Soma Chhaya


Soma Bhatia is a Canadian actress and singer of Indian descent known for her roles such as Goldi Nahir in and Shauzia in the Oscar nominated film The Breadwinner.

Biography

Soma Chhaya became interested in singing at the age of ten, but held off on pursuing a career due to intense stage fright. "I grew up with stage fright, to the point where I’d run off the stage crying. So acting came a lot easier because I just had to stand there and talk, I didn’t even have to be myself." She began to pursue acting "by accident" as a way of getting comfortable with being in front of people. She ultimately found the craft invigorating and credits it to helping her career. Chhaya's career took off when she was cast as Goldi Nahir in . She found the character interesting in that it taught her about feminism. After her stint on the show, she continued to stay in contact with her co-stars. She joined the cast of the animated film The Breadwinner which connected with Chhaya due to her grandmother having gone through a similar situation as the main character of the film. She is set to play the lead role of Selene in the new film Clan of the Vein which will begin filming mid 2020.
Chhaya decided to try her hand at music again in 2016 and joined Canada's Music Incubator. She has since released a couple of singles including "Forever Boy" of which she was involved with both writing and performing the song as well as the content of the music video.

Personal life

Chhaya attended John Fraser Secondary School in Mississauga, ON graduating in 2016. Her father also graduated from John Fraser Secondary School in 1994.
Chhaya is an advocate for living a vegan lifestyle, having been a vegan since she was 14, and was raised as a vegetarian from birth. Chhaya moved to Los Angeles in January 2019 to attend the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising for Marketing.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Cheerleader Death SquadIndonesian GirlTV Movie
2016Holiday JoyBrie
2016-2017Goldi NahirMain cast
2017Saving HopeFalak Ali2 episodes
2017A Very Country ChristmasMonicaTV Movie
2017TeenagersVesper4 episodes
2019Kim's ConvenienceDivyaSeason 3 Ep. 9
2019Private EyesPriya JoshiSeason 3 Ep. 3

Singles

  1. "Fire in Our Blood"
  2. "Forever Boy"