MUMBAI: Popular actress and fitness icon Shilpa Shetty is loved by many. Read on to know interesting facts about her.
The actress was crowned as the diva of the year in 2004 by Sahara One.
Shilpa Shetty is said to have filed a case against Stardust magazine, which published about her on-off relationship with Akshay Kumar. Due to this report, she ost some film projects following which she sued Stardust magazine and even won in the same.
Shilpa was also the captain of her school’s baseball team.
The Shetty sisters were considered as the first sibling sisters who appeared together in a Bollywood film.
She participated in American TV shows, Celebrity Big Brother in 2001 but became a victim of racism and bullying in the house. Due to this, the broadcasting channel of the show received as many as 40k complaints against these acts in the house. This issue went on to become one of the most controversial crises between India and the UK following which Prime Minister Tony Blair, during his visit to India, did not hesitate and condemned the same.
She is fluent in languages like Tamil, Hindi, Marathi, Urdu, English, Gujarati, Kannada, and Telugu.
Did you know that before entering the glamour world, Shilpa Shetty was known as Ashwini Shetty?
The actress before tying the knot with Raj Kundra was engaged to music director Sandeep Chowta.
The actress has also been a part of various shelved projects such as – Lal Batti (2002): where she was entitled to play the role of a prostitute, Ek Pal Ke Liye (2001): which would have been a debut film for singer Kamal Khan, Rudra (1994): alongside actor Akshay Kumar, and finally, Suraj Pe Dastak (2004): alongside actors Akshay Kumar and Madhuri Dixit.
Credits: DHumor
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