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Nationality
  
Indian

Role
  
Film actor

Name
  
Shernaz Patel


Years active
  
1984–present

Occupation
  
stage and film actor

Parents
  
Burjor Patel, Ruby Patel

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Nominations
  
IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress, Star Guild Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Movies
  
Guzaarish, Black, Talaash, John Day, Aatma

Similar People
  
Rajit Kapur, Preetika Chawla, Ayesha Raza, Moni Kangana Dutta, Suparn Verma

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Shernaz Patel is an Indian film and theatre actor, who works in Hindi and English films, most known for her roles in films like Black (2005) and Guzaarish (2010) and English language theatre in Mumbai. She made her theatre debut with The Diary Of Anne Frank in 1984. Since then, she has acted in several noted productions in Mumbai-based English theatre, and formed RAGE theatre group in Mumbai, with Rahul da Cunha and Rajit Kapur in 1993. She has also given voice to the character of Yashoda in the TV series Little Krishna.

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Early life and education

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Born in Mumbai, Shernaz is the daughter of Gujarati stage veterans Ruby and Burjor Patel and grew up in a theatre environment. She did her schooling at Fort Covent school, where she participated in plays directed by Pearl Padamsee. She graduated from the Elphinstone College, University of Mumbai. Subsequently she did her Masters in Acting from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

Career

She made her film debut with Mahesh Bhatt's TV film Janam (1986) alongside Kumar Gaurav. In 1992, she performed the lead in the English play, Love Letters for the first time, along with Rajit Kapoor, under the direction of Rahul da Cunha. The play is still being performed.

In 2008 she returned to soap operas after 23 years of filming in various movies.

In 2009, she acted in screenwriter and Mira Nair's long-time collaborator Sooni Taraporevala's directorial debut film, Little Zizou. In 2011 she appeared in Rockstar. In 2012, she appeared in Reema Kagti's suspense-drama Talaash.

In 2014 she performed at the Times Noida festival along with other actors such as Rajit Kapur and Neil Bhoopalam.

In 2015 she acted in a YouTube mini-series by YashRaj Films called "Bang Baaja Baaraat" along with Ali Fazal, Angira Dhar, Gajraj Rao, Rajit Kapur, Ayesha Raza, Neil Bhoopalam, Preetika Chawla and Priyanshu Painyuli.

In 2016 she was seen in season finale of TVF Tripling, portraying the role of mother of the siblings.

Filmography

  • Janam (1986)
  • Black (2005)
  • Home Delivery (2005)
  • Family — Ties of Blood (2006)
  • Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006)
  • Dum Kaata (2007)
  • Big Brother (2007)
  • Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (2007)
  • Little Zizou (2009)
  • The President Is Coming (2009)
  • Kalpavriksha
  • Hum Tum Aur Ghost (2010)
  • Lamhaa (2010)
  • Guzaarish (2010)
  • O Maria ( 2010)
  • I Am (2011)
  • Rockstar (2011)
  • Love, Wrinkle-free (2011) Post-production
  • Talaash (2012) - Frenny
  • Gandhi of the Month (2012) Post-production
  • Kalpvriksh (2012)
  • Aatma (2013)
  • John Day (2013)
  • Roy (film) (2015)
  • Azhar (film) (2016)
  • Awards

  • 2011 Star Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress - Guzaarish
  • References

    Shernaz Patel Wikipedia