Shefali Shah also known as Shefali Shetty and Shefali Chhaya is an Indian television and film actress.

Biography

Shefali Shah (maiden name Shetty) was born in May 1969 and is the only child of Sudhakar Shetty (former RBI employee) and Shobha Shetty (a homeopathy doctor). She spent her early childhood at the RBI quarters in Santa Cruz, Mumbai. She went to school at Arya Vidya Mandir, Santa Cruz, Mumbai (as did Aishwarya Rai).

Career

Shah made her film debut with Rangeela (1997), although she only had a few scenes in the film. She ventured into television with the serial Kabhie Kabhie.

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

Shah starred in the hit Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005) as Amitabh Bachchan's wife. The film was directed by her husband Vipul Shah. Her performance was appreciated by the critics. Shefali Shah's break through 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]".

Personal

Shah was married to television actor Harsh Chhaya. After their divorce she married director Vipul Amrutlal Shah.

Filmography

Films

• Rangeela (1997)
• Satya (1998) ... Pyaari Mhatre
• Mohabbatein (2000) ... Nandini
• Monsoon Wedding (2001) ... Ria Verma
• Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005) ... Sumitra Thakur
• 15 Park Avenue (2005) ... Lakshmi J. Roy
• Gandhi, My Father (2007) ... Kasturba Gandhi
• The Last Lear (2007) ... post-production
• Black and White (2008) ... Roma Mathur

Television

• Banegi Apni Baat ... Richa
• Raahein ...Lead role
• Kabhie Kabhie (1997) ... Radha Pathak
• Hasraatein (1996/97)... Savithri/Saavi
• ''Black-White (2008)...Roma Mathur

External links

• Shefali Shah at the Internet Movie Database