Shreya Dhanwanthary

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Shreya Dhanwanthary
Shreya Dhanwanthary at the premiere of Jubilee (cropped).jpg
Dhanwanthary in 2023
Born (1988-08-29) 29 August 1988 (age 36) [1] [2]
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Alma mater NIT Warangal
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2009–present
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm) [3]

Shreya Dhanwanthary (born 29 August 1988) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films and television shows. She got her big break in 2019 as she played Zoya in the Amazon Prime Video web series The Family Man and later gained widespread critical acclaim for her portrayal of journalist Sucheta Dalal in Sony LIV's web series Scam 1992 (2020). [4]

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Early life

Shreya Dhanwanthary was born on 29 August 1988 in Hyderabad to a Hindi-speaking father and a Telugu-speaking mother. [5] [6] She moved to Dubai with her parents when she was two months old. [7] Brought up in Middle East and Delhi, [7] Dhanwanthary graduated from NIT Warangal in Electronics and Communication Engineering. [6] [8]

Career

Dhanwanthary participated in Femina Miss India South 2008 when she was a third year engineering student. [3] She was placed as 1st Runner-Up in the event. After that she went on to compete at Miss India 2008 as a finalist. [9]

Soon after Miss India 2008, she was offered a role in the Telugu film like Josh and Sneha Geetham . [3] She made her Bollywood debut with Why Cheat India opposite Emraan Hashmi. [10] [11] She has also authored a book titled Fade To White. [12]

In 2019, she played Zoya in the web series The Family Man of Amazon Prime Video for season 1 and continued the role in Season 2 (June 2021) on Amazon Prime. [13] In 2020, she played Sucheta Dalal in the webseries Scam 1992 . [14] In 2021, Dhanwanthary is seen playing the role of Mansi in the Amazon Prime web series Mumbai Diaries 26/11. [15] [16] Directed by Nikkhil Advani and produced by Emmay Entertainment, it also features Konkona Sen Sharma, Mohit Raina and Tina Desai in the lead roles. [17]

Media

Dhanwanthary was ranked at 43rd place in The Times of India "Most Desirable Women List" in 2020. [18] Popular brands endorsed by her include Airtel, Pantaloons, Safi, Provogue, Vogue Eyewear, Gitanjal Maya Gold jewellery, D'damas jewellery, Jashn, Sarees and Liberty Footwear. [3]

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2009 Josh Bhavna Telugu film
2010 Sneha Geetham ShailuTelugu film
2012The Girl in MeTina / TaraShort film
2019 Why Cheat India Nupur Dubey [19]
2022 Looop Lapeta Julia [20]
Chup: Revenge of the Artist Nila Menon [21]
Unpaused:Naya SafarAkirti [22]
2024 Adbhut Dr. Shruthi Rawat [23]
TBANausikhiye†Filming [24]

Television

YearWorkRoleNetworkNotesRef.
2016Ladies RoomRadhika Khanna YouTube English series [25]
2018 The Reunion Devanshi TailorBengali series [26]
2019–2