Shibani Dandekar Akhtar is an Indian-Australian singer, actress, host and model.
She who was recently in news due to her marriage with Bollywood actor Farhan akhtar .
She began her career working as a television host on American television.
Following her return to India, she began hosting several shows and events on Hindi television, besides working as a model and singer.
She was one of the co-hosts of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup. She was also a contestant on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 (2012) and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 8 (2017).
Apart from music and modeling, Dandekar’s love for anchoring shows saw her as host for major events such as the Maxim Hot 100, Nike, Rolls Royce, Puma, Mercedes, Toyota, Horlicks, HSBC, Spice Mobile, JBL, MTV Coke Studio, Nivea and the Sony Launch of the tribute to Michael Jackson’s “This is It”.
Dandekar has anchored popular shows including the lifestyle shows After Hours on Zee Cafe, Men 2.0 on AXN,ZoOm’s Let’s Design,India’s Sexiest Bachelor on Big CBS Prime, as well as its extension India’s Glam Diva on Big CBS Love.Dandekar also anchored the Indian produced Grammy Nominees Special on VH1as a lead-up to the 53rd Grammy Awards.Since 2011, she has been co-hosting the show Extraa Innings – T20 on Sony Max Televisionduring the Indian Premier League matches;she won a nomination at the 11th Indian Television Academy Awards in the category Best Anchor Game/Quiz Show.
