Shonali Nagrani
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Shonali Nagrani at the launch of Watch Time's magazine, July 2012.
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| Born |
December 20, 1983 Delhi, India |
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| Occupation | Actress, model, TV host |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Title(s) | Femina Miss India International 2003 |
| Major competition(s) |
Femina Miss India 2003 (Femina Miss India International 2003) Miss International 2003 (1st Runner Up) |
Shonali Nagrani (born 20 December 1983 in Delhi, India) is an entertainment television presenter and host of the IPL. Along with the IPL, she has also appeared in Hindi language films. She entered the Femina Miss India pageant in 2003 and was crowned Femina Miss India International, allowing her to compete in Miss International 2003, where she was crowned 1st runner up. Alongside appearances as a model, Nagrani has hosted the IPL, and has presented the show for four consecutive years. She was voted as one of India's "50 Most Desirable Women" for the year 2011 and 2012 by the Times of India.
Nagrani hails from a Sindhi Punjabi family in Delhi. She studied at Good Shepherd English School in Bengdubi, Bagdogra and Army Public School in Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi. She graduated from the Lady Shri Ram College in New Delhi in 2003. Nagrani's family also consists of a military background, as her father is a retired Indian Naval officer. In 2013, she married her boyfriend Shiraz Bhattacharya in Kerala.
She was crowned Femina Miss India International 2003 and as a result, she was selected as India's representative in Miss International for 2003. She was consequently entered and finished as 1st runner up at Miss International 2003 that was hosted in Tokyo, Japan. She also subsequently was given the chance to meet the Prince of Wales at a reception on his official tour of India in 2003. Since then, she has been an active model, appearing in shows for numerous modelling companies. She was voted as one of the top "50 Most Desirable Women" in 2011 and 2012 by the Times of India.
Nagrani has enjoyed success as a television presenter, featuring on Indian and British television. In her early career, she hosted Popcorn on Zoom TV. She also appeared as a guest TV presenter for the Christmas special episode of Indian Idol. In 2007, she made her entry into the GEC's with the Great Indian Laughter Challenge on Star One. She hosted the IIFA Awards in Dubai for Star Plus in 2007, which was followed by the GIIMA in Malaysia for Sony TV. Furthermore, she went on to feature as the host of Mr. and Ms. TV on Sony, and also worked as the presenter of the show for Salaam-e-Ishq (a couple based reality show) on Star One. Her other work includes hosting Filmy Cocktail and Dumdar Hits. She was also on Colors competing in Khatron Ke Khiladi in 2009. In 2011, she entered the Bigg Boss house as a contestant in the fifth season of the show, and went on to host the New Year special of the show with Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt.
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