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Shamita Shetty Lifestyle, Automobiles, Property, Net Worth, Height, Weight, Family

Shamita Shetty Lifestyle, Automobiles, Property, Net Worth, Height, Weight, Family
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Shamita Shetty is an Indian Bollywood actress and interior designer. Shamita made her debut with the blockbuster Mohabbatein in 2000, the movie was directed by Aditya Chopra. Her portrayal of Ishika earned her the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the year-female. Shamita was a contestant in the reality show, Bigg Boss 3, in 2009 And Also she participated in Bigg Boss OTT where she becomes more popular nowadays.

Bio Of Shamita Shetty

Full Name Shamita Shetty
Nick Name Tunki
Profession Actress
Interior Designer

Personal Info Of Shamita Shetty

Full Name Shamita Shetty
Date Of Birth February 2,1979
Age 42 Years (as in 2021)
Birth Place Chembur Mumbai India
Home Town Mumbai, India
Nationality Indian
Religion Hindu
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Father Surendra Shetty
Mother Sunanda Shetty
Sister Shilpa Shetty
Married No
School Saint Anthony's Girls' High School, Mumbai
College Sydenham College, Mumbai
SNDT Women's University, Mumbai
Educational Qualifications Bachelor of Commerce
Diploma in Fashion Designing
Debut Film Debut: Mohabbatein (2000)
TV Debut: Bigg Boss 3 (2009)
Hobbies Gymming
Husband N/A

Physical Stats Of Shamita Shetty

Height 5' 2" (feet inches)
158 (meter)
Weight 53 (kilograms)
Hair Colour Black
Eye Colour Brown

Education Of Shamita Shetty

Shamita Shetty did her schooling at the St. Anthony's Girls' High School, Mumbai.

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.

Manish saw a spark in her and suggested to prefer her acting career.

In 2011, Shamita decided to follow her passion for Interior design and did her first solo project by designing Royalty, 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.

Filmography Of Shamita Shetty

Shamita 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.

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 blockbuster hit 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), "Bewafa" (2005).

Shamita Shetty As Interior Designer

Alongside her acting career, Shamita decided to focus on 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 a few other properties abroad. She has a registered company called Golden Leaf interiors.

Brand Endorse Shamita Shetty

Shamita endorsed Pantene along with Shilpa Shetty for a year. Over the years, She has been associated with brands like Aldo, Audi, IIJAS Jewellery exhibition.

Early Bigg Boss Career Of Shamita Shetty

Shamita Shetty's passion for the entertainment industry kept drawing her back and she returned with the popular reality show Bigg Boss internationally known as Big Brother on Indian television. She opted out of the show for her sister Shilpa Shetty's wedding. 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 Bigg Boss house.

Shamita Shetty In Bigg Boss OTT

Shamita, who had previously participated in Bigg Boss season 3, entered the Karan Johar-hosted show in the midst of the ongoing legal case against her brother-in-law and Shilpa’s husband Raj Kundra. While Shilpa recently got back to work too, Shamita entered the house stating that it was a prior commitment and that she wants to prove her name outside the shadow of her elder sister. In this show, she is just doing Great and also in the limelight which is Rakesh Bapat.

Career Of Shamita Shetty

Tv Show And Web Series

Shamita Shetty’s first debut on TV is Bigg Boss 3.

Shamita stormed the nation with her graceful dancing and became the most popular face on the Indian version of Dancing with the stars - Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.

Recently she did a web series Yo Ke Hua Bro streaming on Voot, Viacom 18 digital platform. Directed by Suparn Verma and stars a talented bunch of actors like Aparshakti Khurana, Gaurav Pandey, and Ridhima Pandit.

Also, she works on Black Widows TV Series as a Kavita in 2020. Currently, she is on Bigg Boss OTT which is steaming on Voot.

Net Worth Of Shamita Shetty

Although Shamita has not appeared in films for a long time, she was last seen in the web series Black Widow. It is natural for people to be curious about the earnings of actors who have been missing from the big screen for a long time.

According to reports, Shamita Shetty is an interior designer by profession. She also does numerous brand endorsements. Her net worth is said to be somewhere between 1 to 5 million dollars (Around Rs 7.5 crore to Rs 35 crore). Shamita charge 60-65 lakh per movie.

Controvercies Of Shamita Shetty

  • Shamita Shetty has been making headlines in BB OTT for her frequent fights with co-contestants. Earlier this week, the actress fought with Pratik Sehajpal for which she was heavily trolled online. Viewers bashed Shamita for her problematic behavior and also called her "irritating" and "Shamita shetty pagal ho chuki hai…,"
  • Actress Shamita Shetty and Raqesh Bapat, who've been grabbing attention for their mushy moments in Bigg Boss OTT, had a heated argument in the latest episode of the reality show. After the fight, an emotional Shamita was seen confessing her feelings for Raqesh Bapat.
  • A huge Controversy is raised, when a photographer took her photo in a very awkward wardrobe malfunction.
  • Shamita Shetty and Raqesh Bapat is currently the Boss Lady and Boss Man of the house. Recently, Shamita Shetty broke down in the Bigg Boss OTT house after host Karan Johar asked her a few questions. In the Sunday Ka Vaar episode on August 15, Shamita opened up about how she feels she is still struggling to create her own identity.
    She told Karan Johar, "I have had a very difficult journey of 20-25 years in the industry, I am more confident as a person now. People know me as Shamita ‘Shetty’, Shilpa’s sister. It’s a protective shadow, I am lucky to have that, but people don’t know the real me."

Filmography List With Cast Name Of Shamita Shetty

Movies

Year Title Cast Name
2021 The Tenant Meera
2020 Black Widows (TV Series) Kavita (2020)
2008 Naan Aval Adhu -
2008 Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors Dancer / Singer
2007 Heyy Babyy (Special appearance in song)
2007 Cash Shania
2005 Fareb Ria A. Singhania
2005 Zeher Sonia Mehra
2005 Bewafaa Pallavi Arora
2004 Wajahh: A Reason to Kill Ishita Singhania
2004 Agni Pankh Anjana Ravat
2003 Piliste Palukutha Student
2002 Saathiya Dancer
2002 Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai Dancer (song 'Sharara')
2002 Raajjiyam Pooja Karthikeyan
2000 Mohabbatein Ishika
2000 Yeh Kaisi Hukumat -

Tv Shows

Year Title Result
2021 Bigg Boss 15 Not Yet
2021 Bigg Boss OTT 2nd runner-up
2019 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 Finalist
2015 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8 2nd runner-up
2009 Bigg Boss 3 Entered day 1, withdrew day 34

Unknown Facts About Shamita Shetty

  • Shamita won the 2001 IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year, for the film Mohabbatein
  • In 2009, she participated in Bigg Boss 3, but left the show in mid-way because of her sister Shilpa Shetty’s wedding.
  • She also participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8 in 2015.
  • Since 2011, she discontinued acting and started working as an interior designer.

Favourite Things Of Shamita Shetty

Food Pasta with arrabbiata sauce, apple pie and chocolates
Restaurant Frangipani in Mumbai
Actor Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Ranveer Singh and R Madhavan
Actress Shilpa Shetty
Holiday Destination Place Egypt

Car Collection Of Shamita Shetty

  • BMW 6 Series
  • Jaguar XJ
  • Audi A6

Social Handles Of Shamita Shetty

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