Namrata Shirodkar

Namrata Shirodkar (born 22 January 1972), is an Indian actress, producer and beauty pageant titleholder, who was crowned the Femina Miss India in 1993. She is primarily known for her work in Hindi films.<ref name="News18" />

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She also appeared in Astitva (2000), Dil Vil Pyar Vyar (2002), LOC Kargil (2003), and the British cinema Bride and Prejudice (2004), which was particularly successful in the UK.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Shirodkar is married to Telugu cinema actor Mahesh Babu with whom she has two children.<ref name="Kavirayani">Template:Cite news</ref>

Early life

Namrata Shirodkar was born on 22 January 1972 in a Maharashtrian family of Goan origin.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="News18">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="FPJ"/> She is the elder sister of actress Shilpa Shirodkar,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and the grand daughter of noted Marathi actress Meenakshi Shirodkar, who starred in Brahmachari (1938).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="FPJ">Template:Cite news</ref>

Career

Modelling career

Shirodkar worked as a model, and was crowned Miss India in 1993.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She represented India in the Miss Universe pageant and finished in sixth place.

Acting career

She appeared in a brief role as a child artiste with Shatrughan Sinha in the 1977 film Shirdi Ke Sai Baba.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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 's debut film was Mere Do Anmol Ratan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She then went on to star in Vaastav and Kachche Dhaage (both 1999). Her performance in the former was appreciated.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal life

In 2000, Shirodkar met Telugu actor Mahesh Babu on the sets of Vamsi. They began dating shortly after filming finished.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> They got married on 10 February 2005 in Mumbai.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Shirodkar now lives in Hyderabad with her husband.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The couple have two children, a son and a daughter.<ref name="Kavirayani"/><ref name="Baby Boy">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
1998	Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai	Pooja Bachchan	Hindi		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Mere Do Anmol Ratan	Kiran
	Hero Hindustani	Namrata "Nikki" Agarwal
1999	Kachche Dhaage	Ragini Pandit
	Chora Chittha Chora	Kavitha	Kannada
	Ezhupunna Tharakan	Ashwathy Varma	Malayalam
	Vaastav: The Reality	Sonia "Sonu" Shivalkhar	Hindi		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2000	Pukar	Pooja Mallapa		Nominated - IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award
	Hera Pheri	Ms. Jhinga		Special appearance in song "Tun Tunak Tun"
	Vamsi	Silpa	Telugu
	Astitva	Revati	Marathi	Bilingual film
			Hindi
	Aaghaaz	Gittika
2001	Albela	Neena
	Tera Mera Saath Rahen	Suman Gupta
2002	Hathyar	Sonia "Sonu" Shivalkhar
	Dil Vil Pyar Vyar	Raksha Kumar			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Maseeha	Pinky
2003	Praan Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye	Mona
	Tehzeeb	Aloka
	LOC: Kargil	Yogesh Kumar Joshi's wife			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2004	Anji	Swapna	Telugu		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Charas	Piya Goswami	Hindi
	Insaaf: The Justice	Kunti Vishwanath Prasad
	Bride and Prejudice	Jaya Bakshi Uppal	English		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Rok Sako To Rok Lo	Sandra	Hindi	Also narrator
2022	Major	rowspan="2" Template:N/A	Telugu	Producer	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Hindi

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