109-423: Nach Baliye ( transl. Dance Partner ) is an Indian Hindi-language celebrity dance reality television series that airs on Star Plus . It is loosely based on Dancing With The Stars . The show is a competition where 10 television celebrity couples compete against each other. Contestants dance to a different tune, different theme and different styles every week and their performance are evaluated and scored by
218-399: A Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination and provided an impetus for her HIV-related charity work ( see below ). Film critic Taran Adarsh from IndiaFM noted: " Phir Milenge belongs to Shetty completely. She delivers, what can be rightly called, the performance of her career." This marked a break from the previous trend of superficial song-and-dance items in favour of roles that have
327-457: A Madurai court issued non-bailable warrants against Shetty and actress Reema Sen for "posing in an obscene manner" in photographs published by a Tamil newspaper. The report stated that the two actresses had failed to comply with earlier summonses, hence the issuance of the warrants. The petitioner submitted that the paper had published "very sexy and medium blow-ups" in its December 2005 and January 2006 issues, and alleged that these violated
436-615: A Sony TV dance show based on the original UK show Strictly Come Dancing . In January 2007, Shetty was a contestant and the subsequent winner of the British reality television series Celebrity Big Brother 5 . She was the first Indian celebrity included in the show. Reportedly paid Rs. 31.5 m ( £ 367,500&) for her participation, she said to presenter Davina McCall , "I just want every Indian to be extremely proud that I'm in here". As for her participation, she stated: "I have zero expectations. The only thing I really hope to keep
545-762: A brand ambassador of the Swachh Bharat Mission , a campaign to improve sanitation throughout India. On 20 January 2020, she received the Champions of Change award for her work in that campaign. In 2021, edible oils and food products company B.L. Agro Industries announced her as the brand ambassador for their food offerings brand Nourish under categories Pulses, Dry Fruits and Flours. In 2023, she invested Rs 2.25 crore in Shark Tank India fame WickedGud. She has also been an early investor of MamaEarth, an Indian cosmetic brand. In April 2006,
654-629: A comic relief for episodes featuring South Indian Megastar Prabhas and another with the Bollywood celebrity Sanjay Dutt. The season was won by Prince Narula and Yuvika Chaudhary on 3 November 2019. 100 65 Hindi-language Modern Standard Hindi ( आधुनिक मानक हिन्दी , Ādhunik Mānak Hindī ), commonly referred to as Hindi , is the standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in Devanagari script . It
763-585: A core vocabulary of native Prakrit and Sanskrit-derived words. However, Hindi is written in the Devanagari script and contains more direct tatsama Sanskrit -derived words than Urdu, whereas Urdu is written in the Perso-Arabic script and uses more Arabic and Persian loanwords compared to Hindi. Because of this, as well as the fact that the two registers share an identical grammar, a consensus of linguists consider them to be two standardised forms of
872-444: A film rescued during production by her mother, who stepped in when its producer abandoned the project unfinished. Alongside Sajid Khan and Terrence Lewis , Shetty was featured as a talent judge for the dance reality show Nach Baliye (seasons 5, 6 and Shriman v/s Shrimati), from 2012 to 2014. In March 2014, Shetty began hosting the reality television show Soney Ka Dil , which she also co-produced along with Kundra. The show format
981-900: A foreigner to take bad memories from here." On 26 April 2007, an Indian court in Rajasthan issued a warrant for Shetty and Gere's arrest. A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by the Chief Justice of India subsequently dismissed the suit and suspended the arrest warrants. While the charge against Gere was dropped soon after the incident, the charge against Shetty was not formally dismissed until January 2022. Gere has since expressed regret for causing any offence and Shetty has said: "so much has been blown out of proportion". Having worked with Akshay Kumar in Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994), Shetty began dating him on
1090-492: A greater depth of character, exemplified by her film Dus (2005), an action thriller. Although it received average returns at the box office, Shetty stated that she had taken the role to reinvent herself by portraying the rather unconventional character of an anti-terrorist squad member. In 2005, Shetty starred opposite Upendra in the Kannada film Auto Shankar . The film was a major box office success and it earned her
1199-600: A larger amount are still used in Urdu poetry written in the Devanagari script. Many words borrowed from Persian in turn were loanwords from Arabic (e.g. muśkil "difficult", havā "air", x(a)yāl "thought", kitāb "book"). Hindi also makes extensive use of loan translation ( calqueing ) and occasionally phono-semantic matching of English . Many Hindustani words were derived from Portuguese due to interaction with colonists and missionaries: Shilpa Shetty Shilpa Shetty Kundra (born Ashwini Shetty on 8 June 1975)
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#17328020210081308-425: A literary language in the 19th century. Earliest examples could be found as Prēm Sāgar by Lallu Lal , Batiyāl Pachīsī of Sadal Misra, and Rānī Kētakī Kī Kahānī of Insha Allah Khan which were published in Devanagari script during the early 19th century. John Gilchrist was principally known for his study of the Hindustani language , which was adopted as the lingua franca of northern India (including what
1417-591: A little difference to their lives, why not go for it?" Shetty holds a black belt in karate . She launched her fitness Yoga DVD in 2015. In February 2009, Shetty and Raj Kundra became part owners of the Indian Premier League franchise cricket team Rajasthan Royals by paying approximately US$ 15.4 million for an 11.7% stake. Shetty also co-owns the Indian chain of spas and salon called Iosis. In 2017, The Indian government selected Shetty as
