Nirmal Rishi

Nirmal Rishi is an Indian Punjabi film and television actress. She is most remembered for her role as Gulabo Maasi in her first movie Long Da Lishkara (1983). She is best known for appearing in Punjabi movies like Nikka Zaildar, Nikka Zaildar 2, Long Da Lishkara and The Great Sardar.[3] In 2024, she was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri award by the government of India.[4][5]

Nirmal Rishi
Nirmal Rishi
Born (1943-08-28) August 28, 1943 [1]
Bathinda (now Mansa), Punjab, British India[2]
Occupation(s)Actress, Teacher
Years active1970s-present
HonoursPadma Shri (2024)

Early life and film career

Rishi was born in 1943 in a Brahmin family in the village Khiva Kalan of Mansa district.[6] Her father was Sarpanch Baldev Krishan Rishi and mother name was Bachni Devi. She was very passionate about theatre right from her school days. She chose to be a physical education instructor and joined Government College Patiala for Physical Education.[7]During her studies at Govt College for Physical education she came into contact with Harpal & Nina Tiwana and joined their theatre group Punjab Kala Manch, she was one of there first students and her compatriot during her time then was Late Shri Om Puri. She has been associated with the Tiwana family since then and has been a part of all the plays. She is the founder trustee of the Harpal Tiwana Foundation.

She acted in more than 60 films, including Long Da Lishkara (1983) Ucha Dar Babe Nanak Da (1985), Diva Bale Sari Raat, Suneha, Love Punjab (2015), Death on Wheels, Woman from the East, Nikka Zaildar (2016), Angrej (2015), Lahoriye (2017), and Nikka Zaildar 2 (2017) and a friendly appearance in Bollywood Superhit movie Dangal (2016).[8]

Filmography

References
  1. "Nirmal Rishi News | Latest News of Nirmal Rishi | Times of India Entertainment". The Times of India.
  2. "Nirmal Rishi News | Latest News of Nirmal Rishi | Times of India Entertainment". The Times of India.
  3. "Nirmal Rishi". IMDb.
  4. "Nirmal Rishi". Indian Express.
  5. "Padma Awards 2024: Nirmal Rishi and Pran Sabharwal honored for their exemplary work in Punjabi film and theater". The Times of India. 26 January 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  6. "ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਿਨੇਮੇ ਦੀ 'ਗੁਲਾਬੋ' ਮਾਸੀ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਰਿਸੀ". 1 November 2017.
  7. "Nirmal Rishi - Theatre Artist". Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  8. Newsdesk. "Nirmal Rishi: Living with theatre, its ups and downs".
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