Nidhhi Agerwal facts for kids
Nidhhi Agerwal is an Indian actress who mainly acts in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi movies. Before she started acting, she took part in a beauty pageant called Miss Diva Universe 2014. Her first movie was the Hindi film Munna Michael in 2017. For this role, she won the Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut, which is an award for the best new actress.
Nidhhi Agerwal then made her debut in Telugu films with Savyasachi in 2018. Later, she appeared in her first Tamil film, Eeswaran, in 2021. She was nominated for the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut - Telugu for her role in Savyasachi. She has also been part of popular movies like iSmart Shankar (2019) and Kalaga Thalaivan (2022).
Quick facts for kids
Nidhhi Agerwal
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Born | 17 August 1992/1993 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Alma mater | Christ University |
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Years active | 2017 - present |
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Early Life
Nidhhi Agerwal was born in Hyderabad and grew up in Bangalore, India. She comes from a Hindi-speaking Marwari family. She can understand and speak several languages, including Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada. Her birth year is sometimes listed as 1992 and sometimes as 1993.
She went to school at Debipur Milan Vidyapith. After school, she studied Business Management at Christ University in Bangalore. Nidhhi is also very skilled in different dance forms, including ballet, kathak, and belly dance.
Acting Career
In 2016, director Sabbir Khan announced that Nidhhi Agerwal would be the main actress in his film Munna Michael. She starred alongside actor Tiger Shroff. Nidhhi was chosen for the role from about 300 other people who auditioned. She also had to agree not to date anyone until the movie was finished filming. This movie was her first acting role, and it received mixed reviews from critics.
In 2018, Nidhhi made her first Telugu film, Savyasachi, with actor Naga Chaitanya. This movie did not do very well at the box office. In 2019, she had two more films released. Mr. Majnu with Akhil Akkineni was not successful. However, her film iSmart Shankar, where she starred with Ram Pothineni, was a big success and played in theaters for over 100 days. In the same year, Nidhhi also appeared in two music videos: Unglich Ring Daal De by Jyotica Tangri and AAHO! Mittran Di Yes Hai with Badshah.
In 2021, Nidhhi made her Tamil film debut in Eeswaran, acting opposite Silambarasan. This movie received mixed reviews and was an average success. Her next film, Bhoomi, with Jayam Ravi, was released in the same year but received negative reviews. She also appeared in a music video for the song Saath Kya Nibhaoge, which was a new version of an old song by Altaf Raja, starring alongside Sonu Sood. In 2022, she was in Hero with new actor Ashok Galla. This film received mixed reviews. She also starred with Udhayanidhi Stalin in the action-thriller film Kalaga Thalaivan, which received good reviews from critics.
Nidhhi Agerwal is expected to appear next as Panchami in Krish Jagarlamudi's film Hari Hara Veera Mallu, which is planned for release in December 2024.
In the Media
Nidhhi Agerwal is a popular celebrity who promotes many different brands. In 2019, she chose not to endorse a fairness cream product. She has also been part of advertisements for Kalyan Jewellers, which are shown in many languages.
Filmography
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Films
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | |
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2017 | Munna Michael | Deepika Sharma "Dolly" | Hindi | ||
2018 | Savyasachi | Chitra | Telugu | ||
2019 | Mr. Majnu | Nikitha "Nikki" | |||
iSmart Shankar | Dr. Sarah | ||||
2021 | Eeswaran | Poongodi | Tamil | ||
Bhoomi | Shakthi | ||||
2022 | Hero | Subhadra "Subbu" | Telugu | ||
Kalaga Thalaivan | Mythili Prasad | Tamil | |||
2025 | Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 – Sword vs Spirit ![]() |
Panchami | Telugu | Completed | |
The Raja Saab ![]() |
TBA | Filming |
Music Videos
Year | Title | Singer(s) | |
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2019 | Unglich Ring Daal De | Jyotica Tangri | |
AAHO! Mittran Di Yes Hai | Badshah | ||
2021 | Saath Kya Nibhaoge | Altaf Raja |
Awards and Nominations
Year | Award | Film | Category | Result | |
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2017 | Zee Cine Awards | Munna Michael | Best Female Debut | Won | |
2019 | SIIMA Awards | Savyasachi | Best Female Debut - Telugu | Nominated |
Other Honours
- Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva 2014 - Finalist