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Currently, Shivani Ghai is 49 years, 6 months and 27 days old. Shivani Ghai will celebrate 50rd birthday on a Friday 25th of April 2025. Below we countdown to Shivani Ghai upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Shivani Ghai |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Age | 49 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Born | April 25, 1975 ( Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom) |
| Birthday | April 25 |
| Town/City | Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
Shivani Ghai’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.
Shivani Ghai was born in the Year of the Rabbit. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rabbit enjoy being surrounded by family and friends. They’re popular, compassionate, sincere, and they like to avoid conflict and are sometimes seen as pushovers. Rabbits enjoy home and entertaining at home. Compatible with Goat or Pig.
Shivani was born in Newcastle upon Tyne (born 25 April 1975). She grew up in Gosforth and attended Gosforth High School. Later, she went to Derby University, where she gained a BA in film and television studies.
In 2003 she was cast as the guest lead in an American adventure series Adventure Inc. alongside Michael Biehn. Later the same year Gurinder Chadha picked Ghai out at a script reading and cast her as the bride and best friend of Ashwarya Rai in Bride and Prejudice. After this, Ghai appeared in BBC shows such as My Hero and Sinchronicity, short films, theatre and commercials. In 2006 she was cast as Sarita Dhavi in Rai Uno's Medico in Famiglia, the popular Italian television programme, when an Indian family was added to the show. She played Sarita Dahvi, which was originally to be cast to an Italian Actress of Indian descent, but one could not be found. Ghai could not speak Italian but learnt some scenes for her audition. She became part of the first Indian family on Italian television. After this, Ghai travelled to Tunisia to work on the HBO/BBC co-production House of Saddam, where she played Saddam Hussein's middle daughter Rana. The miniseries aired in September 2008.
In 2009, Ghai filmed a guest lead as Jamilla Sagar, in a series called Identity, starring Aidan Gillen and Keeley Hawes. She filmed a five-part drama called Five Days II (sequel to Bafta and Golden globe nominated Five Days). She played Nusrat Preston, a character described as being "at the heart of the serial". She was also noted in the press for standing out amongst an ensemble cast that included Suranne Jones, Anne Reid, David Morrissey, Bernard Hill, and Steve Evets. She played the part of Rena in the film Cleanskin, which starred Sean Bean and Charlotte Rampling. The film was released in 2012.
In 2012, Ghai appeared in EastEnders playing Ayesha Rana, a friend of Zainab Masood. She first appeared on 17 December 2012. She departed from the show on 1 March 2013.
In 2013, she appeared in Ambassadors as Natalia, the head of public relations. She also played the role of Batya in the History Channel's The Bible.
She was married to the late British Asian Playwright Parv Bancil. In 2014, she met the South African actor Ty Keogh on the set of Dominion. They married two years later.
She was part of the main cast of the apocalyptic series Dominion. In 2016, Shivani Ghai appeared in ABC's The Catch as Felicity.
