Shivangi Kolhapur is an Indian actress and singer. She is the wife of famous Bollywood actress Shakti Kapoor. She appeared in several Bollywood films including Do Anjaane (1976), Barood (1976) and Saajan Bina Suhagan (1978).
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Shivangi Kolhapur was born on Thursday, March 12, 1964 (age 59; as of 2023) in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. His zodiac sign is Pisces.
Old picture of Shivangi Kolhapur picture
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′5″
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
family and caste
He belongs to a Konkani Maharashtrian Brahmin family in Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
parents and siblings
His father, Pandit Pandarinath Kolhapur, was an Indian classical music maestro from Pandarpur in Maharashtra. He started his journey as a young artist under Pandit Krishanrao Kolhapure, a famous violin player and vocalist. Pandarinath Kolhapur suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized for four days before he died on August 15, 2015.
Shivangi Kolhapur with her father and sisters
Shivangi’s mother Nirupama Prabhu used to work as a ground staff with Air India. He belonged to a Saraswat Brahmin (Hindu Brahmin) family from Mangalore. Nirupama passed away in 2006.
Shivangi Kolhapur’s mother, Nirupama Prabhu
Shivangi has two younger sisters named Padmini Kolhapur and Tejaswini Kolhapur.
Shivangi Kolhapur (centre) with her sisters
Her elder sister, Padmini Kolhapur, is an Indian actress and singer. On August 15, 1986, Padmini married Indian film producer Pradeep Sharma. They have a son named Priyank Sharma who is an Indian actor.
Padmini Kolhapur and her husband, Pradeep Sharma
Her younger sister, Tejaswini Kolhapure Saraswati, is an Indian supermodel and actress. In 2007, she married Pankaj Saraswat, the director of Star One, an Indian reality stand-up comedy series The Great Indian Laughter Challenge. In 2015, they had a daughter named Vedika Saraswati.
Tejaswini Kolhapure Saraswat with Pankaj Saraswat
husband and children
In 1980, when Shivangi was shooting for the Hindi film Kismet, he first met Shakti Kapoor on the sets of the film. At first they became friends, and then they fell in love. They secretly dated for almost two years and then decided to get married. Shivangi’s parents were strict and when she expressed her desire to marry Shakti, her parents locked her in a room. They didn’t like Shakti because she was 12 years older than Shivangi and they didn’t like Shakti’s negative roles in films. On December 13, 1982, the court marriage of Shakti and Shivangi took place. During an interview, recalling those days, Shakti said:
Shivangi and I ran away and got married. He is a Maharashtrian and I am a Punjabi. I played a villain and my reputation was not good. His family didn’t agree to the marriage, so we had to run away. He was 18 when we got married (in 1982). When he was 19, my son Siddhant was born. It was the first time Shivangi’s mother spoke to him after our marriage when she came to meet him at Breach Candy Hospital.’
Old photo of Shakti Kapoor and Shivangi Kolhapur
Shakti also said,
Shivangi’s family did not approve of our relationship. My father Sikandarlal Kapur came to know about this in Delhi, he decided not to talk to me. The mother once asked to meet the girl. As soon as he saw Shivangi, who is 10-12 years younger than me, Badi Pyaar looked like Bachi Hai (he said he is really good). She sang two lines and my father stood up and asked her how she sings so well. I told him that Lata ji is his first cousin, he stood up and said, “Teri sab galtiyaan maaf (all your mistakes are forgiven) as you have married into such a big family.” He asked her to sing Lata Ji’s song and shared that she is a big fan of her. As soon as Shivangi sang, he immediately got emotional.”
Their son, Siddhanth Kapoor, is an actor and assistant director. Their daughter Shraddha Kapoor is a Bollywood actress.
Shivangi Kolhapur with her husband and children
other relatives
Shivangi’s paternal grandmother is the half-sister of Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar, who is the father of Lata Mangeshkar, Hridainath Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Meena Khadikar and Usha Mangeshkar.
Shivangi Kolhapur with her paternal aunt, uncle, sisters and two children
religion
He follows Hinduism.
Career
movie
Beautiful
Shivangi Kolhapur started her journey as an actress with the 1976 film ‘Do Anjaane’ starring Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha.
Shivangi Kolhapur with Kishore Kumar and RD Burman on the sets of ‘Do Anjaane’ (1976)
In 1980, Shivangi appeared as Moti’s sister (played by Mithun Chakraborty) in the Hindi film Kismet. Other films in which Shivangi appeared are Barood (1976) and Saajan Bina Suhagan (1978). Shivangi worked in the costume department for the film ‘Ek Nai Paheli’ (1984).
singer
In 1973, Shivangi made his singing debut at the age of 9 in the film Yaadon Ki Baaraat. He lent his voice to many songs from popular Hindi films, including Kitab (1977) and Dushman Dost (1981). He voiced in collaboration with Padmin Kolhapur in the song “Masterji Ki Aa Gayi Chitthi” from the film Kitaab (1977) and the song “Mere Bahna Badi Pyari Hai”. The song titled Mere Bahna Badi Pyari Hai was also sung by Guinness World Record holder and Shivangi’s aunt Asha Bhonsle and Shivangi’s sister Padmini Kolhapure. In 1973, he collaborated with 2001 Bharat Ratna recipient Lata Mangeshkar for the song Yaadon Ki Baaraat. In 1974, he lent his voice to the song ‘Ovalite Bhauraya’ from the movie Ovalite Bhauraya. In 1976, he collaborated with Kishore Kumar on the song ‘Luk Chhip Luk Chhip Jao Na’ from the film ‘Do Anjaane’.
Facts/Trivia
- She is fondly called Shiva by her family and is called Shivangi Kolhapur Kapoor.
- Shivangi practices Theta Healing and Sukyo Mahikari (the Japanese discipline of light healing). He organized several music workshops where healing can be done through ragas and suras (musical notes and melodies).
- During the interview, Shivangi revealed that her grandmother wanted her to become a singer.
- In 2007, Shakti Kapoor and Shivangi Kolhapur appeared as contestants in the popular dance reality television series Nach Baliye – Season 3, but the couple left the show after some time as Shivangi was suffering from back pain and was unable to perform.
- In the 1980 film Kismet, Shivangi’s sister, Padmini Kolhapur, was originally cast in the film, but due to her last-minute unavailability for the shoot, the directors decided to approach Shivangi as Shivangi was observed to share her sister’s (Padmini) looks and acting skills.
Shivangi Kolhapur (left) and Padmini Kolhapur (right) in their youth
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