Nisha, meaning "night" in Sanskrit (निशा, nishā), is an Indian female given name, and may refer to: People Nisha Noor (1962-2007), Indian actress Nisha Ganatra (born 1974), Canadian director, writer Nisha Patel-Nasri (1977–2006), murdered British policewoman Nisha Rajagopal (born 1980), Carnatic singer Nisha Agarwal (born 1989), Indian actress Nisha Adhikari (born 1986), Nepali actress Nisha Warsi (born 1995), field hockey player Characters Film and television 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