Shefali Shah
- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Shefali is a National Award-winning actress with a career spanning over two decades across various genres and formats. She has given power-packed performances in films such as "Satya", "Monsoon Wedding", "Gandhi, My Father", "Dil Dhadakne Do", and "Once Again". Shefali has won numerous awards including the Filmfare Award, Stardust Award, Tokyo International Film Festival Award and the Asian Academy Creative Award. She received the National Award (Best Supporting Actress) at the 55th National Film Awards for her work in
"The Last Lear". Shefali was lauded for her restrained, layered performance in director Neeraj Ghaywan's short film "Juice", which won multiple awards, including the Filmfare Best Actress Award. She also lent her voice for the character of Raksha in the Hindi version of Jon Favreau's "The Jungle Book". Her performance in the Netflix Original "Delhi Crime" garnered wide critical acclaim with the show winning the Best Drama series at the 48th International Emmy Awards. Shefali recently donned the director's hat with her two short films "Someday" and "Happy Birthday Mummy Ji", both dealing with the theme of isolation. Audiences unanimously loved her characterizations of Natasha in "Ankahi", part of the "Ajeeb Daastaans" anthology on Netflix; Gauri Nath in "Human" and Rukhsana in "Jalsa". She was recently seen in multiple films and series such as "Darlings", "Doctor G", and "Delhi Crime" Season 2.
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