Sheeba Chaddha

Sheeba Chaddha
Born 1973 (age 41–42)
Delhi
Alma mater Hans Raj College
Occupation actor
Years active 1998-present

Sheeba Chaddha (born 1973) is an Indian film, stage and television actress.[1]

Chaddha was born in 1973,[2] and grew up in Delhi, where she develop interest in theatre and started taking theatre workshops.[3] She majored in English literature from Hans Raj College (University of Delhi).[4]

(from right) Rituraj Singh, Rati Pandey, Sonu Sood, Sheeba Chaddha and Sumit Vats, on the sets of Hitler Didi during the promotion of film Maximum (2012)

Making her film debut with Dil Se (1998), over the years Chaddha has acted as a character actor in films like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), Parzania (2007), Delhi 6 (2009) and Luck by Chance (2009) and Talaash (2012).[5] In 2011, she also appeared in short film, Prakata Het Yad in gibberish, with actor Rituraj Singh. The film won he Audience Choice award in the Short Films category at River to River. Florence Indian Film Festival.[1] She appeared in the 2012 film Talaash as Nirmala, a sex worker. The year 2015 saw her triumph with a quirky turn as Nain Tara Tiwary (Buaji) in Sharat Katariya's Dum Laga Ke Haisha.

Her early appearance on television, was on Love Marriage (2002), there after she made a come back in television in 2007 playing business tycoon in Kasturi.[2] This was followed by series like Na Aana Is Des Laado (2009-2012), Kitani Mohabbat Hai (2009), Kahani Saat Pheron Ki (2007), Kuch Toh Log Kahenge (2001-2013)[3] and Lakhon Mein Ek (2012).

In June 2012, she joined the cast of popular television series, Hitler Didi on Zee TV.[6]

She has also acted stage plays, Rajat Kapoor's “C for Clown” (2007),[2] Atul Kumar's “The Blue Mug” (2010) with Rajat Kapoor, Munish Bhardwaj, and Vinay Pathak, Konkona Sen Sharma and Ranvir Shorey.,[7] played Desmadona in Roysten Abel's “Othello in Black& White” and a 2012 production of Henrik Ibsen's play Hedda Gabler, wherein she played the lead role of Hedda.[5] She is also involved in running a theatre group, “The Company Theatre” in Mumbai.[4]

Filmography

Films


Television

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dipti Nagpaul D'souza (Mar 15, 2012). "Language no bar". Indian Express. Retrieved 15 July 2013. ..renowned theater artiste Sheeba Chaddha
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kimi Dangor (June 11, 2007). "Back with a bang: Sheeba Chadha". India Today. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Sheeba's brotherly love!". The Times Of India. Oct 6, 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Sheeba Chadha — artist details". MumbaiTheatreGuide. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Essaying conflicts". The Hindu. Feb 11, 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Sheeba Chaddha enters Hitler Didi". Sify.com News. Jun 19, 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  7. ↑ Piyasree Dasgupta (Mar 31, 2010). "Memory Central". Indian Express. Retrieved 15 July 2013.

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