Sheena Chohan

Sheena Chohan is an Indian film actress who works in Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Hollywood films and OTT-series. She made her screen debut in the Malayalam film, The Train, opposite Mammooty, directed by seven-time National Award Winning Director, Jayaraj. Her major success came with Ant Story, on Netflix, which was directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki for which she received a best actress nomination alongside Keira Knightley and Kate Beckinsale at both the Dubai International Film Festival and the Shanghai International Film Festival. She is the only Indian actor to have won the Human Rights Hero award at the United Nations. Sheena Chohan is known as a Pan India Actor, for performing across multiple languages, her ability to seamlessly transform into diverse lead characters, and her reputation as a highly professional, director’s actor. Sheena made her Hindi film debut in Sant Tukaram (2025), playing Avali Jija Bai, the wife of the saint. Sheena recently won the Arts Ambassador Award for Global Artistic and Cultural Impact 2026.

Career

Chohan starred as the female lead opposite megastar Mammootty in a Malayalam film The Train, directed by National Award Winner, Jayaraj.

She was nominated as Best Actress at both the Dubai International Film Festival and the Shanghai International Film Festival for her lead role in the international film Ant Story, directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki which was on Netflix.

Chohan starred in Mukti and Patralekha as a lead, directed by National Award Winner Buddhadev Dasgupta.

In 2016, she played one of the lead roles in the feature film, Justice, directed by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay.

Chohan acted in the role of a journalist in the 2017 Hollywood web comedy Words which also features American stand-up comedian and actor, Jim Meskimen.

In 2019, Chohan was selected to feature in the Hollywood film Nomad, by award-winning director Taron Lexton, releasing this year.

In 2022, she was featured in the hit series The Fame Game on Netflix opposite Madhuri Dixit as well as in The City of Dreams directed by Nagesh Kukunoor. She also played the lead in the comedy drama series exMates which was produced by Humaramovie and she finished shooting for the series The Trial opposite Kajol for Disney+ Hotstar.

In 2023, Chohan also finished shooting for Sant Tukaram as the leading lady, Avali, opposite Subodh Bhave, directed by Aditya Om.

In February 2023, Chohan won the WGF Best Actress in Comic Role award for her popular web series, Ex- Mates.

In December 2025, it was announced that Sheena will appear in the Tamil folk drama ‘Arjunanin Allirani,’ Lilith Tale ‘Bhaayava', written by B. Jeyamohan, directed by Vino Vikraman Pillai with music by Ilaiyaraaja.

Early life

Chohan was born in Chandigarh, Punjab but brought up in Kolkata. She was crowned "Miss Kolkata" and participated in the beauty pageant I Am She–Miss Universe India, where she won the title "I Am Voice". Chohan worked as a theatre actress for many years, in various productions including for five years in Delhi with director Arvind Gaur. She trained as a contemporary dancer for many years and reached the status of brown belt in Karate while in school. She studied arts at The Lawrence School, Sanawar, Shimla. She also trained in playing the violin and was a part of the school orchestra.

Filmography Year Title Role Director Language Notes 2011 The Train Meera Jayaraj Malayalam Opposite Mammootty 2013 Ant Story Rima (Famous Actress) Mostofa Sarwar Farooki Bengali World Premiered at DIFF 20132014 Mukti Bela (Tagore's Daughter)Buddhadev Dasgupta Bengali Based on Rabindranath Tagores poems. Patralekha Wife (Lead Role) 2026 Justice Ghost (Lead Role) Bappaditya BandopadhyayBengali,English2025 Sant Tukaram Avali (Lead Role) Aditya Om Hindi 2026 Jhatasya Maranam Dhruvam IPS Officer Anusha (Lead Role) Shravan Telugu Trilingual- Pan India film. Alongside J. D. Chakravarthy 2026 Nomad Traveller Taron Lexton English-Hollywood Film 2026 Arjunanin Allirani Alli Rani Vino Vikraman Pillai Tamil Written by B. Jeyamohan with music by Ilaiyaraaja - in pre-production

Short films Hindi Great India Film and Television2024 Marziyan Lead role Hindi Amerya Productions 2025 One More Lead Role Hindi Jannat Movies

Web series Year Title Role Director Language Platform Ref2021 The Fame Game PR Manager Bejoy Nambiar Hindi Netflix India 2021 City of Dreams Journalist Nagesh KukunoorHindi Disney Hotstar 2022 The Trial Jasmin Suparn Verma Hindi Disney Hotstar IMDb 2022 ExMates Shreya Vaibhav Ameta Hindi Humaramovie 2025 Bhayaavah She Devil (Negative Lead) Vikas Tiwari Hindi TBA 2026 TBA TBA (Negative Lead) Pankaj Parashar Hindi TBA

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