Shama Sikander
| Shama Sikander | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Shama Sikander Gesawat 4 August 1979 Makrana, Rajasthan, India |
| Alma mater | Roshan Taneja School of Acting |
| Occupation | Actress, model |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Shama Sikander Gesawat (born 4 August 1979) is an Indian actress who is best remembered for her lead role in the TV series Yeh Meri Life Hai (2003-2005). She has acted in television serials and is also known as a TV program host and a reality show contestant. On the big screen, she has appeared in a few Bollywood movies, including the Aamir Khan starrer Mann in 1999.
Sikander is also active as a fashion model, and she launched her own design company, Saisha, in 2010.
Shama Sikander Gesawat was born in Makrana, Rajasthan, India, and is the daughter of Gulshan, a housewife and Sikander Gesawat who was a marble supplier and now practices ayurveda. At the age of 10 her family moved to Mumbai, Maharashtra, where she lived together with her younger siblings, Khalid, Rizwan, and Salma (born 1991). Sikander has mentioned in interviews that her early years in Mumbai were extremely difficult, even commenting that at times "there was no food in the house to feed the family".
Having moved locations frequently, Sikander attended as many as nine schools in her early life in Makrana and in various parts of Greater Mumbai including Malad, Mumbra, Thane, and Andheri. Following her completion of the 10th grade, and passing the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education examination, Sikander enrolled in the Roshan Taneja School of Acting in Mumbai in 1995, graduating from the course a year later.
Sikander began her career on the big screen with small parts in Prem Aggan (1998 Hindi) and Mann (1999 Hindi) before landing a supporting role in Ansh: The Deadly Part (2002 Hindi). She first gained significant recognition on television as the title character 'Pooja Mehta' in the popular Sony TV drama Ye Meri Life Hai (2003-2005). The performance earned her numerous nominations and awards, her wins including the 12th Annual Lion's Gold Awards' Critics' Choice "Best Actress" (2005), Sony TV's "Best Face" (2005), Indian Television Academy Awards' "GR8! Face of the Year" (2004), and "Best Debut" (2004). Sikander subsequently anchored Popkorn Newz (2007) and Jet Set Go (2008) before returning to film with lead role of 'Jiya' in Dhoom Dhadaka (2008). She subsequently appeared in the lead role of 'Shunyaa' on the supernatural thriller TV series Seven (2010-2011 Hindi) produced by Bollywood juggernaut Yash Raj Films. She was seen as 'Byankar Pari', the lead antagonist in the children's program Baal Veer (2012–2014) on SAB TV but quitted for her company
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