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Athiya Shetty

Athiya Shetty (born 5 November 1992)[1] is an Indian actress. The daughter of actor Suniel Shetty, she has played the leading lady in the Hindi films Hero (2015), Mubarakan (2017), and Motichoor Chaknachoor (2019).

Athiya Shetty
Shetty in 2022
Born (1992-11-05) 5 November 1992 (age 32)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present
Spouse
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(m. 2023)​
FatherSuniel Shetty
RelativesAhan Shetty (brother)

Early life

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Shetty was born on 5 November 1992 to actor Suniel Shetty and director Mana Shetty in Bombay (now Mumbai).[2] While her father hails from the Tulu-speaking Bunt community,[3][4] her mother was born to Punjabi Hindu mother and a Gujarati Muslim father.[5] She has a younger brother, Ahan Shetty, who also became an actor after debuting in the film Tadap (2021).[6]

Shetty studied at the Cathedral and John Connon School and later shifted to the American School of Bombay.[7] While there, she participated in school plays alongside Shraddha Kapoor and Tiger Shroff.[8] She relocated to New York City to enroll at the New York Film Academy, as she wanted to act in films.[9]

Career

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Shetty snapped at Hero media interaction

Shetty made her acting debut in 2015 with the Nikhil Advani-directed romantic action film Hero, a remake of co-producer Subhash Ghai's 1983 classic of the same name. Produced by Salman Khan and co-written by Advani and Umesh Bist, the film earned a total revenue of ₹34.82 crore (US$4.2 million).[10] She portrayed the role of Mumbai-based aspiring dancer Radha Mathur, who falls in love with her kidnapper Sooraj (Sooraj Pancholi), a gangster trying to extort her police chief father, IG Shrikant Mathur. Bollywood Hungama, a leading website of India, wrote that ″Shetty needs some more time to improve her acting skills″.[11] After her debut, she became the brand ambassador for the Indian franchise of Maybelline New York[12] and featured in the Indian edition of high-profile magazine covers such as Cosmopolitan, Verve, Harper's Bazaar and many more.[13][14][15]

After a brief period of 2 years, Shetty appeared in Anees Bazmee's romantic comedy Mubarakan opposite Anil Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor and Ileana D'Cruz. The film, shot in Punjab and London, was a box office hit, though perceived to be a failure, and earned 93.59 crores. In the film, she played the role of a simple Punjabi girl named Binkle Sandhu who falls in love with Charan (Arjun Kapoor) but her wedding is instead fixed with Charan's twin brother Karan, who wants to marry his love interest Sweety (D'Cruz). Shetty received positive to mixed reviews for her performance in the film, though the film received mixed to negative reviews. She then appeared in a song, "Tere Naal Nachna", in 2018, composed, written and sung by Badshah, and featuring newbie singer Sunanda Sharma, for the film Nawabzaade, produced by Remo D'Souza and directed by choreographer Jayesh Pradhan, starring Raghav Juyal, Dharmesh Yelande and Punit Pathak.[16]

Later on, in 2019, Shetty was cast as Anita "Ani" Awasthi, a young woman who is desperate to settle abroad by marrying an NRI, in Debamitra Biswal's comedy drama Motichoor Chaknachoor, opposite Nawazuddin Siddiqui.[17] The film opened to mixed reviews.[18]

Personal life

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Shetty with her husband KL Rahul in 2023

