Namrata Singh Gujral

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Namrata Singh Gujral (born February 26, 1976) is an American actress.

She is of Sikh faith and Indian as well as Tibetan descent. She was born in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh and is a 1998 graduate from the University of West Florida.^[1]

[edit] Roles

Producer/Director for breast cancer docu-drama titled 1 a Minute scheduled for release in October 2010 (6 October 2010 in USA).^[2]
"Shalini Singh/Shelley" in WB's Americanizing Shelley
"Vidi" in 2009 release Mitsein
"Fari Bin Ghori" on CBS's The Agency
"Nurse Kathy" on NBC's Passions
"Renu Mathur" in Bollywood blockbuster Kaante
German–Samoan beauty, Anna Kraus in the staged reading of The Shark Hunter where she co-starred with Yancey Arias (of King Pins and Miss Saigon).
Cameo appearance in the Ben Kingsley/Jennifer Connelly starrer House of Sand and Fog
"Jaya Kushala" in Microsoft's Xbox game Quantum Redshift
Saira Ahmed in Family Law (TV series)
Yossi Saadi in Dragnet (series)

Gujral was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer in 2008. She is featured in UniGlobe Entertainment's breast cancer docu-drama titled 1 a Minute released in 600 theaters.^[2] This is the largest release to date for a cancer-related film in cinema history. The docudrama is directed and produced by Gujral and also stars cancer survivors Olivia Newton-John, Diahann Carroll, Melissa Etheridge, Mumtaz and Jaclyn Smith as well as William Baldwin, Daniel Baldwin and Priya Dutt. This is Gujral's directorial debut. The feature is narrated by Kelly McGillis. The film also stars Bárbara Mori, Lisa Ray, Deepak Chopra and Morgan Brittany. (see ref list and links for notability)

Lead roles in the romantic comedy Americanizing Shelley^[3] with Beau Bridges, directed by Lorraine Senna of The Sopranos and Northern Exposure, which is currently in theaters and also the upcoming science fiction feature STILL, scheduled to start production in 2010.

Namrata also makes her singing debut with her recently recorded single Dancin' In The Clouds, a never-been-done-before American Country rock meets Bollywood style duet, with country star Steve Azar ("Waitin’ On Joe w/ Morgan Freeman), currently playing on Country Music Television. The single also features on MTV and VH1. Well known Hollywood composer Jay Ferguson of Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne fame produced the single. This makes Namrata the FIRST American artist with Eastern roots to be ever featured on CMT.^[4]

For her role of Pakistani-American "Saira Ahmed" on CBS's Family Law, Namrata along with co-stars Tony Danza and Kathleen Quinlan were Columbia Tristar's official nomination for the Emmy Awards 2002.

Year	Video
2007	"Dancin' in the Clouds" (with Steve Azar)