Shilpa Shetty was born on 8 June 1975 in Tamil Nadu, India and hails from the Bunt community of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. She is the eldest daughter of Surendra and Sunanda Shetty, manufacturers of tamper-proof caps for the pharmaceutical industry, and her native language is Tulu. But it is reported that she can speak nearly ten other languages including English, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Urdu and basic French. [Citation needed]
She attended St. Anthony Girls' High School, located in Chembur, and later attended Podar College. She is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. She was also interested in sports and was the captain of the baseball team in school and earned a black belt in Karate.
Shilpa Shetty kiss was an act of courage
Washington, Apr 12: Actor Richard Gere has revealed that he is not ashamed of the obscenity charges he faced in India after publicly kissing Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, insisting that he sees the whole episode as an act of courage. Gere, who recently faced obscenity charges for publicly kissing the Celebrity Big Brother winner at an AIDS campaign function, said he wears his legal woes like a "badge of courage".
However, India's Supreme Court decided to drop all charges against Gere last month (Mar08), telling the star he is more than welcome to visit the country again.
"It's a badge of somewhat insane courage. It is a very complex society," Contactmusic quoted Gere as saying.
Gere admits that he went a step too far and branded his ardent actions "insane", but brave.
