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Shilpa Shukla

シルパ・シュクラ　/　しるぱ・しゅくら

Actor from India

February 22, 1982 (age 44)　・　Vaishali district, India

Vaishali district
actor
film actor

My Take

What I respect most about Shilpa Shukla is that she never took the easy glamour route. A University of Delhi graduate from Bihar's Vaishali district, she made her mark with a tough role in Chak De! India and then went all in on the neo-noir B.A. Pass, earning the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. Bollywood is often caricatured as song-and-dance spectacle, but Shukla shines in shadowed, morally complicated characters, and she keeps one foot firmly in theatre. That commitment to craft over crowd-pleasing tells me everything. She's the kind of performer I trust to make a bold choice, and I'm genuinely curious what she does next.

Overview

Shilpa Shukla (born 22 February 1982) 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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Shilpa Shukla
Name (Japanese): シルパ・シュクラ
Reading: しるぱ・しゅくら
Born: February 22, 1982 (age 44)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Dog
Origin: Vaishali district, India
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / film actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Delhi

Awards & achievements

Filmfare Awards

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.shilpashukla.in/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9

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