Masumeh Makhija (born 10 October 1994, sometimes credited as Masumi Makhija) is a Canadian actress and model. She was born in

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. She started her career as a child artist appearing in commercials and TV shows like ''Thoda Hai Thoda ki Zaroorat Hai'' and ''Banegi Apni Baat''. She made her film debut with '' Chupke Se'' and has since acted in a number of films, including Vishal Bhardwaj's adaptation of Macbeth entitled ''Maqbool''. She has also appeared in several international productions, including the

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, ''Gate to Heaven''. She hails from a well-known film family. Her grandfather Parananand was a pioneering distributor while her uncle Gul Anand and her mother Jayshree are producers known for '' Chashme Buddoor, Jalwa, Khatta Meetha'' and ''

Hero Hiralal ''Hero Hiralal'' is a 1988 Indian film directed by Ketan Mehta, starring Naseeruddin Shah and Sanjana Kapoor in leading roles. It is a movie about an auto rickshaw driver who falls in love with a film actress. The movie showcased performances b ...

''. Makhija has also appeared in two movies directed by Shona Urvashi, '' Chupke Se'' and ''

Saas Bahu Aur Sensex ''Saas Bahu aur Sensex'' is an Indian Hindi film which was released 19 September 2008, directed by Shona Urvashi. It stars Kirron Kher, Tanushree Dutta, Ankur Khanna, Farooq Shaikh, Masumeh Makhija, Lillete Dubey, and Sharon Prabhakar. The film ...

''. In 2018, Makhija starred in '' 3 Storeys'', a

Farhan Akhtar Farhan Akhtar (born 9 January 1974) is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter, playback singer, producer, and television host who works in Hindi films. Born in Mumbai to screenwriters Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani, he grew up under the influen ...

production starring

Sharman Joshi Sharman Joshi (born 28 April 1979) is an Indian actor and television presenter who predominantly works in Hindi movies, known for his roles in films like ''Rang De Basanti'' (2006), '' Golmaal'' (2006), '' Dhol'' (2007) and ''3 Idiots'' (2009). ...

Pulkit Samrat Pulkit Samrat (born 29 December 1983) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi films along with Hindi television. Samrat made his acting debut with '' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' (2006) and made his film debut with ''Bittoo Boss'' ( ...

Richa Chadda Richa Chadda (born 18 December 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. After debuting in a small role in the comedy film ''Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!'' (2008), Chadda's breakthrough came in 2012 with a supporting role in the noir gangs ...

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Renuka Shahane Renuka Shahane (born 7 October 1966) is an Indian actress working in the Bollywood film industry and in Indian television, best known as the co-presenter of the Doordarshan TV show ''Surabhi'' (1993–2001). Early life Renuka Shahane was born ...

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Banegi Apni Baat ''Banegi Apni Baat'' is an Indian television drama series that aired on Zee TV from 1993 running to 1997. The series was produced by Tony Singh (director), Tony Singh and Deeya Singh. It starred many Indian television actors, such as Irrfan K ...

'' (zee TV) *''Kya Baat Hai'' (Star Plus) as Devika a.k.a. Dinky *''Comedy hour'' (zee TV) *''

Thoda Hai Thode Ki Zaroorat Hai ''Thoda Hai Thode Ki Zaroorat Hai'' was an Indian soap opera that aired in 1997. The director Ravi Rai won numerous awards for the serial, and the series itself won the 'Best Television Serial Drama' award by Screen Awards in the year 1997. The ...

'' (Sony) *''Suhana Safar''(zee TV) *''Mausam'' (zee TV) *''Gubbare''IMDb (zee TV) *''Mayajaal'' (Yes TV)

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* Living people 1984 births Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Hindi television Canadian people of Sindhi descent Canadian actresses of Indian descent Canadian emigrants to India Canadian expatriate actresses in India Canadian female models Sindhi people 21st-century Canadian actresses {{India-actor-stub