Ahsaas Channa

{{Infobox person

| name = Ahsaas Channa

| image = Ahsaas Channa snapped at the Grazia Fashion Awards 2025 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Channa in 2025

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|08|05|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2004–present

| alma_mater = Mumbai University

| parents =

}}

Ahsaas Channa (born 5 August 1999) is an Indian actress who works in the Hindi film and TV industry. As a child actress, she worked in Vaastu Shastra, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, My Friend Ganesha, Phoonk, among others, and as a teenager,{{cite web|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-BOW-kid-who-played-srks-son-in-kank-5263240-PHO.html|title=Meet the Girl Who Played SRK's Son in 'Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna'|date=1 March 2016|access-date=3 August 2017|archive-date=11 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811152413/http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-BOW-kid-who-played-srks-son-in-kank-5263240-PHO.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Mandvi |date=20 August 2008 |title=Short & sweet: Ahsaas Channa |language=en |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Short-sweet-Ahsaas-Channa/articleshow/3380744.cms |access-date=13 May 2022 |archive-date=13 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513111303/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Short-sweet-Ahsaas-Channa/articleshow/3380744.cms |url-status=live }} She has also worked in famous TV serial Crime Patrol Satark. she has been mostly active in television shows, such as Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev, Oye Jassie and MTV Fanaah.{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/girls-should-speak-out-against-sexual-molestation-says-ahsaas-channa-117042700795_1.html|title=Girls should speak out against sexual molestation, says Ahsaas Channa|last=IANS|date=27 April 2017|work=Business Standard|access-date=1 November 2020|archive-date=4 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804052755/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/girls-should-speak-out-against-sexual-molestation-says-ahsaas-channa-117042700795_1.html|url-status=live}}

Early life

Channa was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 5 August 1999 into a family hailing from Jalandhar, Punjab.{{cite news |title=HOT! This is how Shah Rukh Khan's son from Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna looks like now |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/hot-shah-rukh-khans-son-kabhi-alvida-naa-kehna-looks-like-now/ |access-date=28 August 2019 |work=Bollywood Hungama |date=4 August 2017 |archive-date=28 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828173618/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/hot-shah-rukh-khans-son-kabhi-alvida-naa-kehna-looks-like-now/ |url-status=live }}{{Citation|title=TVF's AHSAAS CHANNA {{!}} Interview {{!}} from Kota Factory, Girlsplaining, Girls Hostel|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMfM71EcA-g|language=en|date=27 August 2019|access-date=28 August 2019|publisher=jaby koay|quote=At 3:33 (about Mumbai birth); 6:40 onwards about parents hailing from Jalandhar|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233856/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMfM71EcA-g|url-status=live}} Her father Iqbal Singh Channa is a Punjabi film producer while her mother Kulbir Kaur Badesron is a television actress.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Father-sends-notice-to-Karan-Johar/articleshow/1256678.cms|title=Father sends...|newspaper=The Times of India|date=8 October 2005|access-date=18 March 2016|archive-date=13 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313174411/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Father-sends-notice-to-Karan-Johar/articleshow/1256678.cms|url-status=live}} She has an elder sister, Mehak Channa.{{cite news |title=Meet Ahsaas Channa, who played Shah Rukh Khan's son as child artiste, is leading actress and social media sensation now |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/photo-gallery-meet-ahsaas-channa-shah-rukh-khan-son-child-artiste-kank-leading-actress-social-media-sensation-girls-hostel-3044079 |work=DNA |date=23 May 2023 |access-date=31 August 2024}} She completed her graduation in psychology from Mumbai University.{{Cite magazine |last=Seth |first=Analita |date=18 November 2021 |title=Filmfare Exclusive: Ahsaas Channa gets candid about her journey so far |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/filmfare-exclusive-ahsaas-channa-gets-candid-about-her-journey-so-far-51551.html |magazine=Filmfare |access-date=19 February 2024}}

Career

Channa started her career at a very young age. She made her debut with the movie Vaastu Shastra where she played the role of Rohan, Sushmita Sen's son. She also played the role of Ashu in My Friend Ganesha and Arjun in Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna.{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/actor-ahsaas-a-girl-always-portrayed-as-a-boy-on-screen/1/155404.html |title=Gender Bender |work=India Today |date=23 July 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328160603/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/actor-ahsaas-a-girl-always-portrayed-as-a-boy-on-screen/1/155404.html |archive-date=28 March 2016|access-date=1 November 2020}}{{cite news|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/i-always-knew-id-become-an-actress-phoonk-star-ahsaas-channa-631346|title=I always knew I'd become an actress: Phoonk star Ahsaas Channa|work=NDTV|date=23 January 2013|access-date=1 November 2020|archive-date=4 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804012749/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/i-always-knew-id-become-an-actress-phoonk-star-ahsaas-channa-631346|url-status=live}} She played her first role as a girl in the horror film Phoonk in 2008.

