Shilpa Shirodkar

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| name = Shilpa Shirodkar

| image = ShilpaShirodkar.jpg

| caption = Shilpa Shirodkar in 2014

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1973|11|20}}

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| years_active = 1989–2000, 2013–2020, 2024-present

| spouse = {{marriage|Aparesh Ranjit|2000}}

| website =

| occupation = Actress

| children = 1

| relatives = {{Ubl | Namrata Shirodkar (sister) | Mahesh Babu (brother-in-law)}}

}}

Shilpa Shirodkar (born 20 November 1973) is an Indian actress and former photo model who worked primarily in Hindi-language 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.{{cite news |script-title=hi:90 के दशक में बोल्ड सीन देकर फेमस हुई थीं ये एक्ट्रेस, 13 साल बाद की वापसी तो पहचानना हुआ मुश्किल |trans-title=This actress became famous by giving bold scenes in the 90s, it was difficult to recognize her return after 13 years |url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/bollywood/shilpa-shirodkar-birthday-special-her-known-facts |access-date=30 May 2019 |work=Amar Ujala |date=20 November 2018 |language=hi}} In 2024, she participated in Bigg Boss 18.{{Cite news |last=Sharma |first=Dishya |date=9 October 2024 |title=Namrata Shirodkar Shares Pics of 'Family' As Shilpa Shirodkar Joins Bigg Boss 18: 'Here for The...' |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/namrata-shirodkar-shares-pics-of-family-as-shilpa-shirodkar-joins-bigg-boss-18-here-for-the-9080955.html |work=News18 |access-date=10 October 2024}}

Career

Shirodkar made her debut with Ramesh Sippy's film Bhrashtachar (1989), with Mithun Chakraborty and Rekha, in which she played the role of a blind girl.{{cite news |script-title=hi:अब ऐसी दिखती हैं नब्बे के दशक की हीरोइन शिल्पा शिरोडकर, बड़े पर्दे के बाद टीवी पर शुरू की दूसरी पारी |trans-title=Now this is how 90's heroine Shilpa Shirodkar looks, starts her second innings on TV after the big screen. |url=https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/bollywood-vishesh-shilpa-shirodkar-birthday-special-now-and-then-and-lesser-known-facts-17066368.html |access-date=6 January 2020 |work=Dainik Jagran |date=24 November 2017 |language=hi}}{{cite news |script-title=hi:सूजा चेहरा और आंखों के नीचे काले धब्बे, देखिए अब कैसी हो गई हैं शिल्पा शिरोडकर |trans-title=Swollen face and dark spots under the eyes, see how Shilpa Shirodkar has become now |url=https://www.jansatta.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/see-the-latest-pictures-of-shilpa-shirodkar-actress-then-and-now/1227723/2/ |access-date=6 January 2020 |work=Jansatta |date=20 November 2019 |language=hi}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.mid-day.com/photos/remember-shilpa-shirodkar-heres-what-the-90s-bollywood-actress-is-doing-now/15320/179041 |title=Remember Shilpa Shirodkar? Here's what the 90s Bollywood actress is doing now |website=mid-day |language=en|access-date=27 July 2019}} She starred opposite Anil Kapoor in the hit 1990 film Kishen Kanhaiya. The following year she had successful films like Trinetra (1991) and Hum (1991). She appeared in several other hit films such as Khuda Gawah (1992), Aankhen (1993), Pehchaan (1993), Gopi Kishan (1994), Bewafa Sanam (1995) and Mrityudand (1997). She decided to quit acting after marriage and her last film appearance was in the 2000 film Gaja Gamini. She was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1993 for Khuda Gawah.{{cite web |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368601.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716180604/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368601.cms|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 July 2012 |publisher=Filmfare|access-date=20 May 2011 |title=51st Fair One Filmfare Awards}} Shilpa paired in nine films with Mithun Chakraborty and fans appreciated their onscreen pairing.

She took a 13-year hiatus from show business to raise her family in London and in 2013 made her comeback on television after shifting residence to Mumbai. The first shooting location was in a Delhi suburb for her comeback, Zee TV's new show Ek Mutthi Aasmaan, based on the life of domestic helpers.{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/hearth-is-where-the-art-is/article5049069.ece |title=Hearth is where the art is |last=Sharma |first=Priya |date=22 August 2013 |work=The Hindu|access-date=27 July 2019 |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} The series finished in late 2014.

