Nirmal Rishi is a renowned Punjabi TV actress. She was born in 1943 in Punjab, India. From a very young age, she was fascinated by theatre and acting. She completed her graduation at the Government College in Patiala, where she studied Physical Education. During her college days, she got approached by
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to join their theatre group, Punjab Kala Manch. She was the Founder and Trustee of the Harpal Tiwana Foundation. Also, she has worked as a Teacher.
She has acted and performed as a supporting actress in several films, including Ucha Dar Babe Nanak Da (1985), Sheran De Putt Sher (1990), Qurbani Jatt Di (1990), Mela (1997), and Woman from the East (2013). She has acted in more than sixty films. She debuted in 1983 in Long Da Lishkara, directed and produced by Harpal Tiwana, where she played the role of Gulabo Massi. In 2016, she acted in Dangal, a Bollywood biographical film directed by
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and Kiran Rao.
In 2017, she received Lifetime Achievement Award at the PTC film awards. In 2017, she received a Filmfare award for Best Supporting Actress for the film Nikka Zalidar. In 2024, she was awarded the Padma Shri Award by the Government of India for her excellent work in Punjabi film and theatre.
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