1526-536: A medium of expression for all the elements of the composite culture of India and to secure its enrichment by assimilating without interfering with its genius, the forms, style and expressions used in Hindustani and in the other languages of India specified in the Eighth Schedule, and by drawing, wherever necessary or desirable, for its vocabulary, primarily on Sanskrit and secondarily on other languages. It
1635-535: A moderate box office success and fetched mixed critical reviews, as did Shetty's performance. Shetty next starred alongside Akshay Kumar , Saif Ali Khan , Raageshwari and Shakti Kapoor in the action comedy Main Khiladi Tu Anari . In the film, Shetty played the dual roles of Mona (a cabaret dancer and a gangster's girlfriend) and her look-alike Basanti (a village belle). The film, which marked Shetty's first of many collaborations with Kumar, proved to be
1744-410: A part of the process of Sanskritisation , new words are coined using Sanskrit components to be used as replacements for supposedly foreign vocabulary. Usually these neologisms are calques of English words already adopted into spoken Hindi. Some terms such as dūrbhāṣ "telephone", literally "far-speech" and dūrdarśan "television", literally "far-sight" have even gained some currency in formal Hindi in
1853-552: A second language. A Hindi proponent, Indian-born Paramananda Jha , was elected vice-president of Nepal. He took his oath of office in Hindi in July 2008. This created protests in the streets for 5 days; students burnt his effigies, and there was a general strike in 22 districts. Nepal Supreme Court ruled in 2009 that his oath in Hindi was invalid and he was kept "inactive" as vice-president. An "angry" Jha said, "I cannot be compelled to take
1962-532: A simplified or pidginised variety such as Bazaar Hindustani or Haflong Hindi ). Outside India, several other languages are recognised officially as "Hindi" but do not refer to the Standard Hindi language described here and instead descend from other nearby languages, such as Awadhi and Bhojpuri . Such languages include Fiji Hindi , which has an official status in Fiji , and Caribbean Hindustani , which
2071-584: A standardised form of Hindustani separate from Urdu took form. In 1881, Bihar accepted Hindi as its sole official language, replacing Urdu, and thus became the first state of India to adopt Hindi. However, in 2014, Urdu was accorded second official language status in the state. After independence, the Government of India instituted the following conventions: On 14 September 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted Hindi written in
2180-425: A super-hit at the box office. Both the film as well as Shetty's performance received major critical acclaim; the success of Main Khiladi Tu Anari proved to be a breakthrough for Shetty. Her third and final release that year was the romantic drama Aao Pyaar Karen opposite Saif Ali Khan . The film, which narrates the love story of a wealthy man and his maid (played by Khan and Shetty respectively), underperformed at
2289-580: A turning point in Shetty's career. This was followed by roles in Indian (2001) and Rishtey (2002), which earned her a second Filmfare nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Shetty received praise for playing a woman with AIDS in the drama Phir Milenge (2004), which earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress . She subsequently appeared in the action thriller Dus (2005),
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#17328020210082398-408: A worldwide controversy that publicised her as a target of racist bullying within the house, Shetty won the contest after gaining 63% of the public vote and described the experience as "incredible and overwhelming". She further thanked the public for "a fantastic opportunity to make my country proud". In August 2008, Shetty began hosting the second season of the reality television series Bigg Boss ,
2507-657: Is a standard register of the Hindustani language; additionally, Indian media are widely viewed in Pakistan. A sizeable population in Afghanistan , especially in Kabul , can also speak and understand Hindi-Urdu due to the popularity and influence of Bollywood films, songs and actors in the region. Hindi is also spoken by a large population of Madheshis (people having roots in north-India but having migrated to Nepal over hundreds of years) of Nepal . Apart from this, Hindi
2616-477: Is also a fitness enthusiast and she launched her own Yoga DVD in 2015. She is involved in several fitness campaigns such as the Fit India Movement , launched by the Government of India. Shetty was awarded the Champions of Change Award for her work on the Swachh Bharat Mission cleanliness campaign. From 2009 to 2015, she was a part-owner of the Indian Premier League team Rajasthan Royals . Shetty
2725-465: Is also one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Republic of India . Apart from the script and formal vocabulary, standard Hindi is mutually intelligible with standard Urdu , another recognised register of Hindustani, as both Hindi and Urdu share a core vocabulary base derived from Prakrit (a descendant of Sanskrit). Hindi is also spoken, to a lesser extent, in other parts of India (usually in
2834-466: Is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films and television. She made her screen debut in the thriller Baazigar (1993) which gained her first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress . Shetty had intermittent success in the rest of the decade, such as in the action films Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994) and Jaanwar (1999). The romantic drama Dhadkan (2000) marked
2943-409: Is an official language of Gujarat , along with Gujarati . It acts as an additional official language of West Bengal in blocks and sub-divisions with more than 10% of the population speaking Hindi. Similarly, Hindi is accorded the status of official language in the following Union Territories : Delhi , Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu . Although there
