Kashmira Shah (born 2 December 1970 in Mumbai) is an Indian actress and model. She is the Granddaughter of famous Hindustani classical singer, Anjanibai Lolekar. She has appeared in a number of Hindi and Marathi films. Kashmira Shah is a half Maharashtrian and half Gujarati. Kashmira Shah has also won many beauty contests such as Miss University World and Miss India talent winner.
Kashmira Shah studied at Jai Hind college before embarking on her modeling career.
Kashmira Shah
has appeared in many Hindi films, most notably, Yes Boss, Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha, Jungle and My Bollywood Bride. Kashmira Shah also made a special appearance in a song in the film, Murder. Kashmira Shah is considered to be one of the best dancers of her generation and best known for her acclaimed dancing numbers in films like Vaastav and Aankhen. Kashmira Shah was nominated for 'Best Female in a Negative Role' for the film, Jungle at Screen Videocon Awards in 2000.
In 2006, Kashmira Shah appeared in Big Boss, the Indian version of Big Brother, where she was eliminated quickly. She also appeared with her boyfriend, Krushna, a Bhojpuri film star, in Nach Baliye . She was recently ranked among the Top 35 All Time Actresses of India.
Kashmira Shah has made the move from item girl to "it" girl. People first saw her in Yes Boss, recognised her after Vaastav and loved her because of Jungle. These are the three landmarks in her career. In 1993 she won the 'Miss World University India' and went on to national contest in South Korea and won the 'Miss Talent award'. In 1995 Inaugurated the 'Miss Globe' and was 'Miss Globe India'. Resulted in Best National Costume award and was in the top 5.