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| birth_place       =Khiva Kalan [[Bathinda]] (now [[Mansa district, India|Mansa]]), [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[British India]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Nirmal-Rishi/news|title = Nirmal Rishi News &#124; Latest News of Nirmal Rishi &#124; Times of India Entertainment|website = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
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'''Nirmal Rishi''' is an Indian [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] film and [[television actress]]. She is most remembered for her role as Gulabo Maasi in her first movie [[Long Da Lishkara]] (1983). She is best known for appearing in [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] movies like [[Nikka Zaildar]], Nikka Zaildar 2, Long Da Lishkara and The Great Sardar,<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1371858/</ref>
'''Nirmal Rishi''' (born 1943) is an Indian [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] film and [[television actress]]. She is most remembered for her role as Gulabo Maasi in her first movie ''[[Long Da Lishkara]]'' (1983). She is best known for appearing in [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] movies like ''[[Nikka Zaildar]]''', '''[[Nikka Zaildar 2]]'' and ''The Great Sardar''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1371858/|title=Nirmal Rishi|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> In 2024, she was awarded the prestigious [[Padma Shri]] award by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/padma-shri-for-a-woman-whos-dedicated-60-years-to-punjabi-films-and-theatre-9128135/lite/|title=Nirmal Rishi|website=[[Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=26 January 2024 |title=Padma Awards 2024: Nirmal Rishi and Pran Sabharwal honored for their exemplary work in Punjabi film and theater |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/news/padma-awards-2024-nirmal-rishi-and-pran-sabharwal-punjabi-film-and-theater/articleshow/107167605.cms |access-date=23 April 2024 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>


==Early life and film career==
==Early life and film career==
Rishi was born in 1943 in the village Khiva Kalan of [[Mansa district, Punjab|Mansa district]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://fivewood.in/1325/|title=ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਿਨੇਮੇ ਦੀ 'ਗੁਲਾਬੋ' ਮਾਸੀ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਰਿਸੀ|date=1 November 2017}}</ref> Her father was Sarpanch Baldev Krishan Rishi and mother name was Bachni Devi. She was very passionate about theatre right from her school days. She chose to be a physical education instructor and joined Government College Patiala for Physical Education.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ludhianadistrict.com/personality/nirmal-rishi.php |title=Nirmal Rishi - Theatre Artist |access-date=30 September 2017 |archive-date=8 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108133135/http://www.ludhianadistrict.com/personality/nirmal-rishi.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> During her studies at Govt College for Physical education she came into contact with Harpal & Nina Tiwana and joined their theatre group Punjab Kala Manch, she was one of there first students and her compatriot during her time then  was Late Shri Om Puri. She has been associated with the Tiwana family since then and has been a part of all the plays. She is the founder trustee of the Harpal Tiwana Foundation.


Rishi was born in 1943 in a [[Brahman]] family in the village Khiva Kalan of [[Mansa district, Punjab|Mansa district]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://fivewood.in/1325/|title=ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਿਨੇਮੇ ਦੀ 'ਗੁਲਾਬੋ' ਮਾਸੀ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਰਿਸੀ|date=1 November 2017}}</ref> Her father was Sarpanch Baldev Krishan Rishi and mother name was Bachni Devi. She was very passionate about theatre right from her school days. She chose to be a physical education instructor and joined Government College Patiala for Physical Education.<ref>http://www.ludhianadistrict.com/personality/nirmal-rishi.php</ref>
She acted in more than 60 films, including ''[[Long Da Lishkara]]'' (1983) ''Ucha Dar Babe Nanak Da'' (1985), ''Diva Bale Sari Raat'', ''Suneha'', ''[[Love Punjab]]'' (2015), ''Death on Wheels'', ''[[Woman from the East]]'', ''[[Nikka Zaildar]]'' (2016), ''[[Angrej]]'' (2015), ''[[Lahoriye]]'' (2017), and ''[[Nikka Zaildar 2]]'' (2017) and a cameo appearance in Hindi-language film [[Dangal (2016 film)|''Dangal'']] (2016).
 
