Namrata Shirodkar
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Namrata Shirodkar is an Indian actress and model
.
. She is the granddaughter of famous Marathi actress Meenakshi Shirodkar, who starred in Brahmachari (1930s), and (Meenakshi)was the first actress to wear a swimsuit and gambol in a pool.
in 1993. She represented India in the Miss Universe
pageant and came in fifth place. She was featured on VH1
's The Greatest: 40 Dumbest Celebrity Quotes Ever for her answer at the 1993 Miss Universe contest to a question asked by Michael Dorn
: "I would not want to live forever because I don't believe that one can live forever. And so, I don't think I would want to live forever!" The same year, she also represented India in the Miss Asia Pacific contest and was chosen first runner-up.
(1998), along with Salman Khan
and Twinkle Khanna
. She then went on to star in the hit Vaastav. Her performance was appreciated and she became a known name in Bollywood
.
She has played mainly supporting roles in films. Films like Pukar
, Hera Pheri and Astitva
went on to do well. She was nominated for the IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award
for her performance in Pukar. Since then her films have not done well at the box office.
In 1999, she starred opposite Megastar Mammootty in the Malayalam
film Ezhupunna Tharakan. In 2004, she starred opposite Chiranjeevi
in a Telugu Movie Anji
. In the same year, she was back into the spotlight when she played the role of Jaya Bakshi in Bride and Prejudice
. She played Aishwarya Rai
's elder sister in the film. The film was a hit overseas particularly in the UK but failed to do well in India. She left the industry after her marriage.
in 2000 after the filming of Vamsi
. They married on 10 February 2005. Shirodkar now lives in Hyderabad with her husband. Their first child, a boy named Gautam Krishna Gattamaneni was born on 31 August 2006.
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
.
Early life and family
Born on 22 January 1972 in a moderate Marathi-speaking family, Namrata Shirodkar is an Aquarian. She used to live in Khar, a suburb in Mumbai. Her sister is the actress Shilpa ShirodkarShilpa Shirodkar
Shilpa Shirodkar is an Indian actress who enjoyed a period of popularity in the 1990s.-Early life:Shirodkar is the elder sister of actress and former Miss India Namrata Shirodkar. Shilpa and Namrata started their careers together, but Shilpa started with films and Namrata with modeling; and by the...
. She is the granddaughter of famous Marathi actress Meenakshi Shirodkar, who starred in Brahmachari (1930s), and (Meenakshi)was the first actress to wear a swimsuit and gambol in a pool.
Modelling career
Namrata worked as a model, and was crowned Miss IndiaMiss India
Miss India or Femina Miss India is a national beauty pageant in India, one of the most recognized contests to produce international beauty queens in the 90s, which annually selects three winners to compete globally. It is organized by Femina, a women's magazine published by Bennett, Coleman & Co...
in 1993. She represented India in the Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
pageant and came in fifth place. She was featured on VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
's The Greatest: 40 Dumbest Celebrity Quotes Ever for her answer at the 1993 Miss Universe contest to a question asked by Michael Dorn
Michael Dorn
Michael Dorn is an American actor, and voice artist who is best known for his role as the Klingon Worf from the Star Trek franchise.-Early life and career:...
: "I would not want to live forever because I don't believe that one can live forever. And so, I don't think I would want to live forever!" The same year, she also represented India in the Miss Asia Pacific contest and was chosen first runner-up.
Acting career
She made her debut with a small role in super hit film Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota HaiJab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai
Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai is an Indian Hindi language film released in 1998. Directed by Deepak Sareen and written by Honey Irani, the film stars Salman Khan as womanizer Sooraj and Twinkle Khanna as his first real love...
(1998), along with Salman Khan
Salman Khan
Salman Khan is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi with Rekha in a lead role, had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya , for which he won a Filmfare Award for...
and Twinkle Khanna
Twinkle Khanna
Twinkle Khanna is an Indian film actress who has acted in Bollywood and Telugu films. She is the wife of Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar and the daughter of established actors, Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna...
. She then went on to star in the hit Vaastav. Her performance was appreciated and she became a known name in Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
.
She has played mainly supporting roles in films. Films like Pukar
Pukar (2000 film)
Pukar is a Hindi film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and starring Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Namrata Shirodkar, Danny Denzongpa and Om Puri. The film was critically acclaimed and a moderate success at the box office...
