Shilpa Shukla

Shilpa Shukla (born 22 February 1982)^[1] is an Indian film and theatre actress. She is known for her roles in the 2007 sports drama Chak De! India and the 2013 neo-noir film B.A. Pass, for which she was awarded the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress.

Shilpa Shukla
Shukla in 2015
Born	(1982-02-22) 22 February 1982 (age 42) Vaishali district, Bihar, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003–present

Biography

Shukla was born in the Vaishali district of Bihar. She comes from a family of bureaucrats, political leaders, and scholars. Her brother, Tenzin Priyadarshi, is a Buddhist monk, and her sister is an attorney.^[2][3]

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Khamosh Pani	Zubeida	French-German collaboration
2005	Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi	Mala
2007	Chak De! India	Bindia Naik	Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress[4]
	Frozen	Karma's wife	National Award 2008
2011	Bhindi Bazaar	Kanjari
2013	Rajdhani Express	Lady SI
	B.A. Pass	Sarika	Won: Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Critics) Star Screen Award The coffin Maker National Awards, 2014
2015	Crazy Cukkad Family	Archana Berry
2019	Bombairiya	Iravati Angre
2022	HIT: The First Case	Sheela
2023	Farrey	Vedita Matthew
2024	Bastar: The Naxal Story	Neelam Nagpal
2024	Yudhra	Renuka Bhardwaj

Short films

• Bullet (short film)

Television

• Savdhaan India (Mini Series) - Host
• Rajuben (Mini Series)

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Platform
2020	Mentalhood	Namrata Dalmia	ZEE5 ALTBalaji
	Hostages	Shanaya Sahani	Disney Plus Hotstar[5]
	Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors	Ishani Nath	Disney Plus Hotstar[6]
2022	Four More Shots Please!	Meher	Amazon Prime Video
	Aar Ya Paar	Kalawati Bhatta	Disney Plus Hotstar
2023	Taaza Khabar	Aapa
	Trial By Fire	Shalini	Netflix

Accolades

• Won
  • 2008 Screen Awards: Best Supporting Actress for Chak De India^[3]
  • 2014 Screen Awards: Best Actor in a Negative Role (Female) for B.A. Pass^[7]
  • 2014 Filmfare Awards: Best Actress (Critics) for B.A. Pass^[8]
• Nominations
  • 2008: Filmfare Awards: Best Supporting Actress for Chak De India^{[citation needed]}
  • 2008: International Indian Film Academy Awards: Best Performance in a Negative Role for Chak De India^{[citation needed]}
  • 2008: Zee Cine Awards: Best Actor in a Negative Role for Chak De India^[9]
  • 2008: Producer Guild Awards: Best actor in a Negative Role for Chak De India^[3]
  • 2013: Big Fan Awards: Best fan Award from Miss world Tamanna Rana^[3]
  • 2023: 2023 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Supporting Actor (Female) Comedy series for Taaza Khabar^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "In pics: Remember 'Chak De! India' actress Shilpa Shukla? Here's how she looks now". Daily News and Analysis. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
2. Varma, Lipika. "Shilpa Shukla gets candid about upcoming web series 'Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors'". The Free Press Journal. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
3. "I wonder why is marriage so important: Shilpa Shukla". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
4. "rediff.com: Meet the Chak De women". Rediff.com. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
5. "Shilpa Shukla: The reach and acceptance of the audience has suddenly increased". Hindustan Times. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
6. "'Chak De! India' actress Shilpa Shukla joins Pankaj Tripathi for 'Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
7. "Winners of 20th Annual Life OK Screen Awards". Bollywood Hungama. 14 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014.
8. "Winners of 59th Idea Filmfare Awards". Filmfare. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
9. Nominations for the Zee Cine Awards 2008 Bollywood Hungama.

External links

• Shilpa Shukla at IMDb 
• Shilpa Shukla at Bollywood Hungama