Ishita Sharma (born 8 February 1988) is an Indian actress, kathak dancer, entrepreneur and social activist. She began her acting career with theatre and television while still in school, with children's shows like ''

Shaka Laka Boom Boom ''Shaka Laka Boom Boom'' is an Indian television series. It was written and directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya. Merchandise based on the series were also launched in markets. Plot The first season revolves around the central character, Sanj ...

'', and later went on to make her big screen debut in the 2007 English film '' Loins of Punjab Presents''. Alongside working in films like ''

Dil Dosti Etc ''Dil Dosti Etc.'' () is a 2007 Indian coming-of-age film starring Shreyas Talpade, Imaad Shah, Nikita Anand, Smriti Mishra, Ishita Sharma and Dinesh Kumar in lead roles. It is directed by Manish Tiwary and produced by Prakash Jha. The movie g ...

'' and ''

Dulha Mil Gaya ''Dulha Mil Gaya'' () is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Mudassar Aziz. It stars Sushmita Sen, Fardeen Khan and Ishita Sharma in the lead roles whilst Shah Rukh Khan makes a special appearance. It was released on 8 ...

'', Ishita continued her

kathak Kathak ( hi, कथक; ur, کتھک) is one of the eight major forms of Indian classical dance. It is the classical dance from of Uttar Pradesh. The origin of Kathak is traditionally attributed to the traveling bards in ancient northern Ind ...

performances as well as further studies in

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and

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and acquired a

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. She later moved to television as Anjalika Solanki (Anji) in the series ''

Kuch Toh Log Kahenge ''Kuch Toh Log kahenge'' (English: ''People Will Talk)'' is an Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy/family drama television series on Sony Entertainment Television India. It premiered on 3 October 2011 and ended on 28 March 2013. The series r ...

'' and co-anchored ''

Dance India Dance ''Dance India Dance'' (also called by the acronym ''DID''; tagline: ''Dance Ka Asli ID D.I.D.'') is an Indian Hindi-language dance competition reality television series that airs on Zee TV, created and produced by Essel Vision Productions. It ...

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)'' with

Jay Bhanushali Jay Bhanushali (born 25 December 1984) is an Indian television actor. He is best known for playing Neev Shergill in Ekta Kapoor's show ''Kayamath'' and winning ''Nach Baliye 5''. He also participated in '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 2'', ''Kaun Jeetega ...

. Ishita used her creative experiences to establish Aamad, her school for performing arts in 2014, and in 2016 launched the MukkaMaar initiative to empower the lesser-privileged girls with free self-defence. MukkaMaar was then formally registered as a non-profit in 2018 and continues to work with thousands of girls in India.

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Television

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Ishita Living people Indian film actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Hindi television Indian television actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Kathak exponents Actresses from Mumbai 1988 births