Shveta Salve is an Indian television actress and model, best known as the 1st runner-up of the dance reality show ''
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 1''.
Early life and education
Born in Chembur, Mumbai to Deepak and Hema Salve, sister of Sharvil. She studied in Loreto Convent School in Chembur and graduated with a
BA degree
Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...
from
Sophia College
Sophia College (Autonomous) is an undergraduate women's college established in 1941 by Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It is affiliated to the University of Mumbai. The governing body of The Society for the Higher Education of Women in In ...
,
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
.
She displayed her talent in school dramas and dance performances. In her college
festival
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Shveta won the title of Miss Kaleidoscope.
Career
![Shweta-Salve](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Shweta-Salve.jpg)
Shveta was one of the main actors in ''
Hip Hip Hurray
Hip hip hooray (also hippity hip hooray; ''Hooray'' may also be spelled and pronounced hoorah, hurrah, hurray etc.) is a cheer called out to express congratulation toward someone or something, in the English-speaking world and elsewhere.
By a sol ...
'', a television serial on
Zee TV
Zee TV (stylised as ZEE TV) is a Hindi general entertainment pay television channel in India. It was launched on 2 October 1992, as the first privately owned TV channel in the country. It is owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Zee TV also ...
in 1998 and 2001. Shweta acted in TV serials like ''Lipstick'' and ''Saarrkar'', but she became popular in her role as Dr Ritu Mishra in ''
Left Right Left'' on
SAB TV
Sony SAB (formerly SAB TV) is an Indian pay television channel owned by Culver Max Entertainment.
History
Sony SAB was launched as SAB TV by Gautam Adhikari and Markand Adhikari under their company Sri Adhikari Brothers (thus the acronym) on ...
. She made her feature film debut with ''
Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi'' (1999), which was also the feature film debut of host of actors including,
Rinke Khanna
Rinke Khanna (born Rinkle Jatin Khanna; 27 July 1977) is an Indian former actress. She is the youngest daughter of actress Dimple Kapadia and actor Rajesh Khanna, sister of Twinkle Khanna. She made her film debut with ''Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi'' ...
,
Sanjay Suri
Sanjay Suri (born 6 April 1971) is an Indian actor and film producer of Hindi cinema. He made his debut in the film '' Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi (1999)''. He went on to star in many supporting roles, but finally got his big break with '' Jhankaar ...
,
Dino Morea
Dino Morea (born 9 December 1975) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films.
Early life
Dino Morea was born in Bangalore to an Italian father and an Indian mother. His mother hails from Kalamassery in Kochi. He is the second of three broth ...
and
Akashdeep Saigal
Akashdeep Saigal is an Indian television actor known for his portrayal of ''Ansh Virani'' and ''Eklavya Virani'' in '' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' as well as participating in '' Bigg Boss 5''.
Personal life
Saigal's father and older brot ...
, though the film didn't do well at the box office. She later appeared in TV series like ''
Kittie Party'', ''Saarrkar'', ''Kahin Kissi Roz'' and a brief role in ''
Jassi Jaisi 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 participated in the first season of popular dance show ''
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa
''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'' is an Indian Hindi-language reality television show and the Indian version of BBC's '' Strictly Come Dancing'' and '' Dancing with the Stars''. The show pairs celebrities with professional dancers. Each couple performs pr ...
'' (2006). She paired with the choreographer
Longinus Fernandes
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and was the runner up. In 2007, she appeared as host of TV sports reality series, ''Cricket Star''.
She appeared on the cover of the April 2008 issue of
Maxim India magazine.
She participated in the second season of the famous reality show of Indian television ''
Khatron Ke Khiladi'' (Season 2), Indian version of ''
Fear Factor
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'' as a participant.
She also performed an item number in the 2011 film ''
Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji
''Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji'' () is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Madhur Bhandarkar, starring Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi and Omi Vaidya in the lead roles with Shazahn Padamsee, Shruti Haasan, Rituparna Sengupta, Tisca ...
'' and the 2011 film ''
Lanka
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''.
Personal life
She married her long-time boyfriend Hermit Sethi on 24 April 2012. She has a baby girl, born 2016
Filmography
Television shows
References
External links
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Female models from Mumbai
Indian film actresses
Living people
Marathi people
Sophia College for Women alumni
Participants in Indian reality television series
Indian television actresses
Indian soap opera actresses
Indian women television presenters
Indian television presenters
Actresses in Hindi television
21st-century Indian actresses
20th-century Indian actresses
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi participants
Year of birth missing (living people)