Career Shama Sikander

1 career

1.1 actor (early work)
1.2 actor (2003–present)
1.3 designer (2010–present)
1.4 film, music , music video producer (2012–present)

career

sikander began career on big screen small parts in prem aggan (1998 hindi) , mann (1999 hindi) before landing supporting role in ansh: deadly part (2002 hindi). first gained significant recognition on television title character pooja mehta in popular sony tv drama ye meri life hai (2003-2005). performance earned numerous nominations , awards, wins including 12th annual lion s gold awards critics choice best actress (2005), sony tv s best face (2005), indian television academy awards gr8! face of year (2004), , best debut (2004). sikander subsequently anchored popkorn newz (2007) , jet set go (2008) before returning film lead role of jiya in dhoom dhadaka (2008). subsequently appeared in lead role of shunyaa on supernatural thriller tv series 7 (2010-2011 hindi) produced bollywood juggernaut yash raj films. seen byankar pari , lead antagonist in children s program baal veer (2012–2014) on sab tv quitted company

sikander s production company chocolate box films pvt. ltd., founded in late 2012, has yet announce first production.

actor (early work)

while working establish herself in mumbai s bollywood industry, sikander traveled hours, daily outskirts of city attend auditions, accompanied brother, rizwan sikander, actor.

her film debut came @ age of 16, in 1998 hindi-language feature film prem aggan produced , directed acclaimed film personality feroz khan. after friend suggested screen test part, sikander impressed feroz khan landed role, though had been cast. despite significant hype, film, featured feroz khan s son fardeen khan s debut, both critical , box office failure. nevertheless, 1 critic praised screen presence , commented [sikander is] friendly viewers eyes.

a year later sikander appeared in amir khan starer mann (1999 hindi) in cameo kamini. directed indra kumar film received mixed reviews , did not @ box office. debut in prem aggan, however, sikander received positive reviews performance. calling pretty , emotive , mohammad ali ikram of planet bollywood exclaimed mark words, simple stunner has ability shine great performer , star .

ansh: deadly part (2002) sikander s first supporting role in hindi language feature film. portraying character kusum opposite south indian superstar abbas, film produced rukamanee arts box office success doing reasonably , garnering favorable reviews. despite ansh being best-faring feature film far, sikander not have big screen release next 6 years.

actor (2003–present)

sikander @ screening of sexaholic short film.

though feature films failed establish sikander box office success, television debut portraying title character pooja metha in popular sony tv drama ye meri life hai (2003-2005) made show household name overnight, gave instant fame , , elevated 1 of loved faces on indian television. . performance earned numerous nominations, wins including indian television academy awards gr8 face of year (2004), indian television academy awards best debut (2004), 12th annual lion s gold awards best actress: critics choice (2005), , sony tv s best face (2005).

fueled success of ye meri life hai , subsequent performances, sikander seen in frequent guest appearances on various popular programs including batliwala house no. 43 (in 2005), c.i.d. (indian tv series) (in 2006), jodee kamaal ki (in 2007), kaajjal (in 2008), , man mein hai visshwas (in 2009).

beginning in 2007 sikander featured tv program host – first of entertainment channel zoom s popkorn newz single season, , in 2008, host of star 1 travel-contest program jet set go. accomplished self-taught dancer , amateur singer, 2008 see sikander appear on numerous programs including celebrity dance program ek khiladi ek haseena celebrity contestant alongside notable indian cricketer vinod kambli (where drew praise bollywood superstar sushmita sen called 1 of fabulous dancers ve ever seen ), next in singing reality program jjhoom india again celebrity contestant, india s longest running dance program boogie woogie celebrity guest performer in 2010 , subsequently on multiple occasions performer guest judge. ability showcase in singing, dance, hosting acting caused critics comment on versatility performer, identifying 1 of few have been able navigate between film , television. while tv career flourished, sikander returned film in 2008 supporting role in director shashi ranjan s dhoom dhadaka alongside notable bollywood actors jackie shroff, anupam kher, gulshan grover, , satish kaushik. film box office failure , regarded critics average disappointing. sify s sonia chopra commented cast doesn t disappoint as film , , shama sikander [is] earnest enough ... molten-hot , ... superbly styled .

2010 saw sikander return lead role in television series first time since leaving ye meri life hai in 2005. sikander s shunyaa featured central character in supernatural thriller series 7 (2010-2011 hindi) produced bollywood juggernaut yash raj films. production budget far in excess of television program came before, yrf s 7 aired weekly episodes instead of daily, in contrast competing programing. sikander s performance , program whole appreciated being daringly different , own dedicated audience eliciting huge response through ... platforms internet, e-mails , social networking sites. nevertheless perhaps due weekly format, lack of significant promotion, excessive production budget, , yrf s primary focus on film division, 7 experienced niche viewership , brought close after 1 season of 26 episodes.

after short break sikander took role of main antagonist, byankar pari, in young-adult fantasy program baal veer starting in september 2012. baal veer stands 1 of channel s, , indeed market segment s, highest rated programs. sikander quit show in 2014.

in march 2016, sikander featured in short film sexaholic. bollywoodlife.com noted sikander s performance treading territory, make many male actors balk, shama supremely comfortable choice.

designer (2010–present)

on 3 december 2010 sikander launched women s wear fashion label saisha in upscale mumbai suburb of bandra west, high profile , covered inauguration attended close friends , bollywood superstars sushmita sen , jackie shroff. sikander has showcased collection numerous times since, often, not always, appearing on ramp in own designs. saisha has appeared both domestically in hyderabad fashion week , mumbai s lakme fashion week, internationally, notably in south africa.

film, music , music video producer (2012–present)

opting in late 2012 divide attention between performance , production, sikander incorporated film , tv production company chocolate box films pvt. ltd. has yet announce first project.

having featured in number of music videos in punjabi , other indian languages (most notably acclaimed singer abhijeet) in late 2012 sikander reportedly produced (very sensuous) music video featuring herself alongside boyfriend actor / musician alexx o nell picturising original english language composition entitled still on mind . video, marks first on screen collaboration has not yet been released, , uncertain if produced under newly formed chocolate box films pvt. ltd. banner. reports indicate may producing entire english language album authored o nell.