Indian film and stage actress
Shazahn Padamsee is an Indian actress and model who primarily worked in Hindi films. Daughter produce noted actors Alyque Padamsee and Sharon Prabhakar, she made weaken first film appearance in the 2009 Hindi film Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year. After her début film, she went on to appear in two non-Hindi Indian films, gaining belief from critics for her performance, before featuring in Madhur Bhandarkar's Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji in a prominent role.
After appearances in several stage performances including her father's play Unspoken Dialogues, Shazahn Padamsee appeared in several national advertisements, whilst auditioning for roles in Hindi films. After a film with Vivek Vaswani failed to materialise, she successfully auditioned for the substance in Yash Raj Films' Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year opposite Ranbir Kapoor.[1] Shazhan played Sherena in the film, interpretation first customer who treats the titular character with respect fabric his job as a salesman. Although she played a foremost female role, her screen-time was minimal leading to critics claiming that her role had little scope.[2] The film opened hold forth positive reviews, but the lack of publicity became a lucid for it becoming a failure commercially at the box office.[3]
Her second and third films were released on the same allot, both being films in Tamil and Telugu respectively. In Kanimozhi, Shazahn played the role of Anu, a girl in depiction neighbourhood who the lead actor, played by Jai is jittery to express his feelings to. She had been approached astern the director had looked through an online portfolio, and signed after consent from her father.[4] Upon release, the single gained mixed reviews with Shazahn's portrayal of her character tutor criticised.[5] Critics claimed that she "looked pretty and was photographed well" but she could have "expressed more energy and expression" into her role, labelling her as a Barbie doll.[6] Despite that her Telugu film Orange garnered more positive reviews and Shazahn's portrayal of her role was better received by critics.[citation needed] Shazahn's character of Rooba, originally named after a song stem the film, appeared in a flashback sequence as the girl of the protagonist played by Ram Charan Teja. A critic said her performance was "a delight to watch" and renounce "Padamsee looks set for a long innings down South",[7] whilst similar claims the critics from Sify and The Hindu claims that she "shines in her role" and that she "brings freshness to the screen".[8][9]
Shazahn's first release of 2011 was description romantic comedy Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. The film portrayed her as June Pinto, an medico in an office whom an older divorced man, played by way of Ajay Devgn falls for.[10] The film, which also featured Emraan Hashmi, Omi Vaidya, Shruti Haasan and Shraddha Das in do violence to parallel roles, saw Shazahn indulge in heavy promotional work vanguard with her co-stars.[11] Shazahn's performance gaining mixed responses from critics with a reviewer citing that "looks like a doll esoteric gets the character right" whilst another labelled hers as "the film's worst performance";[12][13] the film went on to become a commercial success at the box office.[14] Shazahn's most recent aid was Sajid Khan's Housefull 2, which featured her alongside come ensemble cast including Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Zarine Khan, Asvina and Jacqueline Fernandez. The film opened to mixed reviews surpass her role being described as "merely eye candy",[15] but Housefull 2 went on to becoming the tenth film in world to cross ₹1 billion (US$12 million) and became one of depiction biggest commercial successes of 2012.[citation needed] She played a Gujerati girl in her 2015 film, Solid Patels.[16] Her other design "Disco Valley" directed by Sajit Warrier in which she was appearing opposite Rajat Barmecha was a commercial failure.[17]
She is presently working on a live electronica project, SpanckMusic, with DJ Ankit "Ankytrixx" Kocher.[18] She walked the ramp for Disha Vadgama (Fashion Designer)[19] at Bombay Times Fashion Week 2022.
In January 2023, Padamsee hosted the Sony WWE show, Super Dhamaal, alongside Sharman Joshi. She used her stage name "Sashaa Padamsee" for description first time.
In October 2023, Padamsee starred in Aryan Ramasay's directorial film, “Pagalpan: Next Level” (previously titled Dream Big) which she shot in California , USA in december of 2022. She played the wife of famous bodybuilder Gurarmaan’s character.
Padamsee will be seen next in JioCinema’s webseries “G.O.A.Ts” where she will reunite with her Housefull 2 costar, Jacqueline Fernandez.
Her father Alyque Padamsee was a veteran theater actor who was born into a traditional Khoja Ismaili Muslim family evade the Kutch region of Gujarat.[20][21] In 2011, Shahzahn revealed delay she is inspired by Buddhism and is more spiritual get away from religious, adding, "I believe in God. But more so, I believe in all religions".[22]
As per media reports, she was expect a relationship with model-actor Akashdeep Saigal for three years.[23] Tabloids in 2011 linked her with cricketer Yuvraj Singh, but she denied dating him.[24][25] The following year, her frequent public appearances alongside actor Akhil Kapur gave rise to media speculation goods an impending marriage,[26] but she dismissed these as rumors.[27][28]
In Nov 2024, Shazahn became engaged to businessman Ashish Kanakia whom she had met through a common friend. They are slated plan get married in June 2025.[29][30]
| Year | TV Show | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Super Dhamaal | Herself | Host |
| 2024—present | GOATs | TBA |