Masumeh Makhija (born 10 October 1984), known mononymously as Masumeh, is a Canadian actress and model based in India. She was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and hails from a well-known Indian film family. Her grandfather Parananand was a pioneering distributor while her uncle Gul Anand and her mother Jayshree are producers known for Chashme Buddoor, Jalwa, Khatta Meetha and Hero Hiralal.
Makhija has appeared in two movies directed by Shona Urvashi, Chupke Se and Saas Bahu Aur Sensex. She started her career as a child artist appearing in commercials and TV shows like Thoda Hai Thoda ki Zaroorat Hai and Banegi Apni Baat. She made her film debut with Chupke Se and has since acted in a number of films, including Vishal Bhardwaj's adaptation of Macbeth entitled Maqbool. She has also appeared in several international productions, including the German movie, Gate to Heaven. In 2018, Makhija starred in 3 Storeys, a Farhan Akhtar production starring Sharman Joshi, Pulkit Samrat, Richa Chadha and Renuka Shahane.
Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes Ref2003 Maqbool Sameera (Abbaji's daughter) Debut, credited as Masumi Makhija Chupke Se Sarika Verma/Megha Timghire credited as Masumi Gate to Heaven Nisha German movie, credited as Masumi Makhija 2004 The Journey (short) Girl in the bus 2005 Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav Padmashree Divakar Kashyap credited as Masumeh 2006 Woh Lamhe Rani Mukherjee credited as Masumeh 2007 Heyy Babyy Special appearance in song Dus Kahaniyaan Kaamna (segment "High on the Highway") 2008 Saas Bahu Aur Sensex Kirti Wagaskar credited as Masumeh Sharpe's Peril (TV movie) (uncredited) 2018 3 Storeys Varsha Atre credited as Masumeh 2023 Gulaam Chor Producer only Bhagwan Bharose Radha 2025 Dil Dosti Aur Dogs Ekta Sanjay Kamat
Television Banegi Apni Baat (Zee TV) Kya Baat Hai (Star Plus) as Devika a.k.a. Dinky Comedy hour (Zee TV) Thoda Hai Thode Ki Zaroorat Hai (Sony) Suhana Safar (Zee TV) Mausam (Zee TV) GubbareIMDb (Zee TV) Mayajaal (Yes TV)
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