3052-425: Is based on featuring ordinary people who have contributed their extraordinary help to others in need. The same year, Shetty became a film producer with the action film Dishkiyaaoon , a box-office flop. Since early 2016, she has been judging the dance reality show Super Dancer on Sony Entertainment channel along with co-judges Geeta Kapoor and Anurag Basu . Shetty's only appearance on-screen during her break
3161-550: Is based on the language that was spoken in the Ganges-Yamuna Doab ( Delhi , Meerut and Saharanpur ) called Khariboli ; the vernacular of Delhi and the surrounding region came to replace earlier prestige languages such as Awadhi and Braj . Standard Hindi was developed by supplanting foreign loanwords from the Hindustani language and replacing them with Sanskrit words, though Standard Hindi does continue to possess several Persian loanwords. Modern Hindi became
3270-628: Is borrowed from Sanskrit as tatsam borrowings, especially in technical and academic fields. The formal Hindi standard, from which much of the Persian, Arabic and English vocabulary has been replaced by neologisms compounding tatsam words, is called Śuddh Hindi (pure Hindi), and is viewed as a more prestigious dialect over other more colloquial forms of Hindi. Excessive use of tatsam words sometimes creates problems for native speakers. They may have Sanskrit consonant clusters which do not exist in Hindustani, causing difficulties in pronunciation. As
3379-455: Is commonly used to specifically refer the modern literary Hindi language, as opposed to colloquial and regional varieties that are also referred to as Hindi in a wider sense . Like other Indo-Aryan languages, Hindi is a direct descendant of an early form of Vedic Sanskrit , through Shauraseni Prakrit and Śauraseni Apabhraṃśa (from Sanskrit apabhraṃśa "corrupt"), which emerged in the 7th century CE. The sound changes that characterised
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3488-525: Is mirror to a hand with bangles, What is Persian to a literate. The emergence of Modern Standard Hindi in the 19th century went along with the Sanskritisation of its vocabulary, leading to a marginalisation of Persian vocabulary in Hindi, which continued after Partition when the Indian government co-opted the policy of Sanskritisation. However, many Persian words (e.g. bas "enough", khud "self") have remained entrenched in Standard Hindi, and
3597-417: Is my self-respect and my dignity." Her sister Shamita told The Times of India that this "is the boldest decision Shilpa has taken so far." During her stay on the show, Shetty instructed fellow housemates Carole Malone and Ken Russell in meditation and flirted with Dirk Benedict but tempers started to fray by Day 7 as a clique formed in the house disapproving of Shilpa's presence. Following
3706-609: Is no specification of a national language in the constitution, it is a widely held belief that Hindi is the national language of India. This is often a source of friction and contentious debate. In 2010, the Gujarat High Court clarified that Hindi is not the national language of India because the constitution does not mention it as such. Outside Asia , the Awadhi language (an Eastern Hindi dialect) with influence from Bhojpuri , Bihari languages , Fijian and English
3815-526: Is now present-day Pakistan ) by British colonists and indigenous people. He compiled and authored An English-Hindustani Dictionary , A Grammar of the Hindoostanee Language , The Oriental Linguist , and many more. His lexicon of Hindustani was published in the Perso-Arabic script , Nāgarī script , and in Roman transliteration .In the late 19th century, a movement to further develop Hindi as
3924-740: Is spoken by the large Indian diaspora which hails from, or has its origin from the "Hindi Belt" of India. A substantially large North Indian diaspora lives in countries like the United States of America , the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates , Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, South Africa, Fiji and Mauritius , where it is natively spoken at home and among their own Hindustani-speaking communities. Outside India, Hindi speakers are 8 million in Nepal ; 863,077 in
4033-464: Is spoken in Suriname , Trinidad and Tobago , and Guyana . Hindi is the fourth most-spoken first language in the world, after Mandarin, Spanish and English. If counted together with the mutually intelligible Urdu, it is the third most-spoken language in the world, after Mandarin and English. According to reports of Ethnologue (2022, 25th edition) Hindi is the third most-spoken language in
4142-481: Is spoken in Fiji. It is an official language in Fiji as per the 1997 Constitution of Fiji, where it referred to it as "Hindustani"; however, in the 2013 Constitution of Fiji , it is simply called " Fiji Hindi " as the official language. It is spoken by 380,000 people in Fiji. Hindi is spoken as a first language by about 77,569 people in Nepal according to the 2011 Nepal census , and further by 1,225,950 people as
4251-476: Is the official language of India alongside English and the lingua franca of North India . Hindi is considered a Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language , which itself is based primarily on the Khariboli dialect of Delhi and neighbouring areas. It is an official language in nine states and three union territories and an additional official language in three other states. Hindi
4360-879: Is the dominant form of Hindi online. In an analysis of YouTube comments, Palakodety et al., identified that 52% of comments were in Romanised Hindi, 46% in English, and 1% in Devanagari Hindi. Traditionally, Hindi words are divided into five principal categories according to their etymology: Hindi has naturally inherited a large portion of its vocabulary from Shauraseni Prakrit , in the form of tadbhava words. This process usually involves compensatory lengthening of vowels preceding consonant clusters in Prakrit, e.g. Sanskrit tīkṣṇa > Prakrit tikkha > Hindi tīkhā . Much of Standard Hindi's vocabulary
