Shilpa Shetty

Shilpa Shetty

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Shilpa Shetty Profile

  • Name:
  • Shilpa Shetty
  • Born:
  • June 8, 1975
  • Spouse:
  • Raj Kundra

Shilpa Shetty Biography

Shilpa Shetty is an Indian model and film actress who has acted in nearly 40 films in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. Her first prominent role was in the film Aag in 1994. Her film debut film was Baazigar in 1993. She was appreciated for her performance in the films Dhadkan, Rishtey and Phir Milenge. Her younger sister Shamita Shetty is also an actress.

 

She was born on 8th July 1975 in Mangalore in Karnataka. Her parents are Surendra Shetty and Sunanda Shetty. Her native language is Tulu. She could speak many languages like Marathi, English, Tamil, Hindi, Gujarati, Telugu, Urdu and some French. She studied at St. Anthony Girls High School in Chembur and then attended Podar College in Matunga. She is good in Bharatanatyam. She was the captain of the volleyball team when at school. She has also got black belt in Karate.

 

She dated with Akshay Kumar but this broke up in 2000 and she was captured in the rumors of having romance with the film director Anubhav Sinha. But this could not continue as he was already married with two children. She married Raj Kundra on 22nd November 2009.

 

Her career started as a model for Limca in 1991 when she was just 16 years old. Then she entered film industry and earned a nomination for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for the film Baazigar. Her film Main Khiladi Tu Anari with Akshay Kumar was a success. She acted in many films after that. She won the Celebrity Big Brother UK. She started to host the Bigg Boss in 2008.

 

To tackle the problem of HIV AIDS in India, she lent her support to BBC World Service Trust television in February 2006. She appeared in the film Phir Milenge in 2004 as an HIV positive sufferer. She is a PETA supporter that assisted the campaigns against the use of wild animals in circuses. She had to face many controversies such as links with the mafia gang, obscenity charges, celebrity big brother racism controversy, etc. She has won Silver Star Award, Zee Cine Award and many more awards. 

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Updated: December 27, 2017

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