On television, she acted in Nikhil Sinha's Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev as Ashokasundari. She also played the role of Dhara in MTV Fanaah, the mini TV series that aired on MTV India starting on 21 July 2014. She was seen in Disney Channel's show Oye Jassie and in the fourth season of Best of Luck Nikki.{{cite news|title=Cute Boy In 'My Friend Ganesha' Turned A Pretty Young Girl|url=http://www.abplive.in/photos/then-and-now-cute-boy-in-my-friend-ganesha-turned-a-pretty-young-girl-304347|work=ABP Live|access-date=6 July 2016|date=10 March 2016|archive-date=16 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716084549/http://www.abplive.in/photos/then-and-now-cute-boy-in-my-friend-ganesha-turned-a-pretty-young-girl-304347|url-status=dead}}

Filmography

= Films =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role !Notes ! {{Tooltip\|Ref.\|Reference}}
rowspan="2" \| 2004 \| Vaastu Shastra \| Rohan \| \|
Marrichettu \| \|Telugu film \|
rowspan="2" \| 2006 \| Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna \| Arjun Saran \| \|{{cite news \|date=25 November 2016 \|title=अलविदा ना कहना में शाहरुख का बेटा बना 'लड़का' अब लड़की हो गया है \|work=ABP \|url=http://abpnews.abplive.in/photo-gallery/surprising-facts-about-shahrukhs-son-kabhi-alvida-naa-kehan-503534 \|access-date=7 April 2021 \|archive-date=4 August 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804015303/http://abpnews.abplive.in/photo-gallery/surprising-facts-about-shahrukhs-son-kabhi-alvida-naa-kehan-503534 \|url-status=dead }}
Aryan \| Ranveer \| \|
2007 \| My Friend Ganesha \| Ashu \| \|
2008 \|Phoonk \| rowspan="2"\|Raksha \| \|
rowspan="2" \| 2009 \| Bommayi \| Tamil dubbed version of Phoonk \|
Love Kaa Taddka \| Chintu Chaturvedi \| \|
2010 \| Phoonk 2 \| Raksha \| \|
2013 \| 340 \|Vimal \| \|
rowspan="2" \| 2017 \| Appavin Meesai \| Unnamed \|Tamil film \|{{Cite news \|title=I always knew I'd become an actress: Phoonk star Ahsaas Channa \|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/i-always-knew-id-become-an-actress-phoonk-star-ahsaas-channa-631346 \|work=NDTV \|agency=IANS \|date=23 January 2013 \|access-date=27 February 2024}}
Rukh \| Shruti \| \|

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Year

! Title

! Role

!Notes

! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}

rowspan="2" | 2004

| Vaastu Shastra

| Rohan

Marrichettu

|Telugu film

rowspan="2" | 2006

| Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

| Arjun Saran

|{{cite news |date=25 November 2016 |title=अलविदा ना कहना में शाहरुख का बेटा बना 'लड़का' अब लड़की हो गया है |work=ABP |url=http://abpnews.abplive.in/photo-gallery/surprising-facts-about-shahrukhs-son-kabhi-alvida-naa-kehan-503534 |access-date=7 April 2021 |archive-date=4 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804015303/http://abpnews.abplive.in/photo-gallery/surprising-facts-about-shahrukhs-son-kabhi-alvida-naa-kehan-503534 |url-status=dead }}

Aryan

| Ranveer

2007

| My Friend Ganesha

| Ashu

2008

|Phoonk

| rowspan="2"|Raksha

rowspan="2" | 2009

| Bommayi

| Tamil dubbed version of Phoonk

Love Kaa Taddka

| Chintu Chaturvedi

2010

| Phoonk 2

| Raksha

2013

| 340

|Vimal

rowspan="2" | 2017

| Appavin Meesai

| Unnamed

|Tamil film

|{{Cite news |title=I always knew I'd become an actress: Phoonk star Ahsaas Channa |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/i-always-knew-id-become-an-actress-phoonk-star-ahsaas-channa-631346 |work=NDTV |agency=IANS |date=23 January 2013 |access-date=27 February 2024}}

