Nidhi Subbaiah (born on 16th February, 1987) is an Indian Film actress and model known for her Kannada movies – Pancharangi and Krishnan Marriage Story. She was born in Kodagu, Karnataka and brought up in Mysore by parents Bollachanda Subhash Subbaiah and Jhansi Subbaiah. Nidhi Subbaiah is a gold medallist in Sailing, winning three consecutive gold medals in a calendar year. She left her engineering course halfway as a result of a successful model career. She was also seen in the Fair and Lovely commercial. Recently she was a part of Big Boss Kannada season 8. She is married to her long-time boyfriend and entrepreneur Lavesh Khairajani.