Nikita Pearl Waliga

Mira Nair shocked with the death of Nikita Pearl Waliga

Just 15, and certainly no age to die. Ugandan child prodigy Nikita Pearl Waliga who played a pivotal part in Mira Nair’s film Queen Of Katwe died of an incurable brain tumour on February 15. This was the second time Nikita was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Earlier in 2016, she was diagnosed with her first tumour while shooting for Mira Nair’s Queen Of Katwe. Since the medical facilities in Uganda were unable to cope with Nikita’s condition, Mira flew the girl down to India for treatment and took care of all the medical bills. Once again when the dreaded disease struck t | Click Here...