Shilpa Shetty

Shilpa Shetty

Shilpa Shetty  born 8 June 1975 is an Indian film actress and model.She attended St. Anthony Girls’ High School, located in Chembur, and later attended Podar College. A trained Bharatanatyam dancer, she is also into sports and was the captain of the volleyball team in school and earned a black belt in Karate and currently a dancesport expert and enthusiast.Shetty currently lives in Mumbai with her parents and younger sister Shamita Shetty, who is a budding Bollywood actress. They worked together once in the film Fareb (2005). At 5 ft 10 inches (178 cm), Shilpa Shetty is among the tallest actresses in Bollywood.
Since making her debut in the film Baazigar (1993), she has appeared in nearly 50
Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films, her first leading role being
in the 1994 Aag. Although she went through years of decline during her career,
Shetty was willing to reinvent herself quite often. Her performances in Dhadkan
(2000) and Rishtey (2002) were appreciated, while her portrayal of an AIDS
patient in Phir Milenge (2004), won her many accolades. Her younger sister
Shamita Shetty is also a Bollywood film actress.
Shetty has been embroiled in various controversies including suspected mafia
links. In 2006 she was issued with a warrant on charges of obscenity. After
taking part in the British Celebrity Big Brother TV show in 2007, Shetty was
crowned the winner with 63% of the final vote, after an international racism
controversy involving her and fellow contestants Jade Goody, Jo O’Meara and
Danielle Lloyd. This was followed by her comeback to films in 2007 when she
acted in two successive movies, Life in a… Metro and Apne, with her
performance in the former drawing positive reviews. Shetty thus re-established
her status in the film industry.*

And Now Shilpa shetty get happily married with Raj Kundra ( her business partner).