Shashwita Sharma: Crime Patrol Actors and Actresses

Shashwita Sharma is a seasoned actor in theater, film, and television. With her birth on March 15th, she was raised in a family with a rich musical heritage. Under the tutelage of her mother and guru, Dr. Neelima Sharma, she received training in Hindustani classical vocal music.

It was the Kathak master, Pt. Birju Maharaj, who trained Shashwita in Kathak during her university years in Delhi. She is now studying and performing the Banaras Gharana style under Guru Vaibhav Joshi. Shashwita's film and television credits include films such as Hate Story 2, Sanam Re, Nirdosh, Shamitabh, and a documentary for the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO). Her breakthrough role was in the television soap opera Maryada - Lekin Kab Tak on Star Plus, for which she was nominated for the Star Parivar Awards. She received acclaim for her portrayal of the negative lead, Gaganpreet, in Bani-Ishq Da Kalma on Colors Channel. Her role as a dark-skinned woman who addresses racial discrimination in Zee TV's show Doli Armano Ki received global recognition.

She also appeared in the role of a Cyber Crime Expert in the TV series Courtroom - Sachchai Hazir Ho on Colors Channel. Shashwita has always been experimental with her roles, dabbling in genres ranging from family dramas to fantasy and comedy. However, her favorite remains the honest and hardworking cop she played in the well-known Sony TV series, Crime Patrol.

As far as the roles are concerned, she has always experimented with various shades. From genres like family dramas, fantasy, and comedy, her favorite remains the character of an honest, hardworking Cop, in Sony TV's well-known series Crime Patrol.

She is also the Co-Founder of Jashn-E-Qalam, a storytelling collective. Her Solo Performances of short stories from Hindustani Literature have enthralled audiences in the country's major Art & literature festivals, theatres & communities. She recognizes Storytelling as the most powerful and effective way of bringing about change in the world.

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Storytelling | Jashn-E-Qalam (2014 - Present)
Co-Founder & Actor
Chechak ke Daagh : Rajinder Singh Bedi
Chuimui : Ismat Chughtai
Story: Kamleshwar
Prateeksha : Rajendra Yadav

Movies
Nirdosh (2018) - Subroto Paul | UV productions
Dassehra (2017) - Manish Vatsalya | Rash Productions
Sanam Re (2016) - Divya Khosla Kumar | T Series
Shamitabh (2015) - Mr. R. Balki | Hope Productions
Hate story 2 (2014) - Vishal Pandya | T Series

Theatre Productions
Geet Gaan aur Gaatha (Musical) : Rangshila
Chinta Chodh Chintamani : Yatri
Kaalchakra: Yatri
Gaj Foot Inch : Yatri

Voice Over
Audiobook - Godan (Premchand): Storytel
Podcast - Afsano ka Safar: BMS Jukebox

Academic Qualification
Masters in Arts (History)
Masters in Arts (Kathak Dance)

Festivals
Mahindra Sanatkada Lucknow Festival (2020)
Woman Up Summit (2019)
Great Indian Film & Literary Festival (2019)
Kala Ghoda Festival (2018)
Kalinga Literary Festival (2018)
Udaipur Tales Storytelling Festival (2018)

Interests
Music Humanities Running

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