Shetty married her long time partner, Indian cricketer KL Rahul on 23 January 2023.[19][20] On 8 November 2024, the couple announced their first pregnancy.[21]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Hero Radha Mathur [22]
2017 Mubarakan Binkle Sandhu [23]
2018 Nawabzaade Herself Special appearance in the song "Tere Naal Nachna" [24]
2019 Motichoor Chaknachoor Anita "Ani" Awasthi [25]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result
2015 Stardust Awards Superstar of Tomorrow (Female) Hero Nominated
Best Jodi Of The Year (Shared with Sooraj Pancholi) Won[26]
BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Debut (Female) Nominated
2016 Filmfare Awards Best Female Debut Nominated
Producers Guild Film Awards Best Female Debut Nominated
Most Promising Debut Jodi (Shared with Sooraj Pancholi) Won[27]
Screen Awards Best Female Debut Nominated
Jodi No. 1 (Shared with Sooraj Pancholi ) Nominated
Zee Cine Awards Best Female Debut Nominated
International Indian Film Academy Awards Star Debut of the Year (Female) Nominated
Hottest Pair (Shared with Sooraj Pancholi) Won

References

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  1. ^ KBR, Upala (8 November 2010) (8 November 2010). "Sunil Shetty had a swell Diwali". Mid-Day. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Acting with dad will be weird: Athiya Shetty". The Indian Express. 20 September 2015. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Tuluvas hardworking: Sunil Shetty". Deccan Herald. 12 December 2009. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  4. ^ Gupta, Priya (7 May 2014). "Mumbai girls were safe when Balasaheb was alive: Suniel Shetty". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ FPJ Web Desk (11 August 2018). "Suniel Shetty Birthday Special: Amid politics of religion, Suniel-Mana interfaith love story is one for the ages". The Free Press Journal. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Athiya Shetty says her brother Ahan Shetty's hard work inspires her". Times Now. 13 October 2018. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Athiya Shetty: Lesser known facts". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  8. ^ Gupta, Priya. "Athiya Shetty: My grandfather is larger than life for me as he has never discriminated between a boy and a girl". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Ahan Shetty: I Used to Copy Salman Khan as a Kid, Not My Father Suniel Shetty | Exclusive". News18. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Box office Worldwide and days wise break up of Hero (2015)". Bollywood Hungama. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  11. ^ "Hero Review". bollywoodhungama.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  12. ^ Marwah, Navdeep Kaur (9 February 2014). "Athiya is definitely debuting opposite Sooraj: Suniel Shetty". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  13. ^ "7 Times Athiya Shetty's Style Was On Point". cosmopolitan. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  14. ^ "Check out: Athiya Shetty on the cover of Harper's Bazaar India". bollywoodhungama.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  15. ^ "Getting to know Athiya Shetty". Verve (Indian magazine). 26 May 2016. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  16. ^ "Athiya Shetty and Baadshah to feature in 'Nawabzaade's next track 'Tere Naal Nachna' - Times of India". The Times of India.
  17. ^ "Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Athiya Shetty kick off Motichoor Chakna in Bhopal". Mumbai Mirror. 23 October 2018. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  18. ^ "Motichoor Chaknachoor movie review: Nawazuddin Siddiqui tries hard in a deeply problematic film". Hindustan Times. 15 November 2019. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  19. ^ "KL Rahul-Athiya Shetty tie the knot in an intimate ceremony at Khandala farmhouse, PICS inside". Zee News. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  20. ^ "KL Rahul-Athiya Shetty are now husband and wife. See first pics from wedding". India Today. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  21. ^ "KL Rahul and Athiya Shetty announce pregnancy; internet reacts". Mint. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  22. ^ Press Trust of India (15 July 2015). "'Hero' actors Sooraj Pancholi, Athiya Shetty join Twitter". Business Standard India. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  23. ^ "Mubarakan actor Athiya Shetty reveals 'biggest disadvantage' of being star child". The Indian Express. 15 July 2017. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  24. ^ "Athiya Shetty rocks to Badshah's new song from Nawabzaade, Tere Naal Nachna". Hindustan Times. 5 July 2018. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  25. ^ "Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Athiya Shetty film is a laugh riot". India Today. 11 October 2019. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  26. ^ Bhalla, Ankita (22 December 2015). "Stardust Awards 2015 Winners List!". Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  27. ^ "Guild Awards 2015: Here's the full winners' list!". dna. 23 December 2015. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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