Aishveryaa Nidhi

Aishveryaa Nidhi ऐश्वेर्या निधि is an Indian Australian actor, director, writer, and theatre personality[1] from Los Angeles.

Aishveryaa Nidhi
Aishveryaa Nidhi ऐश्वेर्या निधि
Born
New Delhi
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActor, director, producer, writer

She has performed with the Short and Sweet festivals, and has worked to start Short and Sweet Bollywood.[2][3][4] Other works include Gandhari... In search of light, a play about the character Gandhari from Vyasa's Hindu epic Mahabharata which has toured widely. She is also the president and artistic director of Abhinay School of Performing Arts, in Sydney.[5][6]

Personal life

She was born and raised in New Delhi, India. She moved with her family to Auckland, New Zealand in 2001, and then to Sydney a year later.[7] Her son, Shourya Nidhi, is an actor and a businessman.

Theatre and acting

She has worked with the Sydney Theatre Company in the 2010 stage adaptation of John Birmingham's novel Leviathan, and the 2013 play The other way, performed in Bankstown Arts Centre and Sydney Theatre Company in 2013. [8] She acted in Abhinay School of Performing Arts production, a one-woman play Gandhari... In search of light, which is the story of Gandhari from the Hindu epic Mahabharata. It was scripted and directed by Arvind Gaur, and premiered at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Sydney, in 2005.[9] The play was later staged in Delhi,[10] Kurukshetra, Lucknow, Amritsar,[11] Jaipur, Jodhpur, Mumbai[12] Sydney Fringe Festival[13] and also Hollywood Fringe Festival.[14]

Gandhari was also performed in the International One Man Show Festival held by ITI UNESCO. In 2009 she acted in David Sharpe's Mandragora in Short and Sweet Sydney, the largest ten-minute play festival in the world. Mangragora was adjudged first and was invited to be performed in Gala Finals, where Nidhi became the first Indian Australian ever nominated for the 'Best Actress' award at the festival.[15] With her play 'Irish Stew', written by Cary Pepper, she became the first Indian-Australian director, whose play was invited to be performed at People's Choice Showcase at Short+Sweet, Sydney 2014.[16] She is an executive producer and actor in the 2006 independent US film Beyond life.[17] She has also done narration for documentaries radio shows.[18] Nidhi has also consulted for Opera Australia's production of Lakmé, where she was a movement, gestures, and physicality consultant to the cast.[19]

References
  1. Nidhi, Aishveryaa. "About". Aishveryaanidhi. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  2. Ashok Kumar. "Abhinay honoured with St.George "community group of the year" award for 2014". Theistimes. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  3. Vikrant Kishore. "Short-N-Sweet-Bollywood-Festival-in-Sydney". www.bollyoz.com. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  4. Astha Singh. "so-you-think-you-can-dance/". Indian Link. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  5. "Nurturing Hindi culture". The Leader. Maria Galinovic. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  6. Rachael Hocking. "first day indian actor bringing traditional dance and theatre australia". Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  7. "Aishveryaa Nidhi's migration story (video)". Migration Heritage Centre. NSW Migration Heritage Centre and Hurstville City Library, Museum & Gallery. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  8. Ashok Kumar (2 January 2009). "AISHVERYAA-NIDHI-PERFORMS-IN-SHORT-WORLDS-BIGGEST-FESTIVAL-OF-TEN-MINUTE-PLAYS". Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  9. "Aishveryaa Nidhi-starrer Mandragora wins Short & Sweet festival WK I". Theistimes. Ashok Kumar. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  10. Ipshita Mitra. "Mahabharata, through the 'eyes' of Gandhari". Times of India. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  11. Neha Saini. "Bringing Gandhari alive as a rebel". Tribune India. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  12. "A women of many shades". DNA. DNA correspondent. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  13. "Indian Drama Festival in Sydney Fringe". Art News Portal. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  14. "Aishveryaa Nidhi's GANDHARI...IN SEARCH OF LIGHT to Play Hollywood Fringe". Broadway World. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  15. "A Safe Pair Of Hands Wins SHORT+SWEET 2009". Australian Stage reporter. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  16. Shveata Chandel Singh. "Shveata Chandel Singh". Public Telegraph. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  17. Ashok Kumar. "Hone Your Skills as a Script Writer". TheIndianSubContinentTimes. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  18. "Colour No Bar". The Indian Sun. Poornima Koonath. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  19. Shveata Chandel Singh. "life-and-all-that-drama". TheIndianSun. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
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