Shilpa Shetty's life in pics
As Shilpa Shetty celebrates her 35th birthday today, we take a look at her life in pics...
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Shilpa Shetty's life in picsAfter a brief stint as an ad model, Shilpa made her debut in Bollywood in 1993 with the superhit film Baazigar, where she acted along with Shah Rukh Khan (this picture, right) and Kajol. Her role got her a Filmfare nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category. -
Shilpa Shetty's life in picsBy 1996, Shilpa's success rate in Bollywood was dwindling, and since she was fluent in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada, she decided to work in the regional film industry as well. Her first Telugu film was called Sahasa Veerudu Sagara Kanya. -
Shilpa Shetty's life in picsThe next important Bollywood film that Shilpa did was Rishtey (2002), opposite Anil Kapoor and Karishma Kapoor. Shilpa was nominated by Filmfare yet again in the Best Supporting Actress category, but she failed to win the award. -
Shilpa Shetty's life in picsThe next important Bollywood film that Shilpa did was Rishtey (2002), opposite Anil Kapoor and Karishma Kapoor (this picture, right). Shilpa was nominated by Filmfare yet again in the Best Supporting Actress category, but she failed to win the award. -
Shilpa Shetty's life in picsIn 2004, Shilpa did Phir Milenge, one of her more successful films in the latter part of her career. The role got her a Filmfare nomination in the Best Actress category. It also made her aware of the AIDS problem, for which she has been working ever since. -
Shilpa Shetty's life in picsThe biggest twist in Shilpa's life came in 2007, when she was invited to be part of the Celebrity Big Brother house in London. She faced racial abuse from her housemate Jade Goody, who referred to her in many derogatory ways, including calling her 'Shilpa pappodam'. -
Shilpa Shetty's life in picsThe racist abuse got Jade Goody evicted from the Big Brother house, and many interviews and images of a devastated Shilpa got her sympathy from across the world. She went on to win Celebrity Big Brother. Rumours of the the entire episode being staged were rampant and till date Shilpa denies any fixing. -
Shilpa Shetty's life in picsBy the time Shilpa came back to India, looking tired, and yet relieved to be back on home soil, she was an international martyr and an Indian hero who stood up to racism. She was received at the airport by her parents and thousands of fans. -
Shilpa Shetty's life in picsIn 2007, Shilpa received the IIFA Special Award for Global Impact. She received many such awards that year including the Silver Star Award for her outstanding contribution to humanitarian causes and the Rajiv Gandhi National Quality award. -
Shilpa Shetty's life in picsThe year 2007 was determined to be a big one in Shilpa's life. Apart from all the Big Brother controversy, she was also caught in a controversy with Hollywood star Richard Gere. The two had met for an AIDS awareness event, where Gere publicly kissed her on the cheek a few times, raising the ire of right-wing groups. The event reached such proportions that arrest warrants for Shilpa and Gere were issued, but later suspended. -
Shilpa Shetty's life in picsIn mid-2008, Shilpa was invited to be the host of the Indian version of Celebrity Big Brother, called Bigg Boss. Jade Goody came to participate in the show, and it was while she was in India that Jade learned that she had cancer, which eventually was the cause of her death.
