Shamita Shetty

Shamita Shetty (born 2 February 1979) is an Indian actress. She is the younger sister of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty.

Early life

Shamita Shetty was born in a traditional family in Mangalore, that hails from the Bunt community. She is the younger daughter of Surendra and Sunanda Shetty, manufacturers of tamper-proof caps for the pharmaceutical industry. In Mumbai, she attended St. Anthony Girls' High School in Chembur, and later attended Podar College in Matunga. Her elder sister is the famous Shilpa Shetty wife of Raj Kundra

Career

She 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 and her fellow co-stars Kim Sharma and Preeti Jhangiani the 2001 IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female. Since then, 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. She was a guest on Bigg Boss (Season 3)^[1] on Colors TV. She opted out of the show for her sister Shilpa's wedding. She was out of the show on 14 November 2009 (day 41) after staying for 7 weeks.

On 14 June 2011, Shetty announced her retirement from acting to start a career in interior design.^[2]

Filmography

 

Shamita Shetty in 2011

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
2000	Mohabbatein	Ishika	Winner, IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female
2002	Saathiya		Cameo (Chori Pe Chori) Song
	Raajjiyam	Pooja Karthikeyan	Tamil Film
	Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai		Cameo (Sharara Sharara) Song
2003	Piliste Palakutha	Student	Telugu Film
2004	Wajahh: A Reason to Kill	Ishita
	Agni Pankh	Anjana
2005	Fareb	Ria
	Zeher	Sonia Mehra
	Bewafaa	Pallavi	Supporting Role
2006	Mohabbat Ho Gayi Hai Tumse
2007	Cash	Shania
	Heyy Babyy		Special Appearance
	Hari Puttar		Special Appearance
2011	Naan Aval Adhu	Geetha	Tamil film Simultaneously made in Telugu as Adi Oka Idhi Le

Awards

• 2001: IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female for Mohabbatein
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