Sheeba Chaddha is an Indian film, stage and television actress.
Early life and career
Chaddha grew up in
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...
, where she developed interest in theatre and started taking theatre workshops.
She majored in English literature from
Hans Raj College
Hansraj College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi, in Delhi, India. The departments of Hansraj college includes science, liberal arts and commerce.
History
The was founded on 26 July 1948 in memory of the prominent Indian ...
(University of Delhi).
![Sonu sood on the sets of Hitler Didi](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Sonu_sood_on_the_sets_of_Hitler_Didi.jpg)
Chaddha has acted as a
character actor
A character actor is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesting, or eccentric characters.28 April 2013, The New York Acting SchoolTen Best Character Actors of All Time Retrieved 7 August 2014, "..a breed of actor who has the ability to b ...
in films like ''
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. It was released internationally as ''Straight From the Heart''. The film stars Aishwarya Rai, Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn. Ba ...
'' (1999), ''
Parzania
''Parzania'' (translation: ''Heaven and hell on earth'') is a 2007 Indian drama film co-written and directed by Rahul Dholakia; David N. Donihue is the other co-writer. The film featured Naseeruddin Shah and Sarika in the lead roles, while Cori ...
'' (2007), ''
Delhi 6
''Delhi-6'' is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Rakesh Omprakash Mehra. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan as an NRI who arrives in India with his ailing grandmother (played by Waheeda Rehman) and begins discovering his roots b ...
'' (2009), ''
Luck by Chance'' (2009) and ''
Talaash'' (2012).
In 2011, she also appeared in short film, ''Prakata Het Yad'' in gibberish, with actor
Rituraj Singh
Rituraj Rajeev Singh (born 19 October 1990) is an Indian cricketer who plays first-class cricket for Rajasthan. He is from Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Rituraj made his debut for Rajasthan in 2011/12 season. He played for India A
The India A cricket ...
. The film won he Audience Choice award in the Short Films category at
River to River
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. Florence Indian Film Festival.
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
''Dum Laga Ke Haisha'' (), released internationally as ''My Big Fat Bride'', is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Sharat Katariya, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar, Sanjay Mishra and ...
''.
Her early appearance on television, was on ''
Love Marriage
A love marriage is one which is driven solely by the couple, with or without consent of their parents, as opposed to arranged marriage. While there is no clear definition of love marriage, the term was in common use globally during the Victorian ...
'' (2002), thereafter, she made a comeback in television in 2007 playing a business tycoon in ''
Kasturi''.
[ This was followed by series like '']Na Aana Is Des Laado
''Na Aana Is Des Laado'' ( Never come to this country, dear female) is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language soap opera that premiered on 9 March 2009 on Colors TV and finished on 27 July 2012, reaching a total of 870 episodes. The show portrays various ...
'' (2009–2012), ''Kitani Mohabbat Hai
''Kitani Mohabbat Hai'' ''(How Much I Love You)'' is an Indian soap opera which aired on Imagine TV from 19 January 2009 to 25 September 2009. '' Kitani Mohabbat Hai 2'' started airing on 1 November 2010. Season 2 is not a continuation; it star ...
'' (2009), ''Kahani Saat Pheron Ki
''Kahani Saat Pheron Ki'' is a Hindi-language television series that aired on the national channel of India, DD National. Due to its popularity, the series was also shown on TV Asia and AZN Television channels in United States.
Plot
The show ...
'' (2007), ''Kuch Toh Log Kahenge
''Kuch Toh Log kahenge'' (English: ''People Will Talk)'' is an Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy/family drama television series on Sony Entertainment Television India. It premiered on 3 October 2011 and ended on 28 March 2013. The series r ...
'' (2001–2013) and ''Lakhon Mein Ek
''Lakhon Me Ek'' () is a 1971 Indian comedy-drama film directed by S.S. Balan. The film stars Mehmood (actor), Mehmood and Radha Saluja. This film is about brotherhood relationship between characters played by Pran (actor), Pran and Mehmood. It ...
'' (2012).
In June 2012, she joined the cast of popular television series, ''Hitler Didi'' on Zee TV
Zee TV (stylised as ZEE TV) is a Hindi general entertainment pay television channel in India. It was launched on 2 October 1992, as the first privately owned TV channel in the country. It is owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Zee TV also ...
