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Shefali Shah is the girl of the hour. After impressing followers with back-to-back performances in movies and net reveals throughout genres, the actress is travelling to New York for the 51st International Emmy Awards to be held on November 20. Shefali Shah has been nominated in the Best Performance by an Actress category for Delhi Crime – Season 2. The different nominees within the class embrace Billie Piper [I Hate Suzie Too], Connie Nielse [The Dreamer – Becoming Karen Blixen] and Karla Souza [Dive]. Sharing that she was travelling to New York, Shefali Shah dropped a picture of her passport with a glimpse of her boarding move and wrote, “#DelhiCrime @iemmys.”

Replying to the put up, followers cheered for the actress, hoping for her victory on the coveted awards present. Actress Amruta Khanvilkar stated, “Wohooo,” with coronary heart emojis. Saba Pataudi wrote, “Congratulations. Already a winner!” Actress Meera Vasudevan stated, “This is fantastic! Extremely happy and proud of you!! You make us proud, Shefali Shah!”

On being nominated, a thrilled Shefali Shah wrote, “OMGGGGG I still can’t believe it. Feel so so honoured to be nominated at the International Emmys alongside such esteemed artists. This one is really special and more so because it is for a character I am very very close to, Vartika Chaturvedi and for my favourite show Delhi Crime 2. This is for all of us in Delhi Crime.”

Along with Shefali Shah’s nomination details, the official page of the International Emmy Awards contains the note, “Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Vartika Chaturvedi has a unique grasp over the crime patterns in Delhi; but the latest series of murders — gruesome murders of wealthy senior citizens — has thrown her into a tizzy. Rumour has it, the “Kachcha-Banyan” gang — a criminal enterprise from the ‘90s — is back! She puts in all her resources and experience to understand the know-how of the crime and its perpetrators, but as always, sticks to her gut and ideals when it comes to uncovering the truth.”

The first season of Delhi Crime won the International Emmy Award in the Best Best Drama Series category in 2020, Shefali Shah is known for her work in projects such as Darlings,Monsoon Wedding, Human, Dil Dhadakne Do and Jalsa.

In addition to Shefali Shah, Jim Sarbh and comedian Vir Das have also been nominated in the Best Performance by an Actor and Comedy categories respectively.