Versatile Khushi Sadry’s next step should be Bollywood

Los Angeles, March 17, 2009
By Dilip Butani

Versatile would be the most proper word for Khushi; a singer par excellence, an outstanding dancer, a superb actress, and a wonderful model. Khushi has mastered in every department with her zeal, dedication and hard work.

Khushi, as a singer has performed in over 500 musical concerts all over the world with leading musical troupes, recorded chartbusters for Hindi films and also released three private albums. Starting her singing at a tender age age of four, Khushi released her 1st pop album titled “Baby Love” when she was only 6 years old. In August 2007, her new private music album called, ‘America Mein India’ (India lives in USA) was released exclusively for the Indian immigrants of USA. The album caters to all music lovers of Indian origin who have made a home away from home. Khushi along with her brother Nauzad have been very popular & celebrated vocal performers in USA for past 3 years.

Khushi is the prolific significant half of the sensational brother-sister singing duo of USA – Nauzad & Khushi. In her young life, Khushi has made commendable achievements with her enviable talents ranging from singing, acting, dancing and modeling.

Khushi as a dancer, has undergone three years of professional training in Western Dance at Shiamak Daver Institute of Performing Arts, a world-renowned dance institute in India and Canada and consistently winning Best Dancer awards in several shows organized by the institute.

Khushi as an actress; has both, education and performances. In 2005 Khushi came to USA to study Acting in Theatre Arts in University of California. She says “Theatre in my opinion is a highly imaginative medium that stimulates the creativity and visualization of an artist. Ever since I can remember, I have always wanted to be a part of the magical world of Theatre where I could portray my talents in acting, music and dance on a single platform. I would love to amalgamate the traditions and ethnic flavors of India and the western culture in my future initiatives.”

Khushi’s acting talents have also been displayed through a variety of acting projects such as college theatre productions & leading roles in independent films such as Hollywood movie preview ‘Dream of Consciousness’ directed by Jamodi Robinson. The preview ran in all of the AMC theatres across the US during May 2007 and the response was positive. She has also performed the leading role in an NRI untitled Hindi movie which is directed by New Jersey based director Mr. Hyder Bilgrami.

Khushi as a model, recently completed a TV commercial for Himani Mentho Plus balm which was directed by the veteran ad filmmaker Prahlad Kakar. “It was an amazing experience working with Prahlad sir and his crew. He is such a disciplined and an organized man to work with.” She has also worked with the best Indian brands in the US mainly Mehr Design Studio and Yasmin Fashions. Khushi has also participated in the Miss Asia USA 2007 Pageant held at the Alex Theatre, Glendale California. She was selected as one of the top-10 finalists of the pageant.

For Khushi, 2009 started with a successful New Years show with brother Nauzad held at the Sheraton Park Hotel near Disneyland. She also celebrated her birthday which happens to be on January 1st. “There is no better birthday celebration than performing at your own New Years show with family members.” The show was the most talked about New Years event in the Los Angeles area. About 400 people turned up for this spectacular event which boasted of celebrities such as popular Bollywood music composer Jatin (of Jatin-Lalit fame). “We plan on doing many such New Year events in the future and I’m sure that they will be equally successful.”

On January 26th, 2009, the NBA & the Los Angeles Clippers commemorated India's Republic Day with a tribute game between the LA Clippers & the Portland Trailblazers at the Staples Center, Los Angeles with close to 14,000 spectators filling in the magnificent stadium. Khushi & Nauzad featured in an uproarious vocal performance of ‘Om Shanti Om’ in the post game festivities. The American mainstream audience loved the energetic performance by the duo & gave them a wonderful ovation. “It was an honor & privilege to perform at the prestigious Staples Center. It was indeed a historic day for Indians in USA.”

Khushi has always made an attempt to contribute to the society with numerous charitable societies by participating in dramas and musical concerts for non-profit organizations like the Zoroastrian Association of California (ZAC), Federation of Indian-American Associations and the Lions Club of Little India.

With tons of talent, Khushi’s next step should be to make it big in the tinsel town of India, Bollywood.