Nisha Nayar

Nisha K. Nayar is a British actress, perhaps best known for her recurring role as Elaine 'The Pain' Boyak in The Story of Tracy Beaker. She has appeared in Doctor Who in both the original series, as an uncredited Red Kang in Paradise Towers (1987), and in the revived 2005 series, in the two-part story "Bad Wolf" and "The Parting of the Ways" as the Female Programmer. Other recurring roles include Stephanie in Big Bad World, (1999) and Joyce in Rose and Maloney, (2004 and 2005). In 2006 she played a starring role in the return of Cracker to TV, as DS Saffron Saleh. She also played Mowgli in The Jungle Book.