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| caption = Aggarwal (left) with [[Kajal Agarwal|Kajal]] at Lakme Fashion Week in 2012

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| yearsactive = 2010—20142010–2014

'''Nisha Aggarwal''' is ana former Indian actress and model who appearsappeared in [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films. She is the younger sister of actress [[Kajal Aggarwal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=httphttps://www.indiaglitz.com/kajal-agarwals-sis-to-make-entry-tamil-news-52577.html |title=Kajal Agarwal's sis to make entry |publisherwebsite=IndiaGlitz |date=12 December 2009 |access-date=28 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news-and-interviews/Being-Kajals-sister-helped-me-Nisha-Aggarwal/articleshow/35199892.cms |title=Being Kajal's sister helped me: Nisha Aggarwal |work=The Times of India |author=Deepa Soman |agency=TNN |date=16 May 2014 |access-date=28 September 2017 |archive-date=26 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326174408/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news-and-interviews/Being-Kajals-sister-helped-me-Nisha-Aggarwal/articleshow/35199892.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-nisha-agarwal-on-emaindi-ee-vela/20101111.htm |title=Kajal Agarwal's sister takes the plunge |publisher=Rediff |access-date=11 November 2010 |archive-date=24 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124130859/https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-nisha-agarwal-on-emaindi-ee-vela/20101111.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Aggarwal was born and brought up in a [[Punjabis|Punjabi Hindu]] family settled in [[Mumbai]] (present-day Mumbai).<ref>{{cite webnews |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/I-dont-cross-the-border-with-my-co-stars-Kajal-Aggarwal/articleshow/18349237.cms |title=I don't cross the border with my co-stars: Kajal Aggarwal |website=The Times of India |date=6 February 2013 |access-date=2 April 2018 |archive-date=22 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122160702/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/I-dont-cross-the-border-with-my-co-stars-Kajal-Aggarwal/articleshow/18349237.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Her father SumanVinay Aggarwal, is an entrepreneur in the textile business and her mother VinaySuman Aggarwal is a confectioner,<ref name="kajalbirth">{{cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2011/jun/020611-Tollywood-star-Kajal-Agarwal-opposite-Ajay-Devgn-Singham.htm |title=Kajal Agarwal: I am here to stay... |newspaper=Mid-Day |author=Mauli Singh |access-date=2 June 2011 |archive-date=28 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928013232/http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2011/jun/020611-Tollywood-star-Kajal-Agarwal-opposite-Ajay-Devgn-Singham.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and her sister's business manager. She has an elder sister [[Kajal Aggarwal]], an actress in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi cinema.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?277580 |title=If You're Willing, She's Reddy |author=T.S. SUDHIR |publisher=OutlookIndia.com |access-date=18 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711223009/http://outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?277580 |archive-date=11 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-16/news-interviews/31345560_1_kannada-film-industry-indian-film-local-girl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712065731/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-16/news-interviews/31345560_1_kannada-film-industry-indian-film-local-girl |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 July 2013 |title=South's top earning heroines |author=Sunayana Suresh |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=16 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/Kajal-Most-wanted-imagegallery-tollywood-kcxsq9fghaf.html |title=Kajal: Most wanted |publisherwebsite=[[Sify]] |access-date=12 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116132555/http://www.sify.com/movies/Kajal-Most-wanted-imagegallery-tollywood-kcxsq9fghaf.html |archive-date=16 January 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Aggarwal married a Mumbai-based businessman Karan Valecha, who is the owner of Gold's gym chain <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/got-bored-of-cardio-and-started-football-karan-valecha-director-golds-gym-india/articleshow/48477600.cms |title=Got bored of cardio and started football: Karan Valecha, director, Gold's Gym India |newspaper=The Economic Times |last1=Das |first1=Biprorshee}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.weddingsutra.com/blog/actress-nisha-aggarwal-to-marry-karan-valecha-of-golds-gym/ |title=Actress Nisha Aggarwal to marry Karan Valecha of Gold's Gym - WeddingSutra Blog}}</ref> on 28 December 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |last=IANS |date=20 October 2013 |title=Nisha Agarwal to wed Mumbai-based businessman |work=Business Standard |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/nisha-agarwal-to-wed-mumbai-based-businessman-113102000483_1.html |access-date=30 June 2020}}</ref>