Her second television serial Silsila Pyar Ka aired on Star Plus on 4 January 2016{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/shilpa-shirodkars-next-show-about-mother-son-relationship/ |title=Shilpa Shirodkar's next show about 'mother-son relationship' |date=17 November 2015 |website=The Indian Express |language=en-IN|access-date=27 July 2019}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/shilpa-shirodkar-returns-to-the-small-screen-as-an-obsessive-mom/16787176 |title=Shilpa Shirodkar returns to the small screen as an obsessive mom |date=20 December 2015 |website=mid-day |language=en|access-date=27 July 2019}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/352615/shilpa-thanks-movie-career-comeback.html |title=Shilpa thanks movie career for comeback |date=22 August 2013 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en|access-date=27 July 2019}} and ended six months later in June. From May 2017 to September 2018, she appeared in the Colors TV serial Savitri Devi College & Hospital.{{Cite web |url=https://www.asianage.com/entertainment/tv/150517/id-be-lying-if-i-said-that-i-didnt-care-about-ratings-says-shilpa-shirodkar.html |title=I'd be lying if I said that I didn't care about ratings, says Shilpa Shirodkar |date=15 May 2017 |website=The Asian Age|access-date=27 July 2019}} In February 2020, she made a comeback to films playing a supporting role in Guns of Banaras, a film which had been completed in 2014 but was delayed for six years.{{cite news |last1=Jha |first1=Subhash K. |title=Shilpa Shirodkar makes a comeback |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/shilpa-shirodkar-makes-a-comeback/20200228.htm |access-date=6 March 2020 |work=Rediff |date=28 February 2020 |language=en}}

