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{{short description|Indian author, journalist, host and model}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shweta Bachchan
| image = Shweta Bachchan Nanda at Timekeepers Chopard event.jpg
| image_upright =
| alt =
| caption = Bachchan Nanda at an event in 2018
| nationality = Indian
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| birth_name = Shweta Bachchan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|3|17}}
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| other_names =
| education =
| alma_mater = [[Boston University]]
| occupation = Journalist, host, model
| years_active = 2006–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Nikhil Nanda]]|1997}}
| children = 2
| mother = [[Jaya Bachchan]]
| father = [[Amitabh Bachchan]]
| relatives = [[Abhishek Bachchan]] (brother) <br /> [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]] (sister-in-law)
| family = See [[Bachchan family]] and [[Kapoor family]] (in-laws)
}}

'''Shweta Bachchan Nanda''' (born 17 March 1974) is an Indian columnist, author, and former model.<ref name="Kalyan">{{cite news |title=Wear it like Shweta |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/lifestyle/wear-it-like-shweta-608274 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |date=21 June 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/amitabh-and-jaya-bachchan-cheer-for-daughter-shweta-at-her-book-launch-1930357 |title=Amitabh And Jaya Bachchan Cheer For Daughter Shweta at Her Book Launch |work=NDTV.com |access-date=11 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011111217/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/amitabh-and-jaya-bachchan-cheer-for-daughter-shweta-at-her-book-launch-1930357 |archive-date=11 October 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="power-house">{{cite news |title=Shweta Bachchan Nanda: Another power-house from the Bachchan family |url=https://www.mid-day.com/photos/shweta-bachchan-nanda-another-power-house-from-the-bachchan-family/16395 |accessdate=22 September 2018 |publisher=mid-day.com |date=14 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922144524/https://www.mid-day.com/photos/shweta-bachchan-nanda-another-power-house-from-the-bachchan-family/16395 |archive-date=22 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> She has been a columnist for ''[[Daily News and Analysis]]'' and ''[[Vogue India]]'', and is the author of the bestselling novel ''Paradise Towers''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shweta Bachchan-Nanda |url=https://harpercollins.co.in/author-details/shweta-bachchan-nanda-2/ |website=HarperCollins Publishers India |access-date=5 December 2020}}</ref> She has worked as a model for television advertisement, and in 2018 launched her own fashion label, MXS.<ref name="first time">{{cite news |last1=Vyavahare |first1=Renuka |title=Shweta Bachchan Nanda teams up with father Amitabh Bachchan on screen for the first time! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/shweta-bachchan-nanda-teams-up-with-father-amitabh-bachchan-on-screen-for-the-first-time/articleshow/64260516.cms |accessdate=22 September 2018 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=21 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922145735/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/shweta-bachchan-nanda-teams-up-with-father-amitabh-bachchan-on-screen-for-the-first-time/articleshow/64260516.cms |archive-date=22 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Bachchan's grace Vogue Beauty Awards 2017.jpg|Sweta with parents [[Amitabh Bachchan|Amitabh]] and [[Jaya Bachchan]] and daughter Navya Naveli Nanda at Vogue Beauty Awards 2017|thumb|left]]
Shweta Bachchan Nanda was born to actors [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and [[Jaya Bachchan]] on 17 March 1974.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Roy |first1=Piyush |title=Bollywood FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Greatest Film Story Never Told |date=2019 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-4930-5083-3 |page=164 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MlCwDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA164 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Shweta Bachchan turns 46: Brother Abhishek teases her in his birthday post |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/shweta-bachchan-turns-46-brother-abhishek-teases-her-in-his-birthday-post-1656560-2020-03-17 |access-date=5 December 2020 |work=[[India Today]] |date=17 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Shweta married [[Escorts Group]] businessman [[Nikhil Nanda]] on 16 February 1997, who is the son of Hindi film actor-producer [[Raj Kapoor]]'s daughter [[Ritu Nanda]], and son of Rajan Nanda.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kanyal |first1=Jyoti |title=Amitabh Bachchan shares pics with Shweta Bachchan Nanda on Daughters' Day |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/amitabh-bachchan-shares-pic-with-shweta-bachchan-nanda-on-daughters-day-1725860-2020-09-27 |access-date=5 December 2020 |work=India Today |date=27 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Basu |first1=Nilanjana |title=Browsing Through Shweta Bachchan Nanda's Wedding Album |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/browsing-through-shweta-bachchan-nandas-wedding-album-2083892 |website=[[NDTV.com]] |access-date=5 December 2020 |date=12 August 2019}}</ref> The couple has two children, daughter Navya Naveli Nanda (born December 1997), and son Agastya Nanda (born November 2000). She attended [[Boston University]].<ref>{{cite news |title=I don't have the talent to be a heroine: Shweta Nanda |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/i-don-t-have-the-talent-to-be-a-heroine-shweta-nanda/story-g12xeJU8uPaJFxMSkgzIRM.html |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=3 November 2012 |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Shweta modeled for the first time in September 2006, for a magazine entitled ''[[L'Officiel India]]''. She appeared in the seventh annual issue of the same magazine, in June 2009, with her brother [[Abhishek Bachchan]].

