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- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Born on 20th November in a moderate Marathi-speaking household in Bombay, Scorpion Shilpa was the first of the two sisters who took to acting in Bollywood movies.
Living in Bombay's elite suburb, Khar, Shilpa's caught Bollywood's attention after she was crowned Miss India in 1992. Her mom's name is Vanita, while her sister is Namrata Shirodkar, who was also crowned Miss India in 1993.
Whilst she is an engaging and attractive actress, she has been bogged down in roles that were more cosmetic, including getting drenched in the rain with her leading men.
She is the Grand-daughter of actress Meenakshi Shirodkar, who starred in Brahmachari (1930s), and was the first actress to wear a swimsuit and gambol in a pool, albeit to depict Lord Krishna bathing in the Holy river Yamuna with his gopis.
Some of her movies include Kishen Kanhaiya, Chhoti Bahoo (1994), Bandish, Apradhi, Dand Nayak, Gaja Gamini, and Bhrashtachar.
After completing her last movie, Gaja Gamini, Shilpa got married to Aparesh Ranjit, on July 8, 2000 at The Club in Andheri, Bombay, in a marriage arranged by their respective families.
After her marriage the two re-located to New Zealand, then to the Netherlands, finally setting down in London, Britain, where Aparesh found employment with the Barclays Bank.
She gave birth to a daughter, Anushka, during 2003, and now calls herself a 'full-time mom'.
She continues to visit India every year.
Shilpa continues to have many loyal fans who keep track of her, and hope to see her sometime whenever she decides to make a come-back.- IMDb Mini Biography By: rAjOo
- SpouseAparesh Ranjit(July 8, 2020 - present) (1 child)
- ChildrenAnoushka Ranjit
- RelativesNamrata Shirodkar(Sibling)Meenaxi(Grandparent)Meenakshi Shirodkar(Grandparent)
- Sawan Kumar was going to launch Shilpa Shirodkar with the film Souten Ki Beti. She signed the contract in 1986 that would contractually oblige her to be committed to the film for 4 years. She was not to sign any other film. Sawan got busy with Pyar Ki Jeet and the Souten Ki Beti got delayed. Then Rajesh Khanna and Tina Munium walked out of the film after breaking up. The film further went into delay. Meanwhile Shilpa Shirodkar got a offer from Raj Kapoor for Henna. Then Mithun decided to launch Shilpa in the film Prahar, directed by Raj Tilak. Shilpa decided to break her contract and start signing films. This is when Sawan decided to sue Shilpa Shirodkar's mother for breach of contract . Shilpa's mother reasoned that the film was delayed for 3 years with no shooting done at all. Plus the monthly money promised by Sawan Kumar Tak stopped after the first month. So they broke the contract due to his unprofessional behavior.
- Younger sister of Namrata Shirodkar. Many believe Shilpa is elder to Namrata, but this is false. Shilpa entered films at a very young age. Incorrect date of births are listed on the web for both .
- Father name is Nitin Shirodkar.
- She took a 13-year hiatus from show business to raise her family and in 2013 she made her return to acting, this time on television. She shifted residence to Mumbai and started shooting in the Delhi suburb for her comeback vehicle, Zee TV's new show Ek Mutthi Aasmaan, based on the life of domestic helpers. The series ended in late 2014. Her second television serial Silsila Pyar Ka started airing on Star Plus on January 4, 2016. Her third TV serial is Savitri Devi College & Hospital which started airing in May of 2017.
- Grandmother Meenakshi Shirodkar was a well known Marathi actress.
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