Personal life

Born to Marathi actress Gangu Bai on 20 November 1973,{{cite news |title=Happy Birthday Shilpa Shirodkar: Promising actress of 90s turns 44 |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/happy-birthday-shilpa-shirodkar-promising-actress-of-90s-turns-44 |access-date=15 February 2020 |work=Free Press Journal |date=20 November 2017}}{{cite news |last1=Jha |first1=Subhash K. |title=Shilpa Shirodkar is back on screen |url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/entertainment/shilpa-shirodkar-is-back-on-screen |access-date=25 June 2023 |work=National Herald |date=28 February 2020 |language=en}} Shilpa is the younger sister of actress and former Miss India Namrata Shirodkar and grand-daughter of Meenakshi Shirodkar.{{cite web |title=Namrata Shirodkar – Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai Indian Award Winning Talk Show – Zee Tv Hindi Serial |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bbk2DwSjM7o |via=YouTube |publisher=Zee Tv |date=28 August 2012 |access-date=15 February 2020 |quote=Time 9:22 – 10:14 |language=hi}}{{cite news |last1=Sumit |first1=Rajguru |title=Bollywood's Forgotten Stars: 10 Unknown facts about Mahesh Babu's wife and actress – Namrata Shirodkar |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/bollywoods-forgotten-stars-10-unknown-facts-about-mahesh-babus-wife-and-actress-namrata-shirodkar |access-date=6 January 2020 |work=Free Press Journal |date=22 April 2018 |language=en}}{{cite web |url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970604/15550853.html |title=Veteran Marathi actress dead |date=4 June 1997 |work=The Indian Express|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609110141/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970604/15550853.html|archive-date=9 June 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=20 May 2011}}{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/did-you-know/Meenakshi-Shirodkar-Namrata-Shirodkar-Shilpa-Shirodkar-Brahmachari-Master-Vinayak-Yamuna-Jali-Khelu-Khel/articleshow/30617855.cms |title=Meenakshi Shirodkar was the first Marathi actress to wear a swimsuit onscreen |date=12 March 2014 |work=The Times of India |language=en|access-date=27 July 2019}} She married United Kingdom-based banker Aparesh Ranjit in 2000. They have a daughter together.{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/i-ve-never-craved-for-fame-shilpa-shirodkar/story-6akU5GPw2LIVF3FHIicqCP.html |title=I've never craved for fame: Shilpa Shirodkar |date=7 December 2012 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en|access-date=27 July 2019}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of Shilpa Shirodkar film credits
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Film ! scope="col" \| Role ! class="unsortable" scope="col" \| Notes
rowspan="1"\|1989 \| Bhrashtachar \| Gopi \|
rowspan="4"\|1990 \| Kishen Kanhaiya \| Radha \|
Ghar Ki Laxmi \| \|
Paap Ki Kamaee \| Salma \|
Nyay Anyay \| Anju Singh \|
rowspan="7"\|1991 \| Yodha \|Shilpa Singh \|
Trinetra \| Mona \|
Hum \| Anita Sinha \|
Benaam Badsha \| Bijli \|
Do Matwale \| Dr. Pooja \|
Swarg Yahan Narak Yahan \| Radha \|
Lakshmanrekha \| Vaishali \|
rowspan="5"\|1992 \| Tilak \| Daku Mangla / Chanda \|
Brahma \| \| Telugu film
Khuda Gawah \| Inspector Heena Singh \| Nominated:Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
Apradhi \| Kamini \|
Dil Hi To Hai \| Jayshree \|
rowspan="5"\|1993 \| Prateeksha \| Renu Khanna \|
Pehchaan \| Seema \|
Jeevan Ki Shatranj \| CID Inspector Kiran \|
Aankhen \| Chandramukhi \|
Parwane \| Mona Saxena \|
rowspan="5"\|1994 \| Juaari \| Anita \|
Gopi Kishan \| Chanda \|
Gopalaa \| Sandra Dimento \|
Chhoti Bahoo \| Radha \|
Hum Hain Bemisaal \| Didi \|
rowspan="2"\|1995 \| Raghuveer \| Roshni \|
Bewafa Sanam \| Mamta/Sheetal \|
rowspan="5"\|1996 \| Return of Jewel Thief \| Sonu \|
Apne Dam Par \| Sapna Saxena \|
Bandish \| \|
Hum Hain Premi \| \|
Rangbaaz \| Champa \|
rowspan="2"\|1997 \| Mrityudand \| Kanti \|
Arasiyal \| Vasuki \|Tamil film
rowspan="3"\|1998 \| Hitler \| Advocate Sheila S. Sharma \|
Dand Nayak \| Journalist \|
Badmaash \| Geeta \|
rowspan="1"\|1999 \| Jai Hind \| Roshni \|
rowspan="1"\|2000 \| Gaja Gamini \| Sindhu \|
rowspan="1"\|2010 \| Barood : (The Fire) – A Love Story \| Sona \|Delayed release
rowspan="1"\|2020 \| Guns of Banaras \| \|Delayed release

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|+ List of Shilpa Shirodkar film credits

