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Sheetal Menon is an Indian model turned actress and director, who predominantly works in the Hindi film industry. He made his debut in the Hindi film industry with Bhram (2008).
Wiki/Biography
Sheetal Mukundan Menon was born in 1982. He is a Mangalorean Malayali. In 2003, after completing her schooling she shifted to Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He completed a Diploma in Culinary Arts from Le Cordon Bleu London, London, United Kingdom. During her time as a model, Sheetal enrolled in Anupam Kher’s Acting Institute in Mumbai, Maharashtra and attended a four-month course, Actor Prepares.
A photo of Sheetal Menon (third from left) as a student at Le Cordon Bleu in London
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 7″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: brown
Family
parents and siblings
His father Mukundan Menon was an officer in the Indian Army. His father was in Nashik, Maharashtra and Sheetal, his mother and his sister were in Kerala, India when Mukundan Menon suffered a heart attack and died in 1988. Sheetal was six years old and her sister was eight years old when Menon died. After his father’s death, his mother, Premlata, took a job in the Indian Army in Nashik, Maharashtra, where his father served. After her husband’s death, Premlata raised Sheetal and her elder sister.
Husband
On 27 December 2015, she married director Bejoy Nambiar in a private wedding ceremony held in Kochi, Kerala, India. They were married in a traditional Hindu Malayali wedding ceremony. Some reports suggest that they first met each other on the sets of Bejoy’s short film Raahu (2008) and later fell in love during the shooting of Shaitan (2011). A Malayali by birth, Bejoy worked predominantly in the Hindi film industry. In March 2015, some reports suggested that they were getting married, however, Bejoy denied the rumors and said there was no truth in them. Sheetal was his second wife. In 2007, Bejoy Nambiar married Juhi Babbar, daughter of Bollywood actors Raj Babbar and Nadira Babbar. However, in 2009 they announced that they were separating and got a divorce.
Wedding photo of Sheetal Menon and Bejoy Nambiar
Wedding photo of Sheetal Menon and Bejoy Nambiar
relationships/affairs
In 2006, Shital Menon and Bollywood actor John Abraham did an advertisement for Diet Pepsi. After the release of the advertisement, some reports suggested that they were dating and that John had advised Sheetal to avoid appearing in item dances as she had just started her career, and it would limit her opportunities. Could do. John was in a relationship with Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu at the time and his and Sheetal’s dating rumors reportedly upset Bipasha. However, both Sheetal and John denied these rumors and revealed that there was nothing going on between them.
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livelihood
modeling
Sheetal started modeling in 2003 and soon became a famous model of the country. She made her debut with an advertisement for Clinique All Clear and was also selected for the Lakme India Fashion Week 2003 held at the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She then walked the ramp for some of the biggest designers in the country and also appeared in several print and commercial advertisements. She also modeled twice for the Kingfisher calendar in 2005 and 2008.
A picture of Sheetal Menon from her modeling days
film
Hindi
In 2008, he debuted with Bhram. She played the role of Antara Y Tyagi opposite Dino Morea, the film failed at the box office. She had a liplock kiss with Dino in the film. In an interview, he revealed that initially it was a bit difficult for them to do the kissing scene as they did not know each other but later when they realized that this scene was important for the film, they started doing it.
Sheetal Menon with Dino Morea in illusion
In 2010, he was cast in My Name Is Khan directed by Karan Johar. He was then cast in the Indo-Chinese film The Desire (2011). Sheetal next appeared in Bejoy Nambiar’s Shaitan (2011). In 2013, she played the role of Susie in the film ‘David’ directed by Bejoy Nambiar. She was cast as Swara in the critically acclaimed ‘The River of Love’ (2021) directed by Aakash Khurana and won praise for her performance. The film was screened at several film festivals around the world.
