In a recent interview with the Humans Of Bombay, Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty opened up about the hurdles she faced during her career as an actress . Shilpa Shetty made her film debut with Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol starrer 'Baazigar' (1993) and had intermittent success in the rest of the decade. 'Dhadkan' (2000) marked a turning point in Shilpa Shetty's career.
Shilpa Shetty was born in Mangalore, Karnataka. Her mother Sunanda and her late father Surendra Shetty were manufacturers of tamper-proof water caps in the pharmaceutical industry. Shilpa Shetty was quite ordinary-looking in appearance since school but she worked on her looks and found success as an actress.
However, despite working in over 40 films in her career, Shilpa Shetty faced a lot of trouble to succeed. Shilpa Shetty, in an interview, said that Bollywood happened to her by chance after a random photoshoot . She was quoted as saying , "When I participated in a fashion show, just for fun, I met a photographer who wanted to click my photos.
For me, it was a great opportunity to step out of my comfort zone. To my complete surprise, the photographs came out really well! That opened the doors of modelling for me. Soon, I got offered my first film! There was no looking back from there , I was going onwards and upwards.
" Shilpa Shetty last featured in a fully-etched role in 2007's 'Apne ' . She said, "I reached a point where after a few films my career hit a lull. I tried hard but it always felt like I was lagging b.
