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Shibani Dandekar Biography Filmography Television


Shibani Dandekar (born 27 August 1980) is an Indian singer, actress, anchor and model.[1] She began her career working as a television anchor in American television. Following her return to India, she began hosting several shows in Hindi television and events, besides working as a model and a singer as well.

Biography

Shibani Dandekar was born as the second eldest daughter into a Chitpavan Brahmin family. She has two siblings, Anusha Dandekar, an actress-singer working in Bollywood, and Apeksha Dandekar. Shibani along with her sisters formed a music band named D-Major. Shibani grew up in London, Australia and Africa for the majority of her childhood.
In 2001, she moved to New York City, US and began working in American television. She hosted three nationally syndicated television shows, Namaste AmericaV Desi and the Asian Variety Show. In this role, she introduced Bollywood’s biggest stars to American audiences and also hosted An Evening With Shah Rukh Khan in Atlantic City. She has been a contestant on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, the India-based Dancing With the Stars on the BBC network and hosted in India on Colors TV.

She returned to India and continued her work as a television host, while venturing into modelling as well. Apart from music and modeling, Shibani’s love for anchoring shows saw her as host for major events such as the Maxim Hot 100, Nike, Rolls Royce, Puma, Mercedes, Toyota, Horlicks, HSBC, Spice Mobile, JBL, MTV Coke Studio, Nivea and the Sony Launch of the tribute to Michael Jackson ‘This is It’. Shibani has anchored popular shows including the lifestyle shows After Hours on Zee Cafe, Men 2.0 on AXN, ZoOm's Let's DesignIndia's Sexiest Bachelor on Big CBS Prime, as well as its extension India's Glam Diva on Big CBS Love. Shibani also anchored the Indian produced Grammy Nominees Special on VH1 as a lead-up to the 53rd Grammy Awards. Since 2011, she has been co-hosting the show Extraa Innings - T20 on Sony Max Television during the Indian Premier League matches; she won a nomination at the 11th Indian Television Academy Awards in the category Best Anchor Game/Quiz Show. She is hosting the Mission cover shot for National Geography channel. She did a dance number Hi Poli Saajuk for 2014's Marathi movie Timepass, followed by 36 Nakhrewali in Sangharsh. She played the role 'Zoya' in the movie Roy which was released on 13 February 2015. She is currently dating Farhan Akhtar.

Filmography

YearFilmsRoleLanguage
2014TimepassCast in a songMarathi
SangharshChameli (Cast in a song)
2015RoyZoyaHindi
ShaandaarSonia
2016SultanTV Anchor
2017Naam ShabanaSpecial appearance in a song
NoorZara Patel
2018Bhavesh JoshiCast in a song "Chavanprash"
Firrkie
2019That is MahalakshmiVijaya lakshmiTelugu
zam zamVijayalakshmiMalayalam

Television

  • 2010 AXN’s Men 2.0 as Host
  • 2012 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 as Contestant
  • 2012 Mission Cover Shot as Host
  • 2013 Style And The City as Host
  • 2011—2015 Indian Premier League as Host
  • 2015—Present The Stage as Host
  • 2015 I Can Do That as Contestant
  • 2017 Khatron Ke Khiladi as Contestant
  • 2018 Top Model India as Mentor
  • 2018 MTV Troll Police as Guest
  • 2018 Ace Of Space 1 as Guest

Bio

ProfessionActress, VJ, Singer and Model
Physical Stats & More
Heightin centimeters- 168 cm
in meters- 1.68 m
in Feet Inches- 5' 6"
Weightin Kilograms- 50 Kg
in Pounds- 110 lbs
Figure Measurements33-25-33
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Personal Life
Date of Birth27 August 1981
Age (as in 2018)37 Years
Birth PlacePune, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac sign/Sun signVirgo
NationalityIndian
HometownPune, Maharashtra, India
SchoolNot Known
CollegeNot Known
Educational QualificationsNot Known
DebutFilm Debut: Timepass (2014)
TV Debut: Namaste America (2001)
FamilyFather- Not Known
Mother- Not Known
Sister- Apeksha Dandekar and Anusha Dandekar (Both younger)
Shibani Dandekar with her sisters
Brother- N/A
ReligionHindu
HobbiesSinging, yoga, dancing and travelling
ControversiesNot Known
Favourite Things
Favourite FoodSea food and chocolate cake
Favourite ActorSalman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan
Favourite ActressMadhuri Dixit
Favourite RestaurantAoi in Mumbai
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital StatusUnmarried
Affairs/BoyfriendsKeith Sequeira (Model)
Shibani Dandekar with Keith Sequeira
Farhan Akhtar (Actor)
Shibani Dandekar With Farhan Akhtar
HusbandN/A


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