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{{Infobox pageant titleholder|name=Negha Shahin|birth_date={{Birth based on age as of date|29|2019|Feb|19}}<ref name= ":0"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Negha Shahin- Fighting against the odds |url=https://bhoomika.eastern.in/negha-shahin-fighting-against-the-odds/ |website=Eastern |access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref>|birth_place= |
{{Infobox pageant titleholder|name=Negha Shahin|birth_date={{Birth based on age as of date|29|2019|Feb|19}}<ref name= ":0"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Negha Shahin- Fighting against the odds |url=https://bhoomika.eastern.in/negha-shahin-fighting-against-the-odds/ |website=Eastern |access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref>|birth_place=[[Tamil Nadu, India]]|occupation={{hlist|Actor| [[Transgender rights activism| Transgender rights activist]]}}}} |
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'''Negha Shahin '''(born 1992/1993) is an Indian transgender actor. Born in [[Tamil Nadu (India)|Tamil Nadu, India]]. Shanin was forced to leave her natal home at the age of 18 and also dropped out of BTech.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Want to play transwoman with superpowers: Actor Negha S |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2022/jul/20/want-to-playtranswoman-with-superpowers-actor-negha-s-2478365.html |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> She has been living in [[Chennai]] ever since and worked with various NGOs that work on transgender rights organizations and currently with Trans Rights Now Collective. <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-06-22 |title=Meet Negha S, winner of Kerala State film award for women and trans persons |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/meet-negha-s-winner-kerala-state-film-award-women-and-trans-persons-165184 |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Early Life == |
== Early Life == |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Shanin is a trained counsellor and has over a year experience in an NGO called Thozhi where she worked as a mental health counsellor <ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Negha Shahin- Fighting against the odds |url=https://bhoomika.eastern.in/negha-shahin-fighting-against-the-odds/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> While working at the NGO, she started modelling and anchoring television shows. She worked as a video jockey working with the Vikatan group of publications. |
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Her break-through role was in the Malayalam film Antharam which made her the first trans-woman to have won the debut actor at the [[52nd Kerala State Film Awards]] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-28 |title=Kerala film awards: Negha wins maiden award in trans category |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kerala-film-awards-negha-wins-maiden-award-in-trans-category-101653678160437.html |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |
Her break-through role was in the Malayalam film Antharam which made her the first trans-woman to have won the debut actor at the [[52nd Kerala State Film Awards]] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-28 |title=Kerala film awards: Negha wins maiden award in trans category |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kerala-film-awards-negha-wins-maiden-award-in-trans-category-101653678160437.html |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> |
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Apart from the Malayalam feature film, she also appeared in over 3 short films, Piravi, Manam and Thirunagal.<ref name=":1" /> |
Apart from the Malayalam feature film, she also appeared in over 3 short films namely, Piravi, Manam and Thirunagal.<ref name=":1" /> |
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=== Future projects === |
=== Future projects === |
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In a interview with ''[[The New Indian Express]]'', Negha said that she was working on a Tamil project titled |
In a interview with ''[[The New Indian Express]]'', Negha said that she was working on a Tamil project titled The Road, which also stars Trisha and Miya George. <ref name=":0" /> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 14:01, 29 August 2022
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Negha Shahin (born 1992/1993) is an Indian transgender actor. Born in Tamil Nadu, India. Shanin was forced to leave her natal home at the age of 18 and also dropped out of BTech.[3] She has been living in Chennai ever since and worked with various NGOs that work on transgender rights organizations and currently with Trans Rights Now Collective. [1]
Early Life
Her natal family rejected her when they realized about her identity and they did not want her to stay with them. There was a lot of physically violence too post which she ran away to Chennai with her “Plus Two certificate.”[4]
Career
Shanin is a trained counsellor and has over a year experience in an NGO called Thozhi where she worked as a mental health counsellor [5][1] While working at the NGO, she started modelling and anchoring television shows. She worked as a video jockey working with the Vikatan group of publications.
Her break-through role was in the Malayalam film Antharam which made her the first trans-woman to have won the debut actor at the 52nd Kerala State Film Awards in 2022.[6]
Apart from the Malayalam feature film, she also appeared in over 3 short films namely, Piravi, Manam and Thirunagal.[5]
Future projects
In a interview with The New Indian Express, Negha said that she was working on a Tamil project titled The Road, which also stars Trisha and Miya George. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Meet Negha S, winner of Kerala State film award for women and trans persons". The News Minute. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "Negha Shahin- Fighting against the odds". Eastern. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Want to play transwoman with superpowers: Actor Negha S". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (2022-05-30). "'Award a recognition for transgender community'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b "Negha Shahin- Fighting against the odds". Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "Kerala film awards: Negha wins maiden award in trans category". Hindustan Times. 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-08-29.