Shilpa Shetty filmography

Shetty in 2018

Shilpa Shetty is an Indian actress who is primarily known for her work in Hindi films, in addition to a few Telugu, Kannada and Tamil films. Shetty made her acting debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan in the 1993 thriller Baazigar.[1] Shetty's performance earned her two Filmfare Awards nominations for Lux New Face of the Year and Best Supporting Actress.[2] She subsequently earned recognition with dual roles in the 1994 action-comedy Main Khiladi Tu Anari.[3][4] After initial success, Shetty's films fared poorly at the box office for the next five years.[5] Films Shetty starred in including action drama Aag, romantic drama Aao Pyaar Karen, comedy Haathkadi and Chhote Sarkar proved to be financially unsuccessful.[6]

The 2000 romantic drama Dhadkan marked a turning point in her career, earning her several nominations in the Best Actress category at various award ceremonies.[7] Shetty played the lead female in films such as family drama Apne, police drama Garv: Pride and Honour and musical drama Life in a... Metro. Her comic performance as an eccentric fisherwoman in 2002 action-drama release Rishtey earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.[8][9] Shetty became a global figure after winning the 2007 British reality television series Celebrity Big Brother, after comments made by other contestants about Shetty fell afoul of Ofcom rules and caused an international controversy over racism.[10][11][12]

Shetty made her debut in South Indian cinema in the Tamil-language musical action film Mr. Romeo (1996).[13] Shetty subsequently played lead roles in the Telugu films such as action drama Sahasa Veerudu Sagara Kanya (1996), comedy drama Veedevadandi Babu (1996) with Mohan Babu, and the action drama Azad (2000).[14] She had a successful career in Kannada cinema with releases such as Preethsod Thappa, Ondagona Baa and Auto Shankar.[15] Shetty has served as a talent judge for reality shows Zara Nachke Dikha, Nach Baliye, and Super Dancer.[16][17][18]

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  9. ^ Jha, Subhash K (7 April 2003). "'Yuvraj and me? What fun!'". Rediff News. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  10. ^ Conlan, Tara (20 April 2007). "Channel 4 braced for Ofcom ruling". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Shilpa wins Celebrity Big Brother". The Financial Express (India). The Indian Express Group. 30 January 2007. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  12. ^ Brook, Stephen (18 January 2007). "Shilpa complains of racism". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Happy Birthday Prabhudeva: 'Metro Channel' to 'Chalmaar' – Five delightful dance performances of Prabhudeva". Entertainment Times. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. The Times Group. 3 April 2020. Archived from the original on 9 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
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  16. ^ "Shilpa, Arshad, Vaibhavi to judge 'Zara Nach Ke Dikha'". Deccan Herald. The Printers, Mysore. 20 April 2010. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Nach Baliye: Shilpa Shetty to judge the new season". News 18. Indo-Asian News Service. 6 December 2012. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  18. ^ "Shilpa Shetty does the 'most difficult, grandest performance' of her career on Super Dancer finale". Hindustan Times. HT Media Ltd. 21 June 2019. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.