Nimrat Kaur
Biography
Nimrat Kaur is an Indian actress who works in Hindi cinema and American television. She began her life as a print model in Mumbai before moving to theater. In 2004 she was launched in a two‑part music video featuring the songs “Tera Mera Pyar” by Kumar Sanu and “Yeh Kya Hua” by Shreya Ghoshal. Kaur’s first film appearance was a small role in the English‑language picture One Night with the King (2006). She made her Hindi‑film debut with Anurag Kashyap’s production Peddlers (2012), which screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, and later appeared in The Lunchbox (2013) with Irrfan Khan, also shown at Cannes. In 2015 she starred in a Showtime television series. Born on March 13, 1982, she is listed as a female actor with 27 credited roles.
Career overview
Nimrat Kaur is an Indian actress who works in Hindi-language films and American television. She began her professional life as a print model in Mumbai before moving into theatre, where she developed her performance skills. Her first on‑screen exposure came in 2004 when she was featured in a two‑part music video for the songs “Tera Mera Pyar,” performed by Kumar Sanu, and “Yeh Kya Hua,” sung by Shreya Ghoshal.
Kaur’s film career started with a small role in the English‑language picture One Night with the King, released in 2006. She later achieved her Hindi‑film debut in Anurag Kashyap’s production Peddlers (2012), a project that was screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. The following year she appeared in The Lunchbox (2013) alongside Irrfan Khan; that film also screened at Cannes in 2013. In 2015 she expanded into American television, starring in a series produced by Showtime.
According to the online film database, Kaur’s acting work includes 27 credited roles. She is listed under the name Nimrat Kaur and is identified as a female performer born on 13 March 1982. Her career thus spans modeling, theatre, music‑video appearances, English‑language cinema, Hindi cinema, and U.S. television, reflecting a diverse portfolio of screen work.
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- The Vvaan (2026)
- Kaalidhar Laapata (2025) as Meera
- Kull: The Legacy of the Raisingghs (2025) as Indrani Raisinggh
- Sky Force (2025) as Preeti Ahuja
- School of Lies (2023) as Nandita Mehra
- Sajini Shinde Ka Viral Video (2023) as Bela Barot
- Dasvi (2022) as Bimla Devi
- Foundation (2021) as Dr. Yanna Kine
- The Family Man (2019) as Meera Eston
- The Test Case (2017) as Captain Shikha Sharma
- The Kapil Sharma Show (2016) as Self
- Airlift (2016) as Amrita Katyal
- Love Shots (2016)
- Wayward Pines (2015) as Rebecca Yedlin
- Comedy Nights Bachao (2015) as Self
- El’ayichi (2015) as Padu
- Masterchef (2014) as Mother
- Comedy Nights with Kapil (2013) as Self
- The Lunchbox (2013) as Ila
- Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana (2012) as Muskaan Khurana
- Peddlers (2012) as Kuljeet
- Homeland (2011) as Tasneem Qureshi
- Homeland (2011) as Tasneem Qureishi
- India's Got Talent (2009) as Self
- One Night with the King (2006) as Sarah
- Yahaan (2005) as News Anchor Interviewer
- Section 84 as Zoya
- Detective Comedy