Nikita Anand
Nikita Anand at the Indian Premiere of Fast Five
Born	Nikita Anand 1983[1] Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Occupation	Model, Actress

Nikita Anand is an Indian model, actress and former beauty queen.

Early life[link]

Nikita was born to a Punjabi family in Jalandhar, Punjab. Her father is Brigadier S.S. Anand^[2], a doctor in the Indian Army; his frequent transfers led to Nikita studying in different schools (St. Mary's Pune, Maharashtra; Bishop Westcott Girls' School, Ranchi, Jharkhand; Cathedral and John Connon, Mumbai; and NIFT, Delhi).^[3] She also has a brother, Jasneet Anand, who is three years elder to her.^[2]

Career[link]

Anand began participating in beauty pageants at an early stage, and was even crowned as Miss Ranchi at the age of 13. She even went on a dietary regime when she was in class 10.^[2]

While being a 2nd year student of NIFT Delhi, she won Femina Miss India contest in 2003. Her final question in the contest was whether she thinks that forgiveness is better said then done; to which she answered "To err is human, to forgive divine, and we have to forgive and move on to make life better." She was crowned by preceding winner Neha Dhupia, and given the chance to represent India at the Miss Universe pageant in Panama City, Panama.^[4] However, she failed to place breaking India's 11 year streak of placing in the Top 10 from 1992 to 2002.

At the Miss Universe contest, her national costume and ethnic dresses were designed by Ritu Kumar, while Ashley Rebello put together her evening gown and western outfits. She was also helped by Dr. Sandesh Mayekar (dental care), Dr. Jamuna Pai (skin care), Bharat and Doris Godambe (hair and make-up), Dr. Anjali Mukherjee (diet), Finesse Shoes, New Delhi (shoes), Sabira Merchant (speech and diction), and IDEA (Integrated Dance Exercise Academy, physical fitness).^[3][5][6]

After doing stints of modeling for print, walking the ramp, and anchoring shows on fast cars and cricket on television, she debuted in Bollywood in movie Dil Dosti Etc.^[7] Her co-star in the movie was Shreyas Talpade and she played the role of Prerna, an outgoing college student.^[8] Although the movie received mixed to negative reviews, her performance was appreciated by Taran Adarsh who went on to say that she has the trappings of a fine actress.^[9][10]

She then signed Ek Second... Jo Zindagi Badal De? and Nileish Malhotra's Monopoly - The Game Of Money where she worked with Manisha Koirala and Zeenat Aman respectively.^[11][12] While the former was released in 2010, and received negative reviews; the latter has been delayed.^[13][14]

Accomplishments[link]

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Anchoring[link]

• Cup Tak on Star News
• Lage Raho India on Star News
• NASCAR on Zee Sports
• Cricket Tri Series in Malaysia

Compering[link]

• SAARC Car Rally Summit 2007
• Launched Trendz - a fashion channel
• Ford at Auto Expo 2006, in New Delhi
• Launch of ICICI Indian Airlines Platinum Mastercard
• Mahindra & Mahindra
• Ebony
• Idea Cellular

TVC Commercial[link]

• Dabur Vatika

Ramp Modelling[link]

• Modelled for Satyapaul amidst the magnificent and electric interiors of the internationally renowned wax attraction-Madame Tussauds in London in March 2004.
• Radio Mirchi
• Sashayed for Burlingtons in Mumbai.
• Modelled for creations of budding fashion designers at graduation shows of fashion institutes like NIFT, NIFD, JD and IIFT.
• Modelled in shows - 'Passion for Colour' by Times of India, Bridal Asia Show 2003, Femina Bridal Show 2004.
• Worked with leading fashion stalwarts like JJ Vallaya, Ritu Kumar, Mona Pali, Siddharth Tytler.

Media Work[link]

• Sony Erricson
• Maruti Suzuki Zen
• Hero Cycles
• Indian Airlines
• Wills Sports
• Jindal Diamonds
• Rayban

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Nikita Anand at the Internet Movie Database