Ahsaas Channa

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Ahsaas Channa
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Channa in 2022
Born (1999-08-05) 5 August 1999 (age 25)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Alma mater Mumbai University
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present

Ahsaas Channa (born 5 August 1999) is an Indian actress who works in the Hindi film and TV industry. As a child actress, she worked in Vaastu Shastra , Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna , My Friend Ganesha , Phoonk , among others, and as a teenager, [1] [2] she has been mostly active in television shows, such as Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev , Oye Jassie and MTV Fanaah . [3]

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Early life

Channa was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 5 August 1999 into a family hailing from Jalandhar, Punjab. [4] [5] Her father Iqbal Singh Channa is a Punjabi film producer while her mother Kulbir Kaur Badesron is a television actress. [6] She has an elder sister, Mehak Channa. [7] She completed her graduation in psychology from Mumbai University. [8]

Career

Channa started her career at a very young age. She made her debut with the movie Vaastu Shastra where she played the role of Rohan, Sushmita Sen's son. [6] She also played the role of Ashu in My Friend Ganesha [9] and Arjun in Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna . [10] [11] She played her first role as a girl in the horror film Phoonk in 2008. [8]

On television, she acted in Nikhil Sinha's Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev as Ashokasundari, lord Shiva and Parvati's daughter. She also played the role of Dhara in MTV Fanaah , the mini TV series that aired on MTV India starting on 21 July 2014. She was seen in Disney Channel's show Oye Jassie and in the fourth season of Best of Luck Nikki . [9]

She has been part of various web shows, sketches etc. on popular digital platforms in India.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2004 Vaastu Shastra Rohan [8]
MarrichettuTelugu film
2006 Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Arjun Saran [12]
Aryan Ranveer
2007 My Friend Ganesha Ashu [8]
2008 Phoonk Raksha [8]
2009BommayiTamil dubbed version of Phoonk
Love Kaa TaddkaChintu Chaturvedi
2010 Phoonk 2 Raksha [8]
2013340Vimal
2017Appavin MeesaiUnnamedTamil film [13]
Rukh Shruti

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2008 Kasamh Se young Ganga Walia
2012 Gumrah: End of Innocence
Savdhaan India Bela, School Student (Episode 534) / Suhana (Episode 749) / Deepti Agarwal, Journalism College Student (Episode 895) / Divya (Episode 1141) / Neena, Board Exam Candidate (Episode 1200)
Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon Swati Dixit
Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev Ashokasundari [8]
2013 Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein
Oye Jassie Ayesha Malhotra
2014Crime Patrol DastakSmrityEpisode: False Pride
WebbedUnnamed
MTV Fanaah Young Dharaa
2015Crime Patrol Dial 100MaliniEpisode: Shadyantra
Code Red – Talaash Sarika
Best of Luck Nikki Riya
Gangaa Saloni
2016 Crime Patrol
Aadha Full Kitty Yadhav [14]
2017Crime Patrol SatarkNamrataEpisode: Death of Lovers
MTV Big F Diyaseason 2 [15]
2018 CID Komal

Web series

YearTitleRoleNoteRef.
2018– 2022 Girls Hostel Richa3 seasons [16]
2019– 2024 Kota Factory Shivangi3 seasons [17]
2019– 2023 Hostel Daze Akanksha4 seasons [18]
2020– 2021The InternsLilly2 seasons [19]
2021ClutchPrachi [20]
2022 Jugaadistan Ayesha Rehman [21]
Modern Love Mumbai Siya
2022 Mismatched 2 Vinny [16]
2023 Half CA Archie1 season [22]

Short films

YearTitleRoleRef.
2021TransistorUma [23]

Music videos

YearTitleSinger(s)Ref.
2024O Beliya Darshan Raval [24]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2020 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Supporting Actress: Comedy Hostel Daze Nominated [25]
2023Best Supporting Actress: Comedy Hostel Daze Nominated [26]

See also

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  2. ↑ Sharma, Mandvi (20 August 2008). "Short & sweet: Ahsaas Channa". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
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  21. ↑ "'Jugaadistan' trailer: Series about college life stars Sumeet Vyas, Ahsaas Channa, Arjun Mathur". Scroll.in. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  22. ↑ "Half CA Season 1 Review : Ahsaas Channa and Gyanendra Tripathi show encourages CA aspirants to 'Never Give Up'". The Times of India. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
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