Girija Shettar was born on July 20, 1969 in Orsett, Essex to a Kannada
doctor father and a British mother. From the age of 18, Girija got
trained in Bharatanatyam. She has completed a doctoral thesis in
Integral Yoga Philosophy & Indian spiritual psychology from Cardiff
University in 2003. She spends as much time as possible at Sri
Aurobindo Ashram of Pondicherry.[1] Girija is currently(as of august
2012) a writer based in London. Previously working for a medical
technology newsletter, she is now writing for a shipping magazine.[2] A
booklet of haiku poetry entitled "This Year, Daffodils" was published
by Survivors' Poetry and the Esmee Fairburn Foundation, 2011. After the
release of film Geethanjali,[3] she has appeared on the front page of
Screen (magazine), India June 30, 1989 issue.[4] In 2002, "Gitanjali"
was one of five films shown at the British Film Institute during a
retrospective of Mani Ratnam's work. The films were chosen as examples
of strong heroine roles in Indian films.
Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali(2024)as Madhumita
Act of God(2009)as Journalist
Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar(1992)as Dancer in song Jawa ho yaaro
Geethanjali(1989)as Geethanjali
Tujhe Meri Kasam(2003)as Self, special appearance