Namrita Shirodkar

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She Born on 22nd January at Mumbai, this five feet six inches tall leggy lass came into limelight after she was crowned Miss India 1993 and stood fourth in Miss Universe 1993. With a highly photogenic face, Namrata had always been a photographer’s dream. She is a Sister of actress Shilpa Shirodkar.

One of the top models then, her presence was electrifying on ramp. After modeling for a few years, this enigmatic beauty took the road her elder sister Shilpa Shirodkar had taken i.e. Bollywood.

She made her debut in an inconsequential film “Hero Hindustani” opposite Arshad Warsi in 1998, but wasn’t noticed until the small realistic role she played opposite Sanjay Dutt in “Vaastav”. After Vaastav she also became a regular in director Mahesh Manjrekar’s camp.

Whatever the number of her films, she has carved out a niche of her own in the film world and the myth that 'models can't act' is now slowly been broken. Her forthcoming release is the much hyped ‘Bride and Prejudice’ along with Aishwarya Rai and Martin Hendersen.

The marriage was very simple ceremony. It was reported that Mahesh Babu was too busy with his shooting Athadu. He couldn’t give much time for the marriage due to his earlier commitments. It turned out beautifully for me, touchwood. The wedding was a very private affair. There were only 25 people. We had decided on the date, Feb 10 we didn’t want a clichéd Valentine’s Day marriage one month ago.