Nidhi Kumar (Temptation Island India)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Nidhi Kumar

• Nidhi Kumar is an Indian dancer, choreographer, actor, model, content creator, and YouTuber. She came to the limelight in 2023 with her participation in the show Temptation Island India on JioCinema.

• As a kid, she wanted to become an actor, but while growing up, her interests changed, and she decided to become a dancer.

• She started dancing at the age of four. In an interview, she said that her family makes fun of her saying that when she was born the nurses them- ‘Your daughter has come into this world dancing.’

  

• When she was 12 years old, she travelled to Mumbai to participate in the show Boogie Woogie.

• She was 14 years old when she started choreographing. When she was in class 10, she choreographed a sangeet ceremony in UAE.

  

• Even though she was the topper of the class, she never wanted to become a doctor or engineer. She always loved performing arts and being in front of the camera.

• When she was in college, she used to give dance performances in fests.

  

• After completing her graduation, she got a job in an MNC in UAE. She worked on a project for six months and after that, she quit the job because she could only think about choreographing dance steps while working.

• She later started a full-time career in performing arts. She is a self-taught dancer.

• Her family supported her a lot and encouraged her when she shifted careers.

• In 2014, she became Miss Manipal.

  

• In 2016, when she was 20 years old, she uploaded her first Bollywood-style dance YouTube video on the song Kaala Chasma which went viral with over 2.9 million views. She came to be known as the ‘Kaala Chasma’ girl. ^[1]Nidhi Kumar – YouTube

• In 2017, her dance choreography on the song ‘Mercy’ was retweeted by Sony Music India.

  

• In 2018, she appeared in a television commercial for Rainbow Milk and Kenwood.

• In 2018, she was the TV presenter for the show ‘Body and Mind.’

  

• When she started making content, social media was not as involved as now, so she had to search for everything by herself, gain knowledge and work accordingly.

• She then started posting her dance videos on other social media apps like TikTok, Instagram and Facebook.

• Later, she became a full-time content creator and became the first content creator to share dance videos from the UAE.

• When she got to know how to use social media efficiently, she gained a huge fan base. She had many students online after which she realized that she should open a dance studio.

• She became the founder of NKD Studio in Dubai. She started the studio when she was 25 years old.

  

• In 2020, she appeared on the show Savdhaan India.

  

• In 2020, she performed at Expo Dubai.

• In the interview, she said that she has not taken a break for five years and sometimes it becomes very stressful for her to manage everything along with the studio.

• In another interview, she said that to use social media, one has to be very strong-headed because one negative comment can ruin everything.

• According to her, she never liked the word influencer. She calls herself an artist.

• In an interview, she said that she receives a lot of opportunities from social media including ads, collaboration with labels, and brand shoots.

• According to her, her top 3 achievements in life have been when she crossed 2.9 million views on her first YouTube video, worked with Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddique for a commercial, and her first show as a TV Presenter for Colors Middle East.

• In 2023, she participated with her boyfriend Mohak Malhotra in the show Temptation Island India. Nidhi and Mohak first met on a dating app. Nidhi made the first move after getting impressed by Mohak’s shirtless photos. Their date lasted for three hours and they had a really good time together. After the date, they felt a good connection with each other. They continued to date for two years after that and spent quality time with each other.

  

• Interestingly, Mohak loves dogs but Nidhi is scared of dogs.

• Apart from being a dancer, she is a model. She has walked the ramp for many fashion shows.

  

• She is often featured on the cover of various magazines.