Nidhi Bisht

Nidhi Bisht
Born (1985-10-21) 21 October 1985 (age 39)[1]
India
NationalityIndian
Alma materJamia Millia Islamia
Occupations
  • Actress
  • filmmaker
  • lawyer
Years active2009–present
Known forEntertainment

Nidhi Bisht (born 21 October 1985) is an Indian actress, filmmaker and lawyer. She is one of the earliest members of The Viral Fever.[2][3] She worked with TVF (2013-2020) as a Creative Director and later as, Creative Head for Girliyapa (2017-2020).

Biography

Bisht studied at Delhi Police Public School[citation needed] and pursued LLB from Jamia Millia Islamia.[1] After graduating, she began working at an IPR law firm.[3] She practiced law at Delhi High Court for a year.[4] In 2009 she gave up her job and decided to build a career in the entertainment arena. She acted in various plays like The City of Djinns, Chainpur ki Daastan, Shit Happens, Once upon a Tiger, Dirty Talk, Holi, Shakespeare, Who?, Ok Tata Bye Bye among others.[citation needed]

She joined The Viral Fever in 2013.[3] She is lone non IIT graduate in The Viral Fever.[3]

Bisht acted in Chai Sutta Chronicles in 2013.[1] She acted in Permanent Roommates in 2014.[citation needed] She acted in Umrika in 2015.[3] She acted in Phillauri in 2017 with Anushka Sharma, Suraj Sharma and Diljit Dosanjh.[5] She acted in Bisht, Please! in 2017, a show about the misadventures of a good girl that she wrote with Biswapati Sarkar and Devanshi S.[6] She acted in Bachelors.[citation needed] She acted in Kanika in 2018 which was a short film.[7] She also acted in web series like TVF Tripling, ImMature and The Making of….[8][9] Her film Dream Girl was released on 13 September 2019 and was a blockbuster hit.[10][11][12] Nidhi also played the role of Megha Astana in the TVF original web series 'Cubicles' which was released in December 2019.[13]

Bisht also involved in writing in Permanent Roommates (2016), PA-Gals (2017) and Bisht, Please! (2017).[14] She also worked as director in PA-Gals.[15] She worked as casting director of TVF Pitchers and assistant director of Permanent Roommates.[14]

Filmography

Year Film Writer Casting Director Director Assistant PRP
2015 TVF Pitchers Yes
2016 Permanent Roommates Yes Yes
2017 Bisht, Please! Yes
PA-Gals Yes Yes
2022 Home Shanti Yes
2022 Phone Bhoot Yes

Actress

Year Film Role Notes
2013 Thuppakki Kidnapped girl Tamil
Chai Sutta Chronicles Ipsa Web series
2014 Permanent Roommates Ritu Web series
2015 Umrika Pinky
2016–19 TVF Tripling Nirmala / Bhabhisha Web series
2017 Phillauri Amrit
2017 Bisht, Please! Neetu Bisht / Neetu Web series
2017–18 Bachelors Chewingami Web series
2018 The Making Of... Jamia Roy SenGupta, Argentina and Ekthi Kapoor Web series
Kanika Mahima, a police officer Short film
2019 ImMature Aishwarya Miss Web series
Dream Girl Roma Hindi Movie
Hostel Daze Chemistry Lab Assistant Web series
2019–2022 Cubicles Team lead - Megha Asthana Web series
2020 MR & MRS Madhu Web series
2022 Home Shanti SDM Aruna Tripathi Web series
Phone Bhoot Lady Daayana Hindi Movie
2024 Maamla Legal Hai Sujata Didi Hindi TV series

References

  1. ^ a b c "Meet Nidhi Bisht, the casting director who spotted leading web series stars". Hindustan Times. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Nidhi Bisht waits to strike". Deccan Chronicle. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e Venkatesh, Shruti (28 March 2019). "TVF's Nidhi Bisht is breaking stereotypes and making it viral". Outlook Business. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  4. ^ "All the Bisht to a TVF star". The Asian Age. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Phillauri Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Bisht, Please! TVF's first show with a woman protagonist is all about men". Firstpost. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  7. ^ Dabhade, Aishwarya (30 November 2018). "Kanika review: A stirring narration and an honest attempt to tap a neglected issue". CNBCTV18. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  8. ^ "5 things that make TVF Tripling the blockbuster web series that it is". India Today. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  9. ^ "'ImMature' Season 2 renewal details revealed". The Times of India. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  10. ^ "'Dream Girl': Ayushmann Khurrana introduces 'Pooja Ki Pujaran No.3'". The Times of India. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Dream Girl: An attempt at a comedy of errors that makes you laugh... and forget why you did, immediately after". The Telegraph. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Sexist and homophobic: Why Ayushmann Khurrana's Dream Girl pulls us back a decade in cinema". India Today. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  13. ^ Jyoti Kanyal (16 December 2019). "Nidhi Bisht: Web gives more freedom. Women are writing, directing women here". India Today. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Nidhi Bisht – Actor, Director, And Writer; The Backbone Of TVF". Rhapsode. 17 April 2019. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Had pitched PA-Gals to TVF six years ago, says Nidhi Bisht". Mid Day. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2019.