Niharika Bhasin

{{short description|Indian costume designer (born 1969)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Niharika Khan

| image = Niharika Khan.jpg

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| caption = Khan in 2012

| birth_name = Niharika Bhasin

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|11|21|df=yes}}

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| nationality = Indian

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| years_active = 2007–present

| occupation = Costume designer, celebrity stylist

| known_for = National Award Winner for The Dirty Picture, 70s Styling for the period Movie Bombay Velvet

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| spouse = {{marriage| Ayub Khan|2000|2016|end=divorce}}

| children = {{ubl|Tahura Khan (daughter)|Zohra Khan (daughter)}}

| relatives = Arjun Bhasin (brother) Sanjay Bhasin (brother)}}

Niharika Bhasin (formerly Khan) (born 21 November 1969) is an Indian costume designer who works in Hindi cinema (Bollywood), and is most known for her work in Rock On!! (2008) and The Dirty Picture (2011), for which she won the National Film Award for Best Costume Design as well as Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design.

Early life and education

Born to a Punjabi father and Parsi mother. She did her bachelor's degree in public relations and HR from Seattle, US.{{cite news |title=Brunch Date with costume designer Niharika Khan Bhasin |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Brunch/Brunch-Stories/Brunch-Date-with-costume-designer-Niharika-Khan-Bhasin/Article1-1037871.aspx |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=5 April 2013 |access-date=8 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407232458/https://www.hindustantimes.com/Brunch/Brunch-Stories/Brunch-Date-with-costume-designer-Niharika-Khan-Bhasin/Article1-1037871.aspx |archive-date=2013-04-07}}

Career

Bhasin started her career with Khoya Khoya Chand (2007). She got noticed with rocker film Rock On!! (2008), and got her big banner break with Yash Raj Films's Band Baaja Baaraat (2010).{{cite news |title=Dressing up with Niharika Khan and Arjun Bhasin |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/fashion/designers/Dressing-up-with-Niharika-Khan-and-Arjun-Bhasin/articleshow/16990758.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411033210/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-10/designers/34779886_1_niharika-khan-designer-pocket-money |url-status=live |archive-date=11 April 2013 |date=10 November 2012 |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=14 March 2013}}

Filmography

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Awards

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Year || Award || Category || Film || Result
2011National Film AwardsBest Costume Designrowspan="2"|The Dirty Picture {{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page.asp?relid=80734|title=59th National Film Awards for the Year 2011 Announced|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India}}{{won}}
2012Filmfare AwardsBest Costume Design

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2011rowspan="2"|IIFA Awardsrowspan="2"|Best Costume DesignBand Baaja Baaraat {{cite news |title=Dabangg, Band Baaja Baaraat win big at IIFA technical awards |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/dabangg-band-baaja-baaraat-win-big-at-iifa-technical-awards/808838/ |newspaper=Indian Express |date=26 June 2011 |access-date=14 March 2013}}{{won}}
2012The Dirty Picture{{won}}
2020Filmfare AwardsBest Costume DesignPhotograph{{nom}}

Personal life

Her brother Arjun Bhasin is also a costume designer, known for Dil Chahta Hai (2001), Rang De Basanti (2006) and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011).{{cite news |title=Characters can't afford designer labels: Niharika|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-18/designers/28201470_1_niharika-air-hostess-delhi-belly |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411040139/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-18/designers/28201470_1_niharika-air-hostess-delhi-belly |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 April 2013 |newspaper=The Times of India|date=18 August 2009 }}{{cite news |title=Keep it stylish |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/keep-it-stylish/832955/0 |newspaper= Indian Express|quote=Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara ’s unsung hero is its stylist, the tour de force that is Arjun Bhasin|date=17 August 2011 }} She was married to film and television actor Ayub Khan, who is known for TV series, Uttaran (2008). Her husband is the nephew of yesteryear film stars Dilip Kumar and Saira Bano.{{Cite web |url=http://www.shaaditimes.com/celebrities/wedding-stories/ayub-niharika-060725 |title=Destiny's couple: Niharika & Ayub Khan |access-date=14 March 2013 |archive-date=23 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723171111/http://www.shaaditimes.com/celebrities/wedding-stories/ayub-niharika-060725 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |title=Ayub has always been my first love: wife Niharika Khan|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_ayub-has-always-been-my-first-love-wife-niharika-khan_1359330 |newspaper=DNA |date=15 March 2010 }}

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