.
She has also acted in stage plays, Rajat Kapoor
Rajat Kapoor (born 11 February 1961) is an Indian actor, filmmaker and playwright who works in Hindi cinema. Kapoor was born in Delhi, India. He mainly focused on acting at first. In 2013 he joined the theatre group Chingari in Delhi, later mov ...
's ''C for Clown'' (2007), Atul Kumar's ''The Blue Mug'' (2010) with Kapoor, Munish Bhardwaj, and Vinay Pathak
Vinay Pathak (born 12 July 1968) is an Indian theater and film actor. He has starred in many films including ''Khosla Ka Ghosla,'' '' Bheja Fry,'' ''Island City'' and ''Johnny Gaddaar'' and had a supporting role in movies like ''Jism'', ''Rab ...
, Konkona Sen Sharma
Konkona Sen Sharma (born 3 December 1979) is an Indian actress and filmmaker who works primarily in Hindi and Bengali films. She has received two National Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards. The daughter of filmmakeractress Aparna Sen, Sen ...
and Ranvir Shorey
Ranvir Shorey is an Indian actor and former VJ who works in Hindi films and television. Since making his debut in '' Ek Chhotisi Love Story'' (2002), he has starred in a number of high-profile films such as '' Jism'' (2003) and '' Lakshya'' ( ...
, played Desdimona in Roysten Abel
Roysten Abel is a noted Indian theatre director and playwright, known for devised theatre and plays involving folk performers, and productions like ''Othello in Black and White'', ''Flowers'', ''The Manganiyar Seduction'', and ''A Hundred Snake C ...
's ''Othello in Black& White'' and a 2012 production of Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playw ...
's play ''Hedda Gabler
''Hedda Gabler'' () is a play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. The world premiere was staged on 31 January 1891 at the Residenztheater in Munich. Ibsen himself was in attendance, although he remained back-stage. The play has been can ...
'', where she played the lead role of Hedda. She is also involved in running a theatre group, "The Company Theatre" in Mumbai.[ She is currently involved with an internet television series, '']Permanent Roommates
''Permanent Roommates'' is an Indian romantic comedy web series produced by The Viral Fever Media Labs. It was created by Arunabh Kumar, the founder of TVF, who also worked as the executive producer of the series. Written and developed by Biswap ...
'', which is under the banner of ''The Viral Fever
The Viral Fever, abbreviated to TVF, is an Indian video on demand and over-the-top streaming service and YouTube channel started by TVF Media Labs in 2010, and currently owned and operated by Contagious Online Media Network Private Limited. Ac ...
'' (TVF).
Filmography
Films
Television
*Hip Hip Hurray (1998 - 2001)
*Gubbare (1999-2000) as Anu
* ''Love Marriage
A love marriage is one which is driven solely by the couple, with or without consent of their parents, as opposed to arranged marriage. While there is no clear definition of love marriage, the term was in common use globally during the Victorian ...
'' (2002) as Sonali
* '' Kasturi'' (2007)
* ''Na Aana Is Des Laado
''Na Aana Is Des Laado'' ( Never come to this country, dear female) is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language soap opera that premiered on 9 March 2009 on Colors TV and finished on 27 July 2012, reaching a total of 870 episodes. The show portrays various ...
'' (2009–2012)
* ''Kitani Mohabbat Hai
''Kitani Mohabbat Hai'' ''(How Much I Love You)'' is an Indian soap opera which aired on Imagine TV from 19 January 2009 to 25 September 2009. '' Kitani Mohabbat Hai 2'' started airing on 1 November 2010. Season 2 is not a continuation; it star ...
'' (2009)
* ''Kahani Saat Pheron Ki
''Kahani Saat Pheron Ki'' is a Hindi-language television series that aired on the national channel of India, DD National. Due to its popularity, the series was also shown on TV Asia and AZN Television channels in United States.
Plot
The show ...
'' (2009)
* ''Kuch Toh Log Kahenge
''Kuch Toh Log kahenge'' (English: ''People Will Talk)'' is an Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy/family drama television series on Sony Entertainment Television India. It premiered on 3 October 2011 and ended on 28 March 2013. The series r ...
