Known for Acting
Nimrat Kaur is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films and on American television. She began her career as a print model in Mumbai and then started working as a theater actress. Kaur was launched in a two-part music video for the songs "Tera Mera Pyar" by Kumar Sanu and "Yeh Kya Hua" by Shreya Ghoshal in 2004. Kaur made her film debut with a small role in an English film - One Night with the King (2006). Kaur starred in Anurag Kashyap's production Peddlers (2012), her debut hindi film, which was screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, followed by The Lunchbox (2013) with Irrfan Khan, which was screened at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. In 2015, she starred in Showtime's TV series Homeland playing the role of Tasneem Qureshi, an ISI Agent.
Born
March 13, 1982 (age 44)
Filmography
12 films, 12 shows


Kaalidhar Laapata
2025 · 1h 49m
country: India
An ageing Kaalidhar escapes his family after overhearing their plans to abandon him. He meets the free-spirited Ballu, and they embark on an adventure to tick things off Kaalidhar's bucket list.


Sky Force
2025 · 2h 5m
country: India
In the 1965 Indo-Pak War, India faces a devastating surprise attack. Wing Commander Ahuja leads a retaliatory strike, but Squadron Leader Vijaya goes missing after a heroic solo engagement against a superior enemy jet. Ahuja spends 23 years seeking the truth and uncovering a cover-up.


Sajini Shinde Ka Viral Video
2023 · 1h 54m
country: India
While facing backlash after a video of her at a nightclub goes viral, a teacher disappears suddenly — and a tenacious cop begins a thorny investigation.


Dasvi
2022 · 2h 7m
country: India
Jailed under a tough cop, an uneducated politician decides to spend his time studying for high school while his scheming wife has plans of her own.


Airlift
2016 · 2h 6m
country: India
When Iraq invades Kuwait in August, 1990, a callous Indian businessman becomes the spokesperson for more than 170,000 stranded countrymen.


El’ayichi
2015 · 5m
country: India
A clingy husband haunts his irritated wife with a fossilized dodo for company. An exploration of love, way past its 'expiry' date.


Masterchef
2014 · 8m
country: India
MASTERCHEF is the story of Akhil, an 11 year old boot polish boy who pliea the street corners, walkways and railway platforms on Mumbai, polishing shoes for a living. One day at a new working spot he befriends two other boot polish boys who tell him about a regular client - a celebrity - TV's favorite Masterchef. And Akhil goes on an internal journey to through his past, his aspirations, and his self doubt. Until he finally finds a place within himself where he can keep his dreams alive. - Written by Ritesh Batra


The Lunchbox
2013 · 1h 44m
country: France
A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system (Mumbai's Dabbawallahs) connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox. Gradually, this fantasy threatens to overwhelm their reality.


Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana
2012 · 2h 20m
country: India
On-the-run from the London mafia, Omi returns to his ancestral village – a place he’d flown from with his grandad’s money and grander ‘London Dreams’. Will Omi be able to hide his failures while chasing love, and the lost recipe of the infamous dish, ‘Chicken Khurana’?


Peddlers
2012 · 1h 56m
country: India
The lives of a rookie cop, a streetwise orphan and a beautiful young ex-teacher collide explosively in the drug underworld of Mumbai in this edgy, powerhouse thriller that exemplifies the verve and excitement of India's new independent cinema.


One Night with the King
2006 · 2h 3m
country: United States
In Biblical times, a girl disguises her Jewish origins when the Persian king comes looking for a new bride among his subjects.


Yahaan
2005 · 2h 12m
country: India
In the disputed territory of Kashmir, a young Muslim woman meets and falls in love with a Hindu man.