Namrata Shirodkar Biography : Movies, Height, Age, Husband, News, Net Worth and More

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. She won the Femina Miss India title in 1993.

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, 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. She married Telugu actor Mahesh Babu in 2005.

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Namrata Shirodkar Biography : Early life

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

Namrata Shirodkar Biography : Career

Modelling career

Shirodkar worked as a model, and was crowned Miss India in 1993. 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.

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. She then went on to star in the films Vaastav and Kachche Dhaage (both 1999). Her performance in the former was appreciated.

Namrata Shirodkar Biography : 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. 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. The couple have two children, a son and a daughter.

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
1998 Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai Pooja Bachchan Hindi Special appearance
Mere Do Anmol Ratan Kiran Hindi
Hero Hindustani Namrata “Nikki” Agarwal Hindi


1999 Kachche Dhaage Ragini Pandit Hindi
Chora Chittha Chora Kavitha Kannada
Ezhupunna Tharakan Ashwini Varma Malayalam
Vaastav: The Reality Sonia Hindi


2000 Pukar Pooja Mallapa Hindi Nominated – IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award
Hera Pheri Ms. Chinga Hindi Special appearance
Vamsee Silpa Telugu
Astitva Revati Marathi Bilingual film


Hindi

Aaghaaz Gittika Hindi
2001 Albela Nina Hindi
Tera Mera Saath Rahen Suman Gupta Hindi


2002 Hathyar: Face to Face with Reality Sonu Raghunath Shivalkar Hindi
Dil Vil Pyar Vyar Raksha Hindi
Maseeha Pinky Hindi


2003 Pran Jaaye Par Shaan Na Jaaye Mona Hindi
Tehzeeb Aloka Hindi
LOC Kargil Mrs. Y.K. Joshi Hindi


2004 Anji Swapna Telugu
Charas: A Joint Operation Pia Hindi
Insaaf: The Justice Mrs. Kunti V. Prasad Hindi
Bride and Prejudice Jaya Bakshi English
Rok Sako To Rok Lo Sandra Hindi Narrator


2022 Major Herself Telugu
Hindi Producer

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