Arti Shah was born 6 weeks premature and has been a fighter since day one! At the age of 2, she was diagnosed with a condition called pseudoachondroplasia, which is a long word for a small person…it just means that she is of diminutive stature, 4ft to be exact!

Her diagnosis didn’t mean that she was bubble wrapped and not able to lead a normal life, far from it, she wasn’t afraid to do anything! In fact it made her more determined to pursue her passion for acting, modelling and working in the entertainment industry. Arti’s personality brings out the best in all around her. Some people say, her personality makes up for what she lack’s in height!

As Arti grew up and became more comfortable with who she was, she realised, being unique and standing out from everyone else is a positive attribute. With the way she look’s and how people perceive her, she wanted to make a big difference (mind the pun) to try and break down stereotypical attitudes about people who are short in stature.

Arti’s first role was in a commercial to launch a new TV channel, where she was dressed up as Calamity Jane, but better, a cowgirl outfit with a blond bobbed wig and extraordinary pink eyelashes! She was to sit on a tiny horse that looked like a “my little pony” as it had rainbow coloured hair! Since then Arti has been very fortunate to work on some amazing films such as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, successful TV programmes such as Hope Springs, commercials such as the launch of UKG2 and corporate modelling campaigns for the likes of National Rail. Have a look under the “My Work” page to see many more of the exciting projects Arti has worked on.

Arti has a motto “Hard Work, Sheer Determination and Self Belief”. It really works, she doesn’t let people hold her back, she has a strong drive to be successful, but only hard work will allow this!

She continues to work hard at training with her acting, so she can keep pursuing to break down stereotypical attitudes. Keeping fit, so she can work as a creature performer and stunts, also enabling her maintain her physique for modelling campaigns

Arti wants to continue to work in entertainment, films and commercials, modelling campaigns and to continue to capture and delight audiences and express herself in as many ways as possible. After all…all good things come in small packages. Arti does!

Keep an eye on her site for updates!