She acted in more than 60 films, including ''[[Long Da Lishkara]]'' (1983) ''Ucha Dar Babe Nanak Da'' (1985), ''[[Diva Bale Sari Raat]]'', ''Suneha'', ''[[Love Punjab]]'' (2015), ''Death on Wheels'', ''[[Woman from the East]]'', ''[[Nikka Zaildar]]'' (2016), ''[[Angrej]]'' (2015), ''[[Lahoriye]]'' (2017), and ''[[Nikka Zaildar 2]]'' (2017) and a friendly appearance in Bollywood Superhit movie [[Dangal (film)|''Dangal'']] (2016).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yespunjab.com/punjabi-cinema/item/33335-nirmal-rishi-living-with-theatre-its-ups-and-downs|title=Nirmal Rishi: Living with theatre, its ups and downs|first=|last=Newsdesk|publisher=}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
* ''[[Long Da Lishkara]]'' (1983).. Gulabo Maasi
{| class="wikitable"
* ''Ucha Dar Babe Nanak Da'' (1985).. Bhaago- Shamsher's sister
|+
*''Sheran De Putt Sher'' (1990) .. Bachni
!Year
* ''[[Qurbani Jatt Di]]'' (1990).. Bhua
!Film
*''Jigra Jatt Da'' (1991) .. Bishan Kaur- Bakhtaawar's mother
!Role
* ''[[Diva Bale Sari Raat]]'' (1991).. Jindo
!Notes
*''Ankhila Soorma'' (1993).. Tejo
|-
*''Khel Taqdeeran De'' (1995).. Kauri
|1983
*''Mela'' (1997) .. Parsinn Kaur
|''[[Long Da Lishkara]]''
*''Billian ch Baander'' (2007) .. Mrs Saroj Bakshi
|Gulabo Massi
*''Sat Sri Akal'' (2008)
|
*''Akhiyaan Udeekdian'' (2009).. Dilsher's Mother
|-
*''Lakeeran'' (2016)
|1985
*''Panjaban -Love Rules Hearts'' (2010).. Karan's mother
|''Ucha Dar Babe Nanak Da''
* ''[[Woman from the East]]'' (2013).. Jeeto
|Bhaago (Shamsher's sister)
*''Saadi Love Story'' (2013)
|
* ''Dilli 1984'' (2014).. Vamp
|-
*''Little Terrors'' (2014).. Grandmother
| rowspan="2" |1990
*''Oh My Pyo!'' (2014).. Binnu's Mother
|''Sheran De Putt Sher''
* ''[[Angrej]]'' (2015).. Marho's grandmother
|Bachni
*''Darra'' (2016)
|
* ''[[Love Punjab]]'' (2016).. Pargat's Mother
|-
* ''[[Nikka Zaildar]]'' (2016).. Daleep Kaur- Nikka's grandmother  
|''[[Qurbani Jatt Di]]''
* ''[[Bambukat]]'' (2016).. Resham's mother
|Bhua
* ''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]'' (2016).. Cameo Appearance
|
* ''[[Lahoriye]]'' (2017).. Tej Parkash Kaur- Kikkar's mother
|-
* ''[[Rabb Da Radio]]'' (2017).. Bebe Hardev Kaur
| rowspan="2" |1991
*''Arjan'' (2017).. Amro
|''Jigra Jatt Da''
*''Asli Punjab'' (2017)
|Bishan Kaur- Bakhtaawar's mother
*''The Great Sardaar'' (2017).. Sarpanch's Mother
|
*''KRAZZY TABBAR'' (2017).. Swarn Kaur
|-
* ''[[Nikka Zaildar 2]]'' (2017).. Deso Kaur- Nikka's Bebe
|''Diva Bale Sari Raat''  
*''[[Bailaras]]'' (2017)
|Jindo
*''Ek Anokhi Dulhan - Saavi'' (2017)
|
*''Hard Kaur'' (2017) .. Satwant Kaur
|-
*''Subedaar Joginder Singh'' (2018) .. Bibi Krishan Kaur
|1993
* ''[[Laung Laachi]]'' (2018) .. Ajaypal's daadi
|''Ankhila Soorma''
* [[Daana Paani (2018 film)|''Daana Paani'']] (2018).. Basant Kaur (old age)
|Tejo
*''[[Carry On Jatta 2]] (''2018) .. Lady at Marriage Beaureu
|
*''[[Kurmaiyan]]'' (2018) .. Ambo Jai Kaur
|-
*''[[Parahuna]]'' (2018) .. Bhua
|1995
* ''[[Aate Di Chidi]]'' (2018)
|''Khel Taqdeeran De''
* [[Afsar (2018 film)|''Afsar'']] (2018)
|Kauri
*''Marriage Palace'' (2018)
|
* ''[[Rajma Chawal]]'' (2018).. Beeji / Bebe
|-
* ''[[Bhajjo Veero Ve]]'' (2018)
|1997
*Arjun Patiala (2019) Arjun's Mother
