Aushima Sawhney is an Indian actress and model known for her work in Bollywood films. Born in New Delhi, India, she spent a significant part of her life in Bangkok, Thailand, where her father worked for the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), and her mother served as the Regional Director of "World Youth" in Bangkok. Aushima pursued higher education in Sydney, Australia, studying Media Arts Production and Communication at the University of Technology, Sydney, and undertaking a Television Presenting and Acting course at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). In 2005, she was a contestant in the Miss India beauty pageant, reaching the final ten.