Happy Birthday Namrata Shirodkar: An eventful life in pictures
Srivathsan Nadadhur
Jan 22, 2023
Turning another leaf
Actress, former Miss India winner Namrata Shirodkar turned 51 today
Early years
Namrata Shirodkar was born on January 22 in Mumbai to a Goan family
Films within the family
She's the elder sister of actress Shilpa Shirodkar and grand daughter of Marathi actress Meenakshi Shirodkar
A stint as a child actor
She forayed into the industry as a child artiste in Shatrughan Sinha's devotional film Shirdi Ke Sai Baba in 1977
Winning it big as a model
Namrata was crowned Miss India in 1993, represented India in the Miss Universe pageant and Miss Asia Pacific contest
Returning to films as an adult
As a 26-year-old, she returned to films with a brief role in Salman Khan starrer Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai
A Telugu film debut with Mahesh
She met her future husband Mahesh Babu on the sets of her first Telugu film Vamsee in 2000
Tying the knot
After doing a few Hindi, Telugu films, she married Mahesh Babu in Mumbai in 2005
Embracing parenthood
Mahesh Babu and Namrata turned parents with the birth of their son Gautham in 2006, daughter Sithara in 2012
Making a mark in other avenues
She turned a producer with Adivi Sesh's Major and is a business partner for the AN group of restaurants in Hyderabad
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