Shilpa Shetty

Shilpa Shetty was born on June 8, 1975 to Surendra and Sunanda Shetty in Karnataka. Her mother Sunanda was a famous model during her time. Shilpa’s native language is Tulu and she can also fluently speak Hindi, Marathi, Gujrati, Tamil, French and English. She attended St Anthony Girls' High School in Chembur and then went to Podar College.

Shilpa Shetty started off her career as a model. Her first movie opposite Rahul Roy ‘Gaata Rahe Mera Dil’ never actually completed and was not released. Shilpa Shetty soon got a role in the movie Baazigar, opposite Shahrukh Khan and Kajol. Baazigar became a super hit and Shilpa earned a Filmfare nomination for Best New Comer of the year. In 2000 Shilpa won the IIFA (International Indian Film Awards) award for the 'Best Actress'. In 2004 Shilpa earned lot of praise and received great reviews for the role of an HIV positive victim Tammana' in the movie ‘Phir Milenge’ opposite Bollywood superstar Salman Khan. Her first film in Telugu is 'Veedevadandi Babu' starring Mohan Babu and directed by E.V.V. Satyanarayana.

Shilpa was crowned the winner of the British Celebrity Big Brother on 28 January 2007. She is a four-time Filmfare Award-nominated Indian film actress, model, AIDS activist and PETA supporter.

Filmography

1. Bhalevadivi Basu (2001)
2. Azad (2000)
3. Veedevadandi Babu (1997)
4. Mr. Romeo (1996)