Shilpi Sharma is an Indian actress, model, and fashion designer. She works predominantly in the South Indian film industry and is well known for her acting in films such as Green Signal (2014), Current Theega (2014), and Aakramana, 2014, which was her debut in the world of Sandalwood. Further, the International Human Rights Council (IHRC) appointed Shilpi Sharma as the youth ambassador for peace and humanity from India in 2016.
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Wiki/Biography
Shilpi Sharma was born on Friday, 1 March 1991 (age 33 years; as of 2024) in New Delhi, India. Her zodiac sign is Pisces.
Shilpi completed her Bachelor of Science in Textile Design/Fabrics at the Institute of Home Economics, University of Delhi. Additionally, she pursued a professional fashion design course at the National Institute of Fashion Technology in Delhi. She also had the opportunity to participate in acting workshops led by Nadira Babbar in Juhu, Mumbai. [1]Shilpi Sharma
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 7″
Weight (approx.): 55 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Dark brown
Body Measurements (approx.): 33-26-34
Family & Caste
Shilpi Sharma was born into a Hindu Brahmin family in New Delhi.
Parents & Siblings
While there is not much known about Shilpi’s parents, she has two sisters named Palak Raj, and Shruti Sonal who is a writer at The Times of India.
Husband & Children
Shilpi Sharma is engaged.
Religion
Shilpi Sharma follows Hinduism.
Career
Modelling
Shilpi Sharma’s career began in 2006 when she modelled in the ‘Miss Delhi Teen Queen’ beauty contest. In 2010, she participated in another competition named ‘Citadel Miss Pune’. In 2012, she participated in the prestigious ‘Femina Miss India’ and went on to win the titles Miss Beautiful Smile and Miss Body Beautiful. This led to a successful career in modelling for print advertisements. She has also walked the ramp on several occasions such as the Jaipur International Fashion Week. Shilpi Sharma, at the peak of her modelling career, was also featured on the covers of magazines such as Women’s Era, Grihashobha, swatipublications.in, Health, New Woman, etc.
Shilpi has walked the ramp for the Hyderabad Fashion Week, the Jaipur International Fashion Week, and so on. She has also modelled for a leading textile designer with traditional techniques and indigenous materials, Neeru Kumar. Shipli Sharma has done a campaign shoot for designer Sabbah Sharma for the Lakme Fashion Week, and editorial shoots for Archana Kochhar, a celebrity designer. She has done print advertisements and commercials for Pantaloons, Vicks, Icici bank, Lg electronics, Sambhav Diamonds, Utsav Cz gold jewellery, Moiaa Saree, Crysbro chicken, secure wrap, Violet Sarees, Camouflaage fashions, Collezioni Moda, Chandra Modern Builders, Aabushan, Citylife retail, Bombay Dyeing etc. [2]Shilpi Sharma
Television
Shilpi Sharma’s acting career began with the Hindi television series Kahani Chandrakanta Ki, which ran from 2011-12. In the serial, she appeared as a character named Kajal.
Film
Shilpi Sharma made her debut in Tollywood with the film Green Signal (2014), where she played the character of Devika.
She claims that her entry into the world of cinema was “by chance” [3]The Times of India. Shilpi made her entry into Sandalwood with the movie Aakramana (2014) in which she appeared as a character named Kaveri and went on to star in the Telugu film Current Theega (2014), and Thrissivaperoor Kliptham (2017), which was her debut in Mollywood.
Music Videos
Shilpi has also made an appearance in music videos: Paiyana? Ponna? (2016) and Tu Mileya (2017)
Awards, Honours, Achievements
- Shilpi Sharma won the 2015 SIIMA Awards Kannada for Best Debutante Female for the Kannada movie Aakramana (2014).
- Shilpi has won the titles of “Miss Beautiful Smile” and “Miss Body Beautiful” in Femina Miss India, 2010.
- Shilpi Sharma was honoured by the International Film and Television Club of Marwah Studios under the Young Achievers category.
- Shilpi was honoured at the 9th Nashik International Film Festival (NIFF 2017), Nashik, Maharashtra.
- Shilpi Sharma won an Actress Award presented during the BCR Achievers 2017 in New Delhi.
- Shilpi Sharma received the Women’s Achievement Awards 2017 (Actress) given by the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC), Bangalore.
- She was given the Best Actress award presented by AMIM Cancer Trust in December 2018.
Facts/Trivia
- Shilpi Sharma shares her name with a Bollywood actress turned DJ!
- Shilpi Sharma actively promotes child and women welfare.
- Hyderabad PAWS is a pet magazine launched by Shilpi Sharma with fellow actors Siddharth Suryanarayan and Charmee Kaur.
- In 2014, she organised Khwaaish, a project dedicated to assisting up-and-coming female designers all across India. The gathering, held at Taj Krishna in Hyderabad, attracted the participation of over 100 designers.
- Shilpi Sharma launched the largest gym and spa in Vizag, the Bodypark Gym and Spa. [4]Shilpi Sharma
- Shilpi Sharma was invited by Her Highness Rajmata Padmini Devi of Jaipur for the finals of the Vodafone Sirmur Cup Polo Tournament 2015, held in Jaipur. [5]The Times of India
- In 2016, Shilpi Sharma’s apartment in Oshiwara, Mumbai was broken into and Rs. 17,000 was stolen. [6]Mid Day
- Shilpi Sharma drinks alcohol.
References
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