Facts
- Nirup initially worked in the IT sector at SAP Labs India before pursuing acting.
- He received formal acting training from theatre personality Ratan Thakore Grant at the MiSF!T school of acting.
- He also trained in dance under Sridharan Pillai.
- His debut RangiTaranga was directed by his elder brother Anup Bhandari.
- RangiTaranga became one of the major international successes for Kannada cinema and was shortlisted among films considered for the Academy Awards.
- Nirup and his wife Dhanya were reportedly family friends from childhood before their relationship developed into marriage.
- His father, Sudhakar Bhandari, worked in television and directed serials including Premada Kadambari.
- His elder brother Anup Bhandari is a filmmaker, lyricist and music composer.
- Nirup has appeared in several films directed or associated with his brother Anup.