4469-570: Is written in the Devanagari script, an abugida . Devanagari consists of 11 vowels and 33 consonants and is written from left to right. Unlike Sanskrit, Devanagari is not entirely phonetic for Hindi, especially failing to mark schwa deletion in spoken Standard Hindi. The Government of India uses Hunterian transliteration as its official system of writing Hindi in the Latin script. Various other systems also exist, such as IAST , ITRANS and ISO 15919 . Romanised Hindi , also called Hinglish ,
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4578-586: The Hindi Belt ), as well as an official language of the Government of India, along with English. In Northeast India a pidgin known as Haflong Hindi has developed as a lingua franca for the people living in Haflong , Assam who speak other languages natively. In Arunachal Pradesh , Hindi emerged as a lingua franca among locals who speak over 50 dialects natively. Hindi is quite easy to understand for many Pakistanis , who speak Urdu, which, like Hindi,
4687-712: The Rajiv Gandhi Award in 2007. Times of India ' s placed her in its "50 Beautiful Faces" list and Rediff.com placed her in "Best Dressed Woman" list. In February 2007, Shetty attended a reception at the House of Commons by invitation of Keith Vaz MP to meet with then Prime Minister Tony Blair . She was also invited to meet Queen Elizabeth II at Marlborough House in London in March 2007. During an interview on This Morning , Shetty confirmed that she turned
4796-569: The Telugu -language film Veedevadandi Babu . Her first major Bollywood film of that year was the action thriller Auzaar . Shilpa portrayed the character of Prathna Thakur alongside actors Salman Khan and Sanjay Kapoor . In 1998, she had one release, Pardesi Babu , alongside Govinda and Raveena Tandon , for which she received critical acclaim and won the Bollywood Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in
4905-855: The United States of America ; 450,170 in Mauritius; 380,000 in Fiji; 250,292 in South Africa; 150,000 in Suriname; 100,000 in Uganda ; 45,800 in the United Kingdom; 20,000 in New Zealand ; 20,000 in Germany ; 26,000 in Trinidad and Tobago; 3,000 in Singapore . Linguistically , Hindi and Urdu are two registers of the same language and are mutually intelligible. Both Hindi and Urdu share
5014-407: The effigies of Gere with sticks. The protests occurred in a variety of cities, including Varanasi , Bhopal , Kanpur , Indore , Delhi and Mumbai . Others set fire to glamour shots of Shetty. Some groups demanded an apology from her and threatened to ban her movies in the state. Shiv Sena leaders denied involvement in the protests, but Shiv Sena member of Parliament Sanjay Raut observed that
5123-529: The "Most Powerful Actress" of 2007. The actress is also known for her dancing skills. In Times' Most Desirable Women list, she was placed 10th in 2009 and 27th in 2010. In 2009, she ranked 8th in Maxim 's "Hot 100" list. Shetty is a celebrity endorser for brands and products such as Pantene , Yakult , Kesh King , Mamaearth, B Natural and Fast & Up. Shetty was placed 59th in "Google Top 100 Most Searched Asians" list of 2022. Shetty has also received
5232-679: The "racism" wave to commercial gain. She was on the cover of the first issue of OK! Magazine in India. In 2007, she also modelled at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week . In 2019 the actress, who has long been the poster girl for fitness , launched a holistic wellness app, The Shilpa Shetty app, which features yoga routines, functional training , special regimes (for women who are pregnant, struggling with menstrual cramps and so on), and daily nutrition charts for each program. "I think lifestyle modifications are
5341-631: The 50th birthday of Beohar Rajendra Simha on 14 September 1949, the efforts came to fruition following the adoption of Hindi as the official language. Now, it is celebrated as Hindi Day . Part XVII of the Indian Constitution deals with the official language of the Indian Union. Under Article 343, the official languages of the Union have been prescribed, which includes Hindi in Devanagari script and English: (1) The official language of
5450-644: The Devanagari script as the official language of the Republic of India replacing the previous usage of Hindustani in the Perso-Arabic script in the British Indian Empire . To this end, several stalwarts rallied and lobbied pan-India in favour of Hindi, most notably Beohar Rajendra Simha along with Hazari Prasad Dwivedi , Kaka Kalelkar , Maithili Sharan Gupt and Seth Govind Das who even debated in Parliament on this issue. As such, on
5559-402: The Hindi heartland. Persian borrowings reached a heyday in the 17th century, pervading all aspects of life. Even grammatical constructs, namely the izafat , were assimilated into Hindi. The status of Persian language then and thus its influence, is also visible in Hindi proverbs : हाथ कंगन को आरसी क्या, पढ़े लिखे को फ़ारसी क्या। Hāth kaṅgan ko ārsī kyā, Paṛhe likhe ko Fārsī kyā. What
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#17328020210085668-580: The Hindu/Indian people') was often used in the past, for example by Amir Khusrau in his poetry. The terms Hindi and Hindu trace back to Old Persian which derived these names from the Sanskrit name Sindhu ( सिन्धु ), referring to the Indus River . The Greek cognates of the same terms are Indus (for the river) and India (for the land of the river). The term Modern Standard Hindi
5777-627: The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act 1986, Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act 1956, and the Indian Penal Code Section 292 (Sale of Obscene Books). The petitioner further demanded that the images be confiscated under the terms of the Press and Registration of Book Act 1867. Shetty responded that she had not received any court summons and also discounted the charges. She further claimed that
5886-423: The Indian version of the international reality television series Big Brother . 2007 proved to be Shetty's most successful year at the box office. Her first release, Life in a... Metro , received widespread critical acclaim and became the first Bollywood film to premiere at Leicester Square , London . The film performed well at the box office and was declared a hit within three weeks of release. Additionally,
