Nikita Anand
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Nikita Anand was born in the Punjabi-speaking Anand family in Jalandhar, Punjab, India, during the year 1983. Her dad is Brigadier S.S. Anand, a doctor in the Indian Army, his frequent transfers led to Nikita studying in different schools (St. Mary's Pune, Maharashtra; Bishop Cottons, Ranchi, Jharkhand; Cathedral & John Connon, Bombay; NIFT, Delhi). She has a brother named Jasneet, who is three years elder to her. She was studying fashion designing and I.T. at NIFT. 'Nikita' means 'Leader' in the Russian language.
She was crowned Miss Ranchi at age 13, and subsequently went on to model on the ramp for NIFT Shaw Wallace and Burlingtons. She was runner-up to Shonali Nagrani, who was crowned May Queen Pageant in Northern India.
At age 19 Nikita (5'7" in height) was crowned Miss India 2003, taking over the title from Neha Dhupia, and represented India in the Miss Universe Pageant In Panama City, Panama during the same year, but ended up below the top 10 finalist, breaking an eleven year old streak. During 2004 she relinquished her title to Tanushree Dutta.
One of the things she would like to change in India is the delays in the Justice system.[1].
She has been featured on the inaugural issue of 'V.Rebel'. [2]
She likes to read fiction novels in her spare time and likes to workout even on tight movie shoots [3].
She made her foray on the tinsel screen with 'Like Mein Kabhie Kabhie' and 'Dil Dosti etc.' She is also a trained singer [4]
