Shamita Shetty born on February 2, 1980 is an Indian actress. She is the younger and pretty sister of Bollywood actress
Shilpa Shetty.
Shamita is the second and youngest daughter of Surendra and Sunanda Shetty. She was born in a traditional close-knit family that hails from the Bunt community of Mangalore. Her parents are manufacturers of tamper-proof caps for the pharmaceutical industry and her native language is Tulu. Shamita Shetty attended St Anthony's Girls High School in Chembur, Mumbai. She graduated from Sydenham College.
Shetty made her debut in 2000 with the Yash Raj Films blockbuster
Mohabbatein, which was directed by
Aditya Chopra. Since Mohabbatein, she mostly found success in item numbers, including "Sharara Sharara" in Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (2001) and "Chori Pe Chori" in Saathiya
(2002).
Later, Shetty's most notable solo performance in a movie thus came so far with the film
Zeher opposite
Emraan Hashmi. She worked once with her sister
Shilpa Shetty in Fareb in that same year opposite Manoj Bajpai. Currently, she isn't working on any film.