Early life

Nikita was born to a Punjabi

Punjabi people

The Punjabi people , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), also Panjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan group from South Asia. They are the second largest of the many ethnic groups in South Asia. They originate in the Punjab region, which has been been the location of some of the oldest civilizations in the world including, the...

 family in Jalandhar

Jalandhar

Jalandhar is a city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It is located 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh...

, Punjab

Punjab (India)

Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...

. Her father is Brigadier S.S. Anand, a doctor in the Indian Army; his frequent transfers led to Nikita studying in different schools (St. Mary's Pune

Pune

Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...

, Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

; Bishop Westcott Girls' School, Ranchi

Ranchi

-Climate:Ranchi has a humid subtropical climate. However, due to its position and the forests around the city, it is known for its pleasant climate. Its climate is the primary reason why Ranchi was once the summer capital of the undivided State of Bihar...

, Jharkhand

Jharkhand

Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...

; Cathedral and John Connon, Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

; and NIFT, Delhi

National Institute of Fashion Technology

National Institute of Fashion Technology is a prestigious fashion institute in India. It was set up in 1986 under the aegis of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India and is a premier institution in design, management and technology, developing professionals leadership positions in the...

). She also has a brother, Jasneet Anand, who is three years elder to her.

Career

Anand began participating in beauty pageants at an early stage, and was even crowned as Miss Ranchi at the age of 13. She even went on a dietary regime when she was in class 10.

While being a 2nd year student of NIFT Delhi, she won Femina Miss India contest in 2003. Her final question in the contest was whether she thinks that forgiveness is better said then done; to which she answered "To err is human, to forgive divine, and we have to forgive and move on to make life better." She was crowned by preceding winner Neha Dhupia

Neha Dhupia

Neha Dhupia is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. She is a former beauty queen and winner of Femina Miss India 2002.-Early life:...

, and given the chance to represent India at the Miss Universe

Miss Universe 2003

Miss Universe 2003, the 52nd Miss Universe pageant, was held at Figali Convention Center, Panama City, Panama on June 3, 2003. 71 delegates from around the universe competed for the crown...

 pageant in Panama City

Panama City

Panama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the...

, Panama

Panama

Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

. However, she failed to place breaking India's 11 year streak of placing in the Top 10 from 1992 to 2002.

At the Miss Universe contest, her national costume and ethnic dresses were designed by Ritu Kumar

Ritu Kumar

Ritu Kumar is an Indian fashion designer, based in Delhi.-Early life and education:A native of Amritsar, Ritu attended Lady Irwin College, in New Delhi, graduating in 1964, and Briarcliff College, New York, USA in 1966.-Career:Kumar has been designing the wardrobes comprising swimwear,...

, while Ashley Rebello put together her evening gown and western outfits. She was also helped by Dr. Sandesh Mayekar (dental care), Dr. Jamuna Pai (skin care), Bharat and Doris Godambe (hair and make-up), Dr. Anjali Mukherjee (diet), Finesse Shoes, New Delhi (shoes), Sabira Merchant (speech and diction), and IDEA (Integrated Dance Exercise Academy, physical fitness).

After doing stints of modeling for print, walking the ramp, and anchoring shows on fast cars and cricket on television, she debuted in Bollywood

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 in movie Dil Dosti Etc

Dil Dosti Etc

Dil Dosti Etc. is a 2007 Bollywood film starring Shreyas Talpade, Imaad Shah, Nikita Anand, Smriti Mishra, Ishita Sharma and Dinesh Kumar in lead roles. It is directed by Manish Tiwary and produced by Prakash Jha.The movie got mixed reviews on its release...

. Her co-star in the movie was Shreyas Talpade

Shreyas Talpade

-Early life:Talpade was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, in a Marathi family. He attended Shree Ram Welfare Society's High School in Andheri-West. He is married to Deepti Talpade. Shreyas met his wife Deepti when he went to her college as a celebrity...

 and she played the role of Prerna, an outgoing college student. Although the movie received mixed to negative reviews, her performance was appreciated by Taran Adarsh

Taran Adarsh

Taran Adarsh is an Indian film critic, journalist, editor and film trade analyst. He is also a former producer and screenwriter. He is the son of film director and producer, B.K. Adarsh....

 who went on to say that she has the trappings of a fine actress.

