About Niharika Desai
Born 1977. Niharika Desai is an American musician, film editor, television editor, film director and television director.
Niharika Desai (born c. 1977) is a television editor and a VJ on MTV Desi.
She grew up in Poughkeepsie, New York, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania.
In 2024 she won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs for directing “Happiness is a Bottle of Cod Liver Oil” from Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss.
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Who is Niharika Desai?
American VJ
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Niharika Desai was born in 1977.
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Niharika Desai is a musician, film editor, television editor, film director and television director.
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Niharika Desai is American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Niharika Desai. https://biography.guide/niharika-desai/
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