Riya Shukla

Riya Shukla
Shukla in 2020
Born	Riya Shukla (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 25) Indranagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh India
Occupation(s)	Actress Model
Years active	2015–present
Known for	Naati Pinky Ki Lambi Love Story

Riya Shukla is an Indian actress. She made her film debut with Nil Battey Sannata, garnering her the Star Screen Awards best child artist award ^[1] and was also nominated for Best female debut at Zee Cine Award. ^{[2] [3]} In 2020, she was seen as the lead Lavanya "Pinky" Kashyap/Bhardwaj in Colors TV's Naati Pinky Ki Lambi Love Story. ^{[3] [4]}

Early life and education

Riya was born on 1 January 1998, hails from Indranagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, ^[3] and completed her education from M.K.S.D. inter College, Lucknow.

Career

Riya entered the entertainment world as a contestant with reality TV show Hindustan Ke Hunarbaaz. ^[3]

In 2015, she made her film debut with Nil Battey Sannata as Appu. For this role she won best child artist at Star Screen Award. ^[3] She also appeared in the films Hichki and 3rd Eye. ^[3]

From 2020, was the lead character Lavanya "Pinky Kashyap/Bhardwaj" in Naati Pinky Ki Lambi Love Story. She also appeared in Netflix thriller Raat Akeli Hai as Chunni.^{[ citation needed ]}

Filmography

Television

Year	show	Role	Channel	Notes
2020	Naati Pinky Ki Lambi Love Story	Lavanya Kashyap	Colors TV	Lead role

Films

Year	Film	Notes
2015	Nil Battey Sannata	Star Screen Award Best Child artist
2017	Butterflies and hurricanes	Short Film
2018	Hichki
2019	3rd Eye	[5]
2020	Raat Akeli Hai	Chunni [6]

References

1. Ghosh, Suktara (5 December 2016). "Star Screen Awards 2016 Winners:A big night for Pink and Alia bhatt". The quint. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
2. "Zee Cine Awards Winners and Nominations". Zeecineawards.com. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
3. Wadhwa, Akash (19 March 2020). "I am not dwarf, nor do I play the one in Naati Pinky Ki Lambi Love Story: Lucknow girl Riya Shukla". Times Of India. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
4. Wadhwa, Akash (16 July 2020). "We are actually learning to treat the abnormal around us normal:Riya Shukla". Times of India. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
5. "3rd Eye Movie". Times of India. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
6. "Patriarchy a living character in society:Raat Akeli hai director Terhan". The Tribune. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

External links

• Riya Shukla at IMDb