On 27 October 2017, she gave birth to their son, Ishaan Valecha.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kajal Aggarwal introduces nephew Ishaan with an unbelievably adorable photo|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/kajal-aggarwal-nephew-ishaan-valecha-nisha-aggarwal-baby-1175224-2018-02-22|website=[[India Today]]|date=21 February 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=19 September 2017|title=Nisha Aggarwal expecting her first child|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/190917/nisha-aggarwal-expecting-her-first-child.html|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=1 June 2020|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026064639/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/190917/nisha-aggarwal-expecting-her-first-child.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In late 2010, [[Kajal Aggarwal]] announced that Nisha would make her acting debut in Telugu films.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://telugu.way2movies.com/videossingle_telugu/Kajal-Agarwal-Introduces-her-Sister-Nisha-Agarwal-9-73346.html |title=Kajal Agarwal Introduces her younger sister Nisha Agarwal |publisher=Telugu.way2movies.com |access-date=28 September 2017 |archive-date=1 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801221156/http://telugu.way2movies.com/videossingle_telugu/Kajal-Agarwal-Introduces-her-Sister-Nisha-Agarwal-9-73346.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nisha had been travelling with her elder sister to the shooting sets and soon got noticed. Her first Telugu film, she said, happened after the director saw stills of her in a magazine.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/You-cant-fool-the-Malayali-audience-says-Nisha-Agarwal/articleshow/36252761.cms |author=Shruti Karthikeyan |title=You can't fool the Malayali audience, says Nisha Agarwal |work=The Times of India |agency=TNN |date=9 June 2014 |access-date=28 September 2017 |archive-date=7 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107073908/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/You-cant-fool-the-Malayali-audience-says-Nisha-Agarwal/articleshow/36252761.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Her first film was the romantic drama, ''[[Yemaindi Ee Vela]]'', which was a box office success.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/high-calibre/article3640957.ece |author=Sunita Chowdhary |title=High calibre - Hyderabad |work=The Hindu |date=15 July 2012 |access-date=28 September 2017 |archive-date=19 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719054228/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/high-calibre/article3640957.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> Her performance was praised by critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-yemaindieevela.html |title=Yemaindi Ee Vela film review – Varun Sandesh & Nisha Agarwal |publisher=Idlebrain.com |date=12 November 2010 |access-date=31 July 2012 |archive-date=15 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815152047/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-yemaindieevela.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Her next film was ''[[Solo (2011 film)|Solo]]'', which released in late 2011 and featured her as a medical college student, with a reviewer from [[Rediff]] stating that she "proves her acting talents in the second half, especially the climax".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-south-solo-is-a-one-time-watch/20111125.htm |title=Review: Solo is a one time watch |publisherwork=Rediff.com |date=25 November 2011 |access-date=28 September 2017 |archive-date=29 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929044803/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-south-solo-is-a-one-time-watch/20111125.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

She made her debut in Tamil with the film ''[[Ishtam (2012 film)|Ishtam]]'' (2012), a remake of ''Yemaindi Ee Vela'',<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Im-Kajals-biggest-critic-Nisha-Aggarwal/articleshow/11326630.cms |author=P Sangeetha |agency=TNN |title=I'm Kajal's biggest critic: Nisha Aggarwal |work=The Times of India |date=16 January 2017 |access-date=28 September 2017}}</ref> which|archive-date=9 wasNovember a box office failure.<ref>{{cite news2017 |archive-url=httphttps://wwwweb.ibtimesarchive.coorg/web/20171109114417/https://timesofindia.inindiatimes.com/actressentertainment/kannada/movies/news/Im-kajalKajals-aggarwal039sbiggest-sistercritic-nishaNisha-to-wed-mumbai-based-businessman-515185Aggarwal/articleshow/11326630.cms |authorurl-status=Sangeethalive Seshagiri}}</ref> |title=Actresswhich Kajalwas Aggarwal'sa Sisterbox Nishaoffice to Wed Mumbai-Based Businessman |work=[[International Business Times]]failure.{{Citation needed|date=20May October 2013 |access-date=28 September 20172023}}</ref> She appeared as a "chatpata village girl" in 2013 opposite [[Aadi (Telugu actor)|Aadi]] and [[Bhavna Ruparel]] in ''[[Sukumarudu]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-nisha-agarwal-i--play-a-chatpata-village-girl-in-sukumarudu/20130508.htm#1 |title=I play a chatpata village girl in Sukumarudu |publisherwork=[[Rediff.com]] |date=8 May 2013 |access-date=28 September 2017 |archive-date=29 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929092857/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-nisha-agarwal-i--play-a-chatpata-village-girl-in-sukumarudu/20130508.htm#1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Later that year she starred in a film titled ''[[Saradaga Ammayitho]]'' that saw her pairing with her ''Yemaindi Ee Vela'' co-star [[Varun Sandesh]] again. In 2014, she entered the Malayalam film industry with ''[[Bhaiyya Bhaiyya]]'', playing Angel, an "educated and headstrong girl",<ref name=autogenerated1 /> who is the daughter of an ex-minister.<ref>[{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/brother-to-brother/article6032971.ece |title=Brother to brother – The Hindu<!-- Bot generated title -->] |newspaper=The Hindu |date=22 May 2014 |access-date=16 September 2014 |archive-date=28 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528122727/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/brother-to-brother/article6032971.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> She then appeared in another Malayalam film, ''[[Cousins (2014 film)|Cousins]]''.<ref>{{Cite webnews |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Nisha-Aggarwal-replaces-Bhavana-in-Vysakhs-Cousins/articleshow/38977920.cms |title=Nisha Aggarwal replaces Bhavana in Vysakh's Cousins |work=The Times of India |date=25 July 2014 |access-date=16 September 2014 |archive-date=30 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140730162356/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Nisha-Aggarwal-replaces-Bhavana-in-Vysakhs-Cousins/articleshow/38977920.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes

| 2010 || ''[[Yemaindi Ee Vela]]'' || Avantika || rowspan=2|[[Telugu language|Telugu]] || Debut

| 2011 || ''[[Solo (2011 film)|Solo]]'' || Vaishnavi ||

| 2012 || ''[[Ishtam (2012 film)|Ishtam]]'' || Sandhya || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Remake of ''[[Yemaindi Ee Vela]]''; Tamil debut

| 2013 || ''[[Sukumarudu]]'' || Sankari ||rowspan=2|Telugu ||

| 2013 || ''[[Saradaga Ammayitho]]'' || Geetha ||

| 2014 || ''[[Bhaiyya Bhaiyya]]'' || Angel ||rowspan=2| [[Malayalam]] || Malayalam debut

| 2014 || ''[[Cousins (2014 film)|Cousins]]''||Mallika ||