Namrata Shirodkar (born 22 January 1972), is an Indian actress, producer and beauty pageant titleholder, who was crowned the Femina Miss India in 1993.

[2] She is best known for her works in films such as the Kachche Dhaage (1999), Ezhupunna Tharakan (1999), Vaastav: The Reality (1999) and Pukar (2000), for which she was nominated for the IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award.

[3] She also appeared in Astitva (2000), Dil Vil Pyar Vyar (2002), LOC Kargil (2003), and the British cinema Bride and Prejudice (2004), which was particularly successful in the UK.

[5] Namrata Shirodkar was born on 22 January 1972 in a Maharashtrian family of Goan origin.

She appeared in a brief role as a child artiste with Shatrughan Sinha in the 1977 film Shirdi Ke Sai Baba.