Nikita Thukral is an India

India

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n film actress and model

Model (person)

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, who has acted in Telugu, Tamil

Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...

, Kannada

Cinema of Karnataka

The cinema of Karnataka , sometimes colloquially referred to as Sandalwood and as Chandanavana in Kannada, encompasses movies made in the Indian state of Karnataka based in Bangalore. Most of the movies are made in Kannada, with a handful of them in Konkani or Tulu. Today more than 100 films are...

 and Malayalam films. She is best known for her item number

Item number

An item number or an item song, in Indian cinema, is a musical performance that has little to do with the film in which it appears, but is presented to showcase beautiful dancing women in very revealing clothes, to lend support to the marketability of the film...

 "Kodana Kodi" in Saroja.

Early life

Thukral was born into a Punjabi

Punjabi people

The Punjabi people , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), also Panjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan group from South Asia. They are the second largest of the many ethnic groups in South Asia. They originate in the Punjab region, which has been been the location of some of the oldest civilizations in the world including, the...

 family and was raised in Mumbai. She was spotted by producer D. Ramanaidu

D. Ramanaidu

Daggubati Ramanaidu is an Indian movie producer. In 2010, He was conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema by the Government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. The Guinness Book of Records lists him as the most prolific producer with 130 films...

 while she was dining at a hotel in Juhu. He offered her a role in his upcoming film Hai

HAI

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(2002). She has completed her M.A in Economics from Kishinchand Chellaram College

Kishinchand Chellaram College

Kishinchand Chelaram College, better known as K. C. College, in Mumbai, India is an educational institution.In addition to Science, Arts and Commerce degrees, the college offers professional and vocational courses such as Bachelor of Mass Media, B.Sc...

.

Career

After appearing in Hai, Thukral starred opposite Fazil

Fazil

A. M. Fazil is an Indian filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter of Malayalam cinema.His father wanted him to be a doctor, but in school and college, extra curricular activities engulfed him. He wrote plays, enacted them with his friends A. M. Fazil (born 1953, in Alleppey, Kerala) is an Indian...

's son Shanu in his film debut Kaiyethum Doorath. The Malayalam film was not a box office success, but she was able to find additional roles in Tamil and Telugu films like Kurumbu and Sambaran. In 2005, she entered Kannada cinema with S S Niwas's Maharaja.
Thukral then returned to star in a Tamil film and featured in Venkat Prabhu

Venkat Prabhu

Venkat Kumar Gangai Amaren , better known by his stage name Venkat Prabhu is an Indian filmmaker, who has worked as an actor, director and playback singer in the Tamil film industry...

's multistarrer Saroja

Saroja

Saroja is a 2008 Tamil comedy thriller film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by T. Siva. It stars Shiva, Vaibhav Reddy, Premji Amaren, S. P. B. Charan and Vega Tamotia in the lead roles and Prakash Raj, Jayaram, Kajal Aggarwal, Sampath Raj, Nikita Thukral and Nagendran in other...

as Kalyani, the muse of a gangster portrayed by Sampath Raj

Sampath Raj

Dr.Sampath Raj is an Indian film actor who works primarily in the Tamil film industry. He is best known for appearing in each film of director Venkat Prabhu's comedy trilogy, consisting of Chennai 600028, Saroja and Goa. He has also acted in supporting roles in various other films. He is mostly...

, and won critical acclaim for her performance. Her appearance in the song "Kodana Kodi" was appreciated as the song became popular, while her role in the film also led to her winning the ITFA Best Supporting Actress Award

ITFA Best Supporting Actress Award

The ITFA Best Supporting Actress Award is given by the state government as part of its annual International Tamil Film Awards for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won....

. The success led her to sign on to appear in a big film production, Gautham Menon

Gautham Menon

Gautham Vasudev Menon is an Indian film director and producer. Mainly working in Tamil cinema, he has also directed Hindi and Telugu films which are remakes of his Tamil films...

's Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikaalam in a role alongside Trisha Krishnan

Trisha Krishnan

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, but the film was shelved after two schedules. In addition to acting, Thukral has also done modelling work for designer Roopa Vohra.

In 2011, she has appeared in the Tamil thriller film Muran

Muran (film)

Muran is a 2011 Indian Tamil drama thriller film written and directed by debutant Rajjan Madhav. It stars Cheran alongside Prasanna, with Haripriya, Nikita Thukral and Jayaprakash in pivotal roles. Launched in September 2010, the film's shooting was completed by July 2011...

as Indhu, alongside actors Cheran

Cheran (director)

Cheran is a Tamil film director from Tamil Nadu, India. He has won the Indian National Film Award thrice for Vetri Kodi Kattu , Autograph , and Thavamai Thavamirundhu . Besides he is three-time Filmfare Award winner as well....

 and Prasanna

Prasanna (actor)

Prasanna is an Indian actor in the Tamil film industry. He made his debut in Five Star in 2002, which was produced by Mani Ratnam. Apart from lead roles, he has also played supporting roles. His film Achchamundu! Achchamundu!, in which he starred alongside Sneha and American actor John Shea, was...

.

Controversy

Nikita Thukral was reportedly banned from Kannada films for three years starting from 10 September 2011 by the Kannada Film Producers' Association (KFPA) for an alleged illicit relationship with actor Darshan. The ban was implemented after Darshan's wife accused that he had assaulted her and in her complaint, she suggested that Thukral had been responsible for his violence. Consequently, Nikita denied the claims calling it "ridiculous" and asked for proof, announcing a voluntary break from Kannada films for trying to slur her image. Since the announcement of her ban, fellow film personalities have rallied in support of Thukral, who had been in hospital at the time due to low blood pressure and stress. Subsequently, the ban was revoked (lifted or removed) after five days after extensive campaigning against the KFPA's original decision.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2002	Hai	Priya	Telugu Telugu language Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
2002	Kaiyethum Doorath Kaiyethum Doorath Kaiyethum Doorath, alternatively called also as Kai Ethum Doorathu is a 2002 Malayalam romance film written, directed and produced by Fazil. It was the debut film of Fazil's son Fahad Fazil and Nikita Thukral, who played the title roles...	Sushma	Malayalam Malayalam language Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people...
2003	Kurumbu Kurumbu Kurumbu is a 2003 Indian Tamil film directed by Vishnuvardhan, making his directorial debut. The film, a remake of the 2002 Telugu film Allari, stars Allari Naresh, who also starred in the original version, which marked his acting debut, along with the female artists Diya and Nikita Thukral in lead...	Aparna	Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
2003	Kalyana Ramudu	Kalyani	Telugu
2003	Sambaram	Geeta	Telugu
2004	Chatrapathi	Priya	Tamil
2004	Kushi Kushiga	Sandhya	Telugu
2005	Bus Conductor Bus Conductor (film) Bus Conductor is a hit Malayalam film directed by V. M. Vinu.Mammootty plays the male protagonist/hero. The film also stars Adithya, Jayasurya, Bhavana, Nikita Thukral, Mamta Mohandas, Innocent, Salim Kumar, Harisree Ashokan, etc.-Plot:...	Noorjahan	Malayalam
2005	Bhargava Charitham Moonam Khandam	Anupama	Malayalam
2005	Vetrivel Sakthivel Vetrivel Sakthivel Vetrivel Sakthivel is a South Indian Tamil film released in 2005....	Manju	Tamil
2005	Maharaja		Kannada Kannada language Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world...
2006	Evandoi Sreevaru	Swapna	Telugu
2006	Aganthakudu	Bhanumathi	Telugu
2007	Maharajsri	Neelima	Telugu
