Shilpa Shetty first came on tv in a Limca Commercial as 16 year old. Then she came into movies, her first movie in 1993 ‘Baazigar’ with Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol which was a superhit. Then in 1994 was the hit movie ‘Main Khiladi Tu Anari’ in which she played a double role. She was definitely a hit with Bollywood. Then came the rumours of an affair with her and Akshay Kumar which was widely known. Shilpa reportedly sued the magazine which started the rumour and ultimately won the lawsuit.
Then in the late 90s her career did not go smoothly. In 2000 she came in an item number ‘dilwalon ka dil ka karaar lootne’ which was a raging hit and which brought her back to the limelight. Then in 2002 she gave a memorable performance in ‘Ristey’ as fisherwoman for which she got many award nominations. Even after some hits, Shilpa was not able to make a ground hold in Bollywood.
Then her life changing moment came when she became a participant of the reality show ‘Big Brother’. She was an unknown Indian actress on the show but now she is household name in the UK. The racial slurs attack on her by Jade Goody made her get sympathy votes and she went on to win the show. After that, she is an international star.
Right now, she is making the best use of her new found stardom. She has launched her own perfume brand. She, along with her London based millionaire fiance Raj Kundra has acquired an IPL team. She was in the news recently for being engaged to Raj Kundra.