Niharika Singh(I)
- Producer
- Casting Department
- Actress
Niharika Singh is an Indian actress and filmmaker.
After playing 'Bharat Mata' in a school play as a child, Niharika went on to participate in children theatre workshops conducted by 'Sahitya Kala Parishad' (the cultural wing of Govt. of NCT of Delhi), performing in plays in her summer vacations. Her interest in co-curricular activities were encouraged when she was sent to a boarding school as a teenager. Singh began working as a model to earn a little income when she was in college and after a short stint in Delhi, moved to Mumbai to expand her career in the entertainment business.
Niharika participated in the Miss India beauty pageant in 2005 and won the title of Femina Miss India Earth along with subtitles for Miss Photogenic and Miss Beautiful hair. She appeared in several television commercials, print ads, music videos, fashion magazines, hosted a reality series and signed a ten-film contract with Bollywood director Raj Kanwar in 2006 that never saw the light of the day. After a series of unreleased and shelved films, Niharika made her feature film debut with the critically acclaimed 'Miss Lovely' which competed in Un Certain Regard at the 2012 Cannes film Festival. Singh won a nomination for the Most promising newcomer at the 21st Screen Awards for her portrayal of a struggling actress in the film.
After her tryst with Cannes and other international festivals, Niharika joined a course at the Film and Television Institute of India to expand her interest in the medium & stepped away from public life. She occasionally made brief appearances in a few independent films over the next decade and actively chose not to participate in any promotional activities during this period.
In 2016, Niharika was selected for Berlinale Talents.
She joined Future East, a Mumbai based film production company in 2019 and co-founded Future East Digital with filmmaker Ashim Ahluwalia and creative director Amit Basak in 2020.
Singh turned producer with the TV series - CLA$$ (Season 1) for Netflix in 2023.
After playing 'Bharat Mata' in a school play as a child, Niharika went on to participate in children theatre workshops conducted by 'Sahitya Kala Parishad' (the cultural wing of Govt. of NCT of Delhi), performing in plays in her summer vacations. Her interest in co-curricular activities were encouraged when she was sent to a boarding school as a teenager. Singh began working as a model to earn a little income when she was in college and after a short stint in Delhi, moved to Mumbai to expand her career in the entertainment business.
Niharika participated in the Miss India beauty pageant in 2005 and won the title of Femina Miss India Earth along with subtitles for Miss Photogenic and Miss Beautiful hair. She appeared in several television commercials, print ads, music videos, fashion magazines, hosted a reality series and signed a ten-film contract with Bollywood director Raj Kanwar in 2006 that never saw the light of the day. After a series of unreleased and shelved films, Niharika made her feature film debut with the critically acclaimed 'Miss Lovely' which competed in Un Certain Regard at the 2012 Cannes film Festival. Singh won a nomination for the Most promising newcomer at the 21st Screen Awards for her portrayal of a struggling actress in the film.
After her tryst with Cannes and other international festivals, Niharika joined a course at the Film and Television Institute of India to expand her interest in the medium & stepped away from public life. She occasionally made brief appearances in a few independent films over the next decade and actively chose not to participate in any promotional activities during this period.
In 2016, Niharika was selected for Berlinale Talents.
She joined Future East, a Mumbai based film production company in 2019 and co-founded Future East Digital with filmmaker Ashim Ahluwalia and creative director Amit Basak in 2020.
Singh turned producer with the TV series - CLA$$ (Season 1) for Netflix in 2023.
