Shyama Zutshi (8 February 1910 – 1953) was a Bollywood actress who was the first Kashmiri woman who joined films in 1934.

She was the daughter of Barrister Pandit Ladli Prasad Zutshi who was the only son of Patrani (Sister of Motilal Nehru).

Her major hit was Karwan-E-Hayat (1935) in which she acted with K. L. Saigal, T. R. Rajakumari, Pahari Sanyal, and Rattan Bai.

[3] She became a very successful actress, but with the influence from her elder sister Manmohini she moved out from films and focused on politics and freedom struggle.

Later Shyama became a Women Congress leader and a frontline freedom fighter influenced by Gandhi's non-violent struggle along with her mother and three sisters (Chandra Kumari, Manmohini and Janak) .