Namrata Shirodkar Height, Age, Husband, Sister, Biography & More

Namrata Shirodkar Height, Age, Husband, Sister, Biography & More | Namrata Shirodkar is an actress, producer and former model known for her works in Bollywood. She was awarded the Femina Miss India in 1993.

Namrata Shirodkar Height, Age, Husband, Sister, Biography & More

Early life

Namrata Shirodkar was born on 22 January 1972 in a Maharashtrian family of Goan origin. She is the elder sister of the actress Shilpa Shirodkar. She is the granddaughter of noted Marathi actress Meenakshi Shirodkar, who starred in Brahmachari (1938).

Modelling career

Shirodkar worked as a model, and was crowned Miss India in 1993. She represented India in the Miss Universe pageant and finished in sixth place. The same year, she also represented India in the Miss Asia Pacific contest and was chosen as first runner-up.

Acting career

She appeared in a brief role as a child artiste with Shatrughan Sinha in the 1977 movie Shirdi Ke Sai Baba | Shirodkar’s debut film was meant to be Purab Ki Laila Pachhim Ki Chhaila, with Manoj kumar and Sunil Shetty in the lead and music by Nadeem Shravan. This movie was never released. The movie was completed after her retirement and the title was changed to Hello India but it is still awaiting release. Shirodkar made her actual debut with a small role in the film Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai (1998), along with Salman Khan and Twinkle Khanna. She then went on to star in the hit Vaastav. Her performance was appreciated and she became a known name in Bollywood.

Personal life

In 2000, Shirodkar met Telugu cinema actor Mahesh Babu on the sets of their movie Vamsi. They began dating shortly after filming finished. They married on 10 February 2005 at the JW Marriott Mumbai Juhu during the shooting of Athadu. Shirodkar now lives in Hyderabad with her husband. Their first child, a boy named Gautam Krishna Gattamaneni, was born on 31 August 2006.  Their second child, a daughter Sitara was born on 20 July 2012.

Mahesh Babu’s wife Namrata shares spooky video of Sitara; call her ‘Conjuring in the House’

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Conjuring in the house ? Voila !! It's only my little brat ♥️♥️♥️???? #spookytime @sitaraghattamaneni

A post shared by Namrata Shirodkar (@namratashirodkar) on Jun 11, 2020 at 2:45am PDT

((Timesofindia)) Mahesh and Namrata first met each other during the muhurat shot of ‘Vamsi’ in 2000. What started as love at first sight turned into dating towards the end of shooting and the duo was inseparable since then. Mahesh who is four years younger to Namrata took some time to convince his family and eventually, the adorable duo tied the knot in 2005 after a five-year courtship. The celebrity couple was blessed with Gautham, in 2006 and Sitara in 2012.