|''Mela''
*''Aakhiri Waris'' (2019)
|Parsinn Kaur
*''Vadda Kalakaar'' (2019)
|
*''Kaake Da Viyah'' (2019)
|-
* ''[[Kala Shah Kala]]'' (2019)
|2007
*''[[Guddiyan Patole]]'' (2019) Nani
|''Billian ch Baander''  
*''[[Who's Your Daddy (web series)|Who's Your Daddy??]]'' (2020) as Biji
|Mrs Saroj Bakshi
*''[[Paani Ch Madhaani]]'' (2020)
|
|-
|2008
|''Sat Sri Akal''
|
|
|-
|2009
|''Akhiyaan Udeekdian''
|Dilsher's Mother
|
|-
|2010
|''Panjaban -Love Rules Hearts''
|Karan's Mother
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2013
|''[[Woman from the East]]''  
|Jeeto Singh
|
|-
|''Saadi Love Story''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2014
|''Dilli 1984''
|Vamp
|
|-
|''Little Terrors''  
|Grandmother
|Hindi/English/Urdu
Film
|-
|''Oh My Pyo!''  
|Binnu's Mother
|
|-
|2015
|''[[Angrej]]''  
|Marho's grandmother
|
|-
| rowspan="6" |2016
|''Lakeeran''
|
|
|-
|''Darra''
|Mother of Darra, Pammi, and Kartar
|
|-
|''[[Love Punjab]]''
|Pargat's Mother
|
|-
|''[[Nikka Zaildar]]''
|Daleep Kaur- Nikka's grandmother
|
|-
|''[[Bambukat]]''  
|Resham's mother
|
|-
|''[[Dangal (2016 film)|Dangal]]''  
|Cameo Appearance
|Hindi Film
|-
| rowspan="10" |2017
|''[[Lahoriye]]''
|Tej Parkash Kaur- Kikkar's mother
|
|-
|''[[Rabb Da Radio]]''  
|Bebe Hardev Kaur
|
|-
|''Arjan''
|Amro
|
|-
|''Asli Punjab''
|
|
|-
|''The Great Sardaar''
|Sarpanch's Mother
|
|-
|''KRAZZY TABBAR''
|Swarn Kaur
|
|-
|''[[Nikka Zaildar 2]]''
|Deso Kaur- Nikka's Bebe
|
|-
|''[[Bailaras]]''
|
|
|-
|''Ek Anokhi Dulhan''
|''Saavi''
|
|-
|''Hard Kaur''  
|Satwant Kaur
|
|-
| rowspan="11" |2018
|''Subedaar Joginder Singh''
|Bibi Krishan Kaur
|
|-
|''[[Laung Laachi]]''
|Ajaypal's daadi
|
|-
|[[Daana Paani (2018 film)|''Daana Paani'']]  
|Basant Kaur (old age)
|
|-
|''[[Carry On Jatta 2]]''  
|Lady at Marriage Beaureu
|
|-
|''[[Kurmaiyan]]''  
|Ambo Jai Kaur
|
|-
|''[[Parahuna]]''
|Bhua
|
|-
|''[[Aate Di Chidi]]''  
|
|
|-
|[[Afsar (2018 film)|''Afsar'']]
|
|
|-
|''Marriage Palace''
|
|
|-
|''[[Rajma Chawal]]''  
|Beeji/Bebe
|Hindi Film
|-
|''[[Bhajj Rohan Ve]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="6" |2019
|[[Arjun Patiala|''Arjun Patiala'']]
|Arjun's Mother
|Hindi Film
|-
|''Aakhiri Waris''
|
|
|-
|''Vadda Kalakaar''
|
|
|-
|''Kaake Da Viyah''
|Bebe
|
|-
|''[[Kala Shah Kala]]''
|Nindro Bhua
|
|-
|''[[Guddiyan Patole]]''
|Naani Jal Kaur
|
|-
|2020
|''[[Who's Your Daddy (web series)|Who's Your Daddy??]]''
|Biji
|Hindi Web Series
|-
|2021
|''[[Paani Ch Madhaani]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="7" |2022
|''[[Saunkan Saunkne]]''
|Nirmal Singh's mother
|
|-
|''[[Bajre Da Sitta]]''
|roop's grandmother
|
|-
|''[[Ni Main Sass Kuttni]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Sher Bagga]]''
|Shera's Grandmother
|
|-
|''[[Shakkar Paare]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Maa Da Ladla]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Honeymoon]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2023
|''[[Mitran Da Naa Chalda]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Godday Godday Chaa]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2024
|''[[Shinda Shinda No Papa]]''
|
|
|-
|''Ni Main Sass Kutni 2''
|Dada Sass
|
|}


