Sheetal Sheth is an Indian American actress, author and activist born in New Jersey, now based in New York City. Her breakout role in 2005 as “Maya” – starring opposite Albert Brooks in “Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World” (2005) – has won her critical acclaim in Hollywood.
Photo Credit: Enlightenment Productions
Sheetal’s star keeps rising as she appeared in dozens of films and TV shows including the films ABCD and American Chai, I Can’t Think Straight and The World Unseen.
In 2013, she got married to media entrepreneur Neil Mody (Neil Mody is our podcast guest in episode 9 – click here to listen), her college sweetheart from their student days at NYU.
Soon Sheetal became a mother to two girls.
In 2019, Sheetal was diagnosed with breast cancer, a tough challenge that’s motivated her to keep parenting her daughters while instilling in them a deep sense of pride and love for India. How? Why?
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Photo by: Sheetal Sheth
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Photo by: Sheetal Sheth
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Photo by: Sheetal Sheth
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Photo by: Sheetal Sheth
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Photo by: Sheetal Sheth
Sheetal turns to writing – for strength and self-healing, for her daughters and for parents and children dealing with illness in the family.
Above photos by Sheetal Sheth
Click here for more about Sheetal Sheth.
Music Used:
- What Is Love (Piano) by Zight
- Sad Ambient Piano by Lite Saturation
- Free Hopping Piano by Lobo Loco
- Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1 – II. Adagio by Daniel Veesey
- Brand New World by Kai Engel
- One in a Billion Theme Song by Brad McCarthy
Featured photo by: David Goddard
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