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Film

! scope="col" | Role

! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes

rowspan="1"|1989

| Bhrashtachar

| Gopi

rowspan="4"|1990

| Kishen Kanhaiya

| Radha

Ghar Ki Laxmi

Paap Ki Kamaee

| Salma

Nyay Anyay

| Anju Singh

rowspan="7"|1991

| Yodha

|Shilpa Singh

Trinetra

| Mona

Hum

| Anita Sinha

Benaam Badsha

| Bijli

Do Matwale

| Dr. Pooja

Swarg Yahan Narak Yahan

| Radha

Lakshmanrekha

| Vaishali

rowspan="5"|1992

| Tilak

| Daku Mangla / Chanda

Brahma

| Telugu film

Khuda Gawah

| Inspector Heena Singh

| Nominated:Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress

Apradhi

| Kamini

Dil Hi To Hai

| Jayshree

rowspan="5"|1993

| Prateeksha

| Renu Khanna

Pehchaan

| Seema

Jeevan Ki Shatranj

| CID Inspector Kiran

Aankhen

| Chandramukhi

Parwane

| Mona Saxena

rowspan="5"|1994

| Juaari

| Anita

Gopi Kishan

| Chanda

Gopalaa

| Sandra Dimento

Chhoti Bahoo

| Radha

Hum Hain Bemisaal

| Didi

rowspan="2"|1995

| Raghuveer

| Roshni

Bewafa Sanam

| Mamta/Sheetal

rowspan="5"|1996

| Return of Jewel Thief

| Sonu

Apne Dam Par

| Sapna Saxena

Bandish

Hum Hain Premi

Rangbaaz

| Champa

rowspan="2"|1997

| Mrityudand

| Kanti

Arasiyal

| Vasuki

|Tamil film

rowspan="3"|1998

| Hitler

| Advocate Sheila S. Sharma

Dand Nayak

| Journalist

Badmaash

| Geeta

rowspan="1"|1999

| Jai Hind

| Roshni

rowspan="1"|2000

| Gaja Gamini

| Sindhu

rowspan="1"|2010

| Barood : (The Fire) – A Love Story

| Sona

|Delayed release

rowspan="1"|2020

| Guns of Banaras

|Delayed release

=Television=

scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Film ! scope="col" \| Role ! class="unsortable" scope="col" \| Notes
class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of Shilpa Shirodkar television credits
1997 \| Jayate \| Pooja M. Desai \| Television film{{cite news \|last1=Rajyadhyaksha \|first1=Mrudula \|date=24 July 1998 \|title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: The real thing \|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/jul/24hans.htm \|work=Rediff \|access-date=24 January 2025}}
2013–2014	Ek Mutthi Aasmaan	Kamla Vitthal Jadhav \|{{Cite news \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/I-felt-its-time-to-comeback-Shilpa-Shirodkar/articleshow/21363902.cms \|title=I felt its time to comeback: Shilpa Shirodkar \|date=26 July 2013 \|work=The Times of India \|language=en\|access-date=27 July 2019}}
2016	Silsila Pyaar Ka	Janaki Randhir Tiwari \|{{Cite web \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/peoples-attitude-in-industry-has-changed-shilpa-shirodkar/ \|title=People's attitude in industry has changed: Shilpa Shirodkar \|date=22 December 2015 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en-IN\|access-date=27 July 2019}}{{Cite web \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/new-tv-show-silsila-pyaar-ka-takes-leap-in-second-week-itself/ \|title=New TV show 'Silsila Pyaar Ka' takes leap in second week itself \|date=20 January 2016 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en-IN\|access-date=27 July 2019}}{{Cite web \|url=https://movies.ndtv.com/television/shilpa-shirodkar-returns-to-small-screen-reveals-what-has-changed-1257872 \|title=Shilpa Shirodkar Returns to Small Screen, Reveals What Has Changed – NDTV Movies \|website=NDTVMovies.com \|language=en\|access-date=27 July 2019}}
2017–2018	Savitri Devi College & Hospital	Jaya Sunil Mishra \|{{Cite web \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/i-have-never-been-image-conscious-shilpa-shirodkar/story-sPkvWiV2xoafjT8gxxgApJ.html \|title=I have never been image-conscious: Shilpa Shirodkar \|date=29 May 2017 \|website=Hindustan Times \|language=en\|access-date=27 July 2019}}
2024–2025	Bigg Boss 18	Contestant \|{{Cite news \|title=Bigg Boss 18 Promo: 90s star and Aakhein actress Shilpa Shirodkar returns to television with Salman Khan hosted show; says 'I was unconventional and bold...' \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/bigg-boss-18-promo-90s-star-and-aakhein-actress-shilpa-shirodkar-returns-to-television-with-salman-khan-hosted-show-says-i-was-unconventional-and-bold-/articleshow/113917312.cms \|work=The Times of India \|date=6 October 2024 \|access-date=6 October 2024}}

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of Shilpa Shirodkar awards and nominations.
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Ceremony ! scope="col" \| Category ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" \| Work ! scope="col" \| Result ! scope="col" \| Ref.
1993 \| 38th Filmfare Awards \| Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress \| Inspector Heena Singh \| Khuda Gawah \| {{nom}} \|
rowspan="3" \|2013 \| rowspan="3" \|Zee Rishtey Awards \| Favourite Naya Sadasya – Female \| rowspan="3 \|Kamla \| rowspan="3 \|Ek Mutthi Aasmaan \| {{won}} \| {{Citation needed\|date=November 2024}}
Favourite Popular Face – Female \| {{nom}} \| {{Citation needed\|date=November 2024}}
Favourite Mata-Pita Rishta \| {{nom}} \| {{Citation needed\|date=November 2024}}

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|+ List of Shilpa Shirodkar awards and nominations.

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1993

| 38th Filmfare Awards

| Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress