NISHI RAJAN
- NON-UNION

- Nishi - Queen Berenice - James the Just (Performance Video)
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Biblical film completed by filmmaker John Chism, The Story of James the Just is a 2.5-hour feature film in which Nishi plays the Jewish Herodian Queen Berenice, a conniving, manipulative & powerful woman who will do anything to protect her family. Screened March 30, 2019, NYC.
- Nishi - Umme, Mother and Daughter - We Speak NYC (Performance Video)
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Nishi plays Umme, a Muslim Bangladeshi nurse who comes to NYC with her 2 daughters. In the first episode, Umme learns how she can take classes to help get her Nursing License. We Speak NYC airs on WNYW, PBS and WNYE Sundays at 3:30 p.m. EST throughout New York and is sponsored by the Mayors Office to help immigrants in NYC learn English and give valuable infoemation. In this scene, Nishi as Umme speaks with her daughter about school, working, volunteering and how she worries. The bond between mothers and daughters is universal and goes beyond ethnicity, culture, religion and language. This scene captures the love and bond between the two. Filmed in June and July of 2017, this episode premiered May 2018, NYC.
- Nishi - Angry Mom - Choices (Performance Video)
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By writer and director Jhaelyn Atreaga, Nishi played a protective immigrant Indian mother to a college aged daughter that she was attempting to arrange a marriage for. Her daughter, however, reveals she is a lesbian.
- Nishi - Cradle Theatre Reel (Performance Video)
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Set in London, England, Nishi played Meena Shah, a 36 year old Muslim Bengali mother who grappled with the reality that her youngest daughter, Leela, had become radicalized and escaped to Raqqa to become an Isis bride. The 55-minute one-act showcased the relationship between mother and daughter, in the context of a Muslim Indian family affected by conflict between religious and cultural values, extremism and adapting to modern Western culture. The play was nominated for 2 awards including best director and best lead actress for a long one-act.
Résumé Print Résumé
Film | ||
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The Vaudevillian (Musical) |
Supp: Cheryl Wolff |
Will Leblanc |
Quarantine, Actually |
Supp: Mrs. Gupta |
Angela Hilario |
The Mongoose |
Lead: Pree |
Louis R. Bacigalopu |
Dosed (Short) |
Supp: Basette |
Zachery J. Leipert |
The Story of James the Just |
Lead: Queen Berenice |
John Chism |
Rupali v. Society (Short) |
Supp: Ammu |
Zubaira Ahmed |
On The Way There |
Lead: Kamala |
Jaelyn Artega |
The Italians |
Lead: Priya Gupta |
Zach D'Epeys |
Pretty Girls: License to Kill - Vol. 1 |
Lead: Sunita Gandhi |
Zach D'Epeys |
Acajou |
Supp: Durga |
Benjamin Orifici |
The Cocks of the Walk |
Supp: The Client |
Ben Donnellon |
The Process (Short) |
Lead: Tessa Long |
Ethan Sachhi |
Sid's Paralysis |
Lead: Kareena |
Babar Ahmed |
The Sex Guru |
Supp: Talk-Show Host |
Tony Greer |
The Long Shot |
Supp: Prijat |
Ken Kushner |
Television | ||
Lark & Spur (Supernatural Mystery) |
Lead: Lark |
Louis Rocky Bacigalupo |
Peoria (Drama) |
Supp: Scarlett |
Michael McGruder |
Basic Bitch Aliens (Sci-Fi) |
Supp: Narrator |
Anna Bashedly |
We Speak NYC (Drama, PBS, WNYE) |
Lead: Umme |
George Lavoo |
Newbies (Comedy Pilot for HBO) |
Supp: Mrs. Patel |
Christine Martinez |
Unspoken (Drama, Eps. 1-3) |
Lead: Dr. Dream Ferrell |
Nicholas Long |
Varli Cook-Off (Reality, International) |
Lead: Indian Celebrity Chef |
Zee TV India |
Information Meltdown (Video) |
Lead: Neelam Varshi |
Alissa Shapiro |
Ghost Hunters (Pilot) |
Lead: Raveena Sutton |
Gary Chan |
Theatre - Plays & Musicals | ||
Cradle |
Lead: Meena Shah |
Theatre 54, NYC |
The Real Inspector Hound |
Lead: Felicity |
Heights Players, NY |
Uncle's Dream (Dostoevsky) |
Lead: Sophia Petrovna |
The Brownstone, NY |
The Temp |
Lead: Crystal |
Medicone Show Theatre, NY |
Entwine |
Lead: Annie |
Hudson Guild Theatre, NY |
Our Town |
Lead: Emily Webb |
HB Studio Sean O'Laughlin |
The Rajah's Son & Princess Labam |
Leads: Labam & Mata-Ji |
Medicine Show, NY |
The Beggar's Opera |
Supp: Dolly & Robin |
Medicine Show, NY |
A Day in the Life of a Hindu |
Lead: Parvati |
Medicine Show, NY |
Angels, Giants, Monsters |
Lead: Lilith |
Medicine Show, NY |
Dracula |
Supp: Vixen |
Heights Players, NY |
Killing Time |
Lead: Jamie |
Tom Slot, Manhattan Rep. |
The Centurion |
Lead: Julia |
Matthew Corozone Studios, NY |
Sleeping Beauty |
Lead: The Queen |
Galli Theatre, NY |
Cinderella |
Lead: Cinderella (2 productions) |
Galli Theatre, NY |
Theater: Shakespeare Full Performance Readings | ||
Troilus & Cressida |
Lead: Hector (Reverse Gender Cast) |
Instant Shakespeare, NY |
Measure for Measure |
Lead: Isabella |
Instant Shakespeare, NY |
Merchant of Venice |
Supp: Jessica |
Instant Shakespeare, NY |
The Two Noble Kinsmen |
Lead: Emilia |
Instant Shakespeare, NY |
Othello |
Supp: Bianca |
Instant Shakespeare, NY |
Comedie of Errors |
Supp: Luciana |
Instant Shakespeare, NY |
Henry IV (Parts 1 & 2) |
Supp: Mistress Quickly & Hostess |
Instant Shakespeare, NY |
Merchant of Venice |
Supp: Jessica |
Instant Shakespeare, NY |
A Midsummer Night's Dream |
Lead: Hermia |
Instant Shakespeare, NY |
Discogrophy - Professional Singer-Songwriter | ||
2022 |
Album: Master of My Fate |
Anand Gan & Shu Nakamura |
2016 |
Single: Steal Your Heart Away |
Anand Gan: Flytrap Productions |
2014 |
Music Video: Story II |
Joseph Bearese |
2014 |
Single: Story II |
Anand Gan: Flytrap Productions |
2011 |
Single: Release Me |
Anand Gan: Flytrap Productions |
2005 |
EP - Nishi |
Ashish Sheth & Moises Modesto |
Education | ||
HB Studio - 2009 - 2012 |
Theater, Film, Television |
New York, New York |
Upright Citizen's Brigade - 2011 |
Comedy & Long Form Improvisation |
New York, New York |
St. John’s University of Law |
Juris Doctorate of Law |
International Law |
Binghamton University |
B.A. Literature & Rhetoric |
Minors: Econ. & Political Sci. |
Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 4'9" |
Weight: 108 lbs |
Eyes: Brown |
Hair Color: Black |
Hair Length: Long |
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Fluent Malayalam (Native)