Shilpa Shetty Kundra Biography 2023

Shilpa Shetty Kundra is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi Films. She was born on June 8, 1975. She has a younger sister, Shamita Shetty. She made her debut in the 1993 film Baazigar opposite Shah Rukh Khan, which became a huge success at the box office, and she was nominated for two Filmfare Awards for her first film. She received several awards, including IIFA Awards, Indian Television Academy Awards, and Zee Cine Awards. Her notable works in the Hindi Film industry include Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994), Hathkadi (1995), Auzaar (1997), Pardesi Babu (1998), Jaanwar (1999), Dhadkan (2000), Indian (2001), Rishtey (2002), Garv (2004), Dus (2005), Life in a….Metro (2007), Apne (2007), Dostana (2008), and Hungama 2 (2021). She is going to make her OTT debut with ‘Indian Police Force’, directed by Rohit Shetty.

In 2007, she participated in the fifth season of the UK reality show Celebrity Big Brother, and ultimately she emerged as the winner of the show. Apart from doing Films, she has also done television in the role of judge for various reality shows such as Zara Nachke Dikha, Nach Baliye, and Super Dancer. She also raises her voice and is quite vocal about issues like feminism and animal rights. She was also a part of the cleanliness campaign, the Swachh Bharat Mission. She is also active in fitness and has launched her own Yoga DVD. She was the co-owner of the Indian Premier League team, the Rajasthan Royals. the Kings XII Punjab.

In 2009, Shilpa got married to Raj Kundra, with whom she has two children, Son Vivaan Raj Kundra and a daughter Samisha, who was born via surrogacy.

Name	Shilpa Shetty Kundra
Born	8th June 1975 (48 Years)
Home Town	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Birth Place	Mangalore, Karnataka
Occupation	Actress, Producer, Enterpreneur
Debut	Baazigar (1993)
Religion	Hinduism
Height	5’7 (In Feet Inches)
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Brown
Food Habit	Vegetarian
Holiday Destination	Italy
Favourite Actor	Amitabh Bachchan
Favourite Actress	Sridevi
Net Worth	Rs 150 Crore
Family	Father: Surendra Shetty Mother: Sunanda Shetty
Car Collection	Lamborghini Aventador BMW i8 Bentley Continental GT BMW X5
Affairs	Akshay Kumar (Actor) Raj Kundra (Businessman)
Controversies	1) A non-bailable warrant was issued by the Madurai court against actresses Shilpa Shetty and Reema Sen for publishing an obscene photo in a Tamil newspaper in 2006. 2) In Celebrity Big Brother 5, she was targeted for racism and bullied by several housemates, including Jade Goody. 3) In the year 2007, during the AIDS awareness event, Richard Gere repeatedly hugged and kissed her. Both were accused of obscenity. After almost 15 years, the court declared her a victim of the Richard Gere Act. 4) In 2001, her husband, Raj Kundra, was arrested by the Mumbai Police on charges of production and distribution of pornographic content. 5) Shilpa was accused by Raj’s ex-wife, Kavita Kundra, of their broken marriage. 6) Shilpa’s husband, Raj Kundra, got caught in a match-fixing case and served a lifetime ban from the series.
Marital Status	Married
Spouse	Raj Kundra
Children	Son: Vivaan Raj Kundra Daughter: Samisha Kundra

LESS- KNOWN FACTS ABOUT SHILPA SHETTY KUNDRA

1) Shilpa Shetty is a trained Bharatnatyam dancer.

2) Her mother called her by the nicknames ‘Babucha’ and ‘Honeybunch’.

3) She is a black belt in Karate.

4) Her mother was also a famous model in the 1970s.

5) She did her first film, “Bazzigar”, opposite Shah Rukh Khan at the age of Eighteen.

6) She wrote a book with Luke Coutinho, “The Great Indian Diet” .

7) She is fluent in Hindi, English, Tulu, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Gujarati,and Telugu.

8) Shilpa Shetty owns the perfume brand S2, launched in 2007.