Shamita Shetty

Shamita Shetty
Shetty at Lakme Fashion Week in 2018
Born (1979-02-02) 2 February 1979[1][2]
Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress, Model, Interior designer
Years active

2000 – 2011

2015 - Present
Relatives Shilpa Shetty

Shamita Shetty [3](born 2 February 1979)[1][2] is an Indian Bollywood actress and interior designer. She made her debut with the blockbuster Mohabbatein in 2000. Her portrayal of Ishika earned her the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the year.  She featured in a couple of movies later, and her notable work includes Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (2002), Zeher (2005) , Bewafa (2005) and Cash (2007). She was a contestant in the reality show, Bigg Boss in 2009.[4] She is the sister of actress Shilpa Shetty.

Early Life

After completing her degree in Commerce from Sydenham college, Shamita did a fashion designing diploma from SNDT college Mumbai. After this, she started her internship with ace fashion designer Manish Malhotra, but Manish saw a spark in her and suggested to prep her for her acting career. In 2011, Shamita decided to follow her passion in Interior design [5] and did her first solo project by designing Royalty,[6] a club in Mumbai. Later, her love for interior design pushed her to do a diploma from Central Saint Martins and Inchbald School of Design in London.

Career

She made her film debut in 2000 with the Yash Raj Films blockbuster Mohabbatein, which was directed by Aditya Chopra. Her portrayal of Ishika earned her the 2001 IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female[7]. 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 once with her sister Shilpa Shetty in Fareb. She has also been part of multi-star-cast projects like Cash (2007) and Bewafa (2005). Alongside her acting career,[8] she decided to focus on her other love, i.e. Interior designing. She designed Royalty (a club in Mumbai), Chandigarh Iosis spa (Won best interior award at Asia spa awards) and few other properties abroad. She has a registered company called "Golden Leaf interiors" [6] 

Her passion for the entertainment industry kept drawing her back and she returned with a reality show Bigg Boss,[9] internationally known as Big Brother on Indian television. She opted out of the show for her sister Shilpa Shetty's wedding [10]. She was out of the show on 14 November 2009 (day 41) 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 Indian version of Dancing with the stars – Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. [11] Recently she did the web series Yo Ke Hua Bro,[12] streaming on Voot[13] on Viacom 18 digital platform. It is directed by Suparn Verma, and also stars a talented bunch of actors like Aparshakti Khurana, Gaurav Pandey and Ridhima Pandit.

Brands

Shamita endorsed Pantene[14] along with Shilpa Shetty for a year. Over the years, She has been associated with brands like Aldo[15], Audi[16], IIJAS Jewellery exhibition[17] to name a few.

Filmography

Film Role Year Other notes
Mohabbatein Ishika Dhanrajgir 2000 IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female
Saathiya 2002 Special appearance in song "Chori Pe Chori"
Raajjiyam Pooja Karthikeyan 2002 Tamil film
Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai 2002 Special appearance in song "Sharara Sharara"
Pilisthe Palukutha Shanti 2003 Telugu film
Agnipankh Anjana 2004
Fareb Ria A. Singhania 2005
Zeher Sonia Mehra 2005
Bewafaa Pallavi Arora 2005
Mohabbat Ho Gayi Hai Tumse Megha 2006
Cash Shanaya Rao 2007
Heyy Babyy 2007 Special appearance in song "Heyy Babyy"
Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors 2007 Special Appearance
Naan Aval Adhu Geetha 2008 Tamil film
Simultaneously made in Telugu as Adi Oka Idhi Le
Hombanna Prabandha 2017 Kannada film
Yo Ke Hua Bro Suman Rao 2017 Web Series ( 6 Episodes)
The Tenant Sushrut jain 2018 Movie

Television

NameRoleChannelYear
Bigg Boss (season 3) Herself (Quit) Colors TV 2009
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 8) Herself (2nd runners up) 2015
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 9)[18] Contestant 2019

Awards and nominations

Year Film Award Category Result
2001 Mohabbatein Filmfare Award Best Female Debut Nominated
2001 Mohabbatein Screen Awards Best Female Debut Nominated
2001 Mohabbatein International Indian Film Academy Awards Star Debut of the Year (Female) Won
2001 Mohabbatein Zee Cine Awards Best Female Debut Nominated
2006 Zeher Stardust Awards Star of the Year - Female Nominated

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Birthday girl Shamita Shetty turns 35, parties with sis, Bipasha". India Today. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. 1 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. ↑ "Khatron Ke Khiladi 9's Shamita Shetty flaunts her svelte figure in a swimwear by the pool".
  5. ↑ "Shamita Shetty: Filmmakers just assumed I'm not interested in acting and films". 22 September 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Shamita Shetty has design plans - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". 21 March 2013.
  7. ↑ ""I Didn't Have Enough." Shamita Shetty Opens Up About Her Career Choices In Candid Interview". 23 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "A candid chat with Shamita Shetty".
  9. ↑ "Shamita Shetty: Going Into Bigg Boss Was A Challenge That Went Completely Against My Personality".
  10. ↑ "Shamita upset with Bigg Boss - Times of India".
  11. ↑ "Shamita Shetty wins 'Dance Marathon' on 'Jhalak Reloaded'". 11 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "Getting some interesting projects in web space: Shamita Shetty". 3 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "Shamita Shetty Is Making A Debut Again, This Time In Web Series Called Yo Ke Hua Bro".
  14. ↑ musicjinni. "Shilpa Shetty with Shamita Shetty in Pantene TV Commercial - Music Jinni". www.musicjinni.com.
  15. ↑ "Shamita Shetty at Aldo launch in Mumbai on 2nd Sept 2016".
  16. ↑ "Shamita Shetty At Audi Magazine Launch videos - IndiaGlitz.com".
  17. ↑ "Shamita Shetty inaugurates 11th Edition of IIFJAS - Free Press Journal". 12 August 2017.
  18. ↑ "Khatron Ke Khiladi Is Back. Contestants Include Vikas Gupta, Bharti Singh, Haarsh Limbachiyaa". 12 July 2018.
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