Nikesha Patel

Nikesha Patel is a British Indian model and film actress. She debuted in 2010 Telugu film Puli, directed by S. J. Suryaah and starring Pawan Kalyan.

Early life and career

Nikesha Patel was born and raised in the United Kingdom.^[1] She is of Gujarati descent.^[1] She was a finalist in the 2006 Miss Wales beauty pageant.^[1] She said that she was rejected six times by Peter Woolridge’s acting school in three years, but she finally made a diploma in acting.^[2] Since she was 15, she has been part of BBC TV shows like Casualty, Tracy Beaker and Doctor Who.^[3] She got an offer from actor and filmmaker Dev Anand, who was a friend of her father, to act in his film Beauty Queen, but it was shelved.^[4]

She debuted in the 2010 Telugu film, Puli, playing the lead female role.^[5] The film was a critical and financial failure. She then signed two films, Amali Thumali (initially titled as Nanba) and Narasimha in Tamil and Kannada, respectively,^[6] followed by another Kannada film, Varadanayaka, a remake of the Telugu film Lakshyam (2007).^[7] She was dropped from Amali Tumali, saying that it "did not come through", but signed another film opposite Nakul titled Narathan.^[8] She was also reported to have been signed for Rosshan Andrrews' Mumbai Police.^[9]

Filmography

References

External links

• Nikesha Patel at the Internet Movie Database