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Shamita Shetty
Shetty at Lakme Fashion Week 2018
Born (1979-02-02) 2 February 1979 (age 45)[1][2]
Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Education
Occupations
Years active2000–present
Relatives

Shamita Shetty (born 2 February 1979)[3] is an Indian Bollywood actress and interior designer.[4] She made her Hindi film debut with the Mohabbatein in 2000.[5] Her portrayal of Ishika earned her the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the year. She was a contestant in the reality show, Bigg Boss 3 in 2009.[6] She participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8 in 2015 and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 in 2019, becoming one of the finalists.[7] In 2021, she participated in Bigg Boss OTT and Bigg Boss 15.

Early life

Shetty was born in a Tulu speaking bunt family, in Mangalore.[8] Her father Surendra and her mother Sunanda are both manufacturers of tamper-proof water caps in the pharmaceutical industry. She is Shilpa Shetty's sister.[9]

She did her schooling from St. Anthony's Girls' High School, Mumbai.[10] After completing her degree in commerce from Sydenham college, Shetty did a fashion designing diploma from SNDT College, Mumbai. After this, she started her internship with fashion designer Manish Malhotra, but Manish saw a spark in her and suggested to prep her for her acting career. In 2011, Shetty decided to follow her passion in interior design.[11] Her first solo project was Royalty, a club in Mumbai.[12] Later, her love for interior design pushed her to do a diploma from Central Saint Martins and Inchbald School of Design in London.[13]

Career

She made her film debut in 2000 with the Yash Raj Films movie Mohabbatein, directed by Aditya Chopra.[14] Her portrayal of Ishika earned her the 2001 IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female.[15] Soon after, she gave the best dance numbers to Bollywood, including "Sharara Sharara" in Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (2001) and "Chori Pe Chori" in Saathiya (2002), to getting appreciated for her acting in the film Zeher (2005), where she was nominated as the Star of the Year – Female at Stardust Awards (2006). She worked with her sister Shilpa Shetty in Fareb. She has also been a part of multi-star-cast projects like Cash (2007) and Bewafa (2005). Alongside her acting career, she decided to focus on passion for interior designing.[16] She designed Royalty, a club in Mumbai, as her first project. She won the Best Interior Award at Asia Spa Awards for designing Chandigarh Iosis Spa. She has a registered company called "Golden Leaf Interiors".[12]

Her passion for the entertainment industry kept drawing her back and she returned with the reality show Bigg Boss, internationally known as Big Brother on Indian television.[17] She left the show to attend her sister Shilpa Shetty's wedding.[18] She left after staying for 6 weeks and was the only contestant who wasn't nominated even once during her stay in the Bigg Boss house. Soon after, she appeared on the dancing reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.[19] Then, she did the web series Yo Ke Hua Bro for Voot.[20] Directed by Suparn Verma, it also starred Aparshakti Khurana, Gaurav Pandey and Ridhima Pandit.[21]

Brands

Shetty has endorsed Pantene with Shilpa Shetty for a year.[22] She has been associated with brands like Aldo, Audi and IIJAS Jewellery exhibition.[23][24][25]

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Notes
2000 Mohabbatein Ishika Dhanrajgir Won—IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female[26]
2002 Saathiya Special appearance In song "Chori Pe Chori"
Raajjiyam Geeta Karthikeyan Tamil film
Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai Special appearance In song "Sharara Sharara"
2003 Pilisthe Palukutha Shanti Telugu film
2004 Agnipankh Anjana
Wajahh: A Reason to Kill Ishita Singhania
2005 Fareb Ria A. Singhania
Zeher Sonia Mehra
Bewafaa Pallavi Arora
2006 Mohabbat Ho Gayi Hai Tumse Megha
2007 Cash Shanaya Rao
Heyy Babyy Special appearance In song "Heyy Babyy"
2008 Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors Special appearance
2017 Yo Ke Hua Bro Suman Rao Voot series (6 episodes)
2020 The Tenant Meera
Black Widows Kavita Tharoor ZEE5 film

Television

Year Name Role Notes Ref
2009 Bigg Boss 3 Contestant Walked (Day 42) [27]
2015 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8 2nd runner-up [28]
2019 Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 3rd runner-up [7]
2021 Bigg Boss OTT 2nd runner-up [29]
Bigg Boss 15 TBD [30]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Birthday girl Shamita Shetty turns 35, parties with sis, Bipasha". India Today. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. ^ "R Madhavan, Shilpa Shetty, Karishma Tanna, Upen Patel and others attend Shamita Shetty's birthday bash". International Business Times. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Shamita Shetty rings in her birthday in style with sister Shilpa Shetty and friends – Bollywood celebs and their birthday celebrations – The Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. ^ "Shamita Shetty on her interior design career".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Did you know that Shamita Shetty had turned down the Aamir Khan starrer 'Lagaan' for 'Mohabbatein'?".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "When TV celebs nailed the beach look". The Times of India. 5 March 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Khatron Ke Khiladi Is Back. Contestants Include Vikas Gupta, Bharti Singh, Haarsh Limbachiyaa". 12 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Bigg Boss 15 contestant Shamita Shetty's family, education and career - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Shamita Shetty opens on Her Marriage and Life Partner".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ DelhiFebruary 2, India Today Online New. "Birthday girl Shamita Shetty turns 35, parties with sis, Bipasha". India Today.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Shamita Shetty: Filmmakers just assumed I'm not interested in acting and films". 22 September 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Shamita Shetty has design plans – Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". 21 March 2013.
  13. ^ "Shamita Shetty has design plans". 21 March 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "Mohabbatein revisited: Kim Sharma shares old pic with Shamita Shetty. Oh God, says Preeti Jhangiani". Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  15. ^ ""I Didn't Have Enough." Shamita Shetty Opens Up About Her Career Choices in Candid Interview". 23 September 2017.
  16. ^ "A candid chat with Shamita Shetty". femina.in.
  17. ^ "Shamita Shetty: Going into Bigg Boss Was A Challenge That Went Completely Against My Personality". News18. 4 February 2018.
  18. ^ "Shamita upset with Bigg Boss". The Times of India.
  19. ^ "Shamita Shetty wins 'Dance Marathon' on 'Jhalak Reloaded'". 11 September 2015.
  20. ^ "Getting some interesting projects in web space: Shamita Shetty". 3 February 2018.
  21. ^ "Shamita Shetty Is Making A Debut Again, This Time in Web Series Called Yo Ke Hua Bro". NDTV.com.
  22. ^ musicjinni. "Shilpa Shetty with Shamita Shetty in Pantene TV Commercial – Music Jinni". www.musicjinni.com.
  23. ^ "Shamita Shetty at Aldo launch in Mumbai on 2nd Sept 2016".
  24. ^ "Shamita Shetty at Audi Magazine Launch videos – IndiaGlitz.com" – via www.indiaglitz.com.
  25. ^ "Shamita Shetty inaugurates 11th Edition of IIFJAS – Free Press Journal". 12 August 2017.
  26. ^ "IIFA 2001: South Africa Winners List". International Indian Film Academy Awards. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  27. ^ "Shilpa Shetty once 'tried to dissuade' Shamita Shetty from participating in Bigg Boss". Hindustan Times. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  28. ^ "Meet the final contestants of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8". India Today. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  29. ^ "'Bigg Boss OTT': Know all about Shilpa Shetty's sister Shamita Shetty and her second innings with the show | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com". DNA India. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  30. ^ "Meet Bigg Boss 15 contestant Shamita Shetty". The Indian Express. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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