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Namrata Shirodkar Ghattamaneni (born 22 January 1972
in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is an Indian actress.
Her sister is the actress Shilpa Shirodkar.
Namrata worked as a model, and was 1993's Miss India.
Namrata Shirodkar went on to represent India in the
Miss Universe pageant and came in sixth place. She
also represented the country in the Miss Asia Pacific
contest, she won first runner-up.
Namrata Shirodkar made her debut with a small role in
Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai (1998), along with Salman
Khan and Twinkle Khanna. She then went on to star in
the hit Vaastav. Her performance was appreciated and
Namrata Shirodkar became a known name in Bollywood.
She has played mainly supporting roles in films. Films
like Pukar, Hera Pheri and Astitva went on to do well.
Since then her films have not done well at the box
office. Namrata Shirodkar was nominated for the IIFA
Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance in
Pukar.
In 2004 Namrata Shirodkar went back into the spotlight
when she played the role of Jaya Bakshi in Bride and
Prejudice. She played Aishwarya Rai's elder sister in
the film. The film was a hit overseas particularly in
the UK but failed to do well in India. She has since
left the industry after her marriage.
Namrata Shirodkar began dating Tollywood actor, Mahesh
Babu who is 2 years younger than her in 2000 after the
filming of Vamsee. They married on February 10, 2005.
Shirodkar now lives in Hyderabad with her husband.
Their first child, a boy named Gowtham Krishna
Gattamaneni was born on August 31, 2006.