She then signed Ek Second... Jo Zindagi Badal De?

Ek Second... Jo Zindagi Badal De?

Ek Second... Jo Zindagi Badal De... is a 2010 Bollywood drama film, directed by Partho Ghosh featuring veteran Bollywood actors Jackie Shroff and Manisha Koirala in lead roles. The film also stars Pakistani actor, Moammar Rana, Nikita Anand and Rozza Catalona...

and Nileish Malhotra's Monopoly - The Game Of Money where she worked with Manisha Koirala

Manisha Koirala

Manisha B. Koirala is a Nepali-Indian actress who works in Indian films, as well as a UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and social activist. Koirala has primarily worked in Hindi cinema, though she has appeared in several Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films as well...

 and Zeenat Aman

Zeenat Aman

Zeenat Aman is an Indian actress who has appeared in Hindi films, notably in the 1970s and 1980s. She was the second runner up in the Miss India Contest and went on to win the Miss Asia Pacific in 1970...

 respectively. While the former was released in 2010, and received negative reviews; the latter has been delayed.

Anchoring

• Cup Tak on Star News
• Lage Raho India on Star News
• NASCAR on Zee Sports
• Cricket Tri Series in Malaysia

Compering

• SAARC Car Rally Summit 2007
• Launched Trendz - a fashion channel
• Ford at Auto Expo 2006, in New Delhi
• Launch of ICICI Indian Airlines Platinum Mastercard
• Mahindra & Mahindra
• Ebony
• Idea Cellular

Ramp Modelling

• Modelled for Satyapaul amidst the magnificent and electric interiors of the internationally renowned wax attraction-Madame Tussauds in London in March 2004.
• Radio Mirchi
• Sashayed for Burlingtons in Mumbai.
• Modelled for creations of budding fashion designers at graduation shows of fashion institutes like NIFT, NIFD, JD and IIFT.
• Modelled in shows - 'Passion for Colour' by Times of India, Bridal Asia Show 2003, Femina Bridal Show 2004.
• Worked with leading fashion stalwarts like JJ Vallaya, Ritu Kumar, Mona Pali, Siddharth Tytler.

Media Work

• Sony Erricson
• Maruti Suzuki Zen
• Hero Cycles
• Indian Airlines
• Wills Sports
• Jindal Diamonds
• Rayban

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2006	The Curse of King Tut's Tomb	Female student	English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...	TV Movie
	The Memsahib	Laxmi	Hindi Hindi Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
2007	Khallas: The Beginning of End	Radha	Hindi
	Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee Life Mein Kabhi Kabhiee is a 2007 Bollywood film, directed by Vikram Bhatt. It was released on 13 April 2007. Produced by Baba Films banner, it is a social thriller.-Synopsis:...	Rajeev's girlfriend	Hindi
2007	Dil Dosti Etc Dil Dosti Etc Dil Dosti Etc. is a 2007 Bollywood film starring Shreyas Talpade, Imaad Shah, Nikita Anand, Smriti Mishra, Ishita Sharma and Dinesh Kumar in lead roles. It is directed by Manish Tiwary and produced by Prakash Jha.The movie got mixed reviews on its release...	Prerna Vijay Heerjawahar	Hindi
2010	Ek Second... Jo Zindagi Badal De? Ek Second... Jo Zindagi Badal De? Ek Second... Jo Zindagi Badal De... is a 2010 Bollywood drama film, directed by Partho Ghosh featuring veteran Bollywood actors Jackie Shroff and Manisha Koirala in lead roles. The film also stars Pakistani actor, Moammar Rana, Nikita Anand and Rozza Catalona...	Tamanna	Hindi

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