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Nimrat Kaur

Nimrat Kaur

Actor · Born March 13, 1982 (44) · Pilani, Rajasthan, India

Nimrat Kaur is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films and on American television. She began her career as a print model in Mumbai and then started working as a theater actress. Kaur was launched in a two-part music video for the songs "Tera Mera Pyar" by Kumar Sanu and "Yeh Kya Hua" by Shreya Ghoshal in 2004. Kaur made her film debut with a small role in an English film - One Night with the King (2006). Kaur starred in Anurag Kashyap's production Peddlers (2012), her debut hindi film, which was screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, followed by The Lunchbox (2013) with Irrfan Khan, which was screened at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. In 2015, she starred in Showtime's TV series Homeland playing the role of Tasneem Qureshi, an ISI Agent.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 13, 1982 (44)
From
Pilani, Rajasthan, India
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 16% in 30 days

What are Nimrat Kaur's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Society
27%
Survival
18%
Bonds
17%
Self
5%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles
Herald
1 of 4
Ally
1 of 4
Shapeshifter
1 of 4
Hero
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Hopeful
4
Warm
2
Triumphant
1
Contemplative
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Rousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Nimrat Kaur's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Nimrat Kaur's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

23 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Vvaan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Kaalidhar Laapata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Meera

  • Kull: The Legacy of the Raisingghs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Indrani Raisinggh

  • Sky Force(2025)

    as Preeti Ahuja

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Sajini Shinde Ka Viral Video(2023)

    as Bela Barot

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • School of Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Nandita Mehra

  • Dasvi(2022)

    as Bimla Devi

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Foundation(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dr. Yanna Kine

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Family Man(2019)

    Show 7 episodes · as Meera Eston

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Test Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Captain Shikha Sharma

  • Love Shots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Airlift(2016)

    as Amrita Katyal

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Wayward Pines(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Rebecca Yedlin

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • El’ayichi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Padu

  • Masterchef (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Mother

  • The Lunchbox(2013)

    as Ila

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Muskaan Khurana

  • Peddlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Kuljeet

  • Homeland(2011)

    Show 20 episodes · as Tasneem Qureishi · as Tasneem Qureshi

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • One Night with the King(2006)

    as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Yahaan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as News Anchor Interviewer

  • Detective Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Section 84 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Zoya

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles, 21 of them dated from 2005 to 2026; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

The Lunchbox (2013)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

The Lunchbox (2013)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

20052026

Peak 2012 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting23 of 23: 23 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score83rd

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s11 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Nimrat Kaur's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 10 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

One Night with the King (2006)

74th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Lunchbox (2013)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Nimrat Kaur's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 14 · minimalMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Nimrat Kaur work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nimrat Kaur's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ritesh Shah shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Producers