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Nikita Thukral
Thukral in 2010
Born	Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Education	Master of Arts (Economics)
Alma mater	Kishinchand Chellaram College, Mumbai
Occupations	Actress model
Years active	2002–2020
Television	Bigg Boss Kannada – Reality Show
Spouse	Gagandeep Singh Mago ​ ​(m. 2017)​
Children	1

Nikita Thukral is an Indian actress and model, who mainly appears in Kannada film industry and also appeared in a few Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films.

Early life

Thukral was born into a Punjabi Hindu family and was raised in Mumbai. She completed her M.A in Economics from Kishinchand Chellaram College, Mumbai. She was spotted by producer D. Ramanaidu while dining at a hotel in Juhu. He offered her a role in his upcoming film Hai (2002).

Career

Thukral was the part of Aati Rahengi Baharein crew, which was a popular television drama series that aired on Zee TV channel on 9 September 2002. She then shifted to the South film industry by debuting in the Telugu film Hai. After appearing in Hai, Thukral starred opposite Fahad Fazil in his film debut Kaiyethum Doorath. The Malayalam film was not a box office success, but she was able to find additional roles in Tamil and Telugu films like Kurumbu and Sambaram. In 2005, she entered Kannada cinema with Kichcha Sudeepa's Maharaja. Thukral then returned to star in a Tamil film and featured in Venkat Prabhu's multistarrer Saroja as Kalyani, the concubine of a gangster portrayed by Sampath Raj, and won critical acclaim for her performance. Her appearance in the song "Kodana Kodi" was appreciated as the song became popular, while her role in the film also led to her winning the ITFA Best Supporting Actress Award. The success led her to sign on to appear in a big film production, Gautham Vasudev Menon's Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikaalam in a role alongside Trisha Krishnan, but the film was shelved after two schedules.

After 2008, she shifted her priority from Telugu to Kannada cinema, going on to co-star with leading actors Upendra, Puneeth Rajkumar, V. Ravichandran and Darshan. After Prince, she signed on to be part of several films including Cottonpet and Priyasakha, opposite Ramesh Aravind and a Telugu film named Apartment, but none of them saw a theatrical release. Her next releases were the Tamil thriller film Muran, that saw her playing Indhu, alongside actors Cheran and Prasanna and the historical film, Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna. Her only 2013 release was the Tamil masala film Alex Pandian. In 2014, she was seen in three Kannada films, although two of them, Namaste Madam and Namo Bhootatma, featured in her cameo roles only. Her future films include the crime drama Ring Road Shubha, reportedly the first Kannada film to be made by an all-women crew, the horror flick Avunu 2 in Telugu as well as the anthological drama Traffic that would mark her Hindi debut.

In addition to acting, Thukral has also done modelling work for designer Roopa Vohra. She also participated in the first season of the reality show Bigg Boss Kannada, the Kannada version of Bigg Boss. She completed 99 days in the Bigg Boss Home and was the second runner-up of the show.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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2. "Full of beans". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2 April 2011. Archived from the original on 12 April 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
3. ^ "A Chat with Saroja Star Nikita". Rediff.com. February 2009. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
4. "Star kids shine in Malayalam cinema". Hindustan Times. Indo-Asian News Service. 27 August 2011. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
5. "Nikita is on a roll". Rediff.com. October 2008. Archived from the original on 5 June 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
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7. What's Nikita Thukral doing in Namaste Madam? – The Times of India Archived 11 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. The Times of India (9 April 2014). Retrieved 30 October 2015.
8. Nikita acts in Namoo Bhoothaathma – The Times of India Archived 17 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine. The Times of India. (21 August 2014). Retrieved 30 October 2015.
9. What is Nikita Thukral's role in Ring Road Shubha? – The Times of India Archived 12 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine. The Times of India (15 October 2013). Retrieved 30 October 2015.
10. "Jewellery for that royal touch..." DNA. 10 December 2010. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
11. Nikita's bitter Bigg Boss tale. The New Indian Express (4 July 2013). Retrieved 30 October 2015.
12. Nikita shoots for Software Ganda in Bangalore – The Times of India Archived 19 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine. The Times of India (18 January 2014). Retrieved 30 October 2015.
13. "Punjabi lass who created waves in southern films". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
14. Desk, Klapboard (22 September 2020). "Yamaleela returns on the small screen | klapboardpost". Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

External links

• Nikita Thukral at IMDb
• Nikita Thukral at Bollywood Hungama
• Nikita Thukral on Twitter
• Nikita Thukral on Facebook

• Actresses in Tamil cinema
• Actresses from Mumbai
• Actresses in Kannada cinema
• Actresses in Telugu cinema
• Living people
• Actresses in Malayalam cinema
• People of Punjabi descent
• Indian television actresses
• International Tamil Film Award winners
• Actresses in Hindi cinema
• Indian film actresses
• 21st-century Indian actresses
• Bigg Boss Kannada contestants