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Shahana Goswami

Shahana Goswami

Actor · Born May 6, 1986 (40) · New Delhi, India

Shahana Goswami was born in New Delhi. Her father is an economist and mother an editorial consultant. Her elder brother and sister-in-law are physicists.She attended Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Delhi and Sophia College, Mumbai. Goswami was the house captain and sports champion in her school. She secured second position at the National Artificial Wall Climbing Competition and has represented her school in athletics, badminton, basketball and volleyball at the zonal level.She also trained in Odissi for 10 years under Guru Padmashri Kiran Segal and has travelled and performed extensively with her dance troupe. Shahana had a single-minded focus on professional acting since childhood. She moved to Mumbai to complete her graduation and to explore the possibility of taking up acting as a career. In Mumbai, her first steps in acting were at Jaimini Pathak's theatre group Working Title. There, she started off as a production assistant and then acted in their productions Seagull and Arabian Nights. Through her theater circle she met talent consultant Shaanu Sharma who asked her to audition for a role in Naseeruddin Shah's directorial debut Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota. Subsequently, she stumbled upon the small role of Boman Irani's daughter in Reema Katgi's Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd., when she visited the production house for some other work. Meanwhile, a cinematographer who noticed her work in Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota recommended her and she auditioned for the lead role in Percept Picture Company's Ru Ba Ru, directed by Arjun Bali, with Randeep Hooda as her co-star. For Goswami, Ru Ba Ru happened while she was still in college completing her graduation. She gave her first shot for the film in Bangkok, much before she was signed on for Rock On. Her friends Shaanu Sharma and Simran, who were in the middle of casting for Rock On, at that time suggested her name to Abhishek Kapoor (director of Rock On). Later, she auditioned for the film and got the big break in the role of Debbie. Her performance not only secured her a prominent spot on the Bollywood map, but also fetched her many awards, the most prestigious of them being the Filmfare Best Actress (Critics) award, which no supporting actress had won until then. She then appeared in the music video for Dido's "Let's Do the Things We Normally Do" as a taxi driver in Mumbai. The video was shot by Siddharth Sikand. In between, she also featured in a Fevicol commercial set in a village in Rajasthan. Goswami's first international project is Deepa Mehta's Winds of Change, an adaptation of Salman Rushdie's Booker Prize winning novel Midnight's Children. The film is expected to release in spring 2012.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
May 6, 1986 (40)
From
New Delhi, India
Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 19% in 30 days

What are Shahana Goswami's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
30%
Self
24%
Bonds
23%
Power
11%
Society
6%
Survival
6%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 8 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 6
Hero
2 of 6
Shadow
1 of 6
Shapeshifter
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Contemplative
9
Melancholic
7
Hopeful
4
Bittersweet
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Shahana Goswami's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Shahana Goswami's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

32 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Yuva: Sapno Ka Safar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Despatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Shweta Varma

  • Four Years Later (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sridevi Aggarwal

  • Santosh(2024)

    as Constable Santosh Saini

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Neeyat(2023)

    as Lisa

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Zwigato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Pratima

  • Hush Hush(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Hour(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lipika

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Bombay Begums(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Fatima

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • A Suitable Boy(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Meenakshi Mehra

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • The Sleepwalkers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Meena

  • Made in Bangladesh(2019)

    as Nasima

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Believe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Maya

  • In the Shadows(2017)

    as Saira

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Tu Hai Mera Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Kavya Ranganathan

  • Rock on 2(2016)

    as Debbie Mascarenhas

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Under Construction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Roya

  • Force of Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Maya

  • Vara: A Blessing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Lila

  • Heroine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Promita Roy

  • Midnight's Children(2012)

    as Amina

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Ra.One(2011)

    as Jenny Nayar

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Game(2011)

    as Tisha Khanna

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Tera Kya Hoga Johnny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Break Ke Baad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Nadia

  • Mirch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Ruchi

  • Jashnn: The Music Within (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Nisha

  • Firaaq (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Muneera

  • Ru-Ba-Ru(2008)

    as Tara Mishra

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Rock On!!(2008)

    as Debbie

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.(2007)

    as Geena Fernandes

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Yun Hota To Kya Hota (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Payal

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 32 titles from 2006 to 2025; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

Ra.One (2011)

$36M worldwide

Highest rated

Rock On!! (2008)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Ra.One (2011)

Film career

20062025

Peak 2011 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting32 of 32: 32 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score46th

By decade

2000s6 · acting2010s15 · acting2020s11 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 13% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Shahana Goswami's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 15 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive3
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Bombay Begums (2021)

98th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Rock On!! (2008)

Midcredits 94th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Shahana Goswami's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Shahana Goswami work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shahana Goswami's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Farhan Akhtar shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers