NISHI KOHLI ,HINDI /PUNJABI ACTRESS BORN 1935 JANUARY 1

 

NISHI KOHLI ,HINDI /PUNJABI ACTRESS 

BORN 1935 JANUARY 1

Nishi Kohli (known professionally as Nishi) is an Indian actress who has worked in Punjabi and Hindi-language films.^[1] She frequently acted with Dara Singh.^[2] 

Career[edit]

Although Nishi^[3] was a Punjabi film star, she also worked in Hindi films where she was often cast in secondary roles. She worked in A-list films in Punjab that earned national film awards. Her most prominent Punjabi films are Main Jatti Punjab Di, alongside co-star, Prem Nath and Satluj De Kandhe, alongside co-star Balraj Sahni.

Nishi was an actress during the black-and-white era of Punjabi cinema, but later received opportunities to act in color films of Bollywood, where she acted with stars including Raj Kapoor, Balraj Sahni, Bharat Bhushan, Helen, Ashok

Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Madhubala, Mala Sinha, and Rajendra Kumar. While she was cast as a leading actress in Punjabi films, she took supporting roles in Bollywood films with heroines such as Mala Sinha, Madhubala and Vyajayanthimala. Nishi's notable Bollywood films include Main Nashe Mein Hoon, Ganwaar, Phagun", Boyfriend, Naya Kanoon and Railway Platform. Later she married producer Raj Kumar Kohli, who made "snake-woman" thrillers such as Nagin and Jaani Dushman.

Nishi acted in 68 films in Hindi.

Personal life[edit]

Nishi Kohli has a son, Armaan Kohli and a daughter, Gogi Kohli. Her son is also an actor. He acted in his father's films Badle Ki Aag and Raaj Tilak as a child actor. Nishi Kohli launched her son in her husband's production film too, but the actor then went on to appear in TV shows such as Big Boss.

Filmography[edit]

Punjabi films[edit]

• 1969 – Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai
• 1969 - Danka with Dara Singh
• 1966 - Dulla Bhatti with Dara Singh
• 1966 – Laiye Tod Nibhaiye as Jeto
• 1965 – Dharti Veeran Di
• 1964 – Main Jatti Punjab Di
• 1963 – Laajo
• 1963 - Sapni
• 1963 - Pind di kudi
• 1962 – Banto
• 1962 - Dhol Jaani
• 1961 – Guguddiddi
• 1961 - Guddi
• 1961 - Jija Ji
• 1959 – Bhangra as Banto

Hindi films[edit]

• 1955 – Railway Platform as Mrs. Kapoor
• 1955 – Char Paise as Roop
• 1958 – Phagun as Rajkumari
• 1959 – Main Nashe Mein Hoon as Rita Bakshi
• 1959 - Kya Yeh Bombai Hai
• 1959 - Insaan Jaag Utha as Hansa / Riny
• 1960 – Tu Nahin Aur Sahi as Bimla
• 1961 – Boy Friend as Sushma
• 1964 – Hercules
• 1964 – Darasingh: Ironman as Madhumati H. Singh
• 1964 – Badshah as Sheeba/Tingu
• 1965 – Lootera as Shabana
• 1970 – Ganwaar as Mrs. Rai

Real Name – Krishna Kumari

Profession – Actress

Active Years – 1950s – 1970s

Nationality – Indian

Religion – Hindu

Ethnicity – Punjabi

Date of Birth – January 1st, 1935 (Sialkot, British India, Now in Pakistan)

Date of Death –

Debut Film – Pagal Khana (Incomplete)

Last Film –

Significant others in the Film Industry – Rajkumar Kohli (Husband, Producer/Director), Armaan Kohli (Son, Actor)

Miscellaneous Info – Nishi, whose real name is Krishna Kumari was born in Sialkot on January 1st, 1935. She made her screen debut in P.L. Santoshi’s unfinished film Pagal Khana, but her real break came in Ramesh Saigal’s Railway Platform. 

Nishi was unable to establish herself as an A-Grade actress in Hindi films and was mostly seen in side-roles in films like Samunder (1957), Chaubis Ghante (1958), Phagun (1958) etc. Later, she formed a popular pair with Dara Singh in few B-Grade stunt films including Ek Tha Alibaba (1963), Hercules (1964), Lootera (1965) etc. She remained a popular leading actress in Punjabi films especially Bhangra (1959), which became quite popular even in Pakistan.

Nishi married producer/director Rajkumar Kohli who directed many popular Hindi films including Nagin (1976), Jaani Dushman (1979), and Naukar Biwi Ka (1984). Their son Armaan Kohli also worked in few Hindi films. (Some of the information has been provided by Sudarshan Talwar).