subject: Himani Shivpuri - Bollywood Actress [print this page] Himani Shivpuri is a Bollywood actressHimani Shivpuri is a Bollywood actress. She is also a television actor and a theatre personality. She is famous for her roles in films, like hum aapke hain kaun (1994), kuch kuch hota hain (1998) and umrao jaan (2006).
Himani Shivpuri was born on 17 June 1964 in Dehradun. Her father, Haridutt Bhatt, was a Hindi teacher at Doon School, Dehradun. It is the same school from where she completed her studies. Even during her school days she was actively involved in drama.
After completing her graduation in Organic Chemistry, Himani took admission in the National School of Drama (NSD) in Delhi. She graduated in 1984 from NSD and started performing plays. She eventually started acting in films.
She was married to actor Gyan Shivpuri, who died in 1995. She has a son, Katayayan. Her brother works in ONGC at Dehradun.
In the year 2009, Himani Shivpuri did four films. In Life partner (2009), she played the role of Govinda client. Rumi Jaffery directed this film. It did average business at the Box Office. It also starred Govinda, Fardeen Khan, Tusshar Kapoor, Prachi Desai and Genelia Douza. In Do knot disturb (2009), she played the role of Riteish Deshmukh mother. David Dhawan directed this film. It did below average business at the Box Office. It also starred Govinda, Riteish Deshmukh, Sushmita Sen and Lara Dutta.
In Radio (2009), she played a small role. Ishaan Trivedi directed this film. It did below average business at the Box Office. It also starred Himesh Reshammiya, Sonal Sehgal, Shenaz Treasurywala and Urwashi Yadav.
In De dana dan (2009), she played a small role. Priyadarshan directed this film. It did above average business at the Box Office. It also starred Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Katrina Kaif, Neha Dhupia and Paresh Rawal. In the year 2010, Himani Shivpuri did three films. In Fauj mein mauj (2010), she played a small role. Murali Nagavally directed this film. It did average business at the Box Office. It also starred Mallika Sherawat, Paresh Rawal, Lillete Dubey and Rajpal Yadav.
In Toh baat pakki! (2010), she played the role of Vatsal Seth mother. Kedar Shinde directed this film. It did average business at the Box Office. It also starred Tabu, Vatsal Seth, Sharman Joshi, Ayub Khan and Yuvika Chaudhry. In Milenge milenge (2010), she played the role of Mrs. Gandhi. Satish Kaushik directed this film. It did below average business at the Box Office. It also starred Shahid Kapur, Kareena Kapoor and Aarti Chhabria.
Himani Shivpuri acted in a Tamil film Mayaavi (2005). She played the role of Jyothika mother. D. P. Singapuli directed this film. It did average business at the Box Office. Its star cast also included Jyothika, Roja, Sathyan, Surya Sivakumar and Vijaykant.
Himani Shivpuri has acted in television shows such as Dollar bahu (2001 to 2004). She played the role of a mother in law. It also starred Ismail Bashey, Kunika, Deepak Parashar and Chandni Toor. She became famous for her role as Devki Bhojai in the serial Humrahi.
In Majha naseeb tujha hathi: jai ganesh (2005), she played the role of kaushalya. it also starred sudhir dalvi, devendra duha, shakuntala duha and manmauji. in hamari betiyoon ka vivaah (2008), she played the role of kulraj kohli. it also starred shalini chandran, raju kher, pariva pranati, sonali suryavanshi and roopal tyagi.
She has also acted in serials such as India calling (2005) and Ghar ek sapna (2005). She is currently acting in Baat humari pakki hai (2010).
In 2011, Himani Shivpuri is doing one film. In Meena (2011), she is playing the role of Ainul Bibi. Colin K. Gray, Lucy Liu and Megan Raney are directing this film. It is also starring Tannishtha Chatterjee, Vikas Shrivastav, Prerna Punjabi, Almaas and Sparsh Khanchandani.
