Nimrat Kaur is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films and on American television. She began her career as a print model and went on to act in theater. After brief appearances in a few films, Kaur starred in Anurag Kashyap's production Peddlers, which was screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. She followed it with her breakthrough role in The Lunchbox, a critically acclaimed drama co-starring Irrfan Khan, which was screened at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
Kaur was born into a Sikh family in Pilani, Rajasthan. Her father Major Bhupinder Singh, SC was an Indian Army officer, and she has a younger sister, Rubina, who is a psychologist based in Bangalore. Her family lived in Patiala, and she studied at Yadavindra Public School, Patiala. In 1994, her father was abducted and killed by Kashmiri insurgents. Thereafter, her family moved to Delhi-suburb, Noida, where she grew up and attended Delhi Public School, Noida. Later, she studied at Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University and obtained a B.Com Hons in commerce.
After her studies, Kaur moved to Mumbai and worked as a print model. She began working as a theater actress appearing in plays such as Baghdad Wedding (2012), All About Women and Red Sparrow, working with directors like Sunil Shanbag and Manav Kaul.
| Date of Birth | 13th March 1982 |
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| Age | 43 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Country | India |
| Current City | Pilani |
| Birth Place | Pilani |
| Nationality | India |
| Citizenship | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Reference | IMDB |
| Education |
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| Shri Ram College of Commerce |
| Occupation | film actor, stage actor, actor |
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Movies / Shows by Nimrat Kaur
Dasvi
The Test Case
Airlift
The Lunchbox
