DEEPAL SHAW – Film Actress/Singer
Deepal Shaw (born 21 February 1986) in Shimla, Himachal
Pradesh and raised in Mumbai, Maharashtra, to parents originally from Africa. She
studied in ST. Mary'S High School, Vashi, Navi Mumbai.
Her mother was born in Lucknow, while her father was born in Africa. She has
a younger brother. She attended St. Xavier's College, where she pursued a BA
in Psychology.
As a child, her parents encouraged her to sing,
first giving her lessons when she was only Three months old.
Shaw began her career as a model, taking part in
the 2004 Miss India beauty pageant, advancing to
the final round before being cut. After this setback, she rededicated herself
to striving for success in the Indian entertainment industry, beginning a
career as a singer.
She released her first album (entitled Baby Doll,
after her adopted stage name) in 2004. She followed up her strong debut with Baby Doll Chapter 2,
featuring many hit remixes such as "Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar" and
"Rangeela Re."
Her music consists mainly of modernized remixes
of old Hindi
songs, entailing a very bass-heavy sound with some hip hop
elements. She is currently on Saregama
India Records. MTV India has largely been responsible for
promoting her music, by playing her sexy and extremely popular music videos.
Riding the waves of her burgeoning music career,
Shaw decided to parlay her success into a career in Bollywood. She signed on to
act in Hriday Shetty's Daag – The
Shades of Love. However, the project was shelved shortly thereafter.
She made her acting debut in Mahesh Bhatt's
controversial Kalyug, opposite Emraan Hashmi
and fellow-newcomer Kunal Khemu. Portraying a porn star.
In December 2005, she finished filming on her
second venture, Karma,
Confessions and Holi, directed by Manish Gupta. The
international, English-language film stars Sushmita Sen,
Randeep Hooda,
and Naomi
Campbell, and released in 2009.
She played a news reporter in A Wednesday.
Her movies include:
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2011
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2010
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2010
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2009
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2009
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Runway
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2008
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2008
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2008
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2006
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2005
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