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).

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

Biography

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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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] She also acted in web series like TVF Tripling, ImMature and The Making of….[7][8] Her film Dream Girl was released on 13 September 2019 and was a blockbuster hit.[9][10][11] Nidhi also played the role of Megha Astana in the TVF original web series 'Cubicles' which was released in December 2019.[12]

Bisht also involved in writing in Permanent Roommates (2016), PA-Gals (2017) and Bisht, Please! (2017).[13] She also worked as director in PA-Gals.[14] She worked as casting director of TVF Pitchers and assistant director of Permanent Roommates.[13]

Filmography

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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

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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

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  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 "TVF's Nidhi Bisht is breaking stereotypes and making it viral". Outlook Business. 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. ^ "5 things that make TVF Tripling the blockbuster web series that it is". India Today. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  8. ^ "'ImMature' Season 2 renewal details revealed". The Times of India. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  9. ^ "'Dream Girl': Ayushmann Khurrana introduces 'Pooja Ki Pujaran No.3'". The Times of India. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ Jyoti Kanyal (16 December 2019). "Nidhi Bisht: Web gives more freedom. Women are writing, directing women here". India Today. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "Had pitched PA-Gals to TVF six years ago, says Nidhi Bisht". Mid Day. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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