In 2007, Shweta became the leader in the category – Next Generation – during ''[[NDTV Profit]]''. A series of interviews was broadcast on the channel.<ref name="Profit show">{{cite news |author1=indiantelevision.com Team |title=Shweta Nanda nee Bachchan to host NDTV Profit show |url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k7/mar/mar61.htm |accessdate=22 September 2018 |publisher=indiantelevision.com |date=5 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922141244/http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k7/mar/mar61.htm |archive-date=22 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Since 2018, she has been the brand ambassador for [[Kalyan Jewellers]].<ref name="Kalyan"/>

She has been a columnist with ''[[Daily News and Analysis]]'' and ''[[Vogue India]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shweta Bachchan Nanda |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/authors/shweta-bachchan-nanda |access-date=5 December 2020 |work=[[DNA India]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Shweta Bachchan Nanda |url=https://www.vogue.in/author/Shweta-Bachchan-Nanda |access-date=5 December 2020 |work=[[Vogue India]] |language=en-IN}}</ref> ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'' praised her columns as "funny" and "insightful".<ref>{{cite news |title=Wear it like Shweta |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/lifestyle/wear-it-like-shweta-608274 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=The Tribune |date=21 June 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

Along with Monisha Jaising, she launched in 2018 the fashion label MXS.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dey |first1=Sohini |title=Monisha Jaising and Shweta Bachchan Nanda launch a new fashion label |url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/cWC6PY8aHtJopsE0P4wzXJ/Monisha-Jaising-and-Shweta-Bachchan-Nanda-launch-a-new-fashi.html |access-date=5 December 2020 |work=Mint |date=31 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Khanna |first1=Khushi |title=Shweta Bachchan-Nanda's first fashion recall: Helping mum Jaya adjust Kanjeevaram saree pleats |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/shweta-bachchan-nandas-first-fashion-recall-helping-mum-jaya-adjust-kanjeevaram-sarees-pleats/articleshow/65768205.cms?from=mdr |access-date=5 December 2020 |work=The Economic Times |date=13 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ghosh |first1=Pramita |title=The stylish Bachchan |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/style/the-stylish-bachchan/cid/1689710 |access-date=5 December 2020 |work=The Telegraph |date=30 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Chatterjee |first1=Deepsikha |last2=Vasek |first2=Cheri |title=Bollywood: Cross Pollination between Film Costumes and Fashion |journal=Fashion Practice |date=3 May 2020 |volume=12 |issue=2 |pages=219–244 |doi=10.1080/17569370.2020.1769357 |s2cid=221059776 |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17569370.2020.1769357 |issn=1756-9370}}</ref>