, Hera Pheri and Astitva
Astitva
Astitva is a 2000 bi-lingual film made in Hindi and Marathi, written and directed by Mahesh Manjrekar.-Plot:...
went on to do well. She was nominated for the IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award
IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award
The IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award is chosen by the viewers and the winner is announced at the ceremony.The award is given in the current year but the actress who wins it is awarded for the previous year.The winners are listed below:-- See also :...
for her performance in Pukar. Since then her films have not done well at the box office.
In 1999, she starred opposite Megastar Mammootty in the Malayalam
Malayalam language
Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people...
film Ezhupunna Tharakan. In 2004, she starred opposite Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier...
in a Telugu Movie Anji
Anji (film)
Anji is a 2004 Telugu film produced by M. S. Arts with Chiranjeevi in the lead role. It was made over seven years with a budget of 25 crores, which was the most spent on any Telugu language film until then. The film was produced by Shyam Prasad Reddy...
. In the same year, she was back into the spotlight when she played the role of Jaya Bakshi in Bride and Prejudice
Bride and Prejudice
Bride and Prejudice is a 2004 romantic musical film directed by Gurinder Chadha. The screenplay by Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges is a Bollywood-style adaptation of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. It was filmed primarily in English, with some Hindi and Punjabi dialogue. The film released in...
. She played Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian film actress. She worked as a model before starting her acting career, and ultimately won the Miss World pageant in 1994...
's elder sister in the film. The film was a hit overseas particularly in the UK but failed to do well in India. She left the industry after her marriage.
Personal life
She began dating Tollywood actor Mahesh BabuMahesh Babu
Mahesh Babu born Mahesh Babu Ghattamaneni on 9 August 1975 is an Indian film actor from Telugu Cinema. Born to Legendary Telugu actor Superstar Krishna, Mahesh Babu faced the camera at the age of four as a child artist in the movie Needa...
in 2000 after the filming of Vamsi
Vamsi (film)
Vamsi is a 2000 Tollywood film written by and directed by which has Mahesh Babu and Namrata Shirodkar in the lead roles.-Plot:...
. They married on 10 February 2005. Shirodkar now lives in Hyderabad with her husband. Their first child, a boy named Gautam Krishna Gattamaneni was born on 31 August 2006.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes | ||
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| 1998 | Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai is an Indian Hindi language film released in 1998. Directed by Deepak Sareen and written by Honey Irani, the film stars Salman Khan as womanizer Sooraj and Twinkle Khanna as his first real love... |
Pooja | Hindi | Special Appearance | ||
| Mere Do Anmol Ratan | Kiran | Hindi | ||||
| Hero Hindustani Hero Hindustani Hero Hindustani is a 1998 Indian film directed by Aziz Sejawal. It starsArshad Warsi and Namrata Shirodkar.- Plot :After the passing away of his son and Caucasian daughter-in-law, London-based widower Purshotam Agarwal brings up his granddaughter, Namrata, on his own. When she matures, he... |
Namrata 'Nikki' Agarwal | Hindi | ||||
| 1999 | Kachche Dhaage Kachche Dhaage Kachche Dhaage is a 1999 Hindi action thriller film directed by Milan Luthria and starring Ajay Devgan, Saif Ali Khan and Manisha Koirala. The film, which features Devgan as a smuggler, delivering goods across the Rajasthan-Pakistan border, was filmed in the deserts of Rajasthan and in Switzerland... |
Ragini Pandit | Hindi | |||
| Ezhupunna Tharakan | Aswathy | Malayalam Malayalam language Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people... |
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| Vaastav: The Reality Vaastav: The Reality Vaastav is a 1999 Hindi crime drama written and directed by Mahesh Manjrekar and starring Sanjay Dutt and Namrata Shirodkar. It also features Sanjay Narvekar, Mohnish Behl, Paresh Rawal, Reema Lagoo and Shivaji Satam in supporting roles.... |
Sonia | Hindi | ||||
| 2000 | Pukar Pukar (2000 film) Pukar is a Hindi film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and starring Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Namrata Shirodkar, Danny Denzongpa and Om Puri. The film was critically acclaimed and a moderate success at the box office... |