Rukh

| Shruti

=Television=

Year	Title	Role !Notes	{{Tooltip\|Ref.\|Reference}}
class="wikitable sortable"
2008	Kasamh Se	Young Ganga Walia \|
rowspan="4" \|2012	Gumrah: End of Innocence	\|
Savdhaan India	Bela, School Student (Episode 534) / Suhana (Episode 749) / Deepti Agarwal, Journalism College Student (Episode 895) / Divya (Episode 1141) / Neena, Board Exam Candidate (Episode 1200) \| \|
Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon	Swati Dixit \|
Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev	Ashokasundari \|
rowspan="2" \|2013	Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein	\|
Oye Jassie	Ayesha Malhotra \|
rowspan="3" \|2014 \|Crime Patrol Dastak \|Smrity \|Episode: False Pride
Webbed	Unnamed \|
MTV Fanaah	Young Dharaa \|
rowspan="4" \|2015 \|Crime Patrol Dial 100 \|Malini \|Episode: Shadyantra \|
Code Red – Talaash	Sarika \|
Best of Luck Nikki	Riya \|
Gangaa	Saloni \|
rowspan="2" \|2016	Crime Patrol	\|
Aadha Full	Kitty Yadhav \|	{{cite news\|last=IANS\|date=18 October 2016\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/adhafull-tv-show-on-societal-issues-launched-116101801395_1.html\|title=AdhaFULL: TV show on societal issues launched\|work=Business Standard\|access-date=7 April 2021\|archive-date=1 February 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201234204/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/adhafull-tv-show-on-societal-issues-launched-116101801395_1.html\|url-status=live}}
rowspan="2" \|2017 \|Crime Patrol Satark \|Namrata \|Episode: Death of Lovers \|
MTV Big F	Diya \|Season 2	{{cite magazine \|title=MTV Big F Season 2 gives voice to sexual molestation victims; encourages them to stand up for themselves \|url=https://m.femina.in/life/tv/mtv-big-f-season-2-gives-voice-to-sexual-molestation-victims%3B-encourages-them-to-stand-up-for-themselves-45697.html \|magazine=Femina \|date=26 April 2017 \|access-date=13 May 2022}}
2018	CID	Komal	\|

=Web series=

Year	Title	Role	Note ! {{Tooltip\|Ref.\|Reference}}
class="wikitable sortable"
2018–2022	Girls Hostel	Richa	\|{{Cite news \|last=कनौजिया \|first=सोनम \|date=13 September 2023 \|title='गर्ल्स हॉस्टल' से 'हाफ सीए' तक, अहसास चन्ना की 5 बेस्ट वेब सीरीज देख दिल दे बैठेंगे \|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/entertainment/web-series/latest/ahsaas-channa-five-best-web-series-from-girls-hostel-to-kota-factory/articleshow/103632302.cms \|work=Navbharat Times \|language=hi \|access-date=27 February 2024}}
2019–2024	Kota Factory \| Shivangi	\|{{Cite news \|last=Farzeen \|first=Sana \|title=Ahsas Channa on Kota Factory: It's the first black and white web series in India \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/ahsas-channa-tvf-kota-factory-black-and-white-5684653/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501123622/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/ahsas-channa-tvf-kota-factory-black-and-white-5684653/ \|archive-date=1 May 2019 \|work=The Indian Express \|access-date=2 August 2020}}
2019–2023 \| Hostel Daze	Akanksha	\|{{cite news \|title=Hostel Daze (Amazon Prime series); Cast: Adarsh Gourav, Nikhil Vijay, LUV, Shubham Gaur, Ayushi Gupta, Ahsaas Channa; Created by: Saurabh Khanna; Rating: *** \|url=https://theshillongtimes.com/2019/12/22/hostel-daze-amazon-prime-series-cast-adarsh-gourav-nikhil-vijay-luv-shubham-gaur-ayushi-gupta-ahsaas-channa-created-by-saurabh-khanna-rating/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222060234/http://theshillongtimes.com/2019/12/22/hostel-daze-amazon-prime-series-cast-adarsh-gourav-nikhil-vijay-luv-shubham-gaur-ayushi-gupta-ahsaas-channa-created-by-saurabh-khanna-rating/ \|archive-date=22 December 2019 \|work=The Shillong Times \|date=21 December 2019 \|access-date=23 February 2021}}
2020–2021	The Interns	Lilly	\|{{cite news \|title=Ahsaas Channa Exclusive : इसलिए कम उम्र में ऐक्टिंग शूरू कर पाई \|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/video/entertainment/actress-ahsaas-channa-tells-the-reason-why-she-started-working-so-early-in-acting-field/videoshow/78981419.cms \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425064815/https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/video/entertainment/actress-ahsaas-channa-tells-the-reason-why-she-started-working-so-early-in-acting-field/videoshow/78981419.cms \|archive-date=25 April 2023 \|work=Navbharat Times \|language=hi \|date=1 November 2020 \|access-date=23 February 2021}}
2021	Clutch	Prachi	\|{{cite news \|last1=Khatoon \|first1=Farah \|date=29 October 2021 \|title=Ahsaas Channa gets into the gaming zone with the new series Clutch \|url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/celebs/2021/oct/29/ahsaas-channa-gets-into-the-gaming-zone-with-new-series-clutch-36657.html \|work=Indulgexpress \|access-date=29 July 2023}}
rowspan="2" \| 2022	Jugaadistan	Ayesha Rehman	\|{{cite news \|title='Jugaadistan' trailer: Series about college life stars Sumeet Vyas, Ahsaas Channa, Arjun Mathur \|url=https://scroll.in/reel/1017641/jugaadistan-trailer-series-about-college-life-stars-sumeet-vyas-ahsaas-channa-arjun-mathur \|work=Scroll.in \|date=17 February 2022 \|access-date=29 July 2023}}
Modern Love Mumbai	Siya	\|
2022–2024 \|Mismatched	Vinny	Season 2-3 \|
2022–present \|Sisters	Mahi		{{Cite web \|date=21 April 2024 \|title=7 must-watch Indian shows on YouTube \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/visualstories/entertainment/must-watch-crime-shows-on-netflix-copy-130491-21-04-2024 \|access-date=29 April 2025 \|website=www.indiatoday.in \|language=en}}{{Cite web \|title=MARS Cosmetics Partners with TVF's Girliyapa for New Web Series "Sisters" - Brand License \|url=https://www.indianretailer.com/brandlicense/archives/news/mars-cosmetics-partners-tvfs-girliyapa-new-web-series-sisters.n3018 \|access-date=29 April 2025 \|website=License India \|language=en}}
2023 \|Half CA	Archie	\|{{cite news \|title=Half CA Season 1 Review : Ahsaas Channa and Gyanendra Tripathi show encourages CA aspirants to 'Never Give Up' \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/half-ca/season-1/seasonreview/102073648.cms \|work=The Times of India \|date=26 July 2023 \|access-date=29 July 2023}}
{{TBA}} \| {{Pending film\|O Saathi Re}} \| {{TableTBA}} \| Filming \|{{cite news \|last=Anand \|first=Akriti \|date=7 February 2025 \|title=Arjun Rampal, Avinash Tiwary, Aditi Rao Hydari's Script Reading Session With Imtiaz Ali Excites Fans \|url=https://www.news18.com/movies/arjun-rampal-avinash-tiwary-aditi-rao-hydaris-script-reading-session-with-imtiaz-ali-excites-fans-aa-9217900.html \|work=News18 \|access-date=10 May 2025}}

