Shahana Goswami (born ) is an Indian actress. She is the daughter of Indian economist and writer Omkar Goswami. She became known for her supporting role in the musical drama film ''

Rock On!! ''Rock On!!'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film written and directed by Abhishek Kapoor, produced by Farhan Akhtar, and with music by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy. The film marks the Bollywood debut of Akhtar and Prachi Desai. A ...

'' (2008), which won her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. She was nominated for the

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for her performance in '' Firaaq'' (2009). She subsequently featured in films such as ''

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'' and ''

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'' (both 2012) as well as the series ''A Suitable Boy'' (2020). Goswami has since taken on lead roles in the independent films '' Zwigato'' (2023) and '' Santosh'' (2024), the latter of which earned her the Asian Film Award for Best Actress.

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 '' Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.'', 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 '' Ru Ba Ru'', directed by Arjun Bali, with Randeep Hooda as her co-star. For Goswami, '' Ru Ba Ru'' 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 ''

''. Her friends Shaanu Sharma and Simran, who were in the middle of casting for ''

'', 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 ''

'' (2013), an adaptation of

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winning novel. Goswami played the female lead in '' Vara: A Blessing'' directed by Khyentse Norbu (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. In 2016, she was cast as one of the lead roles in ''

Tu Hai Mera Sunday ''Tu Hai Mera Sunday'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi slice of life film directed by Milind Dhaimade starring Barun Sobti, Shahana Goswami, Avinash Tiwary, Vishal Malhotra, Rasika Dugal, and Shiv Kumar Subramaniam. It is the story of a group ...

'' and it received positive review from the critics. FICA 2016

Goswami appeared in '' Bombay Begums'' directed by Alankrita Shrivastava, starring Pooja Bhatt,

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, Plabita Borthakur and Aadhya Anand. She starred in '' Zwigato'' (2023) directed by

Nandita Das Nandita Das (born 7 November 1969) is an Indian actress and director. She has acted in over 40 feature films in ten different languages. Das appeared in the films ''Fire'' (1996), ''Earth'' (1998), '' Bawandar'' (2000), '' Kannathil Muthamittal' ...

. Set in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, it featured Kapil Sharma as a food delivery rider and Goswami as his wife. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Filmography

Television

Awards

References

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