Shilpa made her debut splash in Bollywood by being thrown off a building. But despite her initial success, she fell down the popularity charts as far as A-list actresses went - her only claim to fame in tinseltown was her numerous 'item' songs.

And then she got an invite to the UK, won Celebrity Big Brother thanks to Jade Goody's racist tendencies, and came back to be Bollywood's ticket to the west. Here's looking at the movies she did when she was a nobody and now when she's a somebody.

Forever: 2009 (pre-production)
The Man: 2009 (filming)
The Desire: 2009 (filming)
Kaanch - The Broken Glass: 2009 (post-production)
Dostana: 2008 (Special appearance in the song Shut Up & Bounce)
Om Shanti Om: 2007 (As herself in the song Deewangi Deewangi)
Apne: 2007 (As Simran A Choudhary)
Life in a... Metro: 2007 (As Shikha R Kapoor)
Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar: 2006 (As Ahana)
Dus: 2005 (As Aditi)
Fareb: 2005 (As Neha A Malhotra)
Khamoshh... Khauff Ki Raat: 2005 (As Sonia)
Auto Shankar: 2005
Phir Milenge: 2004 (As Tamanna Sahni)
Garv - Pride and Honour: 2004 (As Jannat)
Ondagona Baa: 2003 (As Belli)
Darna Mana Hai: 2003 (As Gayathri)
Karz - The Burden of Truth: 2002 (As Sapna)
Rishtey: 2002 (As Vaijanti)
Hathyar: 2002 (As Gauri Shivalkar)
Chor Machaaye Shor: 2002 (As Kaajal R Singh)
Badhaai Ho Badhaai: 2002 (As Radha/Banto Betty)
Junoon: 2002
Indian: 2001 (As Anjali Rajshekar Azad)
Bhalevadivi Basu: 2001 (As Shilpa)
Maduve Agona Baa: 2001 (As Preeti)
Preethsod Thappa: 2001
Azaad: 2000 (As Kanaka Mahalakshmi)
Dhadkan: 2000 (As Anjali)
Tarkieb: 2000 (As Preeti Sharma)
Kushi: 2000 (As Macarena in a special song appearance)
Jung: 2000 (As Tara)
Jaanwar: 1999 (As Mamta)
Shool: 1999 (Special appearance in the song UP Bihar)
Lal Baadshah: 1999
Pardesi Babu: 1998 (As Chinni Chopra)
Aakrosh - Cyclone of Anger: 1998 (As Komal)
Gambler: 1997 (As Ritu)
Prithvi: 1997 (As Neha)
Insaaf - The Final Justice: 1997 (As Divya)
Zameer - The Awakening of a Soul: 1997 (As Roma Khurana)
Auzaar: 1997 (As Prathna Thakur)
Dus: 1997 (as a journalist)
Veedevadandi Babu: 1997
Mr Romeo: 1996 (As Shilpa V Kumar)
Chhote Sarkar: 1996 (As Inspector Seema)
Himmat: 1996 (As Nisha)
Sahasa Veerudu Sagara Kanya: 1996 (As Sona)
Hathkadi: 1995 (As Neha)
Aao Pyaar Karen: 1994 (As Chhaya)
Main Khiladi Tu Anari: 1994 (As Mona)
Aag: 1994 (As Bijli)
Baazigar: 1993 (As Seema Chopra)