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• Is the granddaughter of Bollywood actress Meenakshi Shirodkar and elder sister of former Miss India Namrata Shirodkar.
• Had signed a contract with filmmaker Saawan Kumar Tak that bound her to only his movies, but her liaison with secretary Rakesh Nath for outside projects attracted a case against her.
• Made her debut as teenager in the role of a blind girl in the film Bhrashtacharar (1989).
• Married Aparesh Ranjit, an NRI merchant and investment banker, on 11 July 2000 which coincided with the release of her film Gaja Gamini.
• Completed a diploma course in hairdressing from Winters School of Hairdressing, Auckland, New Zealand.
• Had taken up a corporate job with Dun & Bradstreet as a credit controller for more than two years.
• Lived outside India in UK, Netherland and New Zealand for 13 years before resettling in India.