Shilpa Shetty sets pulses racing in hot pink ‘Barbie’ saree as she reveals mum’s selfless act to save her life
ACTRESS Silpa Shetty wowed crowds as she stepped out in a hot pink sari in Mumbai to promote her latest Bollywood movie.
The star, who won the UK version of Big Brother back in 2007, will appear in new film "Sukhee" which will be released on September 22.
Stunned onlookers gathered around the Bollywood starlet on the street and she posed for the camera in her dazzling outfit.
In comes as Shilpa revealed her own mother's selfless act to bring her daughter into the world.
In a recent interview she explained how her mother, Sunanda Shetty, experienced a complicated pregnancy and was advised by doctors to have an abortion.
However, she bravely persisted in carrying the baby and against all odds Shilpa survived.
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In an interview with Zoom Entertainment she said: “My mom told me that when I was conceived, she thought she was going to lose me, and the doctors suggested that she should abort the child because she went through a very difficult pregnancy.
"They thought she was going to have a miscarriage because she was constantly bleeding. I was stillborn. I just feel like I am a survivor.”
She added: “So, she always believed that I was here for a purpose, and that just makes me feel like films are just a catalyst in my life.
"I'm here to do something and maybe be a source of inspiration for people who are going through a lot.
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"If you see my social media, I'm constantly putting up messages because we are all having a hard time in life. Not everyone has it easy.”
The successful Bollywood actress - who is married to British-Indian businessman Raj Kundra - was spotted in Mumbai today promoting her new film “Sukhee” which is set to release later this month.
The film is described by IMDb as: “A light-hearted, slice-of-life story of Sukhpreet 'Sukhee' Kalra, a 38-year-old Punjabi housewife."
The 48-year-old actress has recently marked 30 years in the film industry and said: "Today look at me I am doing the biggest series, I have just finished filming a movie, I am doing a multilingual movie, I have nothing to complain about.
“We all have our journey, I have carved a niche on TV, my brands are doing well."
Although Shilpa has appeared mainly on Indian TV screens, she became famous in the UK for a blazing row she was involved in during her appearance on Celebrity Big Brother.
The row - which included racist comments directed at Shilpa - shocked the public so much that it led to Ofcom complaints soaring to more than 40,000.
