Nidhhi Agerwal
Agerwal in 2018
Born17 August 1992/1993
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (present-day Telangana), India
Alma materChrist University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
Years active2017 - present

Nidhhi Agerwal is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. After participating in Miss Diva Universe 2014, Agerwal made her acting debut with the Hindi film Munna Michael (2017), for which she received Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut.[1][2]

Agerwal made her Telugu debut with Savyasachi (2018) and Tamil debut with Eeswaran (2021). For the former, she received SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut - Telugu nominations. She has been part of successful films including iSmart Shankar (2019) and Kalaga Thalaivan (2022).[3]

Early life

Agerwal was born in Hyderabad and brought up in Bangalore. Born into a Hindi-speaking Marwari family, she can understand as well as speak Telugu, Tamil and Kannada.[4] Her birth year is reported inconsistently either as 1992[5][1] or 1993.[6][7]

Her schooling was at Debipur Milan Vidyapith. She holds a graduation in Business Management from Christ University, Bangalore.[8][9] She is well trained in ballet, kathak and belly dance.[10]

Career

In 2016, director Sabbir Khan confirmed that Agerwal was signed as the lead in his film Munna Michael, alongside Tiger Shroff. She was chosen from among 300 candidates. Agerwal was also asked to sign a no-dating clause till completion of the film.[11] She made her acting debut with the film, which received mixed to negative reviews from critics.[12]

Agerwal made her Telugu film debut in 2018 alongside Naga Chaitanya, with the film Savyasachi. It did not perform well at the box-office.[citation needed] She had two releases in 2019. Mr. Majnu with Akhil Akkineni was unsuccessful at the box-office[13] whereas iSmart Shankar alongside Ram Pothineni was a commercial success running for more than 100 days at the box office.[14] The same year, Agerwal appeared in two music videos, Unglich Ring Daal De sung by Jyotica Tangri and AAHO! Mittran Di Yes Hai with Badshah.

Agerwal at Zee Cine Awards

In 2021, she made her Tamil debut opposite Silambarasan in Eeswaran.[15] The film received mixed reviews and was an average success. Her next film, Bhoomi with Jayam Ravi released the same year. It received negative reviews.[16] She also appeared opposite Sonu Sood in Altaf Raja's recreation of Saath Kya Nibhaoge song. In 2022, she appeared Hero alongside debutant Ashok Galla. The film received mixed reviews from the critics and audiences as well.[17] She also appeared alongside Udhayanidhi Stalin in Magizh Thirumeni's action-thriller film Kalaga Thalaivan, which received positive reviews from critics.[18]

She will next be seen as Panchami in Krish Jagarlamudi's Hari Hara Veera Mallu, that is scheduled to release in 2023.[19]

In the media

Agerwal has featured various times on Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Woman list. She ranked 11th in 2019,[20] and 8th in 2020.[21]

She is an active celebrity endorser for several brands. In 2019, she rejected a fairness cream endorsement.[22] Agerwal has also been part of Kalyan Jewellers multilingual ad.[23]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2017 Munna Michael Deepika Sharma "Dolly" Hindi [24]
2018 Savyasachi Chitra Telugu [25]
2019 Mr. Majnu Nikitha "Nikki" [26]
iSmart Shankar Dr. Sarah [27]
2021 Eeswaran Poongodi Tamil [28]
Bhoomi Shakthi [29]
2022 Hero Subhadra "Subbu" Telugu [30]
Kalaga Thalaivan Mythili Prasad Tamil [31]
2024 Hari Hara Veera Mallu † Panchami Telugu Filming [32]
The Raja Saab † TBA Filming [citation needed]

Music videos

Year Title Singer(s) Ref.
2019 Unglich Ring Daal De Jyotica Tangri [33]
AAHO! Mittran Di Yes Hai Badshah [34]
2021 Saath Kya Nibhaoge Altaf Raja [35]

Awards and nominations

Film Awards
Year Award Film Category Result Ref.
2017 Zee Cine Awards Munna Michael Best Female Debut Won [36]
2019 SIIMA Awards Savyasachi Best Female Debut - Telugu Nominated [37]

