Priyanka Kothari (Bengali : প্রিয়াংকা কোঠারী, born 30 November 1983), often credited as
Nisha Kothari (Bengali : নিশা কোঠারী) or
Amoga, is an
Indian actress who has appeared in
Bollywood,
Telugu,
Tamil and
Kannada films.
Early life
Kothari was born in
Kolkata to a
Marwari Jain family and grew up speaking
Bengali,
Gujurati,
English and
Hindi. She moved to
New Delhi while in grade 10 and got her degree in Chemistry from Delhi University at Dayal Singh College. Her father is a chemical businessman, her mother a home-maker, and her elder sister is married.
Career
After college, Kothari became a model and appeared in a number of advertisement campaigns. In 2003, she got her big break through actor
Madhavan, who recommended her for an audition in his film after viewing her photographs. She made her acting debut with him in the
Tamil film
Jay Jay, credited as
Amoga. She made her
Bollywood debut in the 2005 film
Sarkar and then later that same year appeared in
James, directed by
Ram Gopal Varma and
Rohit Jugraj respectively. She then went on to do
The Killer with
Emraan Hashmi. Since then she had appeared in less significant films and roles. Her most recent release was
Bin Bulaye Baraati.
Kothari is a member of International Film And Television Club of
Asian Academy Of Film & Television.
In 2011
West Bengal...
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