=Short films=

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}

2021

Transistor

Uma

{{cite news |title=Amazon Announces 'Transistor' – An Exclusive Short Film Premiering On MiniTV |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/amazon-announces-transistor-exclusive-short-film-premiering-minitv/ |work=Bollywood Hungama |date=30 July 2021 |access-date=20 June 2022 |archive-date=20 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620101154/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/amazon-announces-transistor-exclusive-short-film-premiering-minitv/ |url-status=live }}

= Music videos =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Singer(s)

!Ref.

2024

|O Beliya

|Darshan Raval

| style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite news |title=Ahsaas Channa ticks off a dream from her bucket list with Darshan Raval's 'O Beliya' |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/celebs/2024/Oct/15/ahsaas-channa-ticks-off-a-dream-from-her-bucket-list-with-darshan-ravals-o-beliya |work=Indulgexpress |date=15 October 2024 |access-date=17 October 2024}}

Awards and nominations

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scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Award ! scope="col" \| Category ! scope="col" \| Work ! scope="col" \| Result ! scope="col" \| {{Tooltip\|Ref.\|Reference}}
2020 \| rowspan="2" \| Filmfare OTT Awards \| Best Supporting Actress: Comedy \|Hostel Daze \| {{nominated}} \|{{Cite magazine \|title=Flyx Filmfare OTT Awards 2020 – Nominations \|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-ott-awards-2020/nominations \|magazine=Filmfare \|access-date=19 February 2024}}
2023 \| Best Supporting Actress: Comedy \|Hostel Daze \| {{nominated}} \|{{Cite magazine \|title=Nominations for the Filmfare OTT Awards 2023: Full list out \|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-filmfare-ott-awards-2023-full-list-out-62712.html \|magazine=Filmfare \|date=22 November 2023 \|access-date=19 February 2024}}

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scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Award

! scope="col" | Category

! scope="col" | Work

! scope="col" | Result

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}

2020

| rowspan="2" | Filmfare OTT Awards

| Best Supporting Actress: Comedy

|Hostel Daze

| {{nominated}}

|{{Cite magazine |title=Flyx Filmfare OTT Awards 2020 – Nominations |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-ott-awards-2020/nominations |magazine=Filmfare |access-date=19 February 2024}}

2023

| Best Supporting Actress: Comedy

|Hostel Daze

| {{nominated}}

|{{Cite magazine |title=Nominations for the Filmfare OTT Awards 2023: Full list out |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-filmfare-ott-awards-2023-full-list-out-62712.html |magazine=Filmfare |date=22 November 2023 |access-date=19 February 2024}}