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Taha Shah is an Indian actor and former model working in the Hindi film industry, known for his leading role in the 2011 Y-Films romantic comedy Luv Ka The End, and subsequently featured in the commercially successful drama Gippi (2013).

This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. (January 2021)

Taha Shah Badussha
Born	Taaha Shah Badusha (1987-11-19) 19 November 1987 (age 34) Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2011–present
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Website	tahashah.com

Life and career

1988–2009: Early life and career beginnings

Taha Shah was born in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of United Arab Emirates.His dad is Shah Sikkander Badusha and his mom is Mahnaz Sikkander Badusha, who are from South India.[1] His father is an F.R.C.S. from Glasgow and Edinburgh and is also an orthopedic doctor and his mother, an M.Sc and MBA from Washington, D.C., was a biochemist and now an entrepreneur. He has an elder brother, Abid, who is a Lead Civil engineer from University of Toronto. Taaha's education involved quite a worldwide travel. His education began at the Sherwood Academy in Abu Dhabi where he studied till the 4th grade. He then shifted to Kodaikanal International School, a boarding school in Tamil Nadu, India, where he continued his education for the next 3 years. Feeling homesick, he returned to UAE and later shifted to Sharjah with his family, where he finished his schooling at International School of Choueifat and Sharjah American International School. Taha joined the American University of Sharjah only for a semester and dropped out of his Bachelor of Business Administration course, as he was not willing to do so. He does weaponry on the beach and has also received certificates in paragliding and scuba diving. Since 2006, Taha worked in several businesses of human resource management, construction, real estate, building materials, and as a hobby did a few modeling] assignments for the next three years. He started modeling at the age of 16 for brands such as Honda, Bacardi, Emirates Bank, Bank of Oman, National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Omantel and others. Taha Shah was also reported to be a successful entrepreneur with his own steel import firm. He turned to acting after an economic downturn struck him.[1]

2010–present: Debut in films

He later made a trip to Toronto, Canada, to visit his brother for New Year's Eve in 2009, where he finalised to aim his career at acting. Then, he took admission to the New York Film Academy (NYFA) in Abu Dhabi. Taha had also learnt acting during his school life in Abu Dhabi. After completing six months at NYFA, he was about to leave for Los Angeles to complete the remainder of his course, when his father suddenly thought that Taha should make a move to Mumbai first. His mother too agreed to this and two weeks later (in September 2009) Taha came to Mumbai for a two-day visit with his family and incidentally, they remained over there. In Mumbai he had to spend countless hours practicing dancing and martial arts.[1] Nine months later, Taha was signed for his debut film, Luv Ka The End of Y-Films. He was cast as an antihero, the first of its kind in the youth genre. He was seen for a second time in the 2013 movie Gippi by Dharma Productions, which released on 10 May 2013.[2] Taha received positive reviews for his performance, Karan Johar said, "Taha has a strong screen presence that combines machismo and vulnerability. I am sure he will have a great innings at the movies." Ramesh S. Taurani noted, "With two back-to-back good performances, Taha has the potential to be someone who is here to stay. Right choices of films will ensure a strong foothold for him in the industry. I wish him best of luck and loads of success." Rensil D'Silva wrote, "Taha has the right mix of vulnerability and intensity to straddle many genres — be it a romcom, an intense drama or a thriller. And to top it all, he's a good actor. That's an enviable mix." Nikhil Advani described, "Taha is one of the few new talents showing that acting is about versatility. With his second film Gippi, he's chosen the right path."[3]

In 2015, he acted in Mahesh Bhatt's Barkhaa opposite Pakistani actress Sara Loren. Barkhaa movie was commercially declared a disaster but its songs was memorable including "Khuda Bhi Na Dikhe" and "Tu Itni Khoobsurat Hai" In 2016, he appeared in Karan Johar's Baar Baar Dekho alongside Sidharth Malhotra and Katrina Kaif, playing the role of Tarun. The film became a failiure at the box office and was declared a flop.[4]

In 2017, Shah acted in Ranchi Diaries playing Pinku.[5] In 2020, he made his Hollywood debut with Draupadi Unleashed playing Gautam.[6] In January 2021, he acted in the web series Bullets (which was previously titled as Tina and Lolo playing Mario opposite Karishma Tanna.[7] In March 2021, he acted in Ekta Kapoor and ALT Balaji's Bekaboo 2 playing Novin opposite Priya Banerjee.[8]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Luv Ka The End	Luv Nanda
2013	Gippi	Arjun
2015	Barkhaa	Jatin Sabarwal
2016	Baar Baar Dekho	Tarun
2017	Ranchi Diaries	Pinku
2018	The Vanishing Act		In-production
2020	Draupadi Unleashed	Gautam
2022	Ikroop		Post-production
TBA	Kabza		Post-production
TBA	Mooh Mittha Karao		Filming

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2021	Bullets	Mario	[7]
	Bekaboo 2	Novin	[8]
2022	TAJ - The Royal Blood	Murad

See also

• List of Indian film actors

References

External links

• Taaha Shah at IMDb
• Taaha Shah on Twitter
• Taaha Shah on Facebook

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