Shahana's mother is an Editorial Consultant and father,an Economist.She is a trained Odissi dancer and has had been learning the dance for 10 years under Guru Padmashri Kiran Segal.The actress has besides learning,performed at various places with her dance group.Besides,being a performer,she has been an atelete in her school days and participated in badminton,basketball and volleyball at the zonal level and stood second in the National Artificial Wall Climbing Competition.
She was introduced to acting through Jaimini Pathak's theatre group where she was a production assistant.It was later on that she acted in the theatre's production Seagull and Arabian Nights.She was asked to meet Shanoo Sharma who advised her to give a screening test for Naseerudin Shah's directorial debut “Yun Hota to Kya Hota”.After that,Shahana got a role in Reema Katgi's movie “Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd” as Boman Irani's daughter.She caught the attention of a cinematographer because of her performance in Yun Hota to Kya Hota,who referred her for an audition in “Rubaru”,a Percept Picture Company which was directed by Arjun Bali.Ranbir Hooda was cast opposite the actress for the film.
However it was a role in Rock On !! that she landed after rejecting a lot of offers coming her way,that changed her life forever.Shahana is now a known face in Bollywood.Shahana played the role of Debbie,Arjun Rampal's wife in the film.