2007	Don Don (2007 film) Don is a 2007 Indian Telugu film directed by Lawrence. The film stars Akkineni Nagarjuna in the lead role and Anushka Shetty, Raghava Lawrence, Kelly Dorjee, and Nikita in other prominent roles. Lawrence also made his debut music director for the film. The film released on 20 December 2007...	Nandini	Telugu	Special appearance
2007	Anasuya Anasuya (2007 film) Anasuya a 2007 Telugu thriller film directed and produced by Ravi Babu. The film starred Bhumika Chawla, Ravi Babu, & Abbas in the other prominent roles. The film is said to be inspired from the Hollywood film, The Silence of the Lambs...	Pooja	Telugu
2008	Bhadradri	Anu	Telugu
2008	Nee Tata Naa Birla		Kannada
2008	Saroja	Kalyani	Tamil	ITFA Best Supporting Actress Award ITFA Best Supporting Actress Award The ITFA Best Supporting Actress Award is given by the state government as part of its annual International Tamil Film Awards for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won....
2008	Vamshi Vamshi Vamshi is an Indian Kannada-language film starring Puneeth Rajkumar and Nikitha in the lead roles.It is directed by Prakash and produced by Smt. Parvathamma Rajkumar. The film released on 2 October 2008.-Cast:*Puneeth Rajkumar*Nikitha*Lakshmi*Ravi Kale...	Sharadha	Kannada
2008	Chintakayala Ravi Chintakayala Ravi Chintakayala Ravi is a 2008 romantic comedy Telugu Cinema starring Venkatesh, Mamta Mohandas and Anushka Shetty.-Plot:Chintakayala Ravi works in a bar named Cyber Wave in New York. He is a head waiter; he works with his three friends who also are waiters at the same bar...		Telugu	Special appearance
2009	Rajakumari Rajakumari -Demographics: India census, Rajakumari had a population of 15243 with 7675 males and 7568 females.Rajakumari is one of the few places in Kerala where all kinds of crops are grown. Peoples main occupation here is cardamom and pepper....	Bubbly	Kannada
2009	Dubai Babu Dubai Babu Dubai Babu is a 2009 Kannada-language film directed by Naganna, and Produced by Shailendra Babu under Shri Shailendra Productions. It stars Superstar Upendra, Nikitha and Saloni Aswani in the lead roles. The film is a remake of Telugu film Dubai Seenu....	Vasundhara	Kannada
2009	Yodha	Asha	Kannada
2009	Daddy Cool		Malayalam	Special appearance
2010	Naariya Seere Kadda	Radha	Kannada
2011	Gun Gun (2011 film) Gun is a 2011 Kannada film in the action genre starring Harish Raj and Mallika Kapoor in the lead roles. Nikitha also plays an important role. The film has been directed and written by Harish Raj and is jointly produced by K. Murali under Nishanth Constructions. Ronnie Raphel has composed the...	Vandana	Kannada
2011	Muran Muran (film) Muran is a 2011 Indian Tamil drama thriller film written and directed by debutant Rajjan Madhav. It stars Cheran alongside Prasanna, with Haripriya, Nikita Thukral and Jayaprakash in pivotal roles. Launched in September 2010, the film's shooting was completed by July 2011...	Indhu	Tamil
2011	Hanebareha		Kannada	Filming
2011	Prince Prince (2011 film) Prince is a 2011 Kannada film in the action and romance genre starring Darshan Tugudeep, Nikita Thukral and Jennifer Kotwal in the lead roles. The film has been directed and written by Om Prakash Rao and produced by Sandesh Nagaraj under Sandesh Combines. V. Harikrishna has composed the music....		Kannada
2011	Apartment		Telugu	Filming
2011	Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna Sangolli Rayanna (film) Sangolli Rayanna is an upcoming historical drama -Indian Kannada film directed by Naganna and produced by Anand Appugol. Challenging Star Darshan Thoogudeep, Jayaprada and Nikita Thukral playing lead roles. The film about Sangolli Rayanna, the prominent freedom fighter from Karnataka, India. He...		Kannada	Filming
2011	Cottonpet		Kannada	Filming
2011	Priyasakha		Kannada	Filming

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