Famous People with Name Nihal

Nihâl Chand            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Nihâl Chand: was an Indian artist who produced some of the most well-known examples of Rajput painting.

Nihal Silva            Origin/Culture/Country: Sri-Lankan

Nihal Silva: was a Sri Lankan comedian and actor. He rose to fame playing Sergeant Nallathamby in the play of the same name. The character was a stereotypical Tamil Hindu with a bald head, small moustache, police suit and Vibhuti, three lines of ash, on his forehead.The play Sergeant Nallathamby was one of the first Sri Lankan plays to be a financial success. It was hugely popular, even playing in the Middle East to Sinhala audiences. [1] After its run, a slew of similar comedies like Ralla, Commando Diyasena, and Vadamaarachi appeared in Sri Lankan theaters inspired by its success. [1]

Nihalchand Chauhan            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Nihalchand Chauhan: is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Ganganagar constituency of Rajasthan and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party.

Govind Nihalani            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Govind Nihalani: one of Indian cinema's foremost directors, cinematographer, and also a screenwriter and film producer. He has been directing Hindi films since the late seventies, and worked in the television medium.Nihalani was born on 1940 August 19 in Karachi (now in Pakistan) and his family migrated to India during the partition of 1947. He started out as a cinematographer, graduating in cinematography from the Shree Jaya Chamrajendra polytechnic in Bangalore in 1962. He was associated with all the earlier films of Shyam Benegal and with the cinematography of Richard Attenborough's Oscar-winning epic Gandhi. Nihalani and Benegal are well known for their socially relevant films.