Shilpi Sharma (actress, Born 1994)

Shilpi Sharma is an Indian actress, fashion designer and model born in New Delhi, India. She is the winner of several awards including the prestigious SIIMA awards 2015. She is working in Telugu, Kannada and Malyalam languages.

Early life and education

Shilpi Sharma graduated with a Bachelor of Science, specializing in textile design/fabrics, from the Institute of Home Economics at the University of Delhi. She also did her professional fashion designing course from the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi. She attended acting workshops under Nadira Babbar, Juhu, Mumbai.

Career

Modeling

In 2006 Sharma began her career by participating in the beauty contest, "Miss Delhi Teen Queen". In 2010, she participated in the "Citadel Miss Pune" competition. In 2012, Sharma competed in the "Femina Miss India" - State Pageant and won "Miss Body Beautiful" and "Miss Beautiful Smile". Later, she moved to Mumbai and was very active in modeling. She did print advertisement and commercials for Pantaloons, Vicks, Icici bank, Lg electronics, Sambhav Diamonds, Utsav Cz gold jewellery, Moiaa Saree (with her own name Shilpi Sharma), Crysbro chicken, secure wrap, Violet Sarees, Camouflaage fashions, Collezioni Moda, Chandra Modern Builders, Aabushan, Citylife retail, Bombay Dyeing etc. and walked the ramp for Hyderabad fashion week, Jaipur International Fashion Week, etc. She did a campaign shoot for Lakme Fashion Week for designer Sabbah Sharma and editorial shoots for celebrity designer Archana Kochhar. Sharma modeled for Neeru Kumar, leading textile designer with traditional techniques and indigenous materials. She has appeared on the covers of various magazines including Woman's Era, Grihashobha, swatipublications.in, Health, New Woman, etc.

Public figure

Sharma has launched, initiated and has been part of several projects where she actively promoted and advocated women's and child's welfare. She is an advocate of women's betterment. She has also launched first pet Magazine Hyderabad PAWS along with actors Siddharth (actor) and Charmee Kaur.
The event Khwaaish was initiated/launched by her in 2014, supporting new women designers across India, held in Taj Krishna, Hyderabad. It had 130 women designers involved in this, designers coming from all over India.
Apart from that, she has launched Samsung electronics in Hyderabad City, Alma Soprano (the new you) cosmetic clinic etc.

She also launched the Bodypark gym and spa in Vizag recently, the largest gym and spa in Vizag.

Fashion designing

Shilpi Sharma has ventured into fashion designing besides acting and modelling.

Television

Sharma played the role of Kajal in ''Kahani Chandrakanta Ki'', directed and produced by Sunil Agnihotri, which is sequel of the super hit TV serial '' Chandrakanta'', aired on DD National. ''Kahani Chandrakanta Ki'' was aired on Sahara One.

She debuted in the Telugu film ''Green Signal'' as one of the leads in 2014, produced by Maruthi. She played the lead role in the Kannada movie '' Aakramana''. movie in Kannada. Aakramana dubbed in Hindi,
Telugu and Tamil.

Award and recognitions

Sharma was the star attraction at the finals of the Vodafone Sirmur Cup Polo tournament 2015, held in Jaipur. Apparently, the actress was invited by Her Highness Rajmata Padmini Devi of Jaipur, and Sharma was all more excited with the warm welcome. Inaugurated by Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, Sharma turned as the Chief Guest for the event and gave away the prizes for the winners.

Sharma was awarded/honoured at the 7th GFFN in the young achiever's category.

Sharma won the "Best Debutant Female" SIIMA Awards Kannada Held in Dubai on 6 August 2015.

* Honoured at 9th Nashik international film festival (NIFF 2017), Nashik, Maharashtra.
* Actress Award - BCR Achievers 2017, New Delhi
* Women's Achievement Awards 2017 (Actress) - IHRC - International Human Rights Commission, Bangalore.
* Best actress award presented by AMIM cancer trust - December 2018.

Humanitarian work

Shilpi Sharma has been appointed as the youth ambassador for peace and humanity from India by IHRC.

Filmography

Films

Television

Music videos

* ''Paiyana Ponna'' with Johan Anthony (2016)
* ''Tu Mileya'' with Aariv Gill (2017)

See also

*List of Indian film actresses

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Shilpi
Indian film actresses
Actresses in Hindi cinema
21st-century Indian actresses
Living people
People from New Delhi
South Indian International Movie Awards winners
Year of birth missing (living people)