Himani Shivpuri is Indian film, theatre and television actress.
Background
Shivpuri was born and brought up in Dehradun, Uttrakhand. Her father Haridutt Bhatt was a Hindi teacher at The Doon School, Dehradun, where she received her school education. Her ancestral village is Bhattwadi, District Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand.
Education
While she was at school she was actively involved in school plays; while doing her post graduation in Organic Chemistry, her interest grew and she started acting in plays simultaneous to her studies
She joined National School of Drama, New Delhi and graduated in 1984.
Career
After graduating from National School of Drama she worked with NSD Repertory Company for sometime before moving 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 (1989). 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).
She made her television debut with the serial "Humrahi" (DD National), directed by Kunwar Sinha, which gave her considerable popularity as her role of Devki Bhojai was widely appreciated. Thereafter she became a regular feature on Indian television, starring in serials like "Hasratein" on ZEE TV in 1995, "Kasautii Zindagi Kay", "Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi as Raksha", "Chandni", "Dollar Bahu" (Zee TV), "Josh" (Star Plus), "Ek Ladki Anjaani Si" and most recently in "Ghar Ek Sapna" (Sahara One), and "India Calling" (Star One). She has started" Baat Hamarri Paki hai" on Sony Entertainment Television Asia.
Though she works mainly in character actor, she has done some memorable roles in films like "Koyla" (1997), "Pardes" (1997), "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" (1995), "Anjaam" (1994) and "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" (1998).
Over the years she has worked for many film production houses including Yash Raj Films (owned by director Yash Chopra), Rajshri Productions and Dharma Productions (owned by Yash Johar).
She was seen in J.P. Dutta's film "Umrao Jaan".
Himani Shivpuri now plays Kul in Zee's "Hamari Betiyoon Ka Vivaah".
Shivpuri is awarded with 19th JAI National Award by Journalist Association of India under the flagship of Journalists Federation of India, in the presence of Oscar Fernandes (former cabinet minister), Kapil Sibal (cabinet minister), and H.K. Sethi, secretary general of Journalists Federation of India.