5995-548: The Official Languages Act of 1963, which provided for the continued use of English indefinitely for all official purposes, although the constitutional directive for the Union Government to encourage the spread of Hindi was retained and has strongly influenced its policies. Article 344 (2b) stipulates that the official language commission shall be constituted every ten years to recommend steps for
6104-551: The President may, during the said period, by order authorise the use of the Hindi language in addition to the English language and of the Devanagari form of numerals in addition to the international form of Indian numerals for any of the official purposes of the Union. Article 351 of the Indian constitution states: It shall be the duty of the Union to promote the spread of the Hindi language, to develop it so that it may serve as
6213-460: The Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script. The form of numerals to be used for the official purposes of the Union shall be the international form of Indian numerals. (2) Notwithstanding anything in clause (1), for a period of fifteen years from the commencement of this Constitution, the English language shall continue to be used for all the official purposes of the Union for which it was being used immediately before such commencement: Provided that
6322-401: The annual Filmfare Awards ceremony. In 1994, Shetty had three film releases. Her first release that year was the action drama Aag , in which she played her first leading role. Co-starring Govinda and Sonali Bendre , the film saw Shetty portray Bijli, a village belle who is actually an undercover policewoman assigned to arrest a murderer (played by Govinda) at any cost. Aag emerged as
6431-402: The artists, but he had refused her plea on the grounds that she should have filed a formal petition instead of writing a letter . During her stay on Celebrity Big Brother 5 , Shetty was the target of racism and bullying by some other housemates, chiefly Jade Goody , Jo O'Meara and Danielle Lloyd . After correcting Goody's mother, who mispronounced Shetty's name as 'Shiwpa', Shetty
6540-487: The box office. In 1995, Shetty starred in Hathkadi , where she was working alongside actors such as Saif Ali Khan , Govinda and Madhoo , but they failed at the box office. She made her Tamil film debut with 1996 released Mr. Romeo alongside actors Prabhu Deva and Madhoo . The film was a sleeper musical hit at the box office. 1997 was one of her busiest years: she appeared in six different films, beginning with
6649-470: The captain of the volleyball team at her school. In 1991, after completing her tenth-grade examinations, Shetty began her career as a model with a Limca television commercial and subsequently featured in several other commercials and advertisements, following which she began receiving offers for film roles. Shetty continued to pursue her career as a model until she became an actress. In September 1992, Shetty signed for and began working on her first film –
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#17328020210086758-433: The comedy film Hungama 2 and has since starred in the action series Indian Police Force (2024). In addition to her screen work, Shetty is a celebrity endorser for various brands and products, and she has been vocal about personal issues such as feminism , vegetarianism and animal rights . Shetty has worked with PETA since 2006 as part of an advertising campaign against the use of wild animals in circuses. She
6867-406: The dance reality show, Nach Baliye . It premiered on 26 April 2015 on Star Plus. The series was produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under their banner Balaji Telefilms . The series aired from Monday to Saturday nights and on Sunday evenings. The season ended on 19 July 2015. It was hosted by Rithvik Dhanjani and Karan Patel . Marzi Pestonji , Preity Zinta and Chetan Bhagat were
6976-485: The ensemble drama Life in a... Metro (2007), and the sports drama Apne (2007), and gained attention for the song "Shut Up & Bounce" from Dostana (2008). This was followed by a hiatus from acting. In 2006, she ventured into reality television by judging the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa . In early 2007, Shetty joined the fifth series of the UK reality show Celebrity Big Brother , ultimately winning
7085-504: The film Rishtey (2002). Her comic performance as an eccentric fisherwoman was appreciated and she received her second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress, in addition to nominations for Best Comedian as well. In 2004, Shetty appeared in the police drama Garv , in which she portrayed a Muslim orphan and disillusioned table dancer starring opposite Salman Khan . According to Shetty, she chose to do
7194-411: The film and HIV in general, Shetty said: "Why not a film on HIV positive patients? It is a social stigma in our society. We made this film to highlight this problem ... This film will bring about social awareness about AIDS in our country. It is high time we talked about this in our society". In March 2006, various sources reported Shetty's joining PETA as part of an advertising campaign against
7303-462: The film because she liked the subject. She received widespread critical acclaim for her performance in Phir Milenge , in which she played a successful city high-flyer who contracts HIV from unprotected sex and becomes a social outcast as a result. The film, based on 1993's Philadelphia , was perceived to have tackled a social taboo as yet unaddressed by Bollywood. The film earned Shetty
7412-415: The film featured Shetty in the supporting role of Seema Chopra, a girl who is murdered by her revenge-seeking boyfriend, played by Khan. Baazigar proved to be a major box office hit and finished up as the fourth-highest-grossing film of the year . Both the film as well as Shetty's performance received critical appreciation; Shetty received nominations for Best Female Debut and Best Supporting Actress at
7521-405: The film was critically acclaimed and Shetty's performance was appreciated, with Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN writing: "It's a terrific performance and unquestionably Shetty's best to date". Her second release, alongside three Deols ( Dharmendra , Sunny and Bobby ), the family drama Apne , was also a box office success. Shetty starred in the unreleased 2010 Indo-Chinese drama The Desire ,
7630-491: The film. In 1999, she appeared in commercial success Jaanwar alongside Akshay Kumar and Karishma Kapoor . In 2000, Shetty received acclaim for her role in the musical romantic drama Dhadkan , which earned reasonable takings at the Indian box office. She received several nominations under the Best Actress category at various award ceremonies. She would later go on to star with Anil Kapoor and Karisma Kapoor in
7739-439: The first female cop in his Cop universe. In February 2006, Shetty lent support to a BBC World Service Trust television show designed to tackle the problem of HIV-AIDS in India. According to reports, she participated in order to show solidarity with HIV-AIDS sufferers. According to Shetty, the issue was particularly close to her heart as she had portrayed an HIV-positive sufferer in her 2004 film Phir Milenge . Speaking about
7848-400: The hosts for the show. Vivek Dahiya and Divyanka Tripathi were declared as the winners. Nach Baliye 9 is the ninth season of the dance reality show, Nach Baliye . It premiered on 19 July 2019. Produced by Salman Khan , it was judged by Raveena Tandon & Ahmed Khan and hosted by Manish Paul & Waluscha De Sousa . Vighnesh Pande and his puppet character 'Anna' appeared as
7957-406: The judges. Kunwar Amar, Karanvir Bohra, Mukti Mohan , Sargun Mehta and Salman Yusuf Khan also appeared in a special episode. Nach Baliye 8 is the eighth season of the dance reality show, Nach Baliye . It premiered on 2 April 2017 on Star Plus. The show was produced by BBC Worldwide . Sonakshi Sinha , Terence Lewis and Mohit Suri were the judges. Karan Tacker and Upasana Singh were
8066-413: The judges. Sangeeta Ghosh and Shabbir Ahluwalia hosted the season. SOL Productions produced the second season as well. Nach Baliye 3 is the third season of the dance reality show, Nach Baliye . It started on 21 September 2007 and ended on 22 December 2007 with Sanjeeda Sheikh and Aamir Ali as the winners. The judges were Vaibhavi Merchant , Isha Koppikar and David Dhawan . The winners of
8175-544: The judges. Each week one couple is eliminated based on public voting and their scores. In Season 9, the contestant ratings were changed to be on a scale from 1 to 100. In 2012, when season 5 premiered the show did very well throughout the season. The grand premiere has gained 4.1 TRP. Nach Baliye 1 is the first season of the dance reality show, Nach Baliye . It started on 17 October 2005 and ended on 19 December 2005 with Sachin Pilgaonkar and Supriya Pilgaonkar as
8284-539: The last 125 years, there are no academic studies of any of them – of their use in South Africa, their evolution and current decline. Hindi is adopted as the third official court language in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi . As a result of this status, the Indian workforce in UAE can file their complaints to the labour courts in the country in their own mother-tongue. Hindi is the lingua franca of northern India (which contains
8393-438: The left-over chicken soup down the toilet and had caused a blockage, housemate Jack Tweed suggested that she should pick the bones out with her teeth and allegedly referred to her as a "fucking Paki ", although show producers denied this and stated that the word used was " cunt ". During a fierce argument, Goody told Shetty that she needed to "spend a day in the slums", although the media falsely reported this as "go back to
8502-516: The name "The Gabbar Singh of the South" due to her villainous role in the film. The same year, she starred in the film Fareb with her younger sister Shamita Shetty . Shetty had one release in 2006, the much delayed Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar . The film was a box office flop, but she got good reviews for her role as a not entirely likable wife. In 2006, she was a judge alongside Farah Khan & Sanjay Leela Bhansali on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa ,
8611-670: The oath now in Nepali. I might rather take it in English." Hindi is a protected language in South Africa . According to the Constitution of South Africa , the Pan South African Language Board must promote and ensure respect for Hindi along with other languages. According to a doctoral dissertation by Rajend Mesthrie in 1985, although Hindi and other Indian languages have existed in South Africa for
8720-476: The offer to act in the British EastEnders soap opera. Shetty was the subject of a Sky One documentary entitled The Real Shilpa Shetty , produced by British television production company Twofour . The large number of commercial offers that Shilpa received after winning Celebrity Big Brother 5 themselves became a reason for controversy with an increasing number of accusations about her riding
8829-582: The official language of the imperial court during the reign of Shah Jahan . It is recorded that Emperor Aurangzeb spoke in Hindvi . The Hindustani vernacular became an expression of Indian national unity during the Indian Independence movement , and continues to be spoken as the common language of the people of the northern Indian subcontinent, which is reflected in the Hindustani vocabulary of Bollywood films and songs. Standard Hindi
8938-451: The pictures were freeze-frame shots from a recent film that only exposed her navel . "As far as my photographs go, what is obscene about it? If navel-showing is obscenity, then our traditional Indian outfit – the traditional sari – should be banned in the first place." In January 2007, outgoing Chief Justice Y.K. Sabharwal confirmed that Shetty had written to him requesting that he enunciate guidelines against frivolous lawsuits against
9047-490: The place of the English borrowings (ṭeli)fon and ṭīvī . Hindi also features significant Persian influence, standardised from spoken Hindustani . Early borrowings, beginning in the mid-12th century, were specific to Islam (e.g. Muhammad , Islām ) and so Persian was simply an intermediary for Arabic. Later, under the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire , Persian became the primary administrative language in
9156-522: The progressive use of Hindi language and impose restrictions on the use of the English language by the union government. In practice, the official language commissions are constantly endeavouring to promote Hindi but not imposing restrictions on English in official use by the union government. At the state level, Hindi is the official language of the following Indian states: Bihar , Chhattisgarh , Haryana , Himachal Pradesh , Jharkhand , Madhya Pradesh , Rajasthan , Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand . Hindi
9265-425: The protests are "just a manifestation of the anger of the general public" and that there was "nothing wrong with expressing contempt at such an act". Shetty responded to these protests by saying, "I understand this (kissing) is his (Gere's) culture, not ours. But this was not a big thing or so obscene for people to overreact in such a manner. I struggle to understand these people's sentiments, but mainly I do not want
9374-497: The racial comments on UK television resulted in national and international media coverage, responses from the UK and Indian governments, and the show's suspension during the 2008 season. Many agencies and corporations cancelled their contracts with the housemates accused of racism, citing the allegations as the reason for the terminations. Also, many sponsors of the Big Brother series cancelled or suspended their sponsorship of
9483-485: The romantic drama Gaata Rahe Mera Dil – to be directed by Dilip Naik which tells the story of a girl involved in a love triangle between two men (played by Ronit Roy and Rohit Roy ). However, the film went unreleased, which meant that Shetty's debut release was her next film, Abbas-Mustan 's thriller Baazigar , alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol . Inspired by the Hollywood film A Kiss Before Dying (1956),
9592-416: The runners-up. Sara Khan did a cameo dance performance in the wild card special episode along with Paras Chhabra . Writing for Rediff.com , Paloma Sharma gave the show 2.5 stars out of 5 in its first week, stating "perhaps the hosts and the judges could keep their clothes on and refrain from excessive flirting since Nach Baliye does happen to be a 'family show'." Nach Baliye 7 is the seventh season of
9701-502: The same language, Hindustani or Hindi-Urdu. Hindi is the most commonly used scheduled language in India and is one of the two official languages of the union , the other being English. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan and is one of 22 scheduled languages of India , also having official status in Uttar Pradesh , Jammu and Kashmir , Delhi , Telangana , Andhra Pradesh and Bihar . Hindi
9810-599: The second season, Hussain Kuwajerwala and Tina Kuwajerwala, hosted the show. It was produced by Diamond Pictures and moved from Star One to Star Plus . It was created by Anil Jha who was also the Showrunner for Season 3,4, and later 9. Nach Baliye 4 is the fourth season of the dance reality show, Nach Baliye . It started on 17 October 2008 and ended on 1 February 2009 with Shalin Bhanot and Dalljiet Kaur as
9919-555: The series. During her stay, Shetty received international media coverage and attention for the racism she endured from several of her housemates. Her win was followed by a spot hosting the second season of the Indian version of the show, Bigg Boss in 2008. Shetty has since appeared as a judge on several dance and music reality-competition shows, including Zara Nachke Dikha (2010), Nach Baliye (2012–2020) and Super Dancer (2016–2021), and she has made appearances on Indian Idol (2021–2023). She returned to acting in 2021 with
10028-455: The set of Insaaf (1997), the latter having just broken up with actress Raveena Tandon . Shetty spoke openly about her relationship with Kumar. The Indian media speculated that she had got engaged, and reported that Kumar wanted Shetty to quit films and settle down. Shetty had stated, however, that she had no plans to marry. The couple broke up in 2000 whilst filming Dhadkan . In February 2009, Shetty got engaged to Raj Kundra , with whom she
10137-509: The show, Goody stated that she understood her comments appeared as racist and apologised for any offence caused. On 14 February 2007, Shetty said "Jade and Danielle did apologise. And I've forgiven them. Anyone, who knows me, knows I forgive and forget easily." On 17 February 2007, Shetty said that she wanted to forgive Jo O'Meara, but she and other Celebrity Big Brother contestants had difficulty contacting her. After Goody apologised to Shetty for her behaviour, Tweed stated that he
10246-585: The show. After conducting an investigation, Ofcom ruled that Channel 4 had breached the Ofcom code of conduct, and statutory sanctions were placed on the network. On 15 April 2007, the American actor Richard Gere hugged and kissed Shetty repeatedly on the cheek during an AIDS-awareness event. In response, a number of protesters, including members of the Hindu nationalist political party Shiv Sena , beat burning
10355-429: The size of their bodies, for a few minutes each day to be forced into the ring to perform tricks which make no sense and are upsetting to them. The best way to help animals suffering in circuses is to boycott the circus". Shetty revealed in a later interview that she felt strongly about this cause and that she was appalled to hear of the cruel treatment suffered by such animals. "I thought I should stop that. If I can make
10464-468: The slums". Claiming that she did not know Shilpa's surname, Goody referred to her as "Shilpa Fuckawallah", "Shilpa Daroopa", and "Shilpa Poppadom ", later claiming that they were non-racist references to Indian food. Lloyd had opined that Shetty's English-speaking skills were lacking and said she should "fuck off home". Shetty had been reduced to tears on several occasions, telling fellow housemate Ian Watkins : "I feel like I'm losing my dignity." After
