Jhanak Shukla
{{short description|Indian former child actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jhanak Shukla
| image = Jhanak Shukla.jpg
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = India
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 2000–2006
2012
| mother = Supriya Shukla
}}
Jhanak Shukla is an Indian former child actress.
Early life and education
Shukla is the daughter of documentary filmmaker Haril Shukla and actress Supriya Shukla.{{Cite news|last=Singh|first=Arpita|date=10 October 2017|title=Supriya Shukla says Kumkum Bhagya integral part of her life|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/tv-supriya-shukla-says-kumkum-bhagya-integral-part-of-her-life-405829|access-date=11 December 2020|work=India TV News|language=en}} Jhanak has completed her MA in Archaeology from Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute.{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/A-golden-era-of-history-rusts-at-Deccan-college/articleshow/134146.cms | title=A golden era of history rusts at Deccan college | date=17 August 2003 | newspaper=The Times of India | first=Neil | last=Pate | access-date=24 September 2018 }}
Career
Shukla's greatest success to date is her character 'Jiah Kapoor' in the Bollywood movie Kal Ho Na Ho, alongside Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta, where she plays the adopted daughter of Jenny Kapur, played by Jaya Bachchan.{{cite web|title='I got fed up of acting'|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/i-got-fed-up-of-acting-pix/20140911.htm|publisher=Rediff.com|accessdate=12 September 2014|archive-date=12 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912051056/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/i-got-fed-up-of-acting-pix/20140911.htm|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/shweta-basu-darsheel-safary-sana-saeed-other-actors-child-characters-that-one-can-never-forget-613777|title=Shweta Basu, Darsheel Safary, Sana Saeed and Other Actors' Child Characters That one can Never Forget [PHOTOS]|last=Sen|first=Sushmita|work=International Business Times, India Edition|access-date=2017-09-14|language=en|archive-date=15 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915024030/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/shweta-basu-darsheel-safary-sana-saeed-other-actors-child-characters-that-one-can-never-forget-613777|url-status=live}}
In 2006, she starred with Rajit Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma and Irrfan Khan in the movie Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante as the kidnapped daughter 'Anishka Goenka'.
Jhanak also played a part in the Hollywood movie, One Night with the King.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}
She also modeled for several advertisements like for 'ICICI' and a music video with Parikrama. She played the lead role in StarPlus series Karishma Kaa Karishma (Remake of Small Wonder) and been a part of Son Pari. She also featured in series Hatim as little Jasmine acted in Gumrah a reality based crime thriller and the Malayalam serial Aalipazham meaning the hailstone.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/family-cousins-and-murder-gumrah-week|title=Family, cousins and murder in Gumrah this week|last=Team|first=Tellychakkar|date=|website=Tellychakkar.com|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822110501/http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/family-cousins-and-murder-gumrah-week|archive-date=22 August 2017|access-date=31 March 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/remember-little-jia-from-kal-ho-naa-ho-karishma-kaa-karishma-see-a-grown-up-jhanak-shukla-now-2848733/|title=Remember little Jia from Kal Ho Naa Ho, or the Karishma Kaa Karishma girl? See a grown-up Jhanak Shukla|last=|first=|date=15 June 2016|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416103554/http://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/remember-little-jia-from-kal-ho-naa-ho-karishma-kaa-karishma-see-a-grown-up-jhanak-shukla-now-2848733/|archive-date=16 April 2018|access-date=31 March 2020}}
She had been signed for a pivotal role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's movie Black. However, she opted out since the dates would clash with Karishma Ka Karishma.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}
Filmography
=Films=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of Jhanak Shukla film credits | ||
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Kal Ho Naa Ho | Jiah Kapoor |
| 2006 | Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante | Anishka Goenka |
| 2006 | One Night with the King |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of Jhanak Shukla film credits | |||
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2004 | Son Pari | Princy | |
| 2002 | Aalipazham | ||
| rowspan="2"|2003–2004 | Karishma Kaa Karishma | Karishma | |
| Hatim | Little Jasmine | ||
| 2012 | Gumrah |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|id=1589319|name=Jhanak Shukla}}
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Category:Indian child actresses
Category:Actresses in Malayalam television