Isha Sharvani

Isha Sharvani (born 29 September 1984 in Gujarat, India) is an Indian Contemporary dancer and actress. She is known for her stylistic Indian contemporary and nude aerial dance performances. She has also starred in Bollywood, Malayalam and Tamil movies.

Isha Sharvani
Sharvani at red carpet of the Colors Golden Petal Awards (2012).
Born (1984-09-29) 29 September 1984
Gujarat,
India
NationalityIndian
OccupationIndian Contemporary Dancer, Actress
Years active2005–present
Websitewww.ishasharvani.com

Early life

Isha was born on 29 September, 1984 in Gujarat, India to an Australian musician father and a Gujarati artist mother. She lived in Ahmedabad, from where she moved to Delhi, Vrindavan[1] and Bangalore, before settling down in Trivandrum.

Isha's parents founded an arts school called Academy for Art Research, Training and Innovation (AARTI) in Trivandrum, Kerala,[2] where she lived for 13 or 14 years. At the age of thirteen, she began formal learning in dance from her mother Daksha Sheth at her dance school and learned Kalaripayattu, Kathak and Chhau dance as well as giving performances in 22 countries over last seven years.[3]

According to an interview with India Daily, Isha stated she "lived a different life poles apart from the film industry. For 11 years I have been training eight to 10 hours a day in a very disciplined atmosphere where there is no distinction between boys and girls. I was not supposed to cry over a clipped nail. Beyond stage even my wardrobe has mostly unisexual dresses, jeans and T-shirts". She is a trained Malkam dancer, a part of folk dance.[4]

Career

Isha never gave acting in films much priority, until she was spotted by filmmaker Subhash Ghai, who required someone with dancing skills to perform in his movie Kisna (2005). He offered her a main role in the film opposite Vivek Oberoi.[3] The film did not do well, but her dance performances were appreciated. She was also the dancer opposite Hritik Roshan in the Parle Hide & Seek commercial, performing a much appreciated dance duet with Hrithik Roshan.

Since then she has continued her dance performances on stage, as well as signing for several movies which were released in 2006 and 2007. She appeared as a female lead in the Hindi comedy Darwaza Bandh Rakho in 2006.

She is currently the lead dancer in the Daksha Sheth Dance Company, and has performed in front of live audiences throughout the world, including Mumbai, London, Perth and Muscat.[5]

In 2012, Isha was a participant in the dance reality show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 5, which was aired on Colors TV and earned acclaim for her dance performances in the show.[6]

In 2013, she played the titular role as a housebreaker in the Malayalam short film Esha, a part of the anthology 5 Sundarikal.

In 2014, Sharvani played the lead role in the Malayalam film Iyobinte Pustakam, as an Anglo-Indian illegitimate child of a British landlord and an ethnic tribal Indian mother, achieving wide recognition for the role.

Filmography
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2005Kisna: The Warrior PoetLakshmiHindi
2006Darwaza Bandh RakhoIsha Taneja
2006Rocky: The RebelNeha Mathur
2007Good Boy, Bad BoyRashmi D. Awasthi
2008U, Me aur HumNatasha 'Nutty'
2009Luck by ChanceNikki Walia
2012MaattrraanHerselfTamilSpecial appearance in song "Theeyae Theeyae"
2013DavidRomaHindi
2013DavidTamil
20135 SundarikalIshaMalayalamSegment: Esha
2014Iyobinte PustakamMartha
2015Double BarrelSweety
2017Qarib Qarib SinglleGauriHindi

Reality television
As contestant
Year Show Standing
2012
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5
In the top 3
Withdrew due to injury
on 29 September 2012

See also

References
  1. Swati R Chaudhary. "Isha Sharvani". GlamSham. Yahoo!. TNN. Archived from the original on 13 March 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2006.
  2. "Inspiring life". Spectrum. Sunday Tribune. 20 August 2000. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. Isha Sharvani: Married to the God of dance : Bollywood News : ApunKaChoice.Com
  4. "Subhash Ghai's new discovery Isha Sharvani - better than Madhuri and Ashwariya - ready for bold Bollywood". India Daily. 15 December 2004. Archived from the original on 12 January 2005. Retrieved 9 August 2006 – via archive.is.
  5. "Daksha Sheth Dance Company". Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  6. "Contestants List of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5". 16 June 2012. Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
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