Nidhi Subbaiah
{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Indian name|Nidhi|Subbaiah}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Nidhi Subbaiah
| image = NidhiSubbaiah.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|2|16}}
| birth_place = Kodagu, Karnataka, India
| alma_mater = SJCE, Mysore
| occupation = Actress, model
| yearsactive = 2009–present
}}
Nidhi Subbaiah (born 16 February 1985{{Cite web |url=https://hindi.thequint.com/news/india/famous-personalities-you-share-your-birthday-today-with-16-february |title=16 फरवरी: आज आप अपना बर्थडे इन हस्तियों के साथ शेयर कर रहे हैं |date=16 February 2018 |website=Quint Hindi |quote=बॉलीवुड एक्ट्रेस निधि सुबैया का आज 33वां जन्मदिन है. [Translation: Today is Bollywood actress Nidhi Subaiya's 33rd birthday.]}}) is an Indian actress and model, who has appeared in various television advertisements and films, she is known for her performance in successful Kannada movies such as Pancharangi (2010) and Krishnan Marriage Story (2011). She made her Bollywood debut with Oh My God and Ajab Gazabb Love (in a lead role).
Early life
Nidhi was born on 16 February 1985 in the Kodagu district of Karnataka as the only child to Bollachanda Subhash Subbaiah and Jhansi Subbaiah.{{cite news |url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/index.aspx?page=article§id=24&contentid=201009262010092618524335134b53f42 |title=Nidhi had a little lamb, Entertainment - Bollywood - Bangalore Mirror, Bangalore Mirror |publisher=Bangaloremirror.com |date=26 September 2010 |accessdate=8 November 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100928151924/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/index.aspx?page=article§id=24&contentid=201009262010092618524335134b53f42 |archivedate=28 September 2010 |url-status=dead}} Soon afterwards, her family later moved to Mysore, where she spent most of her childhood and completed her education.
Nidhi had made her mark in sports by winning gold medals at national level sports meets in sailing while she was studying II PUC in Mysore. She also has the credit of winning three gold medals in a calendar year at the sports meet in sailing events at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and at Chilka Lake in Orissa.{{cite news |url=http://www.kodagufirst.in/?p=2837 |title=Actress Nidhi Subbaiah gets H-category MUDA site for excelling in sports |date=9 August 2012 |website=kodagufirst.in }} Besides being a sportsperson of repute, Nidhi was also a Naval NCC cadet who won the best cadet award in the year 2004.{{cite web |title=List of NCC candidates who are Adjudged BEST CADET in RD Camp |url=http://kea.kar.nic.in/SPL_CATEG_PRESS_%20NOTE.htm}}
An alumnus of St. Joseph's Central, Mysore, Mahajanas PU college, Mysore, she went on to study Civil Engineering from Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE), Mysore. She quit in the second year as her modelling career took off and this ultimately led her to pursue a career in acting.
Personal life
Subbaiah married her longtime boyfriend entrepreneur Lavesh Khairajani in 2017 in Coorg, Karnataka. They were divorced in 2018.{{Cite web |author=Celebrity Wedding |title=Nidhi Subbaiah and Lavesh Khairajani, Coorg |work=Wedding Sutra |date=27 February 2017 |access-date=15 February 2018 |url=https://www.weddingsutra.com/celebrity-weddings/celeb-weddings/nidhi-subbaiah-and-lavesh-khairajani-coorg/}}
Career
She first ventured into modelling, appearing in various television commercials,{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} with Fair & Lovely being the most notable, through which she landed her first acting assignment. She made her acting debut with Abhimani in 2009, which did not fare well at the box office.{{cite news |author=SHARADHA SRINIDHI, TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-18/news-interviews/28175758_1_song-sets-actress |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501033909/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-18/news-interviews/28175758_1_song-sets-actress |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 May 2013 |title=Nidhi doesn't mind showing skin |date=18 June 2009 |work=The Times of India |accessdate=4 August 2012}} She has also acted in Suri's Anna Bond that features her alongside Puneeth Rajkumar and Priyamani. The film did fairly well at the box office.{{cite news |author=Prathibha Joy, TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-27/news-interviews/30204343_1_puneeth-rajkumar-krishnan-marriage-story-anna-bond |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106045747/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-27/news-interviews/30204343_1_puneeth-rajkumar-krishnan-marriage-story-anna-bond |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 November 2011 |title=Nidhi Subbaiah bags Suri's next |date=27 September 2011 |work=The Times of India |accessdate=4 August 2012}} She then made a special appearance in Poornima Mohan's School Days.{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-poornima-mohan-back-to-her-school-days/20111104.htm |title=Poornima Mohan goes back to her school days - Rediff.com Movies |work=Rediff.com |date=4 November 2011 |accessdate=4 August 2012}} Nidhi's first Bollywood outing was Oh My God, which starred Akshay Kumar. She had a small role in the movie. Nidhi's first Bollywood movie as a leading actress was Ajab Gazabb Love, where she co-stars with Jackky Bhagnani and then went on to star in many more films.
She participated in the reality show Bigg Boss Kannada (season 8) as one of the contestants and got evicted on 4 July 2021 as the first contestant to be evicted in the second innings.{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/bigg-boss-kannada-season-8-nidhi-subbaiah-opens-up-about-why-she-chose-to-be-a-part-of-the-show/articleshow/81256983.cms |title=Nidhi Subbaiah opens up about why she chose to be a part of the show |work=The Times of India |date=1 March 2021 |access-date=21 March 2021}}
Filmography
Television
2021 - Bigg Boss Kannada Season 8
2021 - Bigg Boss Second Innings
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Category:People from Kodagu district
Category:Actresses from Karnataka
Category:Indian film actresses
Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema
Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema
Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema
Category:21st-century Indian actresses