Known For: Indian actress (born 1979)
Category: Actresses
Occupation: actor, film actor, model
Country: India
City: Mangaluru
Date of Birth: Friday, 02 February 1979
Language Hindi
Shamita Shetty is an Indian actress and interior designer. The younger sister of actress Shilpa Shetty, she made her acting with the romantic drama Mohabbatein (2000), which earned her the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female. She went on to do films including Bewafaa (2005) and Cash (2007).
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Shetty was born on 2 February 1979. She belongs to a Tulu-speaking Bunt family that are based in Mumbai. Her late father Surendra Shetty and mother Sunanda were manufacturers of tamper proof water caps in the pharmaceutical industry. Well-known actress Shilpa Shetty is her elder sister. Shetty did her schooling from St. Anthony's Girls' High School, Mumbai. After completing her degree in commerce from Sydenham College, she did a fashion designing diploma from SNDT College, Mumbai. After this, she started her internship with fashion designer Manish Malhotra, but Manish saw a spark in her and suggested to prep her for her acting career. In 2011, Shetty decided to follow her passion in interior design. Her first solo project was Royalty, a club in Mumbai. Later, her love for interior design pushed her to do a diploma from Central Saint Martins and Inchbald School of Design in London. Shetty is quite an avid fitness and wellness enthusiast. She is often seen promoting workout, meditation and yoga. She also enjoys painting and has two cats Phoebe and Loki. Gardening is a hobby she enjoys and has greenery like spider and snake plants to creepers and flowering plants at home.