Sarah Hashmi

Sarah Hashmi
Born
Delhi, India[1]
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present

Sarah Hashmi is an Indian actress known for her award-winning role in the short film Bebaak (2019) and for her performance as Huma in the Dice Media web series Operation MBBS (2020–present).

Early life and background

Hashmi was born in Delhi. She is the niece of the late Safdar Hashmi, a noted playwright and political theatre activist.[1] She trained in performing arts through workshops at the National School of Drama and participated in college theatre productions.

Career

Short films

Hashmi gained critical acclaim for her role as Fatin in Bebaak (2019), directed by Shazia Iqbal and produced by Jar Pictures and Anurag Kashyap. The film explores themes of gender, patriarchy, and religious orthodoxy. Her portrayal of a young woman facing discrimination during a scholarship interview was praised for its emotional depth and realism.[2][3]

For her performance in Bebaak, she won the Filmfare Short Film Award for Best Actress in 2020.[4]

Web series

In 2020, Hashmi played Huma Sheikh in Dice Media’s medical-drama web series Operation MBBS. She described building the character using elements from her role in Bebaak as well as inspiration from Harry Potter character Hermione Granger.[5]

She reprised her role in Season 2, which addressed the emotional and academic challenges medical students faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Other appearances

Hashmi has also had minor roles in feature films such as Dil Dhadakne Do (2015) and Bombay Talkies (2013).[5]

Critical reception

Hashmi has been praised for portraying strong yet vulnerable female characters. Critics have highlighted her ability to express inner conflict with subtlety. Her performance in Bebaak was described by The Times of India as “inspiring and powerful.”[3]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Bombay Talkies Unknown Minor role (uncredited)
2015 Dil Dhadakne Do Divya Cameo
2018 Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi Luvleen
2019 Bebaak Fatin Short film
2020 - 2021 Operation MBBS Huma Web series
2025 Jolly LLB 3 Varsha Solanki

Awards

  • Filmfare Short Film Award for Best Actress – for Bebaak (2020)[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "'Bebaak' actress Sarah Hashmi is on a winning streak". The New Indian Express. 16 February 2020.
  2. ^ Kahlon, Sukhpreet (3 April 2020). "Bebaak review: Blazing critique of religious orthodoxy". Cinestaan.
  3. ^ a b Khurana, Archika (3 October 2023). "Bebaak Review: Sarah Hashmi impresses in a striking performance". The Times of India.
  4. ^ a b "Winners for the Filmfare Short Film Awards 2020". Filmfare.
  5. ^ a b "I built Huma's character with bits of Fatin and Hermione: Sarah Hashmi". TellyChakkar. 29 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Sarah Hashmi from Operation MBBS on preparing for emotional scenes and resonating with Huma". OTTplay.

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