Occupation Actress Parents Vanita Shirodkar Name Shilpa Shirodkar Siblings Namrata Shirodkar | Role Actress Children Anushka Spouse Apresh Ranjit (m. 2000) | |
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Born 20 November 1969 (age 55) ( 1969-11-20 ) Years active 1989–2000, 2013–present Movies Hum, Aankhen, Bewafa Sanam, Bhrashtachar, Kishen Kanhaiya Similar People Namrata Shirodkar, Aashish Chaudhary, Mahesh Babu, Asha Negi, Shilpa Shetty | ||
Shilpa Shirodkar (born 20 November 1969) is an Indian actress and former photomodel who was active in Bollywood films from 1989 to 2000. After a 13-year hiatus from acting, she made her comeback to acting, this time on television in the Zee TV series Ek Mutthi Aasmaan in 2013.
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Family life
Shilpa is the elder sister of actress and former Miss India Namrata Shirodkar, and is the granddaughter of the famous Marathi actress Meenakshi Shirodkar.
Career
Shilpa Shirodkar made her debut with the Ramesh Sippy's Bhrashtachar 1989 film with Mithun Chakraborty and Rekha in which she played the role of a blind girl. She starred opposite Anil Kapoor in the hit 1990 film Kishen Kanhaiya. She appeared in several other hit films such as Trinetra (1991), Hum (1991), Khuda Gawah (1992), Aankhen (1993), Pehchaan (1993), Gopi Kishan (1994), Bewafa Sanam (1995) and Mrityudand (1997). Her last film appearance was in the 2000 film Gaja Gamini. She was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for Khuda Gawah. Shilpa paired in 9 films with Mithun Chakraborty and fans appreciated their onscreen pairing.
She took a 13-year hiatus from show business to raise her family and in 2013 she made her return to acting, this time on television. She shifted residence to Mumbai and started shooting in the Delhi suburb for her comeback vehicle, Zee TV's new show Ek Mutthi Aasmaan based on the life of domestic helps. The series ended in late 2014. Her second television serial Silsila Pyar Ka started airing on Star Plus on January 4, 2016. Currently she is appearing in the serial Savitri Devi College & Hospital.
