Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has turned 45. She was born on June 8, 1975, in Mangaluru, Karnataka. Today Shilpa is known not only as an actress but also as a successful businesswoman. By the way, she started her career as a model. Few people would know that she was only 16 years old when she modelled for the Limca brand for the first time in 1991.
Two controversies in Shilpa Shetty's life have always been in the headlines. When she was a contestant on the reality show 'Big Brother' in 2007, Hollywood actress and model Jade Goody made racial remarks on her. However, Shilpa raised India's flag abroad by winning this show.
The second controversy was associated with Shilpa when Hollywood actor Richard Gere kissed her in public during an AIDS awareness program held in Mumbai in 2007. After this, she was criticized a lot. By the way, when the IPL team Rajasthan Royals was accused of fixing, even then Shilpa's name was raised a lot because she is the co-owner of this team.
Shilpa married London based businessman Raj Kundra on 22 November 2009. Raj Kundra was divorced. His first wife's name was Kavita. Kavita and Raj also have a daughter named Delina Kundra. Now Shilpa and Raj have become parents to two children, a son they named Vivaan Raj Kundra while daughter's name is Samisha born through surrogacy.
Shilpa may be one of the beautiful ladies of Bollywood and the business world today, but photos from the 90s and after the year 2000 show two different faces of Shilpa. It is said that Shilpa did plastic surgery to get success in films. She has had her nose surgery done not once, but twice. However, she herself has always denied this. It is said that after undergoing plastic surgery, not only did Shilpa's beauty increase but her career was also saved from sinking.
Shilpa has acted in about 42 films in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada. She made her Bollywood debut in the year 1993 with the Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol starrer film Baazigar. However, she first appeared in the lead role in 'Aag' (1994). Her role in films like 'Dhadkan' (2000), 'Rishtey' (2002) and 'Phir Milenge' (2004) also received a lot of praise.
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