# Namrata Shirodkar

Namrata Shirodkar (born 22 January 1972), is an Indian actress, producer and beauty pageant titleholder, who was crowned the Femina Miss India in 1993. She is primarily known for her work in Hindi films.
She is best known for her works in films such as the Kachche Dhaage (1999), Ezhupunna Tharakan (1999), Vaastav: The Reality (1999) and Pukar (2000), for which she was nominated for the IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award. She also appeared in Astitva (2000), Dil Vil Pyar Vyar (2002), LOC Kargil (2003), and the British cinema Bride and Prejudice (2004), which was particularly successful in the UK.
Shirodkar is married to Telugu cinema actor Mahesh Babu with whom she has two children.

## Early life

Namrata Shirodkar was born on 22 January 1972 in a Maharashtrian family of Goan origin. She is the elder sister of actress Shilpa Shirodkar, and the grand daughter of noted Marathi actress Meenakshi Shirodkar, who starred in Brahmachari (1938).

## Career
### Modelling career

Shirodkar worked as a model, and was crowned Miss India in 1993. She represented India in the Miss Universe pageant and finished in sixth place.

### Acting career

She appeared in a brief role as a child artiste with Shatrughan Sinha in the 1977 film Shirdi Ke Sai Baba.
Shirodkar's debut film was meant to be Purab Ki Laila Pachhim Ki Chhaila, with Akshay Kumar and Sunil Shetty in the lead and music by Nadeem Shravan. This film was never released. Shirodkar 's debut film was Mere Do Anmol Ratan. She then went on to star in Vaastav and Kachche Dhaage (both 1999). Her performance in the former was appreciated.

## Personal life

In 2000, Shirodkar met Telugu actor Mahesh Babu on the sets of Vamsi. They began dating shortly after filming finished. They got married on 10 February 2005 in Mumbai. Shirodkar now lives in Hyderabad with her husband. The couple have two children, a son and a daughter.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
| 1998 | Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai | Pooja Bachchan | Hindi | |
| 1998 | Mere Do Anmol Ratan | Kiran | Hindi | |
| 1998 | Hero Hindustani | Namrata "Nikki" Agarwal | Hindi | |
| 1999 | Kachche Dhaage | Ragini Pandit | Hindi | |
| 1999 | Chora Chittha Chora | Kavitha | Kannada | |
| 1999 | Ezhupunna Tharakan | Ashwathy Varma | Malayalam | |
| 1999 | Vaastav: The Reality | Sonia "Sonu" Shivalkhar | Hindi | |
| 2000 | Pukar | Pooja Mallapa | Hindi | Nominated - IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award |
| 2000 | Hera Pheri | Ms. Jhinga | Hindi | Special appearance in song "Tun Tunak Tun" |
| 2000 | Vamsi | Silpa | Telugu | |
| 2000 | Astitva | Revati | Marathi | Bilingual film |
| 2000 | Astitva | Revati | Hindi | Bilingual film |
| 2000 | Aaghaaz | Gittika | Hindi | |
| 2001 | Albela | Neena | Hindi | |
| 2001 | Tera Mera Saath Rahen | Suman Gupta | Hindi | |
| 2002 | Hathyar | Sonia "Sonu" Shivalkhar | Hindi | |
| 2002 | Dil Vil Pyar Vyar | Raksha Kumar | Hindi | |
| 2002 | Maseeha | Pinky | Hindi | |
| 2003 | Praan Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye | Mona | Hindi | |
| 2003 | Tehzeeb | Aloka | Hindi | |
| 2003 | LOC: Kargil | Yogesh Kumar Joshi's wife | Hindi | |
| 2004 | Anji | Swapna | Telugu | |
| 2004 | Charas | Piya Goswami | Hindi | |
| 2004 | Insaaf: The Justice | Kunti Vishwanath Prasad | Hindi | |
| 2004 | Bride and Prejudice | Jaya Bakshi Uppal | English | |
| 2004 | Rok Sako To Rok Lo | Sandra | Hindi | Also narrator |
| 2022 | Major | — | Telugu | Producer |
| 2022 | Major | — | Hindi | Producer |