Bigg Boss fame Shilpa Shirodkar tests Covid-19 positive, urges fans to 'wear masks'
Shilpa Shirodkar, who was last seen in the television reality show Bigg Boss 18, has tested Covid-19 positive. The former actor reported the same on her social media handle. She also advised her followers to take the necessary precautions.Shilpa posted a note on Instagram which read, "Hello People! I've been tested Positive for COVID. Stay safe and wear your masks! - Shilpa Shirodkar." Reacting to the same, her sister Namrata Shirodkar commented, "Get well soon." Chum Darang, who was also a co-contestant on Bigg Boss 18, wrote, "Get well soon." Actor Sonakshi Sinha wrote, "Oh god!!! Take care shilpaaa speedy recovery." A user commented, "Get well soon ma'am....take care...Don't worry...aap jaldi thik ho jaoge (you will get well soon)...we love you..." Another fan wrote, "Take care Shilpa mam, get well soon."
Bigg Boss 18 fame Shilpa Shirodkar urged people to wear masks after testing Covid-19 positive.
advertisementShirodkar participated as a housemate in Bigg Boss 18, hosted by Salman Khan. Actor Karan Veer Mehra emerged as the winner of the show. She became close friends with both Karan and Chum during the filming of the reality series.
Shirodkar has acted in Bollywood films like Trinetra (1991), Hum (1991), Khuda Gawah (1992), Aankhen (1993), Pehchaan (1993), Gopi Kishan (1994), Bewafa Sanam (1995) and Mrityudand (1997). Shirodkar's last Bollywood film was late painter-filmmaker MF Hussain's Gaja Gamini, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit in lead roles. She later featured in Hindi television shows like Ek Mutthi Aasmaan, Silsila Pyaar Ka and Savitri Devi College And Hospital.Shirodkar is the daughter of Marathi actor Gangu Bai and granddaughter of Marathi film and theatre actor Meenakshi Shirodkar. She married UK-based banker Aparesh Ranjit in 2000. They have a daughter together.advertisementHer sister Namrata is married to Telugu actor Mahesh Babu. Namrata was also crowned Femina Miss India 1993.
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