Namrata Shirodkar

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Namrata Shirodkar
Guntur Kaaram Pooja ceremony.jpg
Born (1972-01-22) 22 January 1972 (age 52)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Spouse
(m. 2005)
Children2
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Femina Miss India Universe 1993
Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 1993
Years active1993 - present
Major
competition(s)
Femina Miss India Universe 1993
(Winner)
Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 1993
(Winner)
Miss Universe 1993
(Top 6)
Miss Asia Pacific 1993
(1st Runner-up)
(Best in Evening Gown)

Namrata Shirodkar (born 22 January 1972) is an Indian actress, model, producer and beauty pageant titleholder. She is primarily known for her work in Hindi films. [2] She won the Femina Miss India title in 1993.

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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, [3] Astitva (2000), Dil Vil Pyar Vyar (2002), LOC Kargil (2003), and the crossover cinema Bride and Prejudice (2004), which was particularly successful in the UK. [4] She married Telugu actor Mahesh Babu in 2005. [5]

Early life

Namrata Shirodkar was born on 22 January 1972 in a Maharashtrian family of Goan origin. [6] [2] [7] She is the elder sister of actress Shilpa Shirodkar, [8] and the grand daughter of noted Marathi actress Meenakshi Shirodkar, who starred in Brahmachari (1938). [9] [7]

Career

Modelling career

Shirodkar worked as a model, and was crowned Miss India in 1993. [10] She represented India in the Miss Universe pageant and finished in sixth place. The same year, she also represented India in the Miss Asia Pacific contest and was chosen as first runner-up.[ citation needed ]

Acting career

She appeared in a brief role as a child artiste with Shatrughan Sinha in the 1977 film Shirdi Ke Sai Baba . [11]

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 made her actual debut with Mere Do Anmol Ratan . [12] She then went on to star in the films like Vaastav and Kachche Dhaage (both 1999). Her performance was Vaastav was appreciated. [13]

Personal life

In 2000, Shirodkar met Telugu cinema actor Mahesh Babu on the sets of their film Vamsi . They began dating shortly after filming finished. [14] They married on 10 February 2005 at the JW Marriott Mumbai Juhu during the shooting of Athadu . Shirodkar now lives in Hyderabad with her husband. [15] The couple has two children, a son and a daughter. [5] [16]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1998 Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai Pooja Hindi Special appearance
Mere Do Anmol Ratan KiranHindi
Hero Hindustani Namrata "Nikki" AgarwalHindi
1999 Kachche Dhaage Ragini PanditHindi
Chora Chittha Chora Kavitha Kannada
Ezhupunna Tharakan Ashwini Varma Malayalam
Vaastav: The Reality SoniaHindi
2000 Pukar Pooja MallapaHindiNominated - IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award
Hera Pheri Ms. ChingaHindiSpecial appearance
Vamsee Shilpa Telugu
Astitva Revati Marathi Bilingual film
Hindi
Aaghaaz GittikaHindi
2001 Albela NinaHindi
Tera Mera Saath Rahen Suman GuptaHindi
2002 Hathyar: Face to Face with Reality Sonu Raghunath ShivalkarHindi
Dil Vil Pyar Vyar RakshaHindi
Maseeha PinkyHindi
2003 Pran Jaaye Par Shaan Na Jaaye MonaHindi
Tehzeeb AlokaHindi
LOC Kargil Mrs. Y.K. JoshiHindi
2004 Anji SwapnaTelugu
Charas: A Joint Operation PiaHindi
Insaaf: The Justice Mrs. Kunti V. PrasadHindi
Bride and Prejudice Jaya BakshiEnglish
Rok Sako To Rok Lo SandraHindiNarrator
2022 Major HerselfTelugu
Hindi
Producer

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