Shilpa Saklani is an Indian television actress known for her role as Ganga Sahil Virani in ''

Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' ( ''Because a mother-in-law was once a daughter-in-law, too'') is an Indian Hindi-language soap opera that aired from 4 July 2000 to 7 November 2008 on Star Plus. The show was co-produced by Shobha Kapoor ...

'' and Vidhi in ''

Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin ''Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin'' () is an Indian soap opera which aired on Sony Entertainment Television from 1 September 2003 to 4 May 2006. The series was an Indian-themed version of the Colombian drama ''Yo soy Betty, la fea''. Plot Based large ...

''. She was a contestant on the reality shows '' Nach Baliye 1'' and ''

Bigg Boss 7 ''Bigg Boss 7'' also known as ''Bigg Boss: Jannat Ka Wow Aur Jahannam Ka Aaw Dekhege Saath Saath'' or simply ''Bigg Boss: Saath Saat'' is the seventh season of the Indian reality TV series ''Bigg Boss'' which aired on TV channel Colors TV fro ...

''.

Early life

In 2004, she married actor

Apurva Agnihotri Apurva Agnihotri is an Indian model and actor known for his role as Armaan Suri in ''Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin''. He also participated in ''Nach Baliye'' and ''Bigg Boss''. Personal life In 2004, he married television actress Shilpa Saklani. In D ...

Career

Shilpa started her career with '' Tere Liye'', a movie starring

Arjun Punj Arjun Punj (born 26 July) is an Indian television and film actor. Punj is notable for playing the antagonist role as Dr. Aman in Star TV's show in long running television show '' Sanjivani''.Na Tum Jaano Na Hum ''Na Tum Jaano Na Hum'' () is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film starring Saif Ali Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Esha Deol. This is the first film where Roshan and Khan act together. The film was directed by Arjun Sablok and produced ...

. She joined

Ekta Kapoor Ekta Kapoor (born 7 June 1975) is an Indian television producer, film producer and director who works in Hindi cinema and soap opera. She is the joint managing director and creative head of Balaji Telefilms Limited, which was founded in 1994. ...

's ''

'' as Ganga from 2002 until the end of the show in 2008. She was later seen in ''

Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat ''Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat'' is an Indian thriller anthology television show that was first broadcast on Sony TV from 16 August 2002 to 9 May 2004. The broadcast consisted mainly of small stories in a mini format. The show stars Pallavi Kulkar ...

'' and played the lead role in '' Lavanya''. In 2005, Saklani participated in '' Nach Baliye 1'' with Apurva. Saklani acted in shows ''

Kkusum ''Kkusum'' is an Indian television series produced by Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms which aired on Sony Entertainment Television from 14 May 2001 to 30 November 2005. and directed by Jasbir Bhati. The show follows the journey of a young, hardwo ...

'', ''

''. In 2009, she participated in

Imagine TV Imagine TV was a Hindi general entertainment channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System, and based in New Delhi. The channel was known for shows such as '' Ramayan (2008), Chandragupta Maurya, '' Swayamvar'', ''Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo'', ''M ...

's '' Pati Patni Aur Woh''. In 2012, she participated in ''

Survivor India ''Survivor India'' is an Indian reality television game show franchise based on the Swedish show ''Expedition Robinson'' created in 1997 by Charlie Parsons. It is produced by Banijay India. Subsequently, the show was syndicated internationally ...

''. In 2013, along with her husband Apurva, Saklani participated in

Colors TV Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment broadcast network owned by Viacom18. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime and television films. History It was launched on 2 ...

's ''

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'' in its '' seventh season''. She survived for five week until she got evicted.

Personal life

Saklani married popular television and film actor

in 2004.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

* Living people Indian television actresses Indian soap opera actresses 1982 births Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants {{tv-actor-stub