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