Niharica Raizada

Biography:

Niharica Raizada, born on April 18, 1990, is an actress from Luxembourg. Achieving recognition, she was crowned Miss India UK 2010 and emerged as the runner-up at Miss India Worldwide 2010. Granddaughter of former Bollywood musician O. P. Nayyar, Niharica has showcased her talent in films such as IB71, Masaan, 6-5=2, Damadol, Total Dhamaal (2018), and Sooryavanshi (2021).

Born to Indian parents and raised in Luxembourg, Niharica is fluent in multiple languages, including French (her mother tongue), Luxembourgish, German, English, Spanish, and Hindi. She has a sister, Nirekhna Raizada, and a brother, Avneesh Raizada. Beyond her acting career, Niharica is a qualified Medical Scientist, having pursued MRes in Translational Medicine at Imperial College London and conducted research in Cardiology at Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore) under a Fulbright scholarship. Her training in acting comes from the New York Film Academy, and she is also skilled in Indian classical music and ballet.

Niharica’s achievements include being ranked 45 in the Times 50 Most Desirable Women of 2013, rising to 44 in 2015. She made her film debut in the Bengali film Damadol in 2013 and appeared in the Gujarati film Var to NRI J in 2016. Additionally, she starred in the 2016 film Full 2 Jugaadu alongside Krushna Abhishek.

Notably, Niharica serves as the honorary cultural and arts ambassador between the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Republic of India.