Shilpa Shetty recalls her first movie offer

• Shilpa Shetty is a Bollywood actress, film producer, and dancer. She was born on June 8, 1975, in Mangalore, India.
• She made her film debut alongside Shah Rukh Khan in Baazigar.
• recently discussed how director Dilip Naik persuaded her parents to support his film, which was later canceled.

Shilpa Shetty is a Bollywood actress, film producer, and dancer. She was born on June 8, 1975 in Mangalore, India. Shetty made her film debut in the thriller Baazigar, for which she won two Filmfare Awards. She has 21.8 million followers on Instagram.

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Shilpa said, “When I was in my eleventh standard, I got a call to give a screen test for an ad. I was sitting there and in front of me was Dilip Naik Sir who was an assistant to Yash Chopra. He had directed a film called Nakhuda. I think he was searching for a new girl.”

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“When I told him that my father won’t allow me to act, he visited our house at night and convinced my dad overnight that I was a perfect fit for his film, and I could also continue my studies side by side. Well, that film never got made.”