name shamita shettyoccupation actingclaim to fame mohabbatein bigg boss ottshamita shetty hails from a tulu bunt family she is the sister of popular bollywood actress shilpa shetty what many might not know is that she holds not only a degree in commerce but also a diploma in fashion designing it was designer manish malhotra who adviced her to make a career in acting while she was interning with himalso see bigg boss 15 premiere live updateshence shamita followed the footsteps of elder sister shilpa shetty and entered showbiz in 2000 with the superhit film mohabbatein for which she also won an award for best debut of the yearread alsomoose jattana mocks shamita shettys participation in bigg boss 15 says i have lived with her not you after backlash from fansjust like divya agarwal moose jattana was no friends with shamita shetty in bigg boss ott now that shamita will be seen in bigg boss 15 moose shared a screenshot of a tweet on her instagram handle mocking her for being a part of the show for the third timethis was followed by some dance numbers in bollywood films she did the movie fareb with her sister shilpa and followed it up with the critically acclaimed zeherpost her film cash which tanked at the box office she made a few special appearances in films and did a telugu movie after which she moved to doing reality shows on television including bigg boss 3 jhalak dikhhla jaa 8 and fear factor khatron ke khiladi 9she was last seen on bigg boss ott where she was declared the second runnerup her participation came at a time when her sister shilpas husband raj kundra was arrested in the alleged pornographic case on the stage she told karan johar the host that she had committed to doing the show way before the family troubleduring the weekend ka vaar she also revealed that with bb ott she wanted to create a name for herself and not be known as just shilpas sisteron the show her relationship with raqesh bapat made headlines during one of their conversations she talked about her exes and how her first boyfriend died in a car accidentshamita also candidly spoke about the close bond she shares with her family and how after her fathers demise several responsibilities have fallen on her shoulders another highlight of her journey was her friendship with singer neha bhasinpost the show shamita has been busy prepping up for bigg boss 15 where she will be seen next the actress participation in the show for the third time has been criticised by netizens including bb ott contestant moose jattana however shamita remains unfazed by ittalking about her bond with raqesh the couple has been spotted a couple of times in the city and also did a live session for their fans