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Ritu Shivpuri (Actress) Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 14, 2026 • 2 min read

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Quick Info

Date of birth22 January 1975

Age50 Years (as of 2025)

BirthplaceMumbai, Maharashtra, India

ProfessionActress, Jewellery Designer

NationalityIndia

Marital statusMarried

SpouseHari Venkat

FamilyFather - Late Om Shivpuri; Mother - Late Sudha Shivpuri; Brother - Vineet Shivpuri

Ritu Shivpuri (Actress) Biography

Ritu Shivpuri is an Indian actress and jewellery designer who began her screen career in the early 1990s. Born into a family of actors in Mumbai, she madea

Early life and background

Ritu Shivpuri was born on 22 January 1975 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She is the daughter of two veteran actors, Om Shivpuri and Sudha Shivpuri, and grew up in a family connected to the performing arts. Her listed hometown and birthplace are both Mumbai, and she holds Indian nationality.

Physical profile and personal tastes

Ritu is described as 165 cm tall (about 5'5") and weighing approximately 60 kg. Her eye colour is recorded as dark brown and her hair as brown. Personal preferences noted for her include a fondness for home-made food and the colour white. Travelling is listed among her hobbies. Favourite performers she has cited or been associated with include actors Salman Khan, Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor and actresses Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra and Alia Bhatt.

Career

Ritu Shivpuri made her film debut in 1993 with the movie Aankhen. That early role brought her public recognition, and a song from the film left a lasting popular association. Over time she stepped away from active work in Hindi films to focus on family responsibilities, taking a break of about ten years from acting.

Alongside acting, Ritu has worked as a jewellery designer. After her hiatus from films she returned to screen work with television, appearing in the second season of the thriller series 24 in 2016 alongside Anil Kapoor. Her screen credits thus span both cinema and television, with a noted comeback to acting via the serial format.

Public profile

Ritu comes from a prominent acting family: both her parents are listed as actors, and she has a brother named Vineet Shivpuri. She practices Hinduism. Her marital status is recorded as married to Hari Venkat, described as an entrepreneur, and the couple have children: a son named Rohil and two other children identified as Samara and Raayah, with one set noted as twins.

She is sometimes remembered by a reference tied to her debut film, and that public association has endured in popular memory.

Latest updates

After an extended break from Hindi films to attend to family, Ritu returned to acting with the television project 24 Season 2 in 2016. In addition to on-screen work, she continues creative work as a jewellery designer.

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Recent Work

24 Season 2

Television thriller series; marked her return to acting after a long break

2016
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Career Highlights

  1. Debuted in the 1993 film Aankhen
  2. Returned to acting in television with 24 Season 2 (2016)
  3. Works as a jewellery designer
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When was Ritu Shivpuri (Actress) born?

Ritu Shivpuri (Actress) was born on 22 January 1975.

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Ritu Shivpuri (Actress) is known for actress, Jewellery Designer.

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Ritu Shivpuri (Actress) is publicly listed as married to Hari Venkat.