1. Shilpa Shetty Kundra was born on Ashwini Shetty on 8 June 1975 and is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films and television.
59 Facts About Shilpa Shetty
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Shilpa Shetty made her screen debut in the thriller Baazigar which gained her first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Shilpa Shetty received praise for playing a woman with AIDS in the drama Phir Milenge, which earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
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In early 2007, Shilpa Shetty joined the fifth series of the UK reality show Celebrity Big Brother, ultimately winning the series.
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Shilpa Shetty's win was followed by a spot hosting the second season of the Indian version of the show, Bigg Boss in 2008.
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Shilpa Shetty has since appeared as a judge on several dance and music reality-competition shows, including Zara Nachke Dikha, Nach Baliye and Super Dancer, and she has made appearances on Indian Idol.
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Shilpa Shetty returned to acting in 2021 with the comedy film Hungama 2 and has since starred in the action series Indian Police Force.
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Shilpa Shetty has worked with PETA since 2006 as part of an advertising campaign against the use of wild animals in circuses.
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Shilpa Shetty is a fitness enthusiast and she launched her own Yoga DVD in 2015.
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Shilpa Shetty is involved in several fitness campaigns such as the Fit India Movement, launched by the Government of India.
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Shilpa Shetty was awarded the Champions of Change Award for her work on the Swachh Bharat Mission cleanliness campaign.
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Shilpa Shetty was born in Mangalore, Karnataka in a Tulu speaking Bunt family.
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Shilpa Shetty was educated at St Anthony's Girls High School, Chembur and at Podar College in Matunga.
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In 1991, after completing her tenth-grade examinations, Shilpa Shetty began her career as a model with a Limca television commercial and subsequently featured in several other commercials and advertisements, following which she began receiving offers for film roles.
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Shilpa Shetty continued to pursue her career as a model until she became an actress.
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Co-starring Govinda and Debutant Sonali Bendre, the film saw Shilpa Shetty portray Bijli, a village belle who is actually an undercover policewoman assigned to arrest a murderer at any cost.
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Shilpa Shetty next starred alongside Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Raageshwari and Shakti Kapoor in the action comedy Main Khiladi Tu Anari.
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In 1995, Shilpa Shetty starred in Hathkadi, where she was working alongside actors such as Saif Ali Khan, Govinda and Madhoo, but they failed at the box office.
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Shilpa Shetty made her Tamil film debut with 1996 released Mr Romeo alongside actors Prabhu Deva and Madhoo.
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Shilpa Shetty portrayed the character of Prathna Thakur alongside actors Salman Khan and Sanjay Kapoor.
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In 2000, Shilpa Shetty received acclaim for her role in the musical romantic drama Dhadkan, which earned reasonable takings at the Indian box office.
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Shilpa Shetty received several nominations under the Best Actress category at various award ceremonies.
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In 2004, Shilpa Shetty appeared in the police drama Garv, in which she portrayed a Muslim orphan and disillusioned table dancer starring opposite Salman Khan.
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Shilpa Shetty delivers, what can be rightly called, the performance of her career.
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In 2005, Shilpa Shetty starred opposite Upendra in the Kannada film Auto Shankar.
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Shilpa Shetty had one release in 2006, the much delayed Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar.
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In January 2007, Shilpa Shetty was a contestant and the subsequent winner of the British reality television series Celebrity Big Brother 5.
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Shilpa Shetty was the first Indian celebrity included in the show.
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Shilpa Shetty further thanked the public for "a fantastic opportunity to make my country proud".
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Additionally, the film was critically acclaimed and Shilpa Shetty's performance was appreciated, with Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN writing: "It's a terrific performance and unquestionably Shilpa Shetty's best to date".
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Shilpa Shetty's second release, alongside three Deols, the family drama Apne, was a box office success.
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Shilpa Shetty starred in the unreleased 2010 Indo-Chinese drama The Desire, a film rescued during production by her mother, who stepped in when its producer abandoned the project unfinished.
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Alongside Sajid Khan and Terrence Lewis, Shilpa Shetty was featured as a talent judge for the dance reality show Nach Baliye, from 2012 to 2014.
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In March 2014, Shilpa Shetty began hosting the reality television show Soney Ka Dil, which she co-produced along with Kundra.
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Shilpa Shetty made her comeback to films after 14 years, with the 2021 film Hungama 2 which received widely negative reviews.
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Shilpa Shetty next appeared in Nikamma alongside Abhimanyu Dassani and Shirley Setia.
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Shilpa Shetty starred in the female-led comedy Sukhee with Amit Sadh.
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In February 2006, Shilpa Shetty lent support to a BBC World Service Trust television show designed to tackle the problem of HIV-AIDS in India.
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In March 2006, various sources reported Shilpa Shetty's joining PETA as part of an advertising campaign against the use of wild animals in circuses.
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Shilpa Shetty revealed in a later interview that she felt strongly about this cause and that she was appalled to hear of the cruel treatment suffered by such animals.
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Shilpa Shetty has been an early investor of MamaEarth, an Indian cosmetic brand.
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Shilpa Shetty responded that she had not received any court summons and discounted the charges.
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Shilpa Shetty further claimed that the pictures were freeze-frame shots from a recent film that only exposed her navel.
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Sabharwal confirmed that Shilpa Shetty had written to him requesting that he enunciate guidelines against frivolous lawsuits against the artists, but he had refused her plea on the grounds that she should have filed a formal petition instead of writing a letter.
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Lloyd mentioned that she disliked Shilpa Shetty touching her food because she did not "know where her hands have been".
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Gere has since expressed regret for causing any offence and Shilpa Shetty has said: "so much has been blown out of proportion".
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Shilpa Shetty had stated that she had no plans to marry.
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In February 2009, Shilpa Shetty got engaged to Raj Kundra, with whom she was co-owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Rajasthan Royals.
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Shilpa Shetty established herself as one of the leading actresses of the 90s.
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Shilpa Shetty has appeared in Forbes India Celebrity 100 list from 2012 to 2016 and 2019.
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Shilpa Shetty ranked at 58th position with an estimated annual income of 126 million in her debut.
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Shilpa Shetty was placed 59th in "Google Top 100 Most Searched Asians" list of 2022.
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In February 2007, Shilpa Shetty attended a reception at the House of Commons by invitation of Keith Vaz MP to meet with then Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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Shilpa Shetty was invited to meet Queen Elizabeth II at Marlborough House in London in March 2007.
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Shetty was the subject of a Sky One documentary entitled The Real Shilpa Shetty, produced by British television production company Twofour.
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The large number of commercial offers that Shilpa Shetty received after winning Celebrity Big Brother 5 themselves became a reason for controversy with an increasing number of accusations about her riding the "racism" wave to commercial gain.
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In 2009, Shilpa Shetty was among the 10 recipients of the IIFA-FICCI Frames Awards for the "Most Powerful Entertainers of the Decade".
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Shilpa Shetty has received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Leeds.
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Shilpa Shetty has received four Filmfare Awards nominations: Best Female Debut for Baazigar, Best Supporting Actress for Baazigar and Rishtey, and Best Actress for Phir Milenge.