Shaista Usta

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Shaista Usta
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Born
(1978-02-05)February 5, 1978
NationalityAmerican
Other namesSabrina
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materAmerican InterContinental University
University of Houston
OccupationActress, Business Woman, Makeup Artist, Activist, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist
Years active1995-present
OrganizationMake Up and Mission
Known forThe title role as Madhu Mehra in Dev Anand’s Main Solah Baras Ki
Notable work
Main Solah Baras Ki
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Spouse(s)Mustafa Köseoglu ​(m. 2007; div.2023)
ChildrenIskender Köseoglu
Websiteshaistausta.com

Shaista Naz Usta also known as Sabrina, Shaista N. Köseoglu, and Shaï Usta is an American International film actress, businesswoman, makeup artist, influencer, activist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known for her debut in title role for the film Main Solah Baras Ki (1998).[1] She was discovered by Bollywood megastar director/actor, Dev Anand to play the lead in the movie Main Solah Baras Ki under Navketan Films, which was the first Bollywood film sponsored by Prince Charles of England through the Princes’ Trust.[2][3] She is also the founder of Make Up & Mission.

Early life[edit]

Shaista was born on February 5, 1978, and grew up in the city of Atlanta, Georgia. She comes from an educated family to a commercial artist who won 2 honors and medals for his arts by the prime minister of New Zealand and by the prime minister of Fiji Islands. Since her childhood and adolescent years, Shaista has had an overwhelming inclination towards the creative arts as she started self-choreographing her dances and competing in dance competitions at a national level regularly.[4] She is the direct relative and great-niece of Shauqat Usmani a famous writer, and professional journalist and spy for the Russian government and a board member of the émigré Communist Party (Tashkent group), in Uzbekistan, and a founding member of the Communist Party of India (CPI) formed in Kanpur in 1925 and the great-niece of Hisam-ud-din a notable artist who received the highest rank and award "Padam Shri" given by the Republic of India for his craftsmanship in 1987, and she is the lineage of the famous Usta Art family. She studied International Business and Marketing from the American Intercontinental University and went to The University of Houston.

Personal life[edit]

She married a Turkish engineer and international businessman in 2007, but later, they had separated due to the husband’s brutal abuse and adultery; The U.S. Embassy in Türkey rescued Usta with two broken ribs, a broken arm, and a wrist in the the year 2012. Furthermore, a Hague Petition was filed to obtain the retrieval of her son, safeguarding their continual safety and security in the United States, and the ex-husband was officially documented by the American Government and Embassy in Turkey for his Domestic Family Violence towards his wife, Shaista, and a United States Hague Petition was filed in the Head of State for child abduction of their son, Iskender. Over ten years of separation due to the abuse and adultery committed with another woman from the Republic of Georgia, whom he has two daughters with. The estranged husband, Mustafa somehow managed to obtain a U.S. green card despite the collapse of Turkish economy, previous charges documented by the U.S. government, and without the wife’s sponsorship; Shaista filed for a 1.5 million dollar civil divorce lawsuit of abuse, adultery, other crimes committed, and a permanent protective order against the husband. The estranged couple's son, Iskender Köseoglu, professionally known as iFrosty and Kairuku obtained a gifted academic scholarship, and is a YouTuber and ESports gamer.[5]

Career[edit]

She began her acting career at a very young age through school plays and appeared in the role of Anne Frank in a school play, which became very popular in America. In 1998, she was contacted by Dev Anand to play the lead role in his film Main Solah Baras Ki and it took him three (3) months to convince her father. She had to learn Hindi for the role, because she comes from a Türkic and Persian ethnic origin, who comes from a highly educated, well known, and cultivated strict family; therefore Shaista grew up speaking five languages. After she was cast in the film, Main Solah Baras Ki, Shaista featured in numerous magazines and media including Audrey Magazine, Screen Magazine, Atlanta Journal and also appeared on the cover of the Movie Magazine.[6] After the release of Main Solah Baras Ki in 1998, Shaista decided to return the USA to accomplish her education and she later founded Makeup & Mission.[4]

Year Title Note
1998 Main Solah Baras Ki Debut film as lead actress opposite Dev Anand

References[edit]

  1. "Main Solah Baras Ki - Movie - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  2. Brown, Douglas (January 2000). "Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema 2nd edition200036Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema 2nd edition. Chicago, IL and London: Fitzroy Dearborn 1999. 658 pp, ISBN: 1 57958 146 3 £50.00 First edition published 1994 by the British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. Produced in association with the National Film Archive of India". Reference Reviews. 14 (1): 36–37. doi:10.1108/rr.2000.14.1.36.36. ISSN 0950-4125.
  3. Main Solah Baras Ki (1998) - IMDb, retrieved 2020-08-31
  4. 4.0 4.1 theupcomingco (12 July 2020). "Shaista Usta (@shaista.usta)". Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  5. "iFrosty YouTube channel". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  6. Network, BusinessofCinema News (2016-08-02). "Have A Look How Shah Rukh Khan Rocked The Magazine Covers During The 90s". Businessofcinema.com. Retrieved 2020-08-31. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)

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