She also played a vital role in the Arjun Sarja, Tabu starrer Tamil film, Thaayin Manikodi.

On the night of 17 May 1998, Jain received serious head injuries after falling off the parapet wall of the terrace on the second floor, from a height of 35 feet, of her home located in Rajarajeshwari Nagar suburb of Bangalore.

[3] She had been practicing catwalk in preparation for the Miss India beauty contest,[4] as she had intended a return to modeling[5] after her last few films had not done well.

[7] She lapsed into a coma,[4] and for 24 days remained on life support in Mallya Hospital, Bangalore, as doctors skilled in general medicine, neurology, homeopathy, reiki and mahikari treated her for severe head injuries and multiple fractures.

While she was hospitalized, her father, hoping it would bring good fortune and help her recover from her coma, renamed her Nivedita Rinki.