Shahana Goswami is an Indian actress. She is the daughter of Indian economist and writer Omkar Goswami.

Career

Through her theater circle Goswami met talent consultant Shaanu Sharma who asked her to audition for a role in Naseeruddin Shah's directorial debut ''

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''. Subsequently, she stumbled upon the small role of Boman Irani's daughter in Reema Kagti's ''

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'', when she visited the production house for some other work. Meanwhile, a cinematographer who noticed her work in ''Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota'' recommended her and she auditioned for the lead role in Percept Picture Company's ''

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'', directed by Arjun Bali, with

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as her co-star. For Goswami, ''

'' happened while she was still in college completing her graduation. She gave her first shot for the film in Bangkok, much before she was signed on for '' Rock On!!''. Her friends Shaanu Sharma and Simran, who were in the middle of casting for '' Rock On!!'', at that time suggested her name to the film's director,

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. Later, she auditioned for the film and got her big break in the role of Debbie. Her performance earned her the Filmfare Best Actress (Critics) award. She then appeared in the music video for Dido's ''Let's Do the Things We Normally Do'' as a taxi driver in Mumbai. The video was shot by Siddharth Sikand. In between, she also featured in a Fevicol commercial set in a village in

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. Goswami's first international project was

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's ''

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'' (2013), an adaptation of

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winning novel. Goswami played the female lead in '' Vara: A Blessing'' directed by

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(director of '' The Cup'' and ''

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'', which was shot in Sri Lanka. She received the Asian Award for best actress for her performance in the film. FICA 2016

Goswami will be next seen in the upcoming web series 'Bombay Begums', directed by

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. Starring

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and Aadhya Anand.

Filmography

Shahana Goswami - Festival des Cinémas d'Asie - Vesoul 2016

Television

Awards

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goswami, Shahana Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Indian film actresses Indian television actresses Indian web series actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses from Mumbai Actresses from New Delhi Bengali people Sophia College for Women alumni Filmfare Awards winners Screen Awards winners 21st-century Indian actresses