Himani Shivpuri

Biography

Himani Bhatt Shivpuri is an Indian actress known for her character roles in Bollywood films and Hindi soap operas.

Her films include Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994), Raja (1995), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Khamoshi (1996), Hero No. 1 (1997), Deewana Mastana (1997), Bandhan (1998), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Biwi No.1 (1999), Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) and Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon (2003).

She is currently working as Katori "Katto" Amma in &Tv's show Happu Ki Ultan Paltan.

Shivpuri was born in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, to a Garhwali family. Her father, Haridutt Bhatt Shailesh, was a Hindi teacher and her mother Shail Bhatt, is a homemaker.

Himani has a brother, Himanshu Bhatt. She was educated at the all-boys boarding school, The Doon School, where her father, was a Hindi poet & as well as a teacher with the pen name “Shailesh”.

At Doon, she was actively involved in dramatics. She began a parallel career in theatre while studying for a postgraduate degree in Organic Chemistry from DAV Collage Dehradun, India.

Later on, she was admitted to the National School Of Drama for pursuing her acting career in 1982S. he worked in Phir Wahi Talash as a supporting actress.

She married the Kashmiri Pandit actor Gyan Shivpuri, who died in 1995. She has a son, Katyayan.

After graduating from the National School of Drama in 1982, Shivpuri worked briefly with the NSD Repertory Company and then moved to Mumbai.

Shivpuri made her film debut in 1984 with Ab Ayega Mazaa, followed by In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones a TV film, in (1989), also starring Shahrukh Khan.

She acted in many art films thereafter like Shyam Benegal's Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1993) and Mammo (1994), though her big commercial break came with Sooraj R. Barjatya's Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994).