Biodata

Biography / trivia

*    Priyanka Kothari was born on 30th November 1983 in Kolkata.

*    She is also called as Nisha Kothari.

*    Priyanka Kothari is also known by several names like Nisha Kothari and Amoga.

*    She knows several languages like Bengali, Hindi, Rajasthani and English.

*    She secured her Bachelor’s degree from Dayal Singh College, Delhi in Chemistry.

*    Her father is a businessman.

*    She started her career as a model and did several commercial even before entering films.

*    There were several rumors linking romantically Ram Gopal Varma & Nisha Kothari but both of them denied it.

*    Priyanka Kothari made her film debut with Tamil film Jay Jay in 2003 and her bollywood debut was with Sarkar in 2005.

*    In her decade long career she appeared in several succesful films like Sarkar in 2005 alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Katrina Kaif and Kay Kay Menon, The Killer in 2006 opposite Emraan Hashmi and Irfan Khan, Kacheri Arambam in 2010 alongside Jiiva and Poonam Bajwa, Dandupalya in 2012 with Pooja Gandhi and Raghu Mukherjee.

Quotes

“I have a beautiful body and can carry any outfit with grace. If I reveal or do intimate scenes that’s only because I am convinced the role needs it. The director has to convince me that the scene is required and I know that I look sexy and not vulgar donning a short skirt or hot pants.”

“I really don’t know how to react to such stupid and baseless stories. I respect Ram Gopal Varma as a director and I am grateful for his belief in me. Beyond that there is nothing between us.”

“There was a time when I would dream of working with these stars and today I am sharing the screen space with them. It is like a dream come true. The best part is that these senior actors make the newcomer feel so comfortable on the sets that you feel you have been working for ages with them.” [Speaking about an opportunity to work with Sushmita Sen, Ajay Devgan and Emraan Hashmi]

“While shooting for RGVKA, Ram Gopal Varma suddenly asked me to puff beedi Rajnikanth style. Though I had practised the style quite a few times, I panicked and looked at Ajay Devgan. He realised that I was scared and quietly winked at me and smiled, which meant ‘just do it’. The shot I gave then was perfect.”

“When I don’t have any work I either play video games, work out or catch up with my sleep. I don’t party at all. I am a traditional person and like to maintain a low profile. I have a long way to go and I am concentrating only on my work.”

“You just have to put on the music and I can break into a jig. I love to dance and sometimes when I am feeling low, I put on soft music and dance.”

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