Soma Chhaya

Soma Chhaya Bhatia (professionally known as Soma Chhaya) is an Indian-Canadian actress and musician known for her roles such as Goldi Nahir in Degrassi: Next Class and Shauzia in the Oscar nominated film The Breadwinner.[1]

Soma Chhaya
Born
Soma Bhatia

Canada
Occupation
  • Actress
  • musician
Years active2011-present

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."[1] 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.[2] Chhaya's career took off when she was cast as Goldi Nahir in Degrassi: Next Class. 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.[3] 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.[2][3] 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.[4]

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
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Spin The Barrel Courtney Short film
2014 Monkey in the Middle Mara Cruz Also known as It's a Zoo in Here
2015 Poltergeist Lauren
2017 The Breadwinner Shauzia (voice)
2018 We Three Queens Charlotte Short film
2019 An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order Charlotte
2019 Queen of the Morning Calm CeeCee completed
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Cheerleader Death Squad Indonesian Girl TV Movie
2016 Holiday Joy Brie
2016-2017 Degrassi: Next Class Goldi Nahir Main cast
2017 Saving Hope Falak Ali 2 episodes
2017 A Very Country Christmas Monica TV Movie
2017 Teenagers Vesper 4 episodes
2019 Kim's Convenience Divya Season 3 Ep. 9
2019 Private Eyes Priya Joshi Season 3 Ep. 3

Singles
  1. "Fire in Our Blood" (self-released, 2017)[5]
  2. "Forever Boy" (self-released, 2017)[6]

References
  1. Harlton, Kat (March 1, 2018). "Exclusive: An Interview With Soma Chhaya". Harlton Empire. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  2. Bhella, Sharon (February 28, 2018). "Interview: Soma Chhaya". Best Fan. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  3. "The Permanent Rain Press interview with Soma Chhaya". The Permanent Rain Press. March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  4. McElheran, Taryn (February 17, 2018). "Interview – Soma Chhaya". Canadian Beats. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  5. Soma Chhaya. "Fire in Our Blood - Single". iTunes. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  6. Soma Chhaya. "Forever Boy - Single". iTunes. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
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