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| birth_place = [[Sialkot]], then in [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], British India <br />
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| spouse = [[Rajkumar Kohli]]<br />
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| years_active = 1955<br />
| known_for = First Movie - Railway Platform ''[[Pind Di Kurhi (1963 film)|Pind di kudi]]''<br />
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'''Nishi Kohli''' (known professionally as '''Nishi''') is an Indian actress who has worked in [[Punjabi cinema|Punjabi]] and [[Hindi]]-language films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Nishi-(actress)|title=Nishi (actress)|date=|work=[[The Times of India]]|location=|access-date=8 May 2016}}</ref> She frequently acted with [[Dara Singh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/Top-10-Scenes-of-Dara-Singh/videols/14774417.cms|title=Top 10 Scenes of Dara Singh|date=18 July 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|location=}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Although Nishi<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nettv4u.com/celebrity/hindi/movie-actress/nishi-kohli|title=Hindi Movie Actress Nishi Kohli {{!}} Nettv4u|work=nettv4u|access-date=2018-05-10|language=en}}</ref> was a Punjabi film star, she also worked in Hindi films where she was often cast in secondary roles. She worked in A-list films in Punjab that earned national film awards. Her most prominent Punjabi films are ''[[Main Jatti Punjab Di]]'', alongside co-star, [[Prem Nath]] and ''[[Satluj De Kandhe]]'', alongside co-star [[Balraj Sahni]].<br />
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Nishi was an actress during the black-and-white era of [[Punjabi cinema]], but later received opportunities to act in [[Color motion picture film|color films]] of [[Bollywood]], where she acted with stars including [[Raj Kapoor]], [[Balraj Sahni]], [[Bharat Bhushan]], [[Helen (actress)|Helen]], [[Ashok Kumar]], [[Shashi Kapoor]], [[Madhubala]], [[Mala Sinha]], and [[Rajendra Kumar]]. While she was cast as a leading actress in Punjabi films, she took supporting roles in Bollywood films with heroines such as [[Mala Sinha]], [[Madhubala]] and [[Vyjayanthimala|Vyajayanthimala]]. Nishi's notable Bollywood films include ''[[Main Nashe Mein Hoon]]'', ''[[Ganwaar]]'', [[Phagun (1958 film)|''Phagun'']]", ''Boyfriend'', ''[[Naya Kanoon]]'' and ''Railway Platform''. Later she married producer [[Rajkumar Kohli|Raj Kumar Kohli]], who made "snake-woman" thrillers such as ''Nagin'' and ''Jaani Dushman''.<br />
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Nishi acted in 68 films in Hindi.<br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Nishi Kohli has a son, [[Armaan Kohli]] and older son Gogi Kohli. Her son is also an actor. He acted in his father's films ''Badle Ki Aag'' and ''Raaj Tilak'' as a child actor. Nishi Kohli launched her son in her husband's production film too, but the actor then went on to appear in TV shows such as ''Big Boss''.<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
===Punjabi films===<br />
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*1969 – ''[[Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai]]''<br />
*1969 - Danka with Dara Singh <br />
*1966 - Dulla Bhatti with [[Dara Singh]]<br />
*1966 – ''Laiye Tod Nibhaiye as Jeto<br />
*1965 – Dharti Veeran Di<br />
*1964 – ''[[Main Jatti Punjab Di]]''<br />
*1963- ''Lado Rani''<br />
*1963 – ''Laajo''<br />
*1963 - ''Sapni''<br />
*1963 - ''[[Pind Di Kurhi (1963 film)|Pind di kudi]]''<br />
*1962 – Banto<br />
*1962 - Dhol Jaani<br />
*1961 – Guguddiddi<br />
*1961 - [[Guddi (1961 film)|Guddi]]<br />
*1961 - Jija Ji<br />
*1959 – ''[[Bhangra (film)|Bhangra]] as Banto<br />
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===Hindi films===<br />
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*1955 – ''[[Railway Platform (film)|Railway Platform]] as'' Mrs. Kapoor<br />
*1955 – ''[[Char Paise]] as'' Roop<br />
*1958 – ''[[Phagun (1958 film)|Phagun]] as'' Rajkumari<br />
*1959 – ''[[Main Nashe Mein Hoon]] as'' Rita Bakshi<br />
*1959 - Kya Yeh Bombai Hai<br />
*1959 - ''[[Insaan Jaag Utha]] as Hansa / Riny<br />
*1960 – ''[[Tu Nahin Aur Sahi]] as'' Bimla<br />
*1961 – ''[[Boy Friend (1961 film)|Boy Friend]] as'' Sushma<br />
*1964 – ''Hercules''<br />
*1964 – ''Darasingh: Ironman as'' Madhumati H. Singh<br />
*1964 – ''[[Badshah (1964 film)|Badshah]] as'' Sheeba/Tingu<br />
*1965 – ''Lootera as'' Shabana<br />
*1970 – ''[[Ganwaar]] as'' Mrs. Rai<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb name|0632638|Nishi}}<br />
*[http://www.onenov.in/listings/nishi_indian_film_actress/ Nishi (Actress) Profile an Bio]<br />
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