Meet Namrata Shirodkar quit acting to marry present superstar Mahesh Babu
Meet Namrata Shirodkar quit acting to marry present superstar Mahesh Babu 
Namrata Shirodkar was a talented actress, but after sharing screen space with
Chiranjeevi, Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor bid adieu to acting to enter Marital Bliss with today’s South Super Star Mahesh Babu.
Namrata once won the Miss India pageant and now leading a happy married life with a superstar of Indian cinema.
A former model and actress Namrata was quite a sensation on the silver screens after her win as Miss India in 1993. Later she went on to feature in various films across languages and had finally met Mahesh Babu on one such set.
The former actress Namrata Shirodkar embarked on her professional career as a model and gained immense popularity after being crowned Miss Indian in 1993. She then proudly represented India in both Miss Universe and Miss Asia Pacific pageants that very year.
Despite not crowned as the winner in the last two pageants, she was in the top 6 of Miss Universe and the 1st runner-up in the Asia Pacific pageant.
With her popularity multiplying with her prominence in pageant competitions, Namrata took up acting and debuting in the Hindi movie Mere Do Anmol Ratan as lead alongside Mukul Dev and Arshad Warsi.
Initially the actress was supposed to debut in “Purab Ki Laila Pachhim Ki Chhaila”
opposite Akshay Kumar and Suniel Shetty, but the movie never saw the light of day.This led to the 1998 K Ravi Shankar film becoming her debut lead venture.
Furthermore, the actress had even played lead roles in two other movies in quick succession as well including Hero Hindustani and Kachche Dhaage featuring Ajay Devgn. Interestingly, she also made a special appearance in the 1998 released film Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai featuring Salman Khan
The actress shifted base to world of South cinema the next year, marking her debut with a Kannada film titled Chora Chittha Chora. She also appeared in her sole Malayalam movie till date, Ezhupunna Tharakan, alongside legendary actor Mammootty.
The actress further went on to play various cinematic roles in Vaastav: The Reality, Pukar, and Hera Pheri with actors Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor, and Akshay Kumar. The actress soon made her debut appearance in Telugu with the 2000’s movie Vamsee featuring l superstar Krishna and his son Mahesh Babu.
In 2004, the actress even played the lead role opposite Megastar Chiranjeevi in the fantasy movie Anji, directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. Even though the film was not a commercial success, the VFX and special effects of the movie grabbed everyone’s attention.
Moving ahead with her cinematic career, the actress was part of several iconic films over the years in Hindi and Telugu. Playing the lead role in films like Dil Vil Pyar Vyar, LOC Kargil, and many more, the actress even shared the screen with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the English film Bride and Prejudice.
The Bollywood-style adaptation of the 1813 Jane Austen novel Pride and Prejudice featured the superstar’s wife as Jaya Bakshi, the equivalent of the character Jane Bennet. Even though the actress has stayed away from the silver screen as a performer for quite some time, she is still actively a part of Mahesh Babu’s projects.
The former actress even donned the role of co-producer in the Adivi Sesh starrer Major under the production of
G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment.
Moreover, Namrata is also very active on social media handle and is often seen interacting with her family and friends.
Born to a Goan origin family on January 22, 1972 she resided in Maharashtra.
As the eldest daughter in her household, the actress also has a younger sister called Shilpa Shirodkar also an actress.
Notably, Namrata’s grandmother Meenakshi Shirodkar was also a veteran actress in Marathi cinema and theaters. The late actress was especially known for her appearance in the 1938 film Brahmachari.
Namrata and her now-husband Mahesh Babu had met for the first time on the sets of Vamsee. Falling for each other on the movie’s sets, the actors started dating each other soon after the film’s completion which led to their union in 2005, during Mahesh’s Athadu days.
The couple currently live in Hyderabad and are parents of two children, Gautam Ghattamaneni and Sitara Ghattamaneni.
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