Shamita Shetty

Infobox actor


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name = Shamita Shetty
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birthdate = birth date and age|1979|02|02
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occupation = Actress
yearsactive = 2000 - present
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Shamita Shetty (Tulu : ಶಮಿತಾ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ),(born 2 February 1979) is an Indian actress. She is the younger sister of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty.

Early life

Shetty is the second and youngest daughter of Surendra and Sunanda Shetty. She was born in a traditional close-knit family that hails from the Bunt community of Mangalore.Her parents are manufacturers of tamper-proof caps for the pharmaceutical industry and her native language is Tulu. Shamita Shetty attended St Anthony's Girls High School in Chembur, Mumbai. She graduated from Sydenham College.

Personal life

Shamita Shetty perviously dated Indian actor Aftab Shivdasani. Shamita is currently single.

Career

Shetty made her debut in 2000 with the Yash Raj Films blockbuster "Mohabbatein", which was directed by Aditya Chopra. Since Mohabbatein, she mostly found success in item numbers, including "Sharara Sharara" in "Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai" (2001) and "Chori Pe Chori" in Saathiya (2002). Later Shetty found success as an actress with her first solo-hit "Zeher". She worked once with her sister Shilpa Shetty in "Fareb" in that same year.

Filmography

ee also

* List of Indian movie actresses

External links

*imdb name|0792906