Niharika Bhasin Explained

Niharika Khan
Birth Name:	Niharika Bhasin
Birth Date:	21 November 1969
Nationality:	Indian
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
Relatives:	Arjun 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.^[1]

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).^[2]

Filmography

• Khoya Khoya Chand (2007)
• Rock On!! (2008)
• Bhoothnath (2008)
• (2009)
• Karthik Calling Karthik (2010)
• Band Baaja Baaraat (2010)
• Delhi Belly (2011)
• Trishna (2011)
• The Dirty Picture (2011)
• F.A.L.T.U (2011)
• Ajab Gazabb Love (2012)
• Rowdy Rathore (2012)
• Heroine (2012)
• Inkaar (2013)
• Kai Po Che! (2013)
• Chashme Baddoor (2013)
• The Lunch Box (2013)
• Tigers (2014)
• Roy (2015)
• Bombay Velvet (2015)
• Ungli (2014)
• Rang Rasiya (2014)
• Margarita with a Straw (2014)
• Fitoor (2016)
• Fan (2016)
• Mirzya (2016)
• Shivaay (2016)
• Petta (2019)^[3]
• De De Pyaar De (2019)
• Pati Patni aur Woh (2019)
• Darbar (2020)
• Shakuntala Devi (2019)

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result
			The Dirty Picture ^[4]
		Best Costume Design
			Band Baaja Baaraat ^[5]
			The Dirty Picture
2020			Photograph

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).^{[6] [7]} 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.^{[8] [9]}

References

1. News: Brunch Date with costume designer Niharika Khan Bhasin . Hindustan Times . 5 April 2013 . 8 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130407232458/https://www.hindustantimes.com/Brunch/Brunch-Stories/Brunch-Date-with-costume-designer-Niharika-Khan-Bhasin/Article1-1037871.aspx . 2013-04-07.
2. News: Dressing up with Niharika Khan and Arjun Bhasin . https://archive.today/20130411033210/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-10/designers/34779886_1_niharika-khan-designer-pocket-money . dead . 11 April 2013 . 10 November 2012 . . 14 March 2013.
3. 1047841034204397568. sunpictures.
   1. PettaSecondLook@rajinikanth @karthiksubbaraj @anirudhofficial @DOP_Tirru @sureshsrajan @PeterHeinOffl…
   . 4 October 2018.
4. Web site: 59th National Film Awards for the Year 2011 Announced. Press Information Bureau (PIB), India.
5. News: Dabangg, Band Baaja Baaraat win big at IIFA technical awards . Indian Express . 26 June 2011 . 14 March 2013.
6. News: Characters can't afford designer labels: Niharika. https://archive.today/20130411040139/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-18/designers/28201470_1_niharika-air-hostess-delhi-belly . dead . 11 April 2013 . The Times of India. 18 August 2009 .
7. News: Keep it stylish . Indian Express. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara ’s unsung hero is its stylist, the tour de force that is Arjun Bhasin. 17 August 2011 .
8. Web site: Destiny's couple: Niharika & Ayub Khan . 14 March 2013 . 23 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150723171111/http://www.shaaditimes.com/celebrities/wedding-stories/ayub-niharika-060725 . dead .
9. News: Ayub has always been my first love: wife Niharika Khan. . 15 March 2010 .