Other Honours

References

  1. ^ a b "Confirmed! Tiger Shroff to romance Nidhhi Agerwal in Munna Michael". Deccan Chronicle. 15 August 2016. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Munna Michael starring Tiger Shroff, Nawazuddin Siddiqui to release on 21 July". Firstpost. 21 April 2017. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Nidhhi Agerwal: Steamy pictures of the budding star". The Times of India. 8 November 2017. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  4. ^ Nayak, Elina Priyadarshini (16 November 2017). "Nidhhi Agerwal: I am a Tollywood buff who grew up watching Telugu films dubbed in Hindi". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Nidhhi Agerwal spends time in an old-age home on her birthday". The Times of India. 18 August 2021.
  6. ^ "A stunning affair of mesh and sheer – Nidhhi Agerwal reveals it all at the GQ Best Dressed 2018 party!". Bollywood Hungama. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original on 30 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Video Alert! Nidhhi Agerwal welcomes 2020 by gifting herself a swanky car". The Times of India. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Nidhhi Agerwal". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Tiger Shroff to romance Nidhhi Agerwal in Munna Michael". The Times of India. 21 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  10. ^ "I always wanted to be an actor - Nidhhi Agerwal". The Times of India. 22 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Tiger Shroff's Munna Michael Co-Star Niddhi Agerwal Made To Sign No Dating Clause!". NDTV. 6 October 2016. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Actress Nidhhi Agerwal okay with no dating clause". The Times of India. 29 January 2017. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  13. ^ Nadadhur, Srivathsan (25 January 2019). "Mr Majnu Review {3/5}: Akhil comes into his own as an actor and steals the show as the casanova who goes through a heartbreak". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  14. ^ "iSmart Shankar completes 100 days; Ram, Puri and Charmme reminisce the success". The Times of India. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  15. ^ "Eeswaran box office collection". Behindwoods. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Bhoomi trailer: Jayam Ravi starrer social thriller looks compelling". The Indian Express. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Hero Movie Review: A reasonably enjoyable madcap comedy that comes with a twist". Pinkvilla. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  18. ^ Lakshmi, V (6 November 2020). "Nidhhi Agerwal start shooting for Udhayanidhi Stalin's film with Magizh Thirumeni". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  19. ^ "Hari Hara Veeramallu: Nidhhi Agerwal becomes Panchami for Pawan Kalyan-starrer". The Indian Express. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Gosh! these divas are oh so oomph". The Times of India. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  21. ^ "Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Women 2020: Behold, the divas who ooze desirability". The Times of India. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  22. ^ Jeyya, Siby (8 February 2019). "Nidhi Agarwal will never endorse fairness cream; rejects an offer". India Herald. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  23. ^ "Katrina Kaif shares behind-the-scenes pictures from jewellery ad shoot with Regina Cassandra, Nidhhi Agerwal, Manju Warrier and Reba Monica John". Bollywood Hungama. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  24. ^ "Nidhhi Agerwal passed four rounds of audition to bag 'Munna Michael'". The Times of India. 15 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  25. ^ "Nidhhi Agerwal's role in 'Savyasachi' is far from glamorous". The Times of India. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  26. ^ R, Manoj Kumar (26 January 2019). "Mr Majnu movie review: This Akhil Akkineni film is watchable". The Indian Express. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  27. ^ "Nidhhi Agerwal to play a scientist in Puri Jagannadh's next". The Times of India. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  28. ^ "STR's next with Susienthiran titled Eeswaran; first look out". The Times of India. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  29. ^ "Jayam Ravi's 'Bhoomi' to premiere for Pongal 2021". The News Minute. 13 November 2020. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  30. ^ "Nidhhi Agerwal's birthday poster from her next film with Ashok Galla released". The Times of India. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  31. ^ "Udhayanidhi Stalin begins shooting for his film with Magizh Thirumeni". The Times of India. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  32. ^ "'Hari Hara Veera Mallu': Pawan Kalyan looks flamboyant as a heroic outlaw". The Times of India. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  33. ^ "Unglich Ring Daal De starring Nidhhi Agerwal, sung by Jyotica Tangri is out now". 29 January 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2022 – via YouTube.
  34. ^ "Aaho channel's theme song 'AAHO! Mittran Di Yes Hai', featuring Badshah and Nidhhi Agerwal released". Chandigarh City News. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  35. ^ Yadav, Prerna (9 August 2021). "Saath Kya Nibhaoge song: Sonu Sood, Niddhi Agerwal's chemistry stuns audience | WATCH | Music News – India TV". India TV News. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  36. ^ "Zee Cine Awards 2018: Sridevi, Varun Dhawan win top acting honours; Golmaal Again gets best film". Firstpost. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  37. ^ "SIIMA 2019 nominations list out: Who among Kiara Advani, Srinidhi Shetty and Nidhhi Agerwal will claim best debut award?". DNA India. 30 July 2019. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

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