Namrata Shirodkar (born 22 January 1972) is an Indian actress and former model primarily known for her work in Hindi and Malayalam films. She was awarded the Femina Miss India in 1993. She is best known for her works in films such as the Malayalam movie Ezhupunna Tharakan (1999) directed by P.G. Viswambharan, Kachche Dhaage (1999), Vaastav: The Reality (1999) and Pukar (2000), for which she was nominated for the IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award, Astitva (2000), Dil Vil Pyar Vyar (2002), LOC Kargil (2003), and the crossover cinema Bride and Prejudice (2004), which was a hit overseas, particularly in the UK. She married Telugu actor Mahesh Babu in 2005, and the couple has a son and a daughter.Namrata Shirodkar was born on 22 January 1972 in a Maharashtrian family of Goan origin. She has an elder sister, actress Shilpa Shirodkar, and the grand daughter of noted Marathi actress Meenakshi Shirodkar, who starred in Brahmachari (1938).