==References==
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Nirmal Rishi
Born (1943-08-28) 28 August 1943 (age 82)
Khiva Kalan Bathinda (now Mansa), Punjab, British India[1]
OccupationActress, Teacher
Years active1970s-present
HonoursPadma Shri (2024)

Nirmal Rishi (born 1943) is an Indian Punjabi film and television actress. She is most remembered for her role as Gulabo Maasi in her first movie Long Da Lishkara (1983). She is best known for appearing in Punjabi movies like Nikka Zaildar, Nikka Zaildar 2 and The Great Sardar.[2] In 2024, she was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri award by the Government of India.[3][4]

Early life and film career[edit | edit source]

Rishi was born in 1943 in the village Khiva Kalan of Mansa district.[5] Her father was Sarpanch Baldev Krishan Rishi and mother name was Bachni Devi. She was very passionate about theatre right from her school days. She chose to be a physical education instructor and joined Government College Patiala for Physical Education.[6] During her studies at Govt College for Physical education she came into contact with Harpal & Nina Tiwana and joined their theatre group Punjab Kala Manch, she was one of there first students and her compatriot during her time then was Late Shri Om Puri. She has been associated with the Tiwana family since then and has been a part of all the plays. She is the founder trustee of the Harpal Tiwana Foundation.

She acted in more than 60 films, including Long Da Lishkara (1983) Ucha Dar Babe Nanak Da (1985), Diva Bale Sari Raat, Suneha, Love Punjab (2015), Death on Wheels, Woman from the East, Nikka Zaildar (2016), Angrej (2015), Lahoriye (2017), and Nikka Zaildar 2 (2017) and a cameo appearance in Hindi-language film Dangal (2016).

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role Notes
1983 Long Da Lishkara Gulabo Massi
1985 Ucha Dar Babe Nanak Da Bhaago (Shamsher's sister)
1990 Sheran De Putt Sher Bachni
Qurbani Jatt Di Bhua
1991 Jigra Jatt Da Bishan Kaur- Bakhtaawar's mother
Diva Bale Sari Raat Jindo
1993 Ankhila Soorma Tejo
1995 Khel Taqdeeran De Kauri
1997 Mela Parsinn Kaur
2007 Billian ch Baander Mrs Saroj Bakshi
2008 Sat Sri Akal
2009 Akhiyaan Udeekdian Dilsher's Mother
2010 Panjaban -Love Rules Hearts Karan's Mother
2013 Woman from the East Jeeto Singh
Saadi Love Story
2014 Dilli 1984 Vamp
Little Terrors Grandmother Hindi/English/Urdu

Film

Oh My Pyo! Binnu's Mother
2015 Angrej Marho's grandmother
2016 Lakeeran
Darra Mother of Darra, Pammi, and Kartar
Love Punjab Pargat's Mother
Nikka Zaildar Daleep Kaur- Nikka's grandmother
Bambukat Resham's mother
Dangal Cameo Appearance Hindi Film
2017 Lahoriye Tej Parkash Kaur- Kikkar's mother
Rabb Da Radio Bebe Hardev Kaur
Arjan Amro
Asli Punjab
The Great Sardaar Sarpanch's Mother
KRAZZY TABBAR Swarn Kaur
Nikka Zaildar 2 Deso Kaur- Nikka's Bebe
Bailaras
Ek Anokhi Dulhan Saavi
Hard Kaur Satwant Kaur
2018 Subedaar Joginder Singh Bibi Krishan Kaur
Laung Laachi Ajaypal's daadi
Daana Paani Basant Kaur (old age)
Carry On Jatta 2 Lady at Marriage Beaureu
Kurmaiyan Ambo Jai Kaur
Parahuna Bhua
Aate Di Chidi
Afsar
Marriage Palace
Rajma Chawal Beeji/Bebe Hindi Film
Bhajj Rohan Ve
2019 Arjun Patiala Arjun's Mother Hindi Film
Aakhiri Waris
Vadda Kalakaar
Kaake Da Viyah Bebe
Kala Shah Kala Nindro Bhua
Guddiyan Patole Naani Jal Kaur
2020 Who's Your Daddy?? Biji Hindi Web Series
2021 Paani Ch Madhaani
2022 Saunkan Saunkne Nirmal Singh's mother
Bajre Da Sitta roop's grandmother
Ni Main Sass Kuttni
Sher Bagga Shera's Grandmother
Shakkar Paare
Maa Da Ladla
Honeymoon
2023 Mitran Da Naa Chalda
Godday Godday Chaa
2024 Shinda Shinda No Papa
Ni Main Sass Kutni 2 Dada Sass

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Nirmal Rishi News | Latest News of Nirmal Rishi | Times of India Entertainment". The Times of India.
  2. ↑ "Nirmal Rishi". IMDb.
  3. ↑ "Nirmal Rishi". Indian Express.
  4. ↑ "Padma Awards 2024: Nirmal Rishi and Pran Sabharwal honored for their exemplary work in Punjabi film and theater". The Times of India. 26 January 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਿਨੇਮੇ ਦੀ 'ਗੁਲਾਬੋ' ਮਾਸੀ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਰਿਸੀ". 1 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Nirmal Rishi - Theatre Artist". Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
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