Nirmal Rishi | |
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 Nirmal Rishi | |
| Born | August 28, 1943 [1] |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Teacher |
| Years active | 1970s-present |
Nirmal Rishi 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, Long Da Lishkara and The Great Sardar.[3] In 2024, she was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri award by the government of India, along with Pran Sabharwal, another theatre artist from Punjab.[4]
Rishi was born in 1943 in a Gujjar family 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]
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 (2016).[7]