International Film And Television Club of [[Asian Academy of Film & Television]]. She is the co-founder of Nisha Foundation.<ref>https://theindianeye.com/2021/09/22/nisha-foundation-honors-doctors-and-frontline-workers-for-pandemic-service/</ref>


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In the 2011 [[West Bengal]] state assembly elections, she campaigned for Dr Nirmal Majhi, an [[All India Trinamool Congress]] candidate contesting from North Uluberia, Kolkata.<ref name="femina">{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-30/news-interviews/29490349_1_priyanka-kothari-priyanka-plans-agyaat |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606144027/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-30/news-interviews/29490349_1_priyanka-kothari-priyanka-plans-agyaat |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 June 2012 |title=Priyanka Kothari supports Woman Power |date=30 April 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=16 May 2011}}</ref>
Ms. Priyanka Kothari married a Delhi Based business man Mr Bhasker Prakash in October 2016


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In 2011, she walked the ramp at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW), which she describes as her comeback in Bollywood.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiavision.com/news/article/entertainment/237253/consider-ramp-walk-as-my-comeback-nisha-kothari/ |title=Consider ramp walk as my comeback: Nisha Kothari |date=10 October 2011 |publisher=Indiavision news |access-date=10 October 2011 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031249/http://www.indiavision.com/news/article/entertainment/237253/consider-ramp-walk-as-my-comeback-nisha-kothari/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Ms. Priyanka Kothari is co founder of Nisha Foundation .

She is also involved in kitchen works.

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In the 2011 [[West Bengal]] state assembly elections, she campaigned for Dr Nirmal Majhi, an [[All India Trinamool Congress]] candidate contesting from North Uluberia, Kolkata.<ref name="femina">{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-30/news-interviews/29490349_1_priyanka-kothari-priyanka-plans-agyaat|title=Priyanka Kothari supports Woman Power|publisher=The Times of India|date=30 April 2011|accessdate=16 May 2011}}</ref>

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In 2011, she walked the ramp at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW), which she describes as her comeback in Bollywood.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiavision.com/news/article/entertainment/237253/consider-ramp-walk-as-my-comeback-nisha-kothari/ | title=Consider ramp walk as my comeback: Nisha Kothari |date=10 October 2011|publisher=Indiavision news}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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| ''[[Sarkar (film)|Sarkar]]'' || Sapna || Hindi ||
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|rowspan="3"| 2006 || ''[[Shiva (2006 film)|Shiva]]'' || Sandhya Joshi || Hindi ||
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|| 2010 || ''[[Kacheri Arambam]]'' || Dancer in "Vaada Vaada" song || Tamil || Special appearance
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|rowspan="6"| 2013 || ''Ops Kossa Dappa 3'' || || Tamil || Malaysian film
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| ''[[Padam Pesum]]'' || || Tamil ||
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| ''[[Psycho (2013 film)|Psycho]]'' || Meera || Telugu ||
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|| 2016 || ''Bullet Rani'' || || Kannada / Telugu ||
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| 2024 || ''Oru Thee'' || Dancer in "Kannamoochi" song || Tamil || Special appearance<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-06/news-interviews/40406999_1_nisha-kothari-kollywood-raghava |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130713063853/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-06/news-interviews/40406999_1_nisha-kothari-kollywood-raghava |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 July 2013 |title=Nisha is on a song now |date=6 July 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2 April 2024}}</ref>
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| 2002 || Aur Ek Haseena Thi || Chadti Jawani Remix || DJ Aqeel, DJ Doll
| 2002 || Aur Ek Haseena Thi || Chadti Jawani Remix || DJ ashish
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| 2004 || DJ South Hot Mix || Kiss U Day & Night Remix || DJ South
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| 2004 || Maal Bhari Aahe - DJ Hot Remix || Nako Uga Tu Maru Boba || DJ Hot
| 2004 || Maal Bhari Aahe – DJ Hot Remix || Nako Uga Tu Maru Boba || DJ Hot
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Priyanka Kothari
Kothari in 2012
Other namesNisha Kothari
Amoha[1]
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Stage performer
Years active2003–2016
Spouse
Bhasker Prakash
​
(m. 2016)​

Priyanka Kothari, often credited as Nisha Kothari or Amoha, is an Indian former actress and model.[2][3] She has appeared in Bollywood, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Early life

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Priyanka Kothari was born in West Bengal. She moved to New Delhi while in grade 10 and got her bachelor's degree in physical science from Delhi University at Dyal Singh College, Delhi. She chose chemistry as her father is a chemical businessman, while her mother is a home-maker. She has learnt Kathak for 6 years and attended acting classes with Kishore Namit Kapoor.[10]

Career

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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.[11] In 2003, she got her big break through actor Madhavan, who recommended her for an audition in his film after viewing her photographs. She made her acting debut with him in the Tamil film Jay Jay, credited as Amoga.[12] She made her Bollywood debut in the 2005 film Sarkar and then later that same year appeared in James, directed by Ram Gopal Varma and Rohit Jugraj respectively. James turned her into a sex symbol overnight.[9] 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[13][14] like Shiva,[15] Darna Zaroori Hai,[16] Aag, in which she played a tapori called Ghungroo,[17] Darling[18] and Agyaat[19] and also his productions like Go and Stalker.[20] Most of the films were unsuccessful.[14][21][22][23] She made her Sandalwood debut with Raaj the Showman opposite Puneeth Rajkumar in 2009[24] and later did a supporting role in Dandupalya.[25] She was seen in a Telugu film with Balakrishna, Okka Magadu which also bombed[26] and also acted in a film titled Hari Om.[27]

