Kirti Shiledar


Kirti Shiledar is a singer of Hindustani classical music and an actress on Marathi musical theatre. Shildar was elected as President of 98th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Natya Sammelan in April 2018.

Personal life

Shildar is the daughter of Marathi stage actors Jayaram and Jaymala Shiledar, who are credited with keeping the Marathi musical stage alive during the lean years for this genre during the period. She started her acting career at the age of 12 when she officially joined the Marathi Rangbhumi Natak Company of her parents and participated in various Marathi musicals. She received her training in Hindustani classical vocals by actor and musician Nilkanth Abhyankar.

Stage career

Shiledar has performed in several Marathi musical dramas, including: