Priyanka Kothari

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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Priyanka Kothari
| image = Priyanka Kothari From The SRK, Urmila, Juhi & Chitrangda at 'I Am' National Award winning bash (26).jpg
| caption = Kothari in 2012
| birthname =
| birth_date = 
| 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 |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=dead |archive-date=3 December 2013 |title=Call me Priyanka |date=25 June 2008 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref>
| occupation = Actress, Stage performer
| years_active = 2003–present
| spouse = Bhasker Prakash
}}
'''Priyanka Kothari''', often credited as '''Nisha Kothari''' or '''Amoha''', is an 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=October 24, 2018|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|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://web.archive.org/web/20110811095928/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|date=11 August 2011|website=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811060944/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-29/news-interviews/28010886_1_nisha-kothari-ramu-cochin|title=Nisha says, my foot! - Times Of India|date=11 August 2011|website=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629025154/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|website=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628171936/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|website=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510082407/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|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> She has frequently appeared in [[Ram Gopal Varma]] films.<ref name="indiatimes2007">{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-08-25/news-interviews/27954423_1_nisha-kothari-hema-malini-rgv |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=dead |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>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/interview/6625.html |title=Interview with Nisha Kothari |publisher=Indiaglitz.com |date=20 July 2006 |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==
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. She was in a relationship with Ibaad Rehman for 2 years, which eventually broke in 2012.<ref name="thehindu1"/>

== Personal life ==
Priyanka married Delhi Based business man Bhasker Prakash in October 2016.{{cn|date=July 2021}}

==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 |access-date=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 |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 |work=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.com |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.com |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.com |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 |work=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=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-07-26/news-interviews/27914659_1_nisha-kothari-telugu-film-malavika |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=dead |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! |work=Deccan Chronicle|date=26 January 2013 |access-date=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 |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==
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.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

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>

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==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
|| 2003 || ''[[Jay Jay]]'' || Jamuna || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Credited as Amoga
|-
|| 2004 || ''[[Madhyanam Hathya]]'' || Nikita || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2005 || ''[[James (2005 film)|James]]'' || Nisha V. Rawat || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Sarkar (2005 film)|Sarkar]]'' || Sapna || Hindi ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2006 || ''[[Shiva (2006 film)|Shiva]]'' || Sandhya Joshi || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[The Killer (2006)|The Killer]]'' || Rhea || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Darna Zaroori Hai]]'' || || Hindi || Special appearance
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2007 || ''[[Go (2007 film)|Go]]'' || Vasundhara 'Vasu' Dave || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Darling (2007 Indian film)|Darling]]'' || || Hindi || Special appearance in a promotional video
|-
| ''[[Aag (2007 film)|Aag]]'' || Ghungroo || Hindi ||
|-
|| 2008 || ''[[Okka Magadu]]'' || Alivelu || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 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 (film)|Dandupalya]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2013 || ''Ops Kossa Dappa 3'' || || Tamil || Malaysian film
|-
| ''[[Psycho (2013 film)|Psycho]]'' || Meera || Telugu ||
|-
| ''Yaaradre Nanagenu'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| ''Nuvve Naa Bangaram'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| ''Criminals'' || || Telugu ||
|-
|| 2016 || ''Bullet Rani'' || || Kannada / Telugu ||
|}

===Music and Music Videos===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 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
|}

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