Masumeh Makhija, also known as Masumi Makhija, is an award winning Bollywood

Bollywood

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 actress. She was born in Canada

Canada

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 and came to India when she was one year old. She started her career as a child artist appearing in commercials and T.V. shows. She made her film debut in Chupke Se and has since appeared in a number of Hindi

Hindi

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 films and TV shows. She has also appeared in the German

German language

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 movie, Gate to Heaven. She is the sister of director Shona Urvashi.

Films

• Alibaug (unreleased)

Producer: White Feather Films
Director: Sanjay Gupta

• Saas Bahu Aur Sensex (2009)

Producer: P.L.A. Ent/ Warner brothers
Dir: Shona Urvashi

• Dus Kahaniya (2008)

Producer: White Feather Films
Dir: Hansal Mehta

• Hey Baby (2008)

Producer: Sajid Nadiawala
Director: Sajid Khan

• Woh Lamhe (Nominated breakthrough artist) (2008)

Producer : Vishesh Films
Dir: Mohit Suri

• Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadhav (2007)

Producer: Rhea Arts
Dir: Mahesh Manjrekar

• Maqbool (Nominated best supporting artist) (2006)

Producer: Bobby Bedi
Dir: Vishal Bharadwaj

• 1:1.6 – An Ode to Lost Love (2005)

Producer: nfdc
Dir: Madhu Ambat

• Chupke Se (2004)

Producer: P.L.A Ent Pvt Ltd
Dir: Shona Urvashi

• Gate to Heaven (award for actor in a lead role) (2004)

(German film ”Tor Zum Himmel” )
Producer: Veit Helmer
Dir: Veit Helmer

Television

• Banegi apne baat (zee TV)
• Comedy hour (zee TV)
• Thodha hai thode ki zaroot hai (Sony )
• suhana safar(zee TV)
• mausam (zee TV)

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