Shefali Shah

Shefali Shah (née Shetty, born 19 July 1972), is an Indian actress who works in Bollywood films.[1][2] After making her film debut with a minor role in the 1995 drama Rangeela, she played a supporting role in the crime film Satya. Her performance in Satya received critical praise and won her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress and a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the 44th Filmfare Awards. She was later nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the family drama Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005) and for her performance in Dil Dhadakne Do(2015).

Shefali Shah
Shefali Shah at Rahul Bose's sports auction event, 2012
Born
Shefali Shetty

(1972-07-19) 19 July 1972
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupationactress
Years active1995–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1997; div. 2001)​

Vipul Amrutlal Shah (present)

In 2007, she received critical acclaim and won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Last Lear. She starred in the 2015 dramedy Dil Dhadakne Do, receiving several nominations for Best Supporting Actress.[3] She, along with the main cast won the Screen Award for Best Ensemble Cast for the film.

Early life

Shefali Shah (née Shetty) was born in July 1972 and is the only child of Sudhakar Shetty and Shobha Shetty.[4] She spent her early childhood at the RBI quarters in Santa Cruz, Mumbai where she attended Arya Vidya Mandir, Santacruz, Mumbai.

Career

In the early days before starting her career in Bollywood, Shefali acted in a Gujarati stage drama called 'Ant Vagarni Antakshari'. Drama was soon forgotten, however, she delivered a very powerful performance.

Shah made her television debut with the show Aarohan that aired on Doordarshan.[5] She made her film debut with Rangeela (1995),[6] although she only had a few scenes in the film. She ventured into television with the serial Kabhie Kabhie.[7]

She starred in the critically acclaimed film Satya (1998), for which she received the Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Critics.

Shah starred in the film Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005) as Amitabh Bachchan's wife. The film was directed by her husband Vipul Shah. Shah's breakthrough performance was as Ria Verma in the internationally acclaimed Monsoon Wedding. She graduated to mature roles as Kasturba Gandhi in Gandhi, My Father and as Anil Kapoor's wife in the 2008 film Black & White. She won a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Rituparno Ghosh's The Last Lear. In 2010 she took to the stage opposite Kiran Karmarkar in the Hindi version of Chandrakant Kulkarni's play Dhyanimani; Bas Itna Sa Khwab.[8]

In 2019 Shefali Shah starred in a web television series called "Delhi Crime", which was written and directed by Richie Mehta.[9]

Personal life

Shah was married to television actor Harsh Chhaya.[10][11] After their divorce, she married director Vipul Amrutlal Shah. She has two sons with Shah.[12][13]

Filmography
YearMovieRoleNotes
1995RangeelaGulbadanspecial appearance
1998SatyaPyaari MhatreWon, Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Critics
2000 Mohabbatein Nandini Khanna
2001Monsoon WeddingRia Verma
2005Waqt: The Race Against TimeSumitra Thakur
200515 Park AvenueLakshmi J. Roy
2007Gandhi, My FatherKasturba GandhiWon, Best Actress Tokyo International Film Festival Award[14]
2007The Last LearVandanaWon, National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
2008Black and WhiteRoma Mathur
2010Karthik Calling KarthikDr. Kapadia
2011Kucch Luv JaisaaMadhu Saxena
2014LakshmiJyoti
2015Dil Dhadakne DoNeelam MehraNominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress[15][16]
2015BrothersMaria Fernandes
2016The Jungle BookRaksha (voice)Hindi dub
2017Commando 2Leena Chowdhury
2017JuiceManju SinghWon, "Best Actor - Female" Award at Jio Filmfare Short Film Awards 2018[17]
2018Once AgainTara ShettyWon, "Editor’s Choice – Best Actor - Female" Award from Power Brands

Television
Year(s)ShowRole
2019Delhi CrimeVartika Chaturvedi[18]
2008RamayanSunaina
1996-1997HasrateinSavithri/Saavi
1997Kabhie KabhieRadha Pathak
1993-1997Banegi Apni BaatRicha
?RaaheinLead role
1993-1994Naya NukkadShefali Shetty
1996-1997PatjhadShefali Shetty
1997-1998Sea Hawks?
1993AarohanCadet Nivedita
?Tolo TV Kabul?

Aur Shama Jalti Rahi ..

Awards and nominations
List of Acting Awards and Nominations
Year Film Award Category Result
1999 Satya Star Screen Award Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress Won
1999 Satya Filmfare Award Filmfare Critics Award Best Actress Won
1999 Satya Filmfare Award Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated
1999 Satya Zee Cine Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2006 Waqt: The Race Against Time Filmfare Award Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2006 Waqt: The Race Against Time Zee Cine Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2006 Waqt: The Race Against Time Star Screen Award Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2007 The Last Lear National Film Award National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress: Won
2007 Gandhi, My Father Tokyo International Film Festival Best Actress: Won
2007 Gandhi, My Father Producers Guild Film Awards Best Supporting Actress: Nominated
2015 Dil Dhadakne Do Stardust Awards Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actress Won
2015 Dil Dhadakne Do Filmfare Awards Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2015 Dil Dhadakne Do Screen Awards Best Ensemble Cast Won
2018 Juice Filmfare Short Film Awards Best Actor Female Won
2019 Delhi crime iReel Awards Best Actress - Drama Won

References
  1. "Now, I'll play my age in films: Shefali Shah". The Times of India. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. "Shefali Shah wins best actor award". The Times of India. 30 October 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. "Revealed: This 'Dil Dhadakne Do' actress will do a special cameo in 'Commando 2'". DNA India. 22 January 2017.
  4. Vimla Patil (24 January 1999). "The Tribune...Sunday Reading". The Tribune. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  5. Sadhwani, Bhavya (22 March 2019). "Shefali Shah Has No Qualms About Doing Less Number Of Roles, As Long As They Are Special Ones". IndiaTimes.
  6. "The Last Lear is my best performance: Shefali Shah". Sify. 16 September 2008.
  7. "Strong and never silent". Indian Express. 27 April 1998.
  8. Rinky Kumar (20 August 2010). "Re-living a dream". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  9. "Delhi Crime a turning point in my life: Shefali Shah". The Indian Express. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  10. 'I get on with life quickly' - Hindustan Times Archived 23 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  11. "Harsh Chhaya's wife Shefali to replace Seema Kapoor in Hasratein". India Today. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  12. Subhash K Jha (8 March 2006). "People say I look like Kasturba Gandhi: Shefali Shah". Sify. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  13. "Married to the 'boss'! Shefali Shah's waqt with Vipul!". Indiatimes.com Movies. 22 April 2005. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010.
  14. "Shefali Shah on playing different shades of an 'everywoman', and using silence as her weapon of choice- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. 16 June 2019.
  15. Karki, Tripti (14 April 2020). "Shefali Shah shares heartfelt experience on seeing parents '7 feet far' amid coronavirus outbreak". www.indiatvnews.com.
  16. "Mothers are mere props in Bollywood: 'Dil Dhadakne Do' actress Shefali Shah". The Economic Times. 3 June 2015.
  17. https://www.filmfare.com/features/winners-of-the-jio-filmfare-short-film-awards-2018-announced-26008-1.html
  18. Dubey, Rachana (26 January 2019). "Shefali Shah: A lot of women who have suffered are being heard, but those who misuse the #MeToo movement should be held accountable - Times of India". The Times of India.
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