10573-471: The transition from Middle Indo-Aryan to Hindi are: During the period of Delhi Sultanate in medieval India , which covered most of today's north India, eastern Pakistan, southern Nepal and Bangladesh and which resulted in the contact of Hindu and Muslim cultures , the Sanskrit and Prakrit base of Old Hindi became enriched with loanwords from Persian , evolving into the present form of Hindustani. Hindi achieved prominence in India after it became
10682-463: The use of wild animals in circuses. According to a PETA India press release, Shetty is a long-time PETA supporter and has assisted the campaign by posing for photographs in a figure-hugging tiger costume. She explained that her crouching in a cage was uncomfortable during the photoshoot, but that her discomfort was insignificant compared to the pain suffered by the creatures. "These once dignified animals only leave their cages, which are barely larger than
10791-509: The winners. Karan Wahi and Gautam Rode hosted the season. The judges were Shilpa Shetty , Sajid Khan and Terrence Lewis . Nach Baliye Shriman V/s Shrimati is an extension of the Nach Baliye series, and ran in April 2013. In Shriman V/s Shrimati , the celebrity couples did not dance together but instead competed against each other. The series ended in a tie. Gurmeet Choudhary
10900-493: The winners. Sanjeeda Sheikh and Aamir Ali were the initial hosts but Sara Khan and Ali Merchant hosted in Week 5 and Hiten Tejwani and Gauri Pradhan Tejwani hosted in Week 8. Farah Khan , Karisma Kapoor , and Arjun Rampal were the judges. Nach Baliye 5 is the fifth season of the dance reality show - Nach Baliye . It started on 29 December 2012 and ended on 23 March 2013 with Mahhi Vij and Jay Bhanushali as
11009-462: The winners. The judges were Saroj Khan , Malaika Arora Khan and Farhan Akhtar with Sangeeta Ghosh and Shabbir Ahluwalia serving as the hosts. The series was produced by SOL Productions. Nach Baliye 2 is the second season of the dance reality show, Nach Baliye . It started on 25 September 2006 and ended on 18 December 2006 with Hussain Kuwajerwala and Tina Kuwajerwala as the winners. Saroj Khan , Malaika Arora Khan and Kunal Kohli were
11118-677: The world including first and second language speakers. Hindi is the fastest growing language of India , followed by Kashmiri , Meitei , Gujarati and Bengali according to the 2011 census of India . The term Hindī originally was used to refer to inhabitants of the Indo-Gangetic Plain . It was borrowed from Classical Persian هندی Hindī ( Iranian Persian pronunciation: Hendi ), meaning ' of or belonging to Hind (India) ' (hence, ' Indian ' ). Another name Hindavī ( हिन्दवी ) or Hinduī ( हिन्दुई ) (from Persian هندوی 'of or belonging to
11227-511: Was born in Mangalore , Karnataka in a Tulu speaking Bunt family. Her mother Sunanda and late father Surendra Shetty were both manufacturers of tamper-proof water caps in the pharmaceutical industry. She is Shamita Shetty 's elder sister. Shetty was educated at St. Anthony's Girls High School, Chembur and at Podar College in Matunga . A trained Bharatanatyam dancer, she was
11336-874: Was co-owner of the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket team Rajasthan Royals . The two married on 22 November 2009. Shetty gave birth to a son on 21 May 2012. The couple had a second child, a girl, on 15 February 2020 via surrogacy . Shetty established herself as one of the leading actresses of the 90s. Nayanika Das of Filmfare termed Shetty the "most vivacious and hard-working" actress. Shetty has appeared in Forbes India 's Celebrity 100 list from 2012 to 2016 and 2019. She ranked at 58th position with an estimated annual income of ₹ 126 million (US$ 1.5 million) in her debut. In 2019, she ranked 75th with an estimated annual income of ₹ 22.6 million (US$ 270,000). Rediff.com named Shetty
11445-528: Was declared the Best Performer of the series. Nach Baliye 6 is the sixth season of the dance reality show, Nach Baliye . It premiered on 9 November 2013 on Star Plus. Shilpa Shetty , Sajid Khan and Terrence Lewis were the judges and Gautam Rode and Karan Wahi hosted the season. Rithvik Dhanjani and Asha Negi were declared as the winners of Nach Baliye Season 6 on 1 February 2014. Gurmeet Choudhary and Debina Bonnerjee were declared
11554-572: Was envisioned that Hindi would become the sole working language of the Union Government by 1965 (per directives in Article 344 (2) and Article 351), with state governments being free to function in the language of their own choice. However, widespread resistance to the imposition of Hindi on non-native speakers, especially in South India (such as those in Tamil Nadu ) led to the passage of
11663-568: Was in the 2014 film Dishkiyaoon , where she appeared in the song 'Tu Mere Type Ka Nahi Hai'. She made her comeback to films after 14 years, with the 2021 film Hungama 2 which received widely negative reviews. Shetty next appeared in Nikamma alongside Abhimanyu Dassani and Shirley Setia . She starred in the female-led comedy Sukhee with Amit Sadh . Shetty next starred in Rohit Shetty 's series ' Indian Police Force ', joining as
11772-510: Was mocked for her Indian accent and was branded "The Indian" and was referred to as a "dog" by Lloyd. Referring to Shetty, O'Meara generalised that all Indians were thin because they were "sick all the time" as a result of undercooking their food, following their belief that Shetty had undercooked a chicken, which had given O'Meara diarrhea. Lloyd also mentioned that she disliked Shetty touching her food because she did not "know where her hands have been". After Shetty had attempted to dispose of
11881-421: Was very disappointed with Goody for apologising, and called Shetty a " dick " after previously describing her as a " wanker ". Shetty speculated that she might be a victim of racism, but later retracted it by claiming: "People say things in anger." In May 2007, Lloyd attended the premiere of Shetty's film Life in a... Metro in London, in which the two were photographed together. The screening of
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