Shefali Shah Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Real Name	Shefali Shetty
Other Name	Shefali Chhaya
Profession(s)	Model, Actress, Painter
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 168 cm in meters- 1.68 m in feet inches- 5’ 6”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 60 kg in pounds- 132 lbs
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	TV: Aarohan (1993) Film: Satya (1998)
Awards and Honour	• Star Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress- Satya (1999) • Filmfare Critics Award Best Actress- Satya (1999) • National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress- The Last Lear (2007) • Best Actress Award- Gandhi, My Father (2007) • Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actress- Dil Dhadakne Do (2015) • Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress- Dil Dhadakne Do (2015) • Best Supporting Actor (Female) in Web Originals award for the film ‘Darlings’ at the Filmfare OTT Awards (26 November 2023)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	22 May 1972
Age (as of 2023)	51 Years
Birthplace	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
School	Arya Vidya Mandir, Santacruz, Mumbai
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Blogging, Travelling, Watching Movies, Cooking, Reading Books
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Vipul Amrutlal Shah (Film Producer and Director) (photo in the husbands' section; below)
Marriage Date	Year, 1997 (With Harsh Chhaya)
Family
Husband/Spouse	Harsh Chhaya (Actor, m.1997- div.2001) Vipul Amrutlal Shah (Film Producer and Director)
Children	Sons- 2 • Aryaman • Maurya Daughter- None
Parents	Father- Sudhakar Shetty (Former RBI Employee) Mother- Shobha Shetty (Homeopathy Doctor)
Favourite Things
Painters	Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock
Book	Becoming Meryl Streep

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shefali Shah

• Does Shefali Shah smoke?: Not Known

• Does Shefali Shah drink alcohol?: Yes
  

  Shefali Shah drinking wine with her friends

• She was born and brought up in a non-filmy background.

• In her early childhood, Shefali used to live at RBI quarters in Santa Cruz, Mumbai.

• She started her career as a TV actress.

• Shefali has worked in the number of Hindi TV Serials like ‘Ramayan’ (2008), ‘Hasratein’, ‘Naya Nukkad’, etc.

• Before making her debut with ‘Satya’ (1998), she acted in the film ‘Rangeela’ in which she has only a few scenes.

• Shefali has appeared in many Hindi films like ‘Mohabbatein’, ‘Commando 2’, ‘Karthik Calling Karthik’, etc.

• She rose to fame after starring in the film ‘Satya’ (1998) as Manoj Bajpayee‘s wife.

• At the age of just 21, Shefali started playing mother’s roles.

• According to her, she was almost half the age (32 years old) of Amitabh Bachchan when she played the role of his wife in the film ‘Waqt: The Race Against Time’ whereas, in the same film, her on-screen son Akshay Kumar was 37.
  

  Shefali Shah featuring opposite Amitabh Bachchan

• Shefali has also acted in an episodic crime based TV show ‘Savdhaan India’.

• She has worked in many short films and web series.

• In 2016, she took 3 months training in painting from Metàfora – Studio Arts, Spain.
  

  Shefali Shah doing a painting

• Shefali often displays her paintings at many exhibitions and galleries which are available for online purchase
  

  Shefali Shah gifting her painting to Amitabh Bachchan

• In 2019, she acted in the Netflix web series ‘Delhi Crime’ which is based on ‘2012 Delhi Gang Rape’ (Nirbhaya).
  

  Shefali Shah featuring in Delhi Crime

• Shefali can fluently speak in 5 different languages like Tulu, Hindi, English, Marathi, and Gujarati.