In October 2018, Shweta launched her [[debut novel]], ''Paradise Towers'', published by [[HarperCollins]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rosario |first1=Kennith |title=The reticent Shweta Bachchan Nanda |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/the-reticent-ms-nanda/article25910010.ece |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=4 January 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thequint.com/photos/amitabh-and-jaya-bachchan-launch-shweta-bachchan-nanda-debut-book-pictures |title=Amitabh & Jaya Launch Shweta Bachchan-Nanda's Debut Novel |work=The Quint |access-date=11 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011120914/https://www.thequint.com/photos/amitabh-and-jaya-bachchan-launch-shweta-bachchan-nanda-debut-book-pictures |archive-date=11 October 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Das |first1=Mohua |title=paradise towers: My writing comes from 44 yrs of being shy, keeping my eyes open and observing people, says Shweta Bachchan-Nanda - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/my-writing-comes-from-44-yrs-of-being-shy-keeping-my-eyes-open-and-observing-people-says-shweta-bachchan-nanda/articleshow/65915330.cms |access-date=5 December 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=23 September 2018 |language=en}}</ref> The book became a bestseller despite negative reviews.<ref>{{cite news |title=Amitabh Bachchan shares a special post for daughter Shweta Bachchan Nanda |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/amitabh-bachchan-shares-a-special-post-for-daughter-shweta-bachchan-nanda |access-date=5 December 2020 |work=[[Free Press Journal]] |date=4 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Sheila |title=Book review: Paradise Towers by Shweta Bachchan-Nanda |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sunday-herald/sunday-herald-books/book-review-paradise-towers-716299.html |access-date=5 December 2020 |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=3 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ghoshal |first1=Somak |title=Book Review: 'Paradise Towers' by Shweta Bachchan-Nanda |url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/acYfaDCGFQowNVpWOjJNiK/Book-Review-Paradise-Towers-by-Shweta-BachchanNanda.html |access-date=11 December 2020 |work=Mint |date=5 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Ishita Sengupta of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' reviewed the book, observing, "The novel, for all its elegance, ultimately, reads like it has a bunch of characters in search of a plot."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sengupta |first1=Ishita |title=Paradise Towers review: In search of a plot |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/paradise-towers-review-shweta-bachchan-5424762/ |access-date=5 December 2020 |work=The Indian Express |date=31 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

Shweta has also written the forewords for [[Aishwarya R. Dhanush]]'s 2016 book ''Standing on an Apple Box: The Story of a Girl among the Stars''<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dhanush |first1=Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth |title=Standing on an Apple Box: The Story of a Girl among the Stars |date=10 December 2016 |publisher=HarperCollins |isbn=978-93-5264-176-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1rRCDgAAQBAJ |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=KBR |first1=Upala |title=Shweta Bachchan Nanda pens down the foreword to Rajinikanth's daughter, Aishwaryaa's memoir! |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-shweta-bachchan-nanda-pens-down-the-foreword-to-rajinikanth-s-daughter-aishwaryaa-s-memoir-2283590 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=[[DNA India]] |date=17 December 2016 |language=en}}</ref> and Rukhsana Eisa's book ''The Golden Code: Mastering the Art of Social Success''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Eisa |first1=Rukshana |title=The Golden Code |date=9 January 2018 |publisher=Jaico Publishing House |isbn=978-93-86867-17-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fyNADwAAQBAJ |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Shweta Bachchan Nanda and Rahul Khanna at Rukhsana Eisa's book launch |url=https://www.mid-day.com/photos/shweta-bachchan-nanda-and-rahul-khanna-at-rukhsana-eisas-book-launch/15900 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |date=12 January 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

==Bibliography ==
*{{cite book |last1=Bachchan-Nanda |first1=Shweta |title=Paradise Towers |date=6 October 2018 |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers India |isbn=978-93-5302-316-4 |language=en}}

==References==
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