Aishani Shetty

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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
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| name = Aishani Shetty
| image = Aishani Shetty 2016.jpg
| caption = Aishani Shetty in 2016
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|4|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mangalore, Karnataka]], India
| alma_mater = [[St Joseph's College, Bangalore]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|director|Singer|}}
| years active = 2014–present
| mother =
| father =
| relatives =
| family =
| website =
| awards =
}}

'''Aishani Shetty''' ([[Kannada]]: ಐಶಾನಿ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ) is an Indian film actress and director, who has worked predominantly in [[Kannada cinema|Kannada movie industry]].<ref name="deccanchronicle">{{cite news|title=An actress and a director!|newspaper=deccanchronicle| date=10 July 2019| url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/sandalwood/100719/an-actress-and-a-director.html}}</ref><ref name="AS">{{cite news|title=Aishani Shetty|newspaper=nettv4u.com| date=7 March 2020| url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/hindi/movie-actress/aishani-shetty}}</ref><ref name="deccanchronicle2">{{cite news|title=Her journey forward!
|newspaper=deccanchronicle.com| date=7 March 2020| url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/sandalwood/291019/her-journey-forward.html}}</ref> Though her acting career started with the film ''Jyothi Raj alias Kothi Raja (2014)'', she became famous after starring in the film ''[[Vaastu Prakaara]]'' (2015).<ref name="Acting_Debute">{{cite news|title=With Vaastu Prakara, I Have Grown as a Person
|newspaper=newindianexpress.com| date=25 March 2015| url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2015/mar/25/With-Vaastu-Prakara-I-Have-Grown-as-a-Person-733221.html}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
'''Aishani''' was born in Mangalore and then brought up in Bangalore. She completed her schooling in [[Bishop Cotton Girls' School]]<ref name="AS"/> and pursued her under graduation in [[Jyoti Nivas College, Bangalore]]. Aishani has a master's degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from [[St Joseph's College, Bangalore]].<ref name="sjc">{{cite news|title=SJC's versatile 'Sheroes' make it big|newspaper=www.sjc.ac.in| date=7 March 2020| url=https://www.sjc.ac.in/sheroes.html}}</ref>

== Career ==
===Actress===

Aishani made her break in the Kannada Film Industry with the film [[Vaastu Prakaara]] in the year 2015.<ref name="first">{{cite news|title=Aishani Shetty talks about Vaastu Prakaara|newspaper=www.sjc.ac.in| date=7 March 2020|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Aishani-Shetty-talks-about-Vaastu-Prakaara/articleshow/45603445.cms}}</ref> She was nominated for Best Actress in a leading role [[IIFA Utsavam]] for the same.<ref name="iifautsavam">{{cite news|title=IIFA Utsavam 2015 Nominees - Kannada|newspaper=iifautsavam.com| date=7 March 2020| url=https://iifautsavam.com/nominees-kan.html}}</ref> She went on to act in [[Rocket (film)]] opposite [[Sathish Ninasam]] which was released in November 2015. [[Rocket (film)]] marked her debut as singer, where she rendered the female voice opposite [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] for the song 'Thannage Idvi'.<ref name="rocket">{{cite news|title=Rocket was meant to be my film: Aishani
|newspaper=timesofindia.indiatimes.com| date=22 November 2015|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Rocket-was-meant-to-be-my-film-Aishani-Shetty/articleshow/49879003.cms}}</ref> Aishani took a short break from films while pursuing her master's degree. During this period she acted in Kannada romantic drama [[Naduve Antaravirali]].<ref name="newindianexpress">{{cite news|title=Playing Nithya in Naduve Antaravirali was beyond me: Aishani Shetty|newspaper=newindianexpress| date=4 October 2018|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2018/oct/04/playing-nithya-in-naduve-antaravirali-was-beyond-me-aishani-shetty-1880664.html}}</ref>

===Director===

Along with her acting career Aishani made her debut as a director with the short film 'Kaaji'. Her directorial debut was officially screened at several international film festivals 2018, including Best of India Short Film Festival, Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival, Bangalore International Shorts Film Festival, Bangalore Shorts Film Festival, Pink City International Film Festival, Mumbai Shorts Film Festival etc. Kaaji won several awards including Best Film award at [[SIIMA]] and Best Debutant Director award Pink City International Film Festival.<ref name="Kaaji">{{cite news|title=Aishani Shetty's short film wows audience
|newspaper=timesofindia| date=15 May 2019|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/aishani-shettys-short-film-wows-audience/articleshow/69322285.cms}}</ref><ref name="Debute_Direction">{{cite news|title=Sathish: It is our duty to the society
|newspaper=bangaloremirror| date=14 May 2019|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/it-is-our-duty-to-the-society/articleshow/69314310.cms}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

===As actress===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year !!Film !!Role !!Notes
|-
|2014
|''[[Jyoti Raj|Jyothi Alias Kothi Raja]]''
|Kamli
|Debut film
|-
| rowspan="3" |2015
|''[[Vaastu Prakaara]]''
|Ritu
|Nominated- Best Actress in a leading role [[IIFA Utsavam]]<ref name="iifautsavam"/>
|-
|''[[Rocket (film)|Rocket]]''
|Dr. Shwetha
|Also singer of "Thannage Idvi" song
|-
|''Plus''
|Himself
|Guest appearance
|-
|2018
|''[[Naduve Antaravirali]]''
|Nithya
|
|-
|2019
|''Nam Gani Bcom Pass''
|Amulya
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021
|{{Not yet|''Dharani Mandala Madhyadolage''{{dagger}}|align=left}}
|{{TBA}}
|Filming
|-
|{{Not yet|''Hondisi Bareyiri''{{dagger}}|align=left}}
|{{TBA}}
|Filming
|-
|}

===As director===

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Film
!Notes
|-
|2019
|Kaaji
|Best Film award [[SIIMA]]<ref name="siima2018">{{cite news|title=Siima 2018 cutrain raiser|newspaper=idlebrain| date=8 March 2020|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions1/cutrainraiser-siima2018.html}}</ref>
Best Actress award [[SIIMA]]<ref name="siima2018"/>

Best Cinematography award 8th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival<ref name="Phalke">{{cite news|title='Kaaji' For Dada Saheb Phalke Academy Film Festival|newspaper=chitraloka| date=8 March 2020|url=https://www.chitraloka.com/component/tags/tag/4861-dad-saheb-phalke-film-festival.html}}</ref>

Best Debutant Director award 5th Pink City International Film Festival<ref name="Kaaji"/>

Best Film award 7th Bangalore Shorts Film Festival<ref name="Kaaji"/>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}} 

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|nm7012393|Aishani Shetty}}

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[[Category:1995 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses from Mangalore]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:Indian television actresses]]
[[Category:Kannada people]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards South winners]]

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