Pooja Mallapa | Hindi | Nominated for the IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award The IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award is chosen by the viewers and the winner is announced at the ceremony.The award is given in the current year but the actress who wins it is awarded for the previous year.The winners are listed below:-- See also :... |
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| Hera Pheri | Ms. Chinga | Hindi | ||||
| Namrata | Kannada | Vamsi Vamsi (film) Vamsi is a 2000 Tollywood film written by and directed by which has Mahesh Babu and Namrata Shirodkar in the lead roles.-Plot:... |
Shilpa | Telugu Telugu language Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu... |
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| Astitva Astitva Astitva is a 2000 bi-lingual film made in Hindi and Marathi, written and directed by Mahesh Manjrekar.-Plot:... |
Revati | Marathi Marathi language Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most... / Hindi |
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| Aaghaaz Aaghaaz Aaghaaz is a 2000 Indian Bollywood mobster action film drama directed by Yogesh Ishwar. It is the remake of a Telugu movie "Shivaiah" which was also produced by D. Suresh Babu-Plot summary:... |
Gittika | Hindi | ||||
| 2001 | Albela Albela Albela is a Hindi film released on 20 April 2001. It was directed by Deepak Sareen and stars Govinda and Aishwarya Rai as the lead protagonists.... |
Nina | Hindi | |||
| Tera Mera Saath Rahen Tera Mera Saath Rahen Tera Mera Saath Rahen is a 2001 Hindi film directed by Mahesh Manjreker.-Plot summary:“Haathon Ki Lakeeron,” the first of the four versions of the title song, opens up the drama.... |
Suman Gupta | Hindi | ||||
| 2002 | Hathyar: Face to Face with Reality | Sonu Raghunath Shivalkar | Hindi | |||
| Dil Vil Pyar Vyar Dil Vil Pyar Vyar Dil Vil Pyar Vyar is a 2002 Bollywood romantic drama film. It was dubbed into Tamil as . Composer R.D.Burman was one of the main inspirations for this movie. All the songs in this movie were composed by him.-Plot:... |
Raksha | Hindi | ||||
| Maseeha Maseeha Maseeha Maseeha Maseeha (English: said to describe 'Jesus Christas (the divinely angel;a person who cures others like a doctor), is a 2002 Hindi Indian film written by Pradeep Ghatak and directed by Partho Ghosh... |
Pinky | Hindi | ||||
| 2003 | Pran Jaaye Par Shaan Na Jaaye | Mona | Hindi | |||
| Tehzeeb Tehzeeb (2003 film) The soundtrack of the film contains 6 songs. The music is composed by the award-winning composer A.R. Rahman. The lyrics were written by Javed Akhtar but the Ghazal songs had lyrics adapted from traditional poems of famous poets. Rahman introduced a singer Sujata Bhattacharya, who later renamed... |
Aloka | Hindi | ||||
| LOC Kargil LOC Kargil LOC Kargil is a 2003 Bollywood war film based on the Kargil War, directed and written by J. P. Dutta. The film stars a large number of Bollywood stars.- Plot :The film is an attempt to dramatize a synopsis of the 1999 Kargil War .... |
Lt. Col. Y.K. - Joshi's wife | Hindi | ||||
| 2004 | Charas: A Joint Operation Charas: A Joint Operation Charas is a 2004 Bollywood film, produced by Arjum Rizvi and directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia. 'Charas' is an action thriller and is set in kasol,a place near Manikaran in Kullu. Unlike what the title suggests, it is not about addiction to the drug but is about drug cultivation.... |
Pia | Hindi | |||
| Anji Anji (film) Anji is a 2004 Telugu film produced by M. S. Arts with Chiranjeevi in the lead role. It was made over seven years with a budget of 25 crores, which was the most spent on any Telugu language film until then. The film was produced by Shyam Prasad Reddy... |
Swapna / Sapna | Telugu Telugu language Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu... |
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| Insaaf: The Justice | Mrs. Kunti V. Prasad | Hindi | ||||
| Bride and Prejudice Bride and Prejudice Bride and Prejudice is a 2004 romantic musical film directed by Gurinder Chadha. The screenplay by Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges is a Bollywood-style adaptation of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. It was filmed primarily in English, with some Hindi and Punjabi dialogue. The film released in... |
Jaya Bakshi | Hindi | ||||
| Rok Sako To Rok Lo | Sandra (Narrator) | Hindi | ||||
| 2009 | Helloo India | Hindi | earlier known as Purab Ka Laila Paschim Ka Chaila |