Natasha Doshi

{{Short description|Indian actress and model}}

{{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Natasha Doshi Shah {{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/natashadoshi?igsh=M213MGl6OGJjbW85 |title=Natasha Doshi Shah |website=Instagram |access-date=2024-08-02}}

| image = Natasha Doshi (cropped).jpg

| birth_date =

| birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

| nationality = Indian

| spouse =

| occupation = Actress, Model, Dentist {{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/060817/coming-back-stronger.html |title=Coming back stronger |date=6 August 2017 |website=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=16 October 2017}}

| yearsactive = 2012–2020

}}

Natasha Doshi Shah is an Indian actress and model who appears in Malayalam and Telugu films. She made her debut in 2012 with Manthrikan, directed by Anil Kumar.

Early life

Born in Mumbai, Doshi began acting in childhood and is also a trained classical dancer.

.{{cite web |url=http://movies.indialivetoday.com/2017/09/05/n-balakrishnas-next-venture-include-malayalam-actress-natasha-doshi |title=N Balakrishna's next venture to include bhojpuri actress Natasha Doshi - India Live Today Movies |date=5 September 2017 |website=indialivetoday.com |accessdate=16 October 2017 |archive-date=17 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017093525/http://movies.indialivetoday.com/2017/09/05/n-balakrishnas-next-venture-include-malayalam-actress-natasha-doshi/ |url-status=dead }} She was awarded Miss Talented in Miss Kerala 2010.{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/Thampy-sweeps-awards-at-Miss-Kerala-contest/article16121948.ece |title=Thampy sweeps awards at Miss Kerala contest |date=6 August 2010 |accessdate=16 October 2017 |work=The Hindu}}

Career

Her first appearance in film was in a documentary horror-comedy film called Manthrikan. In the same year, she played Gowri in a Malayalam film Hide n' Seek, loosely based on a South Korean romantic drama film 3-Iron. Although the films did not do well commercially, she was signed up for Call me @, a Malayalam film directed by Francis Thannikal{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Natashas-on-a-signing-spree/articleshow/18367233.cms |title=Natasha's on a signing spree - Times of India |website=The Times of India |date=10 January 2017 |accessdate=16 October 2017}} and, later on, in Cappuccino, directed by Naushad, a Malayalam romantic comedy where she performs the lead role of Janaki. Doshi gained further recognition {{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/balakrishnas-heroine-in-jai-simha-is-killing-it-on-instagram/articleshow/67486191.cms |title=Balakrishna's heroine in 'Jai Simha' is killing it on Instagram |date=11 January 2019 |website=The Times of India |accessdate=11 January 2019}} for her casting by veteran director K. S. Ravikumar for his Telugu action drama film Jai Simha{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/050917/natasha-doshi-in-balakrishnas-next.html |title=Natasha Doshi in Balakrishna's next |date=5 September 2017 |website=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=16 October 2017}} where she performed along with Nayanthara and Nandamuri Balakrishna.{{cite web |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/thrilled-to-be-part-of-balakrishna-s-project-natasha-doshi-117082900537_1.html?q=thrilled+to+be+part+of+balakrishna+s+project+natasha+doshi |title=Thrilled to be part of Balakrishna's project: Natasha Doshi |last=IANS |date=29 August 2017 |accessdate=16 October 2017 |work=Business Standard}}{{cite web |url=https://cinemathagaval.com/surprising-natasha-doshi-is-nayantharas-daughter |title=SURPRISING!!! Natasha Doshi is Nayanthara's Daughter - Cinema Thagaval |last=CinemaThagaval |date=19 September 2017 |website=cinemathagaval.com |accessdate=16 October 2017 |archive-date=17 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017042120/https://cinemathagaval.com/surprising-natasha-doshi-is-nayantharas-daughter |url-status=dead }}

Filmography

class="wikitable"

! Year

! Film

! Role

! Language

! Notes

! Ref

2012

| Manthrikan

| Dia

| Malayalam

|Debut Malayalam Movie

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2012

| Hide n' Seek

| Gowri

| Malayalam

|

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2014

| Call Me @

| Priyamvada

|Malayalam

|

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2017

| Cappuccino

| Janaki

|Malayalam

|

|

2018

|Jai Simha

|Dhanya

|Telugu

|Debut Telugu Movie

|

2018

|Kothala Rayudu

| Dhanalakshmi

|Telugu

|

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2020

|Entha Manchivaadavuraa

| Special appearance in Jaataro Jaatar song

| Telugu

|

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References

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