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| Shilpa Shetty |
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| Shilpa Shetty |
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| Shilpa Shetty |
Bollywood diva and fitness freak Shilpa Shetty has accomplished
25 years in the industry. She made her
debut with the hit movie Baazigar (1993) along with Shah Rukh Khan. In a media
chat with a tabloid, she revealed, "I didn’t think I was going to make it
(acting) a career. At 17, I was going from one agency to another to earn pocket
money, as a model. I only got into that because someone suggested that since I
am tall, I should try my hand at modelling. After getting a portfolio done and
sending pictures to different agencies, I was offered a film. Voh toh bani
nahi, but somebody in that agency noticed me, and told the producers of
Baazigar, and the rest is history."
Shilpa recalled her struggling days and revealed, "Back
in the day, when somebody had a hit film, everybody would love to cast that one
person only. I didn’t have to struggle to land films. It actually started
mid-way towards my career. People started typecasting me in just glamorous
roles. At that point, we were just like glamour dolls in movies, we were
dedicated to doing that. After this, there was a lull in my career, but then
Dhadkan (2000) happened, and my career revived. I have seen it all — the highs
and the lows. But I never gave up."
On the long hiatus from the films, Shilpa revealed, "I
was busy with a host of stuff. I recently released my book, Diary of a Domestic
Diva. I am also a wife and mother, which is a full-time job! My last appearance
was in 2014 (Dishkiyaaoon), but I took the break was out of choice. I delivered
my son Viaan in 2012, and I believe that the first five years were really
important for him. If I wanted to work in films during that time, I would have
to give at least 40-60 days for a film, which I didn’t want to."
"I miss it (acting in films). I did television, so I am
still there in people’s minds. I had to work just one-two days there, I could
give the rest of my time to my son," further added Shilpa.
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