Shweta Bachchan Nanda Explained

Shweta Bachchan Nanda
Nationality:Indian
Birth Name:Shweta Bachchan
Birth Date:1974 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Alma Mater:Boston University
Occupation:Journalist, host, model
Years Active:2006–present
Children:2
Father:Amitabh Bachchan
Mother:Jaya Bhaduri

Shweta Bachchan Nanda (in Sanskrit pronounced as /ˈbətːʃən/; born 17 March 1974) is an Indian columnist, author, and former model.[1] [2] [3] She has been a columnist for Daily News and Analysis and Vogue India, and is the author of the bestselling novel Paradise Towers.[4] She has worked as a model for television advertisement, and in 2018 launched her own fashion label, MXS.[5]

Personal life

Shweta Bachchan was born to Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan on 17 March 1974.[6] [7] She attended Boston University.

Bachchan married Escorts Group businessman Nikhil Nanda on 16 February 1997, who is the son of Hindi film actor-producer Raj Kapoor's daughter Ritu Nanda, and son of Rajan Nanda.[8] [9] The couple has two children, daughter Navya Naveli Nanda (born December 1997), an entrepreneur and son Agastya Nanda (born November 2000), an actor.[10]

Career

Bachchan Nanda modeled for the first time in September 2006, for a magazine entitled L'Officiel India. She appeared in the seventh annual issue of the same magazine, in June 2009, with her brother Abhishek Bachchan.

In 2007, Bachchan Nanda became the leader in the category – Next Generation – during NDTV Profit. A series of interviews was broadcast on the channel.[11] Since 2018, she has been the brand ambassador for Kalyan Jewellers.[1]

She has been a columnist with Daily News and Analysis and Vogue India.[12] [13] The Tribune praised her columns as "funny" and "insightful".[14]

Along with Monisha Jaising, she launched in 2018 the fashion label MXS.[15] [16] [17] [18]

In October 2018, Bachchan Nanda launched her debut novel, Paradise Towers, published by HarperCollins.[19] [20] [21] The book became a bestseller despite negative reviews.[22] [23] [24] Ishita Sengupta of The Indian Express reviewed the book, observing, "The novel, for all its elegance, ultimately, reads like it has a bunch of characters in search of a plot."[25]

