Ishita Sharma is an Indian actress,[1][2] kathak dancer,[3] entrepreneur and social activist. She began her acting career with theatre and television while still in school, with children's shows like Shaka Laka Boom Boom, and later went on to make her big screen debut in the 2007 English film Loins of Punjab Presents. Alongside working in films like Dil Dosti Etc and Dulha Mil Gaya, Ishita continued her kathak performances as well as further studies in psychology and literature and acquired a Master's degree in human development.

Ishita Sharma
Pyaar Ka Punchnama Success Party, 2012 by Bollywood Hungama
Born
Mumbai, India
NationalityIndian
EducationM.Sc (Human Development), Bachelor of Psychology & English Literature
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Kathak dancer
  • Activist
Years active2002–Present
Spouse
(m. 2011)

She later moved to television as Anjalika Solanki (Anji) in the series Kuch Toh Log Kahenge and co-anchored Dance India Dance (season 4) with Jay Bhanushali.[4]

Ishita used her creative experiences to establish Aamad, her school for performing arts in 2014, and in 2016 launched the MukkaMaar[5] initiative to empower the lesser-privileged girls with free self-defence.[6] MukkaMaar was then formally registered as a non-profit in 2018 and continues to work with thousands of girls in India.[7]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Language Ref
2007 Loins of Punjab Presents Preeti Patel English [citation needed]
Dil Dosti Etc Kintu Hindi [citation needed]
2008 Sakkarakatti Deepali Tamil [citation needed]
2010 Dulha Mil Gaya Samarpreet Kapoor Hindi [citation needed]
Bird Idol [citation needed]
2011 Cycle-Kick Suman [citation needed]

Television

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Year Show Channel Role Language Source
2002 Shri 420 Zee TV Babli Hindi
2002 Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat Sony Entertainment Television Deepthi (Ghost) Hindi [8]
2004 Shaka Laka Boom Boom Star Plus Simple Didi Hindi
2005 Hello Dollie Gauri Dholakia Hindi
Happy Go Lucky Star One Manisha Hindi [citation needed]
2006 Shhhh.. Phir Koi Hai Star Plus Hindi [citation needed]
2011–2013 Kuch Toh Log Kahenge Sony Entertainment Television Anjali Solanki/Anji Hindi [citation needed]
2013 Dance India Dance (season 4) Zee TV Co-Host Hindi [9]
2015 Darr Sabko Lagta Hai &TV Sakshi Verma in episode fifteen, paired with Arya Babbar Hindi

References

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  1. ^ "Has Master Mudassar found love on DID 4? - Times Of India". Archived from the original on 4 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Has Master Mudassar found love on DID 4?". 29 November 2013.
  3. ^ "झुग्गी की बच्चियों को देती हैं मुफ्त सेल्फ डिफेंस शिक्षा".
  4. ^ "'Dance India Dance': Behind the lens | TelevisionPost.com". Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  5. ^ Maria, Ranjana (24 March 2017). "MukkaMaar to go the pro way". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  6. ^ training
  7. ^ "3 Years On, MukkaMaar Continues to Empower Young Women in Self-Defense". India.com. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  8. ^ Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat
  9. ^ "ZEE5 - Watch TV Shows, 100+ Originals, Movies, News & Live TV Online".
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