Her only 2011 release was Bin Bulaye Baraati. In 2013, she appeared in a Malaysian Tamil film titled, Ops Kossa Dappa 3.[28] She was seen in the Telugu-Tamil film Ala Ila Ela, which had a delayed release in 2023,[29] and has signed up a Telugu thriller titled Criminals.[30]

Other work

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Kothari is a member of the International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy of Film & Television. She is the co-founder of Nisha Foundation.[31]

In the 2011 West Bengal state assembly elections, she campaigned for Dr Nirmal Majhi, an All India Trinamool Congress candidate contesting from North Uluberia, Kolkata.[32]

In 2011, she walked the ramp at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW), which she describes as her comeback in Bollywood.[33]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Language Notes
2003 Jay Jay Jamuna Tamil Credited as Amoga
2004 Madhyanam Hathya Nikita Telugu
2005 James Nisha V. Rawat Hindi
Sarkar Sapna Hindi
2006 Shiva Sandhya Joshi Hindi
The Killer Rhea Hindi
Darna Zaroori Hai Hindi Special appearance
2007 Go Vasundhara 'Vasu' Dave Hindi
Darling Hindi Special appearance in a promotional video
Aag Ghungroo Hindi
2008 Okka Magadu Alivelu Telugu
2009 Agyaat Aasha Hindi
Raaj-The Showman Parvathy Kannada Nominated-Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
Karthigai Pooja Tamil
2010 Kacheri Arambam Dancer in "Vaada Vaada" song Tamil Special appearance
2011 Bin Bulaye Baraati Shreya Hindi
2012 Dandupalya Susheela Kannada
2013 Ops Kossa Dappa 3 Priyanka Tamil Malaysian film
Special appearance
Psycho Meera Telugu
Yaaradre Nanagenu Kannada
Nuvve Naa Bangaram Telugu
Criminals Telugu
2016 Bullet Rani Kannada / Telugu
2023 Ala Ila Ela Dancer in "Dakkho Dakkho" song Telugu Special appearance[34]
2024 Oru Thee Dancer in "Kannamoochi" song Tamil Special appearance[35]

Music and Music Videos

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Year Album Song Singer
2002 Aur Ek Haseena Thi Chadti Jawani Remix DJ ashish
2004 DJ South Hot Mix Kiss U Day & Night Remix DJ South
2004 Maal Bhari Aahe – DJ Hot Remix Nako Uga Tu Maru Boba DJ Hot

References

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  2. ^ "Remember Ram Gopal Varma's muse Nisha Kothari? Here is what she is up to now". India Today. 24 October 2018.
  3. ^ "No comeback, just moving forward: Nisha Kothari". The Times of India.
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  7. ^ "The Hindu : Metro Plus Kochi / Cinema : I am who I am". 28 June 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009.
  8. ^ "The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : Vodafone updates on Puneet's new film". 10 May 2009. Archived from the original on 10 May 2009.
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  12. ^ "I have a small and cute role, says Priyanka Kothari". The Times of India. 24 May 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  13. ^ "The Ten Worst Films of Ram Gopal Varma". Rediff.com. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  14. ^ a b MADHU DAIHTOTA (1 October 2007). "Remaking Shola was a mistake:Nisha". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  15. ^ Nikhat Kazmi (16 September 2006). "Shiva". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  16. ^ "Nisha Kothari's item number in Boo – Darna Zaroori Hai". Sify. 14 November 2005. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  17. ^ "Nisha Kothari does a Basanti". The Times of India. 19 July 2007. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  18. ^ "Nisha Kothari's item number in Darling". Sify. 30 July 2007. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  19. ^ "RGV's heroine nurses broken leg". Sify. 26 February 2009. Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  20. ^ Vickey Lalwani; Mumbai Mirror (22 August 2011). "Ram Gopal Varma back with Nisha Kothari". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  21. ^ "Priyanka Kothari ki Aag !". The Times of India. 13 May 2008. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  22. ^ Richa Bhatia (2 April 2012). "Nisha Kothari to do RGV's new film". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  23. ^ Aparna Phadke (7 November 2007). "Nisha Kothari:The name is Priyanka". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  24. ^ "Nisha Kothari's next is Criminals". The Times of India. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  25. ^ "Review: Dandupalya tells a spine chilling story". Rediff.com. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  26. ^ "Nisha Kothari comes back to Kollywood!". The Times of India. 26 July 2008. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  27. ^ m.l.n (27 May 2012). "Antidote to betting". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  28. ^ "Priyanka is back!". Deccan Chronicle. 26 January 2013. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  29. ^ "Nisha is on a song now". The Times of India. 6 July 2013. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  30. ^ "Second innings in Telugu". The Hindu. Indo-Asian News Service. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  31. ^ https://theindianeye.com/2021/09/22/nisha-foundation-honors-doctors-and-frontline-workers-for-pandemic-service/
  32. ^ "Priyanka Kothari supports Woman Power". The Times of India. 30 April 2011. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  33. ^ "Consider ramp walk as my comeback: Nisha Kothari". Indiavision news. 10 October 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  34. ^ "The 'Ala Ila Ela' Pre-release event was held in Hindupur and the makers are confident about the success of their film". The Times of India. 26 June 2023.
  35. ^ "Nisha is on a song now". The Times of India. 6 July 2013. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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