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

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film '' B.A. Pass'', for which she was awarded the

Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress The Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress is given by ''Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi–language films. Superlatives * 2 actresses have won the award in consecutive years; in chronological order, they are Manish ...

Biography

Shukla was born to a

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family in the Vaishali district of Bihar. She comes from a family of bureaucrats, political leaders, and scholars. Her brother,

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, is a Buddhist monk, and her sister is an attorney.

Filmography

Feature films

Short films

* ''Bullet'' (short film)

Television

* ''

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'' (Mini Series) - Host * '' Rajuben'' (Mini Series)

Web series

Accolades

* Won **2008

Screen Awards The Screen Awards is an annual awards ceremony held in India honouring professional excellence in Bollywood. The nomination and award selection is done by a panel of distinguished professionals from the industry. The awards were introduced by t ...

: Best Supporting Actress for ''

Chak De India ''Chak De! India'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film directed by Shimit Amin and produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films, with a script written by Jaideep Sahni. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan as Kabir ...

'' **2014 Screen Awards: Best Actor in a Negative Role (Female) for '' B.A. Pass'' **2014 Filmfare Awards: Best Actress (Critics) for ''B.A. Pass'' * Nominations ** 2008: Filmfare Awards: Best Supporting Actress for ''

'' ** 2008:

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: Best Performance in a Negative Role for ''Chak De India'' ** 2008:

Zee Cine Awards The Zee Cine Award (ZCA) is an Indian awards ceremony for the Hindi film industry. They were instituted in November 1997 to award "Excellence in cinema - the democratic way". They were first held in Mumbai until 2004, when the ZCA went internat ...

: Best Actor in a Negative Role for ''Chak De India''Nominations for the Zee Cine Awards 2008

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. ** 2008: Producer Guild Awards: Best actor in a Negative Role for ''Chak De India'' ** 2013: Big Fan Awards: Best fan Award from Miss world Tamanna Rana

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shukla, Shilpa Living people Actresses in Hindi cinema Indian film actresses Indian stage actresses Actresses from Bihar 1982 births Filmfare Awards winners Screen Awards winners