Sheeba Chaddha is an Indian film, stage and television actress. She received nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in the 2022 films Badhaai Do and Doctor G, winning for the former.

Early life and career

Chaddha grew up in Delhi, where she developed interest in theatre and started taking theatre workshops. She majored in English literature from Hans Raj College (University of Delhi). She was a classmate with Anurag Kashyap.

(from right) Rituraj Singh, Rati Pandey, Sonu Sood, Sheeba Chaddha and Sumit Vats, on the sets of Hitler Didi during the promotion of film Maximum (2012)

Chaddha has acted as a character actor in films like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), Parzania (2007), Delhi 6 (2009), Luck by Chance (2009) and Talaash (2012). In 2011, she also appeared in short film, Prakata Het Yad in gibberish, with actor Rituraj Singh. The film won he Audience Choice award in the Short Films category at River to River. Florence Indian Film Festival. She appeared in the 2012 film Talaash: The Answer Lies Within as Nirmala, a sex worker. The year 2015 saw her triumph with a quirky turn as Nain Tara Tiwary (Buaji) in Sharat Katariya's Dum Laga Ke Haisha.

Her early appearance on television, was on Love Marriage (2002), thereafter, she made a comeback in television in 2007 playing a business tycoon in Kasturi. This was followed by series like Na Aana Is Des Laado (2009–2012), Kitani Mohabbat Hai (2009), Kahani Saat Pheron Ki (2007), Kuch Toh Log Kahenge (2001–2013) and Lakhon Mein Ek (2012).

In June 2012, she joined the cast of popular television series, Hitler Didi on Zee TV.

She has also acted in stage plays, Rajat Kapoor's C for Clown (2007), Atul Kumar's The Blue Mug (2010) with Kapoor, Munish Bhardwaj, and Vinay Pathak, Konkona Sen Sharma and Ranvir Shorey, played Desdimona in Roysten Abel's Othello in Black& White and a 2012 production of Henrik Ibsen's play Hedda Gabler, where she played the lead role of Hedda. She is also involved in running a theatre group, "The Company Theatre" in Mumbai. She is currently involved with an internet television series, Permanent Roommates, which is under the banner of The Viral Fever (TVF).

Filmography

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Films

YearFilmRoleRef
1998Dil Se..Moina's sister
1999Hum Dil De Chuke SanamAnupama Tripathi
2000Phir Bhi Dil Hai HindustaniJuhi Anand
2002Kali SalwarRukhsana
2003JismSheeba
In OthelloKareena
2004Ek Hasina ThiShilpa Sharma
MurderNargis
2007ParzaniaAnamika
2009Delhi-6Rajjo
Luck by ChanceKavita
2010West Is WestRehana Khan
2011ZokkomonRajrani
2012Love You to DeathMaya Kumari
TalaashNirmala
2015Dum Laga Ke HaishaNayantara
2017RaeesAmina Alam
Indu SarkarMekhla
What Will People SayArchana Bhosle
2018Rajma ChawalNeetu
RaidPrabha Devi
Badhaai HoSangeeta Sharma
ZeroBeena Singh
2019Gully BoyZoya Firdausi
Jabariya JodiBeena Singh
BebaakSheela
2020Shakuntala DeviTarabai
2021Haathi Mere SaathiJudge Imarti
PagglaitUsha
2022Badhaai DoMeenakshi
Maja MaPammi Hansraj
Sharmaji NamkeenAarti Sharma
Phone BhootChikni Chudail
Khuda Haafiz 2Sheela Thakur
Doctor GShobha Gupta
2023Rabia & OliviaRabia's mother[citation needed]
Trial PeriodMamiji
The TenantMrs. Mishra
2024All India RankKalpana Bundela
Bad NewzVishni Chadha
VisfotRoshan
Navras Katha CollageOffice boss
Baby JohnMadhavi Verma, Satya's mother
2025Kaushaljis vs KaushalSangita Kaushal
Songs of ParadiseHameeda
HaqBela Jain
The Great Shamsuddin FamilySaafiya
HamletGertrude
2026Badtameez GillFilming
Ramayana: Part IManthara

Television

YearTitleRoleRef
1999Star BestsellersEpisodic
1998–2001Hip Hip HurrayKaruna Madam
1999–2000GubbareAnu
2002Love MarriageSonali
2003Jassi Jaissi Koi NahinCameo as a reporter
2007KasturiDevika (Robbie's mother)
2009Na Aana Is Des LaadoBajri Pratapsingh
Kitani Mohabbat Hai
Kahani Saat Pheron Ki
2011–2013Kuch Toh Log KahengeSanjeevani Garg
2012Hitler DidiDulari Bua
Lakhon Mein Ek
2013–2014Pavitra RishtaRushali Karmarkar
2015Hello PratibhaPushpa Chachi
2017Chandra NandniApama

Web series

YearTitleRoleRef
2014–presentPermanent RoommatesLata Chaudhary
2017TanhaiyanRaza's mother (khala)
2018FilterCopy
2018–2022AdultingNikhat's mother
2018–presentMirzapurVasudha Pandit
2018What's Your StatusBharat's mother
2019Hey Prabhu!Tarun's Mom
2020Bandish BanditsMohini
Taj Mahal 1989Mumtaz
2021Aisa Waisa PyaarSunita
Special DayMalti Mehra
2022Good Bad GirlNimmi Ahuja
2023–presentThe TrialMalini Khanna
2024The SignalIndian billionaire Benisha Mudhi
2025BakaitiSushma Kataria
RangeenSitara
Bindiya Ke BahubaliDharavi
2026Bait

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