{"id":320036,"date":"2022-03-26T07:03:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T14:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethnicelebs.com\/?p=320036"},"modified":"2025-09-11T23:42:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T06:42:24","slug":"shelly-bhalla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethnicelebs.com\/shelly-bhalla","title":{"rendered":"Shelly Bhalla"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_216903\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-216903\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-320068\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnicelebs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bigstock-Shelly-Bhalla-attends-the-Red-450483205-400x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnicelebs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bigstock-Shelly-Bhalla-attends-the-Red-450483205-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ethnicelebs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bigstock-Shelly-Bhalla-attends-the-Red-450483205.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-216903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bhalla in 2022, photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/pt\/search\/?contributor=cvanwagoner\">cvanwagoner<\/a>\/Bigstock.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Place of Birth: Maryland, U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Date of Birth: October 14, 1981<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ethnicity: Indian [Punjabi, possibly other]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shelly Bhalla is an American actress. She is known for her role on the series <em>Jane the Virgin<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Her parents are from India. Her family is pictured <a href=\"https:\/\/modernloss.com\/the-only-way-out-is-through\/\">here<\/a>. She speaks English and Hindi. 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