Niyar Saikia | |
|---|---|
| Born | Niyar Saikia 9 November 1999 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Dancer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Parent(s) | Probin Saikia, Roshmi Rekha Saikia |
Niyar Saikia (Assamese: নিয়ৰ শইকিয়া; born 9 November 1999) is an Indian actress. She played Lakshmi in Jeffrey D. Brown's film Sold.[1]
Early life
Saikia was born in Guwahati, Assam, as the daughter of musicians Probin Saikia and Roshmi Rekha Saikia. She is a student of folk dances and songs of Assam at the Panchasur Institute and at the Seagull theatre. Saikia is training under Padmashree Awardee and Nrityacharya, Shri Jatin Goswami for Sattriya.[2]
Career
Saikia started acting at age 5. Her first (unreleased) film was Butterfly Chase, directed by Jahnu Baruah. Niyar started performing in theatre and soaps and received a Best Actress award in the All India Multi-Lingual Children Play ad Dance competition-Cuttack (Orissa), portraying a girl named Dhunumoina. Saikia acted in Assamese and Hindi films before she was cast in Sold in 2014. The film is directed by Oscar-winning director Jeffrey D. Brown and based on Patricia McCormick's novel Sold. She was selected for the role after casting director Tess Joseph auditioned more than a thousand girls in Nepal and India. Saikia played the role of a trafficked Nepalese child, Lakshmi, who is sold off to a brothel in Kolkata.[3]
Filmography
- Sold, as Lakshmi
- Aai Kot Nai
- Main Ganga
- Butterfly Chase
- Ami Axomiya
- Joymoti
References
- ↑ "Assamese teenager Niyar Saikia acts in Hollywood movie - Sold". OK North East. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ↑ Lagachu, Migang David (1 December 2014). "Exclusive interview of Niyar Saikia who made her debut in Hollywood film Sold". Creativica.in. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ↑ Gani, Abdul (28 July 2014). "Assam girl Niyar Saikia elated after acclaimed role in 'Sold'". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
External links
- Niyar Saikia at IMDb