Sheetal Menon with Akash Khurana in The River of Love
Tamil and Telugu
Sheetal made her Telugu debut in the film Julayi (2012) starring Allu Arjun and playing the role of Devayani opposite Sonu Sood. In 2013, she made her debut in the Tamil film industry with Bejoy Nambiar’s David. She was cast in Sagasam (2016), the Tamil remake of Julayi.
mini series
In 2019, he was cast in the Hindi anthology Flip. She was one of the main cast members in The Hunt Chapter and received praise for her performance.
Sheetal Menon in The Hunt
director
He made his directorial debut with the short film ‘Siblings’. She ended her hiatus and returned to the limelight with her siblings. Sheetal’s original plan was to make a small showreel, her husband Bejoy had a story and gave it to her to work on. He then worked on the story with the help of Arpita Chatterjee and shaped it according to his vision and likeness and prepared a draft which was different from Bejoy’s version. Sheetal Menon and Shivani Tanksale played lead roles in the short film and won critical appreciation and praise. The short film premiered at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Festival in 2019.
Sheetal Menon with Shivani Tanksale among siblings
award
- 2019: Critics’ Choice Shorts & Series Awards – Best Writing – Brother-Sister (shared with Bejoy Nambiar and Arpita Chatterjee)
- 2019: Critics’ Choice Shorts & Series Awards – Best Director (Fiction) – Brother-Sister
- 2019: Critics’ Choice Shorts & Series Awards – Best Film (Fiction) – Brother-Sister
A photo of Sheetal Menon with her awards at CCSSA 2019
Facts/General Knowledge
- In an interview, she revealed that she was very shy during her youth and struggled to meet people. Sheetal is a trained Indian classical dancer, specializing in Bharatanatyam, Odissi and Kathak. It was her mother who forced Sheetal to join dance classes during her childhood, despite her excuses. She trained under renowned Odissi dancer Daksha Mashruwala at the Sangeet Mahabharata Vidyalaya in Juhu, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- As a first-year college student, she wanted to participate in the College Youth Festival, however, due to her shy nature she could not even fill out the registration form and said that it was her sister who filled out the form for her. This was Sheetal’s first performance and she won the competition. In an interview, he revealed that this win was one of the few moments he enjoyed during his college time.
- In an interview, she revealed that before the filming of her directorial debut ‘Siblings’, she was adamant on doing detailed preparation and took several tests to gain a detailed understanding of the functioning of ventilator machines and gain detailed knowledge about it. Visited hospitals and ICU wards. Role of caregivers. She also said that when the filming of the short film was about to begin the location fee was suddenly increased and she revealed that she was very close to canceling the shoot and it was her husband and the film’s producer Bejoy Nambiar who insisted. And supported not to cancel it and move ahead.
- Sheetal enrolled in the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute during her college days, however, she did not complete the course as her family members were not happy with her interest in acting.
- In 2021, she won an Award of Merit for her performance as a lead actress in the film The River of Love.
- In 2009 she was nominated for Breakthrough Performance – Female (Jury’s Choice) at the Stardust Awards for her role in the Hindi film Bhram: An Illusion (2008).
- In an interview, she revealed that she taught dance at her friend Elizabeth Perera Pandit’s dance school in Chembur, Mumbai for a few months.
- Sheetal did an internship at Indigo Delicatessen in Mumbai, Maharashtra after completing her culinary course in London, United Kingdom. In an interview, she revealed that she left the hotel industry after three months because she found herself unhappy in the industry and also revealed that the workload was too demanding and tiring. She said that during that time she wanted to attend a workshop conducted by Atul Mongia and her husband Bejoy Nambiar enrolled her in Atul Mongia’s workshop after she confessed about his interest to Bejoy. She said that the workshop proved to be a defining moment in her life as it gave her confidence and she was able to convince herself to give acting a second chance.
- In an interview, she revealed that she liked commercial and print modeling more than ramp modeling, and added that she did not have any amazing experiences at Lakme Fashion Week (2003). She added that shooting for the Kingfisher calendar was something she enjoyed.
- She was associated with Getaway Pictures LLP, based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India and was one of the directors of Revanta Hometex (India) Pvt. Ltd., based in Thane, Maharashtra, India.
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