Shefali Shah

Shefali Shah ( Shetty; born 22 May 1973) is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. Working primarily in independent Hindi films, she has received multiple local and foreign accolades for her performances. Shah's acting career started on the Gujarati stage before she debuted on television in 1993. After small parts on television and a brief stint with cinema in ''Rangeela'' (1995), she gained wider recognition in 1997 for her role in the popular series . This was followed by lead roles in the TV series ''Kabhie Kabhie'' (1997) and ''Raahein'' (1999). A supporting role in the crime film ''Satya'' (1998) won her positive notice and a Filmfare Critics Award, and she soon shifted her focus to film acting starting with a lead role in the Gujarati drama ''Dariya Chhoru'' (1999).

Shah was selective about her roles through the following decades, resulting in intermittent film work, mostly in character parts and often to appreciation from critics. She appeared in the international co-production ''Monsoon Wedding'' (2001) and the mainstream comedy-drama ''Waqt: The Race Against Time'' (2005). In 2007, her portrayal of Kasturba Gandhi in the biographical drama ''Gandhi, My Father'' won her the Best Actress prize at the Tokyo International Film Festival, and she received the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the drama film ''The Last Lear''. Among her subsequent film roles, she played a leading part in ''Kucch Luv Jaisaa'' (2011) and was noted for her work in the social problem film ''Lakshmi'' (2014) and the ensemble drama ''Dil Dhadakne Do'' (2015).

Shah's career surged in the late 2010s as she transitioned to leading roles. She won a Filmfare Short Film Award for her performance in ''Juice'' (2017) and followed with two Netflix projects: the romantic drama ''Once Again'' (2018) and the crime miniseries ''Delhi Crime'' (2019). Her performance as DCP Vartika Chaturvedi in the latter met with widespread acclaim. Five 2022 projects, including the Disney+ Hotstar webseries ''Human'', the feature dramas ''Jalsa'' and ''Darlings'', as well as the second season of ''Delhi Crime'', brought Shah further recognition. The last of these earned her a nomination for the International Emmy Award for Best Actress, and she won a second Filmfare Critics Award for playing a woman with early onset dementia in ''Three of Us'' (2023). Provided by Wikipedia