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5'10" tall, model turned actress, Shilpa Shetty was born on June 8th 1975 in Tamil Nadu. She started her career in "Bazigar" apposite Shahrukh Khan. She attracted more acclaim than her leading man Sunjay Dutt in Mahesh Manjrkar's "Hathyar, the sequal to "Vaastav," while her hilarious performance in Indra Kumar's "Rishtey" earned her a nomination for Best Comedian Award. The model turned actress has since appeared in 37 films.
In January 2007, Shilpa Shetty won the British reality television show "Celebrity Big Brother," after gracefully enduring racist taunts by other members of the show. She received 63 percent of viewers' votes, beating out thirteen other cast member. The win is also a diplomatic relief for both England and India, as British ministers worried how the image the publicly fought race dispute projected to the rest of the world. The win has also catapulted the Shetty into newfound fame far beyond her native India.
