Negha Shahin
{{Short description|Indian actress}}
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Shahin
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|birth_date={{birth year and age|1993}}
|birth_place=Tamil Nadu, India
|occupation={{hlist|Actress| Writer | VJ| Founder| Queer and Trans rights Activism }}
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Negha Shahin (born 1993) is an Indian trans actress. Negha Shahin, who created history by becoming the first trans woman to win the debut actor award at the 52nd Kerala State Film Awards.{{Cite web |title=Meet Negha S, winner of Kerala State film award for women and trans persons |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/meet-negha-s-winner-kerala-state-film-award-women-and-trans-persons-165184 |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=The News Minute|date=22 June 2022 }}{{Cite web |date=2023-06-25 |title=Pride Month {{!}} Two queer actors on the need for more LGBTQIA+ voices in the Indian film industry |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/entertainment/pride-month-two-queer-actors-on-the-need-for-more-lgbtqia-voices-in-the-indian-film-industry-10853601.html |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Moneycontrol |language=en}} She was born in Tamil Nadu, India.
Negha was forced to leave her home and drop out of college at the age of 18.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-22 |title=Meet Negha S, winner of Kerala State film award for women and trans persons |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/meet-negha-s-winner-kerala-state-film-award-women-and-trans-persons-165184 |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=The News Minute |language=en}} She is currently living in Chennai and has worked with various transgender rights organizations, including the Thozhi.
Negha is the founder of Queer Casting and QC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the trans and queer community {{Cite web |last= Fathima |first=Azeefa |date=2024-06-12 |title=Chennai Pride Palooza event to be held on June 16: Everything to know|url= https://www.thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/chennai-pride-palooza-event-to-be-held-on-june-16-everything-to-know |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=The New Minute |language=en-IN}}{{Cite web |date=2023-09-26 |title= சினிமா வாய்ப்புக்கு ஏங்கும் திருநங்கைகள்: 'வாய்ப்பு கிடைத்தால் கலக்குவோம்' என்கிறார்கள் |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/news/state/tamil-news-antharam-movie-actress-rekha-interview-667508 |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=Malai Malar|language=Tamil}}{{Cite web |last=Ram |first=Anjali |date=2022-02-14 |title=FII Interviews: Negha Shahin Talks About Trans Feminism And Mental Health|url=https://feminisminindia.com/2022/12/15/fii-interviews-negha-shahin-talks-about-trans-feminism-and-mental-health/ |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=feminisminindia |language=en}}
Early life
Negha was assaulted and then kicked out by her parents when she came out as transgender. She moved to Chennai with her Plus Two certificate.{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2022-05-30 |title='Award a recognition for transgender community' |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/award-a-recognition-for-transgender-community/article65476261.ece |access-date=2022-08-29 |issn=0971-751X}}
Career
Negha is a trained mental health counsellor, having worked with a NGO called Thozhi she have counseled over 100+ trans women to overcome their gender issues and fight against their social stigma{{Cite web |title=Negha Shahin- Fighting against the odds |url=https://bhoomika.eastern.in/negha-shahin-fighting-against-the-odds/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |language=en-US}} During this, she became a model and a television anchor. She also worked a video jockey with Ananda Vikatan.
Negha is the writer of Love Is Love {{Cite web |last= Fathima |first=Azeefa |date=2024-06-12 |title=Chennai Pride Palooza event to be held on June 16: Everything to know|url= https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/pride-month-2024-queer-artistes-on-the-stories-they-want-to-see-on-screen/article68326960.ece |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN}} and director of Sandakaranga.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-31 |title=Unveiled: theatre of the trans community |url=https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/unveiled-theatre-of-the-trans-community/ |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=People's Archive of Rural India |language=en}} “This is the first-time trans men and trans women have come together on a stage,” says Negha in [https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/unveiled-theatre-of-the-trans-community/ Rural India Online.]
In 2021, she appeared in Antharam, for which she was the first transgender woman to win a Maiden Award at the 52nd Kerala State Film Awards.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-28 |title=Negha S on winning first Kerala State Film Award for a trans artiste: 'Torch that'll show more of us the way' |url=https://www.news9live.com/art-culture/cinema/negha-s-on-winning-first-kerala-state-film-award-for-a-trans-artiste-torch-thatll-show-more-of-us-the-way-174693 |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=New nine |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Ram |first=Anjali |date=2022-12-14 |title=FII Interviews: Negha Shahin Talks About Trans Feminism And Mental Health |url=https://feminisminindia.com/2022/12/15/fii-interviews-negha-shahin-talks-about-trans-feminism-and-mental-health/ |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=Feminism in India |language=en-GB}}
She has also starred in over few short films namely, Piravi, Manam and Thirunagal. She worked on a Tamil film The Road (2023), which also stars Trisha and Miya George.
Evolution In media
In September 2023, the inaugural QC workshop was successfully completed with participation from over 18 transgender and queer individuals. They gained valuable field knowledge from directors Mysskin and Sasikumar alongside various other directors and actors {{Cite web |date=2023-09-26 |title= சினிமா வாய்ப்புக்கு ஏங்கும் திருநங்கைகள்: 'வாய்ப்பு கிடைத்தால் கலக்குவோம்' என்கிறார்கள் |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/news/state/tamil-news-antharam-movie-actress-rekha-interview-667508 |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=Malai Malar|language=Tamil}}{{Cite web |last= Fathima |first=Azeefa |date=2024-06-12 |title=Chennai Pride Palooza event to be held on June 16: Everything to know|url= https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/pride-month-2024-queer-artistes-on-the-stories-they-want-to-see-on-screen/article68326960.ece |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}
In June 2024, observed worldwide as Pride Month, Queer Casting hosted an event called "Pride Palooza" in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. This event's organized by a trans couple, featured a keynote of first southern trans men panel discussion in India and the 106th performance of A. Revathi's play "Vellai Mozhi," an award ceremony with several other activities {{Cite web |last= Fathima |first=Azeefa |date=2024-06-12 |title=Chennai Pride Palooza event to be held on June 16: Everything to know|url= https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/pride-month-2024-queer-artistes-on-the-stories-they-want-to-see-on-screen/article68326960.ece |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}{{Cite web |last= Chandar|first=Bhuvanesh|date=2024-06-25 |title=Queer artistes on the stories they want to see on-screen |url= https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/pride-month-2024-queer-artistes-on-the-stories-they-want-to-see-on-screen/article68326960.ece |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=The Hindu|language=en-IN}}
Filmography
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