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Shefali Shah

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Shefali Shah
Join the stars of "Delhi Crime" Season 3: Shefali Shah, Rasika Dugal, Sayani Gupta, Rajesh Tailang, and Tanuj Chopra as they sit down with IMDb for an exclusive chat! From building their characters and tackling new challenges to the making of Season 3 and their all-time favorite films, get ready for an inside scoop about their memorable moments and more!
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Shefali is a National Award-winning actress with a career spanning over two decades across various genres and formats. She has given power-packed performances in films such as "Satya", "Monsoon Wedding", "Gandhi, My Father", "Dil Dhadakne Do", and "Once Again". Shefali has won numerous awards including the Filmfare Award, Stardust Award, Tokyo International Film Festival Award and the Asian Academy Creative Award. She received the National Award (Best Supporting Actress) at the 55th National Film Awards for her work in "The Last Lear". Shefali was lauded for her restrained, layered performance in director Neeraj Ghaywan's short film "Juice", which won multiple awards, including the Filmfare Best Actress Award. She also lent her voice for the character of Raksha in the Hindi version of Jon Favreau's "The Jungle Book". Her performance in the Netflix Original "Delhi Crime" garnered wide critical acclaim with the show winning the Best Drama series at the 48th International Emmy Awards. Shefali recently donned the director's hat with her two short films "Someday" and "Happy Birthday Mummy Ji", both dealing with the theme of isolation. Audiences unanimously loved her characterizations of Natasha in "Ankahi", part of the "Ajeeb Daastaans" anthology on Netflix; Gauri Nath in "Human" and Rukhsana in "Jalsa". She was recently seen in multiple films and series such as "Darlings", "Doctor G", and "Delhi Crime" Season 2.
BornMay 22, 1972
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      • 37 wins & 51 nominations total

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    Known for

    Gandhi, My Father (2007)
    Gandhi, My Father
    7.3
    • Kasturba Gandhi
    • 2007
    Shefali Shah, Anil Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Anushka Sharma, and Ranveer Singh in Dil Dhadakne Do (2015)
    Dil Dhadakne Do
    7.0
    • Neelam Mehra(as Shefali Shetty)
    • 2015
    Shefali Shah, Alia Bhatt, Vijay Varma, and Roshan Mathew in Darlings (2022)
    Darlings
    6.7
    • Shamshunissa
    • 2022
    J.D. Chakravarthi in Satya (1998)
    Satya
    8.3
    • Pyaari Mhatre(as Shefali Chhaya)
    • 1998

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Love & War
      • Sexy Maami
      • Filming
      • 2026
    • The Pride of Bharat - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
      • Rajmata Jijabai
      • Script
      • 2027
    • Karz
      • (as Shefali Shetty)
      • TV Series
    • Hisaab
      • Filming
    • Adhikar
      • (as Shefali Shetty)
      • TV Series



    • Shefali Shah, Rasika Dugal, Anurag Arora, Rajesh Tailang, and Sidharth Bhardwaj in Delhi Crime (2019)
      Delhi Crime
      8.5
      TV Series
      • DCP Vartika Chaturvedi
      • 2019–2025
    • Shefali Shah, Mihirr Upadhyay, and Shrey Maradiya in Meri Sakhi (2024)
      Meri Sakhi
      9.9
      Short
      • VO (voice)
      • 2024
    • Rahul Bose, Ram Kapoor, Danesh Razvi, Dipannita Sharma, Niki Walia, Vidya Balan, Shahana Goswami, Shashank Arora, Amrita Puri, Neeraj Kabi, and Prajakta Koli in Neeyat (2023)
      Neeyat
      5.3
      • [CBI Officer] Mira Rao
      • 2023
    • Shefali Shah, Swanand Kirkire, and Jaideep Ahlawat in Three of Us (2022)
      Three of Us
      7.5
      • Shailaja Desai
      • 2022
    • Ayushmann Khurrana in Doctor G (2022)
      Doctor G
      6.6
      • Dr Nandini Shrivastav
      • 2022
    • Shefali Shah, Alia Bhatt, Vijay Varma, and Roshan Mathew in Darlings (2022)
      Darlings
      6.7
      • Shamshunissa
      • 2022
    • Shefali Shah and Vidya Balan in Jalsa (2022)
      Jalsa
      6.6
      • Ruksana Mohammad
      • 2022
    • Shefali Shah and Kirti Kulhari in Human (2022)
      Human
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Dr. Gauri Nath
      • Dr. Gauri Nath (2022)
      • 2022
    • Happy Birthday Mummyji (2021)
      Happy Birthday Mummyji
      6.8
      Short
      • 2021
    • Shefali Shah, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Inayat Verma, Konkona Sen Sharma, Manav Kaul, Aditi Rao Hydari, Nushrratt Bharuccha, Abhishek Banerjee, Jaideep Ahlawat, Sara Arjun, and Armaan Ralhan in Ajeeb Daastaans (2021)
      Ajeeb Daastaans
      6.7
      • Natasha
      • 2021
    • Once Again (2018)
      Once Again
      6.9
      • Tara (as Shefali Shetty)
      • 2018
    • Shefali Shah in Juice (2017)
      Juice
      8.5
      Short
      • Manju Singh
      • 2017
    • Vidyut Jammwal in Commando 2 (2017)
      Commando 2
      5.4
      • Home Minsiter Leela Chaudhari (as Shefali Shetty)
      • 2017
    • Akshay Kumar and Sidharth Malhotra in Brothers (2015)
      Brothers
      6.4
      • Maria Gary Fernandes (as Shefali Shetty)
      • 2015
    • Shefali Shah, Anil Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Anushka Sharma, and Ranveer Singh in Dil Dhadakne Do (2015)
      Dil Dhadakne Do
      7.0
      • Neelam Mehra (as Shefali Shetty)
      • 2015

    Director



    • Happy Birthday Mummyji (2021)
      Happy Birthday Mummyji
      6.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021

    Writer



    • Happy Birthday Mummyji (2021)
      Happy Birthday Mummyji
      6.8
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2021

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    "Delhi Crime" Season 3: Characters, Challenges, and Crime
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    "Delhi Crime" Season 3: Characters, Challenges, and Crime
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    The Journey of Jalsa | IMDb Exclusive
    "Delhi Crime" Team Celebrates International Emmy Win | IMDb Exclusive
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    "Delhi Crime" Team Celebrates International Emmy Win | IMDb Exclusive
    Official Trailer - Season 3
    Trailer 2:21
    Official Trailer - Season 3
    Sneak Peek - Season 3
    Trailer 2:09
    Sneak Peek - Season 3
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    Trailer 2:51
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    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Shefali Chaya
    • Born
      • May 22, 1972
      • Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
    • Spouses
        Harsh Chhaya1997 - 2001 (divorced)
    • Other works
      Provided the voice of "Raksha" in the Hindi dubbed version of The Jungle Book (2016).

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      She was the wife of popular TV actor Harsh Chhaya. After their divorce she married director Vipul Sha, who has directed movies like "Aankhen" and "Waqt - A Race Against Time".

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    • How old is Shefali Shah?
      53 years old
    • When was Shefali Shah born?
      May 22, 1972
    • Where was Shefali Shah born?
      Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
    • What is Shefali Shah known for?
      Satya, Gandhi, My Father, Darlings, and Dil Dhadakne Do
    • Is Shefali Shah married?
      Yes, to Vipul Amrutlal Shah. She was married to Harsh Chhaya from 1997 to 2001.

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