Niharika Singh
Biography
Niharika Singh is an Indian film actress and producer. She won the title of Miss Earth India in 2005 and made her acting debut with the critically acclaimed drama Miss Lovely which competed in Un Certain Regard at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. Niharika was selected for Berlinale Talents in 2016.
Singh started working as a model in 1999 when she first walked the ramp for a design institute in Dehradun. She went on to pursue a degree in B.Com. (Hons) at Shri Ram College of Commerce in New Delhi and continued taking modeling assignments alongside to earn a little income.
Niharika was featured in several print campaigns, fashion magazines, and music videos and decided to drop out of college and move to Mumbai to pursue a full-time career in the entertainment business in 2003.
Singh participated in Femina Miss India in 2005 and finished third, winning the title of Miss Earth India along with subtitles for Miss Photogenic and Miss Beautiful Hair.
She went on to represent India at Miss Earth 2005 held in the Philippines, appeared in several television commercials and ad campaigns for various brands across the country, and hosted a reality TV series Banungi Main Miss India with the Femina Miss India contestants of 2006.
Singh was featured in the Times of India's 2005 list of Most Desirable Women and continued her modeling career until she began getting offers to act in Bollywood films.
Niharika's film career began in 2006 when she signed a 10-film contract with Bollywood director Raj Kanwar under his banner Inderjit Films.
The films were never made and she remained locked in the contract until singer Himesh Reshammiya approached her to play the role of a haughty heiress opposite him in A New Love Ishtory to be produced by T-Series (company) directed by John Matthew Matthan.
Niharika attended an acting course with Barry John (theatre director) before filming A New Love Ishtory. Due to internal differences during the making of the film, producer Bhushan Kumar pulled the finances, dubbed the unfinished version, and sold the film directly to a television channel without the knowledge of the cast and crew.
Singh started shooting for her second film Mudh Mudh Ke Na Dekh Mudh Mudh Ke opposite Reshammiya which was shelved mid-way. She also acted in a Kannada film Private Number directed by Anand Kumar (director) that never found a release.
