Meet the Cardiologist who turned Item Girl
A
successful practising cardiologist in England, Dr Niharica Raizada, has
made her acting debut in a hit Bengali film 'Damadol' with an item
number
A successful practising cardiologist in England, Dr Niharica Raizada,
granddaughter of legendary musician O P Nayyar, has debuted in a hit
Bengali romantic comedy 'Damadol' with an item number.
Niharica has also been signed up for three films by a major Bollywood production house.
Asked what made her take a plunge into the world of showbiz, Niharica
told at a special screening of 'Damadol', "I don't see why someone
pursuing cardiac science cannot take a plunge into a creative world. Are
these
two irreconcilable, specially in this age?"
Niharica, who was born in Luxembourg in Europe and studied medicine in
London, subsequently specialised in her favourite subject of cardiology
at Johns Hopkins (Baltimore), under a Fulbright scholarship.
Insisting that her foray into the world of performing arts was not a
flash-in-the-pan decision, the doctor-turned-artiste said she had been
practising classical dance and ballet from a very young age.
"I remember that I was just five when I performed Bharatnatyam dance in
Germany. But I admit I have qualms in being an eye candy for the
audience, I want to play a today's woman," she said.
"After graduating from Johns Hopkins, I had the choice of taking a break
from a career in medicine to follow my inner calling in arts and acting
and that's what I am doing," she said.
Another feather on Niharica's artistic cap is that she was the former
Miss India Worldwide and a former Miss India UK besides being a gifted
musician. She had also walked the ramp at New York Fashion week.
Recalling the days when she was visited by her grandfather, Niharika,
who has released an international album in French, said, "He had taught
me not to bother about what others thought and said, 'It is OK if you
think
you are right'."
She is keen to pursue her latest calling and said she was happy to be
here in the "content-driven film industry" and want to do roles like
those portrayed by Vidya Balan or Madhuri Dixit-Nene.
Niharika, however, has reservation over the expression "item dance
number". "Just like one can't demean a woman by branding her as an item,
her choreographed dance is a work of art. Labelling her dance as an
item
number amounts to an insult," she said.
My song "Garam Cha" does not have provocative postures and I thoroughly
enjoyed Apuda's (Saswata Chatterjee of 'Kahaani' fame) steps, which I
had to match. As a senior actor, he accommodated me in more ways
than one," she said.
Directed by young filmmaker Manoj Michigan, 'Damadol' also stars young
Bengali film hero Samadarshi, Saheb Bhattachajee and others.
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