The Celebrating Shetty:
The Bunts are also known as the Shettys, the most famous of whom is Aiswariya Rai. Bunt is derived from the sanskrit word 'Bhata' which means a 'powerful man'. The word Bunta in Kannada implies a soldier. Most members of our community live in southern coastal Karnataka and Kerala. Bollywood actors Shilpa Shetty and Suneil Shetty are Bunts.