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| Born | Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India |
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Shilpa Saklani is an Indian television actress. She known for her role as Ganga Sahil Virani in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Vidhi in Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin. She was a contestant on the reality shows Nach Baliye 1 and Bigg Boss 7.
Shilpa started her career with Tere Liye, a movie starring Arjun Punj in 2001 which failed at the box office. In 2002, she played a brief role in Na Tum Jaano Na Hum. She joined Ekta Kapoor's Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi as Ganga from 2002 until the end of the show in 2008. She was later seen in Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat and played the lead role in Lavanya.[citation needed]
In 2005, Saklani participated in Nach Baliye 1 with Apurva. Saklani acted in shows Kkusum, Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin. In 2009, she participated in Imagine TV's Pati Patni Aur Woh. In 2012, she participated in Survivor India. In 2013, along with her husband Apurva, Saklani participated in Colors TV's Bigg Boss in its seventh season. She survived for five week until she got evicted.[citation needed]
Saklani married television and film actor Apurva Agnihotri in 2004. The couple has a daughter.[1][2]
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2001 | Tere Liye | Ritu |
| 2002 | Na Tum Jaano Na Hum | Tina |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2001–2002 | Ek Tukdaa Chaand Ka | Yamini | ||
| 2002–2008 | Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi | Ganga Joshi/Ganga Sahil Virani | ||
| 2003 | Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat | Pooja | Episodes 74-98 | |
| 2004 | Tanu/Rachel D'Mello | Episodes 226-252 | ||
| Lavanya | Lavanya | |||
| 2005 | Kkusum | Kkusum Deshmukh/Kkusum Abhay Kapoor / Swati Abhinav Gautam | ||
| Nach Baliye 1 | Contestant | 6th place | ||
| 2005–2006 | Shanno Ki Shaadi | Shalu | Cameo | |
| 2006 | Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin | Vidhi | Cameo | |
| 2006–2007 | Rin Mera Star Superstar | Host | ||
| 2006–2007 | Fame X | Host | ||
| 2008 | Mr. & Ms. TV | Contestant | ||
| Saas v/s Bahu | Contestant | |||
| 2009 | Pati Patni Aur Woh | Contestant | ||
| 2010 | Jyoti | Ritu | Cameo | |
| Meethi Choori No 1 | Contestant | |||
| 2012 | Survivor India | Contestant | 18th place | |
| Haunted Nights | Shilpa | Episodes 6-10 | ||
| Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai | Radha Kelkar | |||
| 2013 | Welcome Baazi Mehmaan Nawaazi Ki | Contestant | Episodes 43-48 | |
| Bigg Boss 7 | Contestant | 16th place | ||
| 2014 | Yeh Hai Aashiqui | Aditi | Episode 30 | |
| Savdhaan India | Sonali Sandeep Rane | Episode 925 | ||
| Bigg Boss 8 | Guest | |||
| 2015 | Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya | Aparna | Season 3; Episode 12 | |
| Code Red | Ganga | Episode 78 | ||
| Dosti... Yaariyan... Manmarziyan | Nandini Pandey | |||
| Darr Sabko Lagta Hai | Dr. Shehnaz Mistry | Episode 5 | ||
| 2015–2016 | Power Couple | Contestant | 7th place | [3] |
| 2017 | Chandrakanta — Ek Mayavi Prem Gaatha | Queen Ratnaprabha | Cameo | |
| 2018 | Mahakali — Anth Hi Aarambh Hai | Diti | [4] | |
| Kaleerein | Roma Kapoor | [5] | ||
| 2018–2019 | Vish Ya Amrit: Sitara | Vrinda Kuldeep Shekhawat | ||
| 2020 | Bigg Boss 14 | Guest | Support for Abhinav Shukla | |
| 2023 | Tere Ishq Mein Ghayal | Sudha Sameer Acharya | ||
| 2024–present | Shrimad Ramayan | Maharani Kaikeyi | [6] |
