Background
Kalpana Shah was born in a Gujarati, Jain family of jewelers.
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Education
At the age of 10, she and her family moved to Mumbai, Maharashtra where she finished her schooling and few years of college.
Career
She resides at Altamount Road, Mumbai, India. She has been pursuing the art of sari draping since the year 1985. Kalpana conducts sari draping lessons and workshops, and drapes saris for formal events.
She spent her early childhood in Surat, Gujarat.
Kalpana began her training as a Bharat Natyam dancer, performing live shows in many parts of India. Kalpana then took courses in beauty as well as grooming.
Kalpana noted that many women were not comfortable in draping their saris. After she came to this realization, Shah began to focus her career on the fashion industry.
She has assisted Bollywood productions, fashion shows, and private events for sari draping.
Bollywood Celebrities who have draped their saris from Kalpana Shah include Deepika Padukone, Aishwarya Rai, Sonam Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Nargis Fakhri, Huma Qureshi and Jacqueline Fernandez. Her book "The Whole 9 Yards" was published in 2012, and followed by an app "Learn Sari" in 2014.
