Namrata Shirodkar

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Namrata Shirodkar (born 22 January 1972), is an Indian actress, producer and beauty pageant titleholder, who was crowned the Femina Miss India in 1993. She is primarily known for her work in Hindi films.[1]

She is best known for her works in films such as the Kachche Dhaage (1999), Ezhupunna Tharakan (1999), Vaastav: The Reality (1999) and Pukar (2000), for which she was nominated for the IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award.[2] She also appeared in Astitva (2000), Dil Vil Pyar Vyar (2002), LOC Kargil (2003), and the British cinema Bride and Prejudice (2004), which was particularly successful in the UK.[3]

Shirodkar is married to Telugu cinema actor Mahesh Babu with whom she has two children.[4]

Early life

Namrata Shirodkar was born on 22 January 1972 in a Maharashtrian family of Goan origin.[5][1][6] She is the elder sister of actress Shilpa Shirodkar,[7] and the grand daughter of noted Marathi actress Meenakshi Shirodkar, who starred in Brahmachari (1938).[8][6]

Career

Modelling career

Shirodkar worked as a model, and was crowned Miss India in 1993.[9] She represented India in the Miss Universe pageant and finished in sixth place.

Acting career

She appeared in a brief role as a child artiste with Shatrughan Sinha in the 1977 film Shirdi Ke Sai Baba.[10]

Shirodkar's debut film was meant to be Purab Ki Laila Pachhim Ki Chhaila, with Akshay Kumar and Sunil Shetty in the lead and music by Nadeem Shravan. This film was never released. Shirodkar 's debut film was Mere Do Anmol Ratan.[11] She then went on to star in Vaastav and Kachche Dhaage (both 1999). Her performance in the former was appreciated.[12]

Personal life

In 2000, Shirodkar met Telugu actor Mahesh Babu on the sets of Vamsi. They began dating shortly after filming finished.[13] They got married on 10 February 2005 in Mumbai.[14] Shirodkar now lives in Hyderabad with her husband.[15] The couple have two children, a son and a daughter.[4][16]

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Language Notes Ref.
1998 Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai Pooja Bachchan Hindi [17]
Mere Do Anmol Ratan Kiran
Hero Hindustani Namrata "Nikki" Agarwal
1999 Kachche Dhaage Ragini Pandit
Chora Chittha Chora Kavitha Kannada
Ezhupunna Tharakan Ashwathy Varma Malayalam
Vaastav: The Reality Sonia "Sonu" Shivalkhar Hindi [18]
2000 Pukar Pooja Mallapa Nominated - IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award
Hera Pheri Ms. Jhinga Special appearance in song "Tun Tunak Tun"
Vamsi Silpa Telugu
Astitva Revati Marathi Bilingual film
Hindi
Aaghaaz Gittika
2001 Albela Neena
Tera Mera Saath Rahen Suman Gupta
2002 Hathyar Sonia "Sonu" Shivalkhar
Dil Vil Pyar Vyar Raksha Kumar [19]
Maseeha Pinky
2003 Praan Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye Mona
Tehzeeb Aloka
LOC: Kargil Yogesh Kumar Joshi's wife [20]
2004 Anji Swapna Telugu [21]
Charas Piya Goswami Hindi
Insaaf: The Justice Kunti Vishwanath Prasad
Bride and Prejudice Jaya Bakshi Uppal English [22]
Rok Sako To Rok Lo Sandra Hindi Also narrator
2022 Major rowspan="2" Template:N/A Telugu Producer [23]
Hindi

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