Nisha, meaning "night" in Sanskrit (निशा, nishā), is an Indian female given name, and may refer to:

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Film and television

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  • Nisha Bains, a station café waitress on Postman Pat, a BBC stop motion animated children's television series aimed at pre-school children
  • Nisha Chopra, a character played by Juhi Chawla in the 1999 film Arjun Pandit
  • Nisha Choudhury, a character played by Madhuri Dixit in the 1994 Bollywood film Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!
  • Nisha Patel / Nisha Kumar, a character played by Mumtaz in the 1971 film Tere Mere Sapne
  • Nisha Thappar, a character played by Karisma Kapoor in the 2001 film Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love
  • Nisha, a character in the 2003 Pakistani film Pyar Hi Pyar Mein
  • Nisha, a character played by Raveena Tandon in the 2000 Indian film Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye
  • Nisha, a character played by Supriya Pathak in the 1983 film Bekaraar
  • Nisha, a character played by Sunetra Sarker in Brookside, a soap opera based in Liverpool that first aired in 1982
  • Nisha, a character played by Preity Zinta in Koi... Mil Gaya (2003), and again in Krrish (2006), a Bollywood science fiction film
  • Nisha, a character played by Karisma Kapoor Dil To Pagal Hai a 1997 Bollywood comedy-drama
  • Nisha, a character played by Mumtaz in the 1971 film Kathputli
  • Nisha, a character played by Manisha Koirala in the 1993 film Insaniyat Ke Devta
  • Nisha, a character played by Neelima Azim in the 1995 film Zamaana Deewana
  • Nisha, a character played by Sonali Bendre in the 1998 film Major Saab
  • Nisha, a character played by Sonali Bendre in the 2000 film Dhai Akshar Prem Ke
  • Nisha, a character played by Shilpa Shetty in the 1996 film Himmat
  • Nisha, a character played by Mahima Chaudhry in the 1999 film Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin
  • Nisha, a character played by Himani Shivpuri in the film Anjaam
  • Nisha, a character played by Tamannaah in the 2010 Tamil film Thillalangadi
  • Nisha, a character played by Varalaxmi Sarathkumar in the 2012 Tamil film Podaa Podi
  • Nisha, a character played by Esha Gupta in the 2013 film Gori Tere Pyaar Mein
  • Nisha, a character played by Kajal Agarwal in the 2012 Tamil film Thuppakki
  • Nisha, a character played by Nikki Galrani in the 2015 Tamil film Darling

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