Shashi Goswami Husband, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Film Producer
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 6" (167 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Film (as a producer): Upkar (1967)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	7 October 1938 (Friday)
Age (as of 2024)	86 Years
Birthplace	Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, Maharashtra
College/University	Hindu College, University of Delhi
Educational Qualification	Graduation
Religion	Hinduism
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Widow
Affairs/Boyfriends	Manoj Kumar
Family
Husband/Spouse	Manoj Kumar (actor) (died in 2025)
Children	Sons- 2 • Kunal Goswami (former actor, businessman) • Vishal Goswami (singer)
Siblings	Brother- Ashok

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shashi Goswami

• Manoj Kumar once shared his love story with his wife, Shashi Goswami, in a media interview. He said that he first saw her during his college days when he went to his friend’s house in old Delhi to study.

• He mentioned that he had never met a girl with wrong intentions, but Shashi was different, and there was something special about her.

• Upon their first meeting, he could not take his eyes off her face, and for one and a half years, they only saw each other from a distance.
  

  An old picture of Shashi Goswami with her husband

• With the help of some friends, Manoj and Shashi went to the Odeon Cinema in Delhi to watch the film Udankhatola. After that film outing, they started meeting more often.

• Manoj’s parents had no problem with their relationship. However, Shashi’s brother and mother were against it.

• To avoid getting caught, Manoj would go to his college terrace and Shashi to her house terrace, so they could see each other from a distance.
  

  An old picture of Shashi Goswami with Manoj Kumar during the recording of a film song

• In 1957, Shashi Goswami received an offer to act in a film, before she married Manoj Kumar.

• She asked Manoj if she should take the offer. Manoj said that only one of them should work in films.

• After that, Shashi did some radio plays.

• After working as an associate producer in the Hindi film Upkar in 1967, she went on to work as a producer in many films such as Shor (1972), Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974), Kranti (1981), Kalyug Aur Ramayan (1987), and Jai Hind (1999).

• In 1970, Shashi Goswami wrote the story of the film Purab Aur Pachhim.

• In 1999, she worked as a costume designer for the film Jai Hind.
  

  Shashi Goswami (second from left) with Hema Malini (centre), and Manoj Kumar (second from right) during a film promotion