Namrata Shirodkar

Namrata Shirodkar was born on 22 January 1972 in Mumbai, India. She is an Indian actress and model. She represented India in the Miss Universe pageant and came in sixth place. Namrata however, made her debut with a small role in super hit film Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai (1998), along with Salman Khan and Twinkle Khanna.


Namrata then took up new project that was a big hit titled Vaastav. Her performance was appreciated and she became a known name in Bollywood. The actress has played mainly supporting roles in films like Pukar, Hera Pheri and Astitva went on to do well. She was nominated for the IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance in Pukar. Since then her films have not done well at the box office. In 1999, she starred opposite Superstyar Mammootty in the Malayalam film Ezhupunna Tharakan.

In 2004 the beautiful girl went back into the limelight when she played the role of Jaya Bakshi in Bride and Prejudice. She played Aishwarya Rai's elder sister in the film. The film was a hit overseas particularly in the UK but failed to do well in India. She has since left the industry after her marriage.

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