Shibani Dandekar

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shibani Dandekar

• Does Shibani Dandekar smoke?: No

• Does Shibani Dandekar drink alcohol?: Not Known

• Shibani spent most of her childhood in Australia and she moved to New York and started her career in 2001 by hosting 3 national TV shows, Namaste America, V-Desi and Asian Variety Show.

• She is an expert in Western & Indian styles of singing and dancing.

• In 2012, she participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5, but only managed to achieve the 7th position.

• From 2011-2015, she co-hosted IPL.

• Her item song in the 2014 Marathi film Timepaas became hugely popular.

• She and her 2 sisters live in India, but their parents live in Syndey, Australia.

• She is very concerned about her fitness and often pays a visit to the gym.

• Shibani loves to play with dogs.

  

• In September 2024, she revealed that after marrying Farhan Akhtar, many netizens began trolling her by calling her names such as “Gold Digger.” She also revealed that many people claimed their relationship to be a case of “love jihad.” These comments took an emotional toll on her; however, after Farhan talked to her about it and asked her to ignore such comments, she calmed down.