Namrata Shirodkar, an Indian actress and former model, was born on January 22, 1972, and is best known for her work in Hindi cinema. In 1993, she was named Femina Miss India. She is best known for her roles in films such as Kachche Dhaage (1999), Ezhupunna Tharakan (1999), Vaastav: The Reality (1999), and Pukar (2000), for which she received an IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award nomination, Astitva (2000), Dil Vil Pyar Vyar (2002), LOC Kargil (2003), and the crossover film Bride and Prejudice (2004), which was a hit overseas, particularly in the United Kingdom. In 2005, she married Telugu actor Mahesh Babu, with whom she has a son and a daughter.