Shweta Bachchan Nanda (, ; born 17 March 1974) is an Indian columnist, author, and former

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. She has been a columnist for ''

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'' and ''

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'', and is the author of the bestselling novel ''Paradise Towers''. She has worked as a model for television advertisement, and in 2018 launched her own fashion label, MXS.

Personal life

Shweta Bachchan was born to Bollywood actors

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and

Jaya Bachchan Jaya Bachchan (''née'' Bhaduri; born 9 April 1948) is an Indian actress and politician. She is regarded as one of the greatest actresses of Hindi cinema. She is serving as member of the parliament in the Rajya Sabha from the Samajwadi Party ...

on 17 March 1974. She attended

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. Bachchan married

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businessman

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on 16 February 1997, who is the son of Hindi film actor-producer

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's daughter Ritu Nanda, and son of Rajan Nanda. The couple has two children, daughter Navya Naveli Nanda (born December 1997), an entrepreneur and son Agastya Nanda (born November 2000), an actor.

Career

Bachchan Nanda modeled for the first time in September 2006, for a magazine entitled '' L'Officiel India''. She appeared in the seventh annual issue of the same magazine, in June 2009, with her brother

Abhishek Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan (; born 5 February 1976) is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work in Hindi films. Part of the Bachchan family, he is the son of actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. From 2012 to 2016, Bachchan appeared in ...

. In 2007, Bachchan Nanda became the leader in the category – Next Generation – during ''

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''. A series of interviews was broadcast on the channel. Since 2018, she has been the brand ambassador for ''

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''. She has been a columnist with ''

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''. ''

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'' praised her columns as "funny" and "insightful". Along with Monisha Jaising, she launched in 2018 the fashion label MXS. In October 2018, Bachchan Nanda launched her

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, ''Paradise Towers'', published by

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. The book became a bestseller despite negative reviews. Ishita Sengupta of ''

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'' reviewed the book, observing, "The novel, for all its elegance, ultimately, reads like it has a bunch of characters in search of a plot." Bachchan Nanda has also written the forewords for

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's 2016 book ''Standing on an Apple Box: The Story of a Girl among the Stars'' and Rukhsana Eisa's book ''The Golden Code: Mastering the Art of Social Success''.

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