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{{short description|Indian actress (born 1984)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Isha Sharvani
| image = Isha sharwani go green initiative.jpg
| yearsactive = 2005–present
| caption = Sharwani promoting ''go green'' initiative
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|09|29}}
| birth_place = [[Gujarat]], India
| occupation = {{Hlist|Dancer|actress}}
| death_date =
| death_place =
| website = {{url|ishasharvani.com}}
}}

'''Isha Sharvani''' (born 29 September 1984) is an Indian contemporary dancer and actress. She is known for her stylistic Indian contemporary and [[aerial dance]] performances. She has also starred in [[Bollywood]], [[Malayalam]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] movies.

==Early life==
Isha was born on 29 September 1984 in [[Gujarat]], India as the eldest daughter of acclaimed danseuse Daksha Sheth and Australian musician father Dev Issaro. She lived in [[Ahmedabad]], from where she moved to [[Delhi]], [[Vrindavan]]<ref>{{cite news|author=Swati R Chaudhary|url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/060802/128/66cwr.html|title=Isha Sharvani|website=GlamSham|agency=TNN|publisher=[[Yahoo!]]|access-date=9 August 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313232821/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/060802/128/66cwr.html|archive-date=13 March 2007|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and [[Bangalore]], before settling down in [[Trivandrum]]. She has an younger brother named Tao Issaro, who is a noted percussionist.

Isha's parents founded an arts school called Academy for Art Research, Training and Innovation (AARTI) in Trivandrum, [[Kerala]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000820/spectrum/main4.htm|title=Inspiring life|work=Spectrum|publisher=[[Sunday Tribune]]|date=20 August 2000|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-date=18 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618042450/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000820/spectrum/main4.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> where she lived for 13 or 14 years. At the age of thirteen, she began formal learning in dance from her mother Daksha Sheth at her dance school and learned [[Kalaripayattu]], [[Kathak]] and [[Chhau dance]] as well as giving performances in 22 countries over last seven years.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite web |url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20050123-1.html |title=Isha Sharvani: Married to the God of dance : Bollywood News : ApunKaChoice.Com |access-date=9 August 2006 |archive-date=19 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060819202640/http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20050123-1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

According to an interview with India Daily, Isha stated she "lived a different life poles apart from the film industry. For 11 years I have been training eight to 10 hours a day in a very disciplined atmosphere where there is no distinction between boys and girls. I was not supposed to cry over a clipped nail. Beyond stage even my wardrobe has mostly unisexual dresses, jeans and T-shirts". She is a trained Malkam dancer, a type of folk dance.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/12-15-04.asp|work=India Daily|title=Subhash Ghai's new discovery Isha Sharvani - better than Madhuri and Ashwariya - ready for bold Bollywood|date=15 December 2004|access-date=9 August 2006|archive-url=https://archive.today/20050112214900/http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/12-15-04.asp|archive-date=12 January 2005|via=[[archive.is]]|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Career==
[[File:Isha Sharwani, Salman Khan on the sets of 'Jhalak Dikhhlaa Jaa 5'(8).jpg|thumb|Sharwani on the sets of ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5]]'']]
Isha never gave acting in films much priority, until she was spotted by filmmaker [[Subhash Ghai]], who required someone with dancing skills to perform in his movie ''[[Kisna]]'' (2005). He offered her a main role in the film opposite [[Vivek Oberoi]].<ref name=autogenerated1/> The film did not do well. She was also the dancer opposite Hritik Roshan in the Parle Hide & Seek commercial, performing a much appreciated dance duet with Hrithik Roshan.

Since then she has continued her dance performances on stage, as well as signing for several movies which were released in 2006 and 2007. She appeared as a female lead in the Hindi comedy ''[[Darwaza Bandh Rakho]]'' in 2006.

She is currently the lead dancer in the Daksha Sheth Dance Company, and has performed in front of live audiences throughout the world, including Mumbai, London, Perth and Muscat.<ref name="DSDC Website">{{cite web|url=http://www.dakshasheth.com/latest-at-dsdc-1|title=Daksha Sheth Dance Company|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715093643/http://www.dakshasheth.com/latest-at-dsdc-1|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2012, Isha was a participant in the dance reality show, ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa]]'' Season 5, which was aired on [[Colors TV]] and earned acclaim for her dance performances in the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.invectura.com/contestants-list-of-jhalak-dikhhla-jaa-5/ |title=Contestants List of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5|date=16 June 2012|access-date=23 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619043443/http://www.invectura.com/contestants-list-of-jhalak-dikhhla-jaa-5/|archive-date=19 June 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In 2013, she played the titular role as a housebreaker in the [[Malayalam]] short film ''Esha'', a part of the anthology ''[[5 Sundarikal]]''.

In 2014, Sharvani played the lead role in the Malayalam film ''Iyobinte Pustakam'', as an [[Anglo-Indian]] illegitimate child of a British landlord and an ethnic tribal Indian mother.

==Filmography==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year!!Film!!Role!!Language||Notes
|-
|2005||''[[Kisna: The Warrior Poet]]''||Lakshmi||rowspan=6|Hindi||
|-
|2006||''[[Darwaza Bandh Rakho]]''||Isha Taneja||
|-
|2006||''[[Rocky: The Rebel]]''||Neha Mathur||
|-
|2007||''[[Good Boy, Bad Boy]]''||Rashmi D. Awasthi||
|-
|2008||''[[U, Me aur Hum]]''||Natasha 'Nutty'||
|-
|2009||''[[Luck by Chance]]''||Nikki Walia||
|-
|2012||''[[Maattrraan]]''||Herself||[[Tamil Language|Tamil]]||Special appearance in song "Theeyae Theeyae"
|-
|2013||''[[David (2013 Hindi film)|David]]''||rowspan=2|Roma||Hindi||
|-
|2013||''[[David (2013 Tamil film)|David]]''||Tamil||
|-
|2013||''[[5 Sundarikal]]''|| Isha||rowspan=3|[[Malayalam]]||Segment: ''Esha''
|-
|2014||''[[Iyobinte Pustakam]]''||Martha||
|-
|2015||''[[Double Barrel (film)|Double Barrel]]''||Sweety||
|-
|2017||''[[Qarib Qarib Singlle]]''||Gauri||Hindi||
|}

==Reality television==
;As contestant
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!width=50|Year
!width=140|Show
!width=140|Standing
|-
|<center> 2012</center>
|<center> ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5]]''</center>
|style="background:lightgreen;"|<center> In the top 3<br>Withdrew due to injury<br><small>on 29 September 2012</small></center>
|}

==See also==
*[[List of Indian film actresses]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Isha Sharvani}}
*{{Official website|http://www.ishasharvani.com/}}
*[http://www.dakshasheth.com/ Daksha Sheth Dance Company official website]
*{{IMDb name|1690618}}
*{{Bollywood Hungama person|isha-sharvani}}

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[[Category:1984 births]]
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[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Indian female dancers]]
[[Category:Actresses in Gujarati cinema]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Indian people of Australian descent]]
[[Category:Indian contemporary dancers]]
[[Category:Actresses from Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[Category:Actresses from Gujarat]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]

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