'' (2011–2013)
* ''Hitler Didi
''Hitler Didi'' (English: literally ''Hitler Sister'' but figuratively ''Auntie Hitler'') was a daily Indian soap opera that aired on Zee TV. It premiered on 7 November 2011. The story is located in the backdrop of Delhi.
The title of the sho ...
'' (2012) as Dulari Bua
* ''Lakhon Mein Ek
''Lakhon Me Ek'' () is a 1971 Indian comedy-drama film directed by S.S. Balan. The film stars Mehmood (actor), Mehmood and Radha Saluja. This film is about brotherhood relationship between characters played by Pran (actor), Pran and Mehmood. It ...
'' (2012)
* ''Pavitra Rishta
''Pavitra Rishta'' (International title: ''Sacred Relationship'') is a 2009 Indian soap opera produced by Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms, that aired on Zee TV from 1 June 2009 to 25 October 2014. It is an adaptation of Tamil television serie ...
'' (2013–2014)
* ''Hello Pratibha
''Hello Pratibha'' (International Title: Hello Pratiba) is an Indian television drama show, which premiered on 27 January 2015 till 27 July 2015. It aired Monday to Saturday on Zee TV. The series is dubbed in English and airs on Zee World from Fr ...
'' (2015) as Pushpa Chachi
* '' Bandini''
* ''Chandra Nandni
''Chandra Nandini'' is an Indian Hindi-language Historical fictional drama television series which aired on Star Plus from 10 October 2016 until 10 November 2017. It was produced by Ekta Kapoor under her banner Balaji Telefilms and is directed b ...
'' (2017)
;
Web Series
* "Aisa Waisa Pyaar" as Sunita
*"Bandish Bandits
''Bandish Bandits'' is an Indian musical romantic drama streaming television series on Amazon Prime Video created by Amritpal Singh Bindra and Anand Tiwari, produced by Still & Still Moving Pictures and directed by Anand Tiwari. The script was ...
" (an Amazon Prime
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original) as Mohini
* "Mirzapur
Mirzapur () is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India, 827 km from Delhi and 733 km from Kolkata, almost 91 km from Prayagraj (formally known as Allahabad) and 61 km from Varanasi. It is known for its carpets and brassware industries, and the folk ...
" as Vasudha Pandit
* “Taj Mahal 1989 ” as Mumtaz
*"Permanent Roommates
''Permanent Roommates'' is an Indian romantic comedy web series produced by The Viral Fever Media Labs. It was created by Arunabh Kumar, the founder of TVF, who also worked as the executive producer of the series. Written and developed by Biswap ...
" (Season 2)
* " Tanhaiyan" as Raza's mother (khala)
* "Hey Prabhu!
Hey Prabhu! is a 2019 Hindi-language comedy web series directed by Shashanka Ghosh for MX Player. The series stars Rajat Barmecha, Parul Gulati, Ritu Raj Singh, Achint Kaur, Sheeba Chaddha and Prynca Talukdar. It is written by Nihit Bhave and p ...
as Tarun's Mom
* "Adulting Adulting is a neologism for growing up that became popular on English-speaking social media in the second half of the 2010s. American writer Kelly Williams Brown has been credited with coining the term. The term is commonly used to refer to the con ...
" as Nikhat's mother (Season 1 Episode 2 & Season 2 Episode 2)
*"What's Your Status
What or WHAT may refer to:
* What, an interrogative pronoun and adverb
* "What?", one of the Five Ws used in journalism
Film and television
* ''What!'' (film) or ''The Whip and the Body'', a 1963 Italian film directed by Mario Bava
* '' What ...
" as Bharat's mother
*"Moh" as Shilpa
* "Special Day" as Malti Mehra
* "The Good Wife
''The Good Wife'' is an American legal and political drama television series that aired on CBS from September 22, 2009, to May 8, 2016. It focuses on Alicia Florrick, the wife of the Cook County State's Attorney, who returns to her career in law ...
"
* " Good Bad Girl"
References
External links
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Actresses from Delhi
Indian film actresses
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Indian stage actresses
Indian television actresses
Indian soap opera actresses
Actresses in Hindi television
Delhi University alumni
Indian expatriate actresses in the United Kingdom
20th-century Indian actresses
21st-century Indian actresses