Bachchan Nanda has also written the forewords for Aishwarya Rajinikanth's 2016 book Standing on an Apple Box: The Story of a Girl among the Stars[26] [27] and Rukhsana Eisa's book The Golden Code: Mastering the Art of Social Success.[28] [29]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. News: Wear it like Shweta . 10 December 2020 . . 21 June 2018 . en.
  2. News: Amitabh And Jaya Bachchan Cheer For Daughter Shweta at Her Book Launch . NDTV.com . 11 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181011111217/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/amitabh-and-jaya-bachchan-cheer-for-daughter-shweta-at-her-book-launch-1930357 . 11 October 2018 . live.
  3. News: Shweta Bachchan Nanda: Another power-house from the Bachchan family . 22 September 2018 . mid-day.com . 14 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180922144524/https://www.mid-day.com/photos/shweta-bachchan-nanda-another-power-house-from-the-bachchan-family/16395 . 22 September 2018 . live.
  4. Web site: Shweta Bachchan-Nanda . HarperCollins Publishers India . 5 December 2020.
  5. News: Vyavahare . Renuka . Shweta Bachchan Nanda teams up with father Amitabh Bachchan on screen for the first time! . 22 September 2018 . . 21 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180922145735/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/shweta-bachchan-nanda-teams-up-with-father-amitabh-bachchan-on-screen-for-the-first-time/articleshow/64260516.cms . 22 September 2018 . live.
  6. Book: Roy . Piyush . Bollywood FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Greatest Film Story Never Told . 2019 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-4930-5083-3 . 164 . en.
  7. News: Shweta Bachchan turns 46: Brother Abhishek teases her in his birthday post . 5 December 2020 . . 17 March 2020 . en.
  8. News: Kanyal . Jyoti . Amitabh Bachchan shares pics with Shweta Bachchan Nanda on Daughters' Day . 5 December 2020 . India Today . 27 September 2020 . en.
  9. Web site: Basu . Nilanjana . Browsing Through Shweta Bachchan Nanda's Wedding Album . . 5 December 2020 . 12 August 2019.
  10. News: I don't have the talent to be a heroine: Shweta Nanda . 10 December 2020 . Hindustan Times . 3 November 2012 . en.
  11. News: indiantelevision.com Team . Shweta Nanda nee Bachchan to host NDTV Profit show . 22 September 2018 . indiantelevision.com . 5 March 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180922141244/http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k7/mar/mar61.htm . 22 September 2018 . live.
  12. News: Shweta Bachchan Nanda . 5 December 2020 . . en.
  13. News: Shweta Bachchan Nanda . 5 December 2020 . . en-IN.
  14. News: Wear it like Shweta . 10 December 2020 . The Tribune . 21 June 2018 . en.
  15. News: Dey . Sohini . Monisha Jaising and Shweta Bachchan Nanda launch a new fashion label . 5 December 2020 . Mint . 31 August 2018 . en.
  16. News: Khanna . Khushi . Shweta Bachchan-Nanda's first fashion recall: Helping mum Jaya adjust Kanjeevaram saree pleats . 5 December 2020 . The Economic Times . 13 September 2018.
  17. News: Ghosh . Pramita . The stylish Bachchan . 5 December 2020 . The Telegraph . 30 April 2019.
  18. Chatterjee . Deepsikha . Vasek . Cheri . Bollywood: Cross Pollination between Film Costumes and Fashion . Fashion Practice . 3 May 2020 . 12 . 2 . 219–244 . 10.1080/17569370.2020.1769357 . 221059776 . 1756-9370.
  19. News: Rosario . Kennith . The reticent Shweta Bachchan Nanda . 10 December 2020 . . 4 January 2019 . en-IN.
  20. News: Amitabh & Jaya Launch Shweta Bachchan-Nanda's Debut Novel . The Quint . 11 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181011120914/https://www.thequint.com/photos/amitabh-and-jaya-bachchan-launch-shweta-bachchan-nanda-debut-book-pictures . 11 October 2018 . live.
  21. News: Das . Mohua . paradise towers: My writing comes from 44 yrs of being shy, keeping my eyes open and observing people, says Shweta Bachchan-Nanda . 5 December 2020 . The Times of India . 23 September 2018 . en.
  22. News: Amitabh Bachchan shares a special post for daughter Shweta Bachchan Nanda . 5 December 2020 . . 4 February 2019 . en.
  23. News: Kumar . Sheila . Book review: Paradise Towers by Shweta Bachchan-Nanda . 5 December 2020 . . 3 February 2019 . en.
  24. News: Ghoshal . Somak . Book Review: 'Paradise Towers' by Shweta Bachchan-Nanda . 11 December 2020 . Mint . 5 October 2018 . en.
  25. News: Sengupta . Ishita . Paradise Towers review: In search of a plot . 5 December 2020 . The Indian Express . 31 October 2018 . en.
  26. Book: Dhanush . Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth . Standing on an Apple Box: The Story of a Girl among the Stars . 10 December 2016 . HarperCollins . 978-93-5264-176-5 . en.
  27. News: KBR . Upala . Shweta Bachchan Nanda pens down the foreword to Rajinikanth's daughter, Aishwaryaa's memoir! . 10 December 2020 . . 17 December 2016 . en.
  28. Book: Eisa . Rukshana . The Golden Code . 9 January 2018 . Jaico Publishing House . 978-93-86867-17-9 . en.
  29. News: Shweta Bachchan Nanda and Rahul Khanna at Rukhsana Eisa's book launch . 10 December 2020 . . 12 January 2018 . en.

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