Shefali Shah

Acting

Shefali Shah

Born 1972-07-20 · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Shefali Shah nee Shetty (born 22 May 1972), is an Indian actress who works in Bollywood films. After making her film debut with a minor role in the 1995 drama Rangeela, she played a supporting role in the crime film Satya. Her performance in Satya received critical praise and won her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress and a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the 44th Filmfare Awards. She was later nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the family drama Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005). In 2007, she received critical acclaim and won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Last Lear. She starred in the 2015 dramedy Dil Dhadakne Do, receiving several nominations for Best Supporting Actress. She, along with the main cast won the Screen Award for Best Ensemble Cast for the film. Shah was married to television actor Harsh Chhaya. After their divorce, she married director Vipul Amrutlal Shah. She has two sons with Shah.

Acting credits

Mohabbatein poster
7.1

At a prestigious all-male university, three friends seek love outside of the school grounds; at the same time, a newly-hired music teacher seeks to befriend and loosen up the militantly strict headmaster.

Mohabbatein

2000

Monsoon Wedding poster
6.8

A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.

Monsoon Wedding

2001

Dil Dhadakne Do poster
6.9

On a cruise to celebrate their parents' 30th wedding anniversary, a brother and sister deal with the impact of family considerations on their romantic lives.

Dil Dhadakne Do

2015

Commando 2 - The Black Money Trail poster
5.9

India's most wanted Black Money agent, Vicky Chaddha, gets arrested in Malaysia and is kept in a safe house by the Malaysian authorities, along with his wife. A team of four is being sent to Malaysia to bring them to India. Apart from the growth of inter-personal relationships, the mission has quite a few twists and turns on its way. The story follows Karan as he uses his brain and brawn to recover all of the laundered black money.

Commando 2 - The Black Money Trail

2017

Love and War poster
NR

A love story set against the backdrop of a war.

Love and War

2027

Brothers poster
6.4

David and Monty, estranged half-brothers, train in mixed martial arts to earn a livelihood. However, things change when the two are forced to compete against each other in the final tournament.

Brothers

2015

The Pride of Bharat: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Pride of Bharat: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

2027

Darlings poster
7.0

Badru hopes her volatile husband will reform if he stops drinking. But when his rage goes too far, she and her mom boldly, albeit clumsily, seek revenge.

Darlings

2022

Ajeeb Daastaans poster
6.1

An anthology of four stories that explore the surprising ways in which unexpected catalysts inflame the uncomfortable emotions simmering under fractured relationships.

Ajeeb Daastaans

2021

Karthik Calling Karthik poster
6.4

A much abused loner achieves success, and even wins the heart of his gorgeous co-worker, after getting early morning mysterious phone calls from someone.

Karthik Calling Karthik

2010

Lakshmi poster
5.8

Based on true events, Lakshmi is a story of heroism and untold courage. Lakshmi, a 13 year old girl is kidnapped and sold into prostitution. Thrown into this horrific, inhuman world where she is raped and brutally beaten she barely survives with the help of the other girls and her own will to never give in. Finally she is rescued in a police raid. Against all odds, Lakshmi shows courage where everybody else fails. Resisting all pressure - violent threats, coercion and bribes, she stands up in court and in a landmark case in India, succeeds in putting the traffickers behind bars.

Lakshmi

2014

Three of Us poster
7.6

Shailaja embarks on a confrontational journey with her husband and childhood-love as she finds herself at the cusp of her past, present and future. Stitched with a very delicate thread of emotions, this film is about love, loss, healing, awareness and liberation.

Three of Us

2023

Doctor G poster
6.3

Uday Gupta, a medical college student wanted to specialise in Orthopaedic, but is stuck in an all-female class of Gynaecology. Will he change his department, or will the department change him?

Doctor G

2022

Rangeela poster
6.9

A poor young woman, who dreams of Bollywood fame, is caught in a love triangle between her childhood friend and a famous actor.

Rangeela

1995

Satya poster
7.2

A young man named Satya comes to Mumbai from South India in search of a job. Jailed for something he did not do, the once-honest young man meets an underworld boss, Bhiku Mhatre in jail and joins his gang.

Satya

1998

Waqt poster
6.0

A chronic illness leaves Ishwar with only a few months to live. His son Aditya is extremely reckless. To make him realise his responsibilities, Ishwar throws his son out of the house.

Waqt

2005

Gandhi, My Father poster
5.6

Unable to live in his father's gigantic shadow, Mahatma Gandhi's eldest son, Harilal, gets distraught and resorts to alcoholism.

Gandhi, My Father

2007

Jalsa poster
6.3

A hit and run of an 18-year-old girl becomes the hub of a wheel that sets into motion many a spoke - a journalist, a raging mother, a cop and a system all caught in an ethical dilemma. Questions are raised only to realize that the truth is rarely pure and never simple.

Jalsa

2022

The Last Lear poster
8.0

The film starts with the veteran thespian Harish Mishra, he is gravely ill. The punishments of a film shoot have left the old man in a coma. His co-star, Shabnam, is wracked with worry, but their director, Siddharth, keeps strangely distant and refuses to visit his ailing star. In flashbacks, their story emerges.

The Last Lear

2008

Once Again poster
6.2

After a chance phone call leads to daily conversations, a widowed restaurant owner and a lonely film actor plan to finally meet in person.

Once Again

2019

15 Park Avenue poster
6.4

An exploration of the impact of schizophrenia on a young woman and her family in today's Calcutta.

15 Park Avenue

2006

Kucch Luv Jaisaa poster
4.9

After getting bored with her love less marriage life, a wife decides to get a breathe of fresh air and meets a hit man.

Kucch Luv Jaisaa

2011

Black & White poster
4.5

Rajan Mathur (Anil Kapoor) is a Professor in Urdu literature in Dr. Zakir Hussain's College. He resides in Chandni Chowk with his activist wife, Roma Mathur (Shefali Shah). Professor Mathur comes across a young boy called Numair Qazi (Anurag Sinha) who introduces himself as a victim of communal riots in Gujarat.

Black & White

2008

Neeyat poster
5.1

When an exiled billionaire mysteriously dies at his birthday party at a Scottish castle, the prime suspects are his close family and friends, each with a motive to kill him.​ CBI officer Mira Rao must use all her skill to unravel the mystery where nothing is what it seems and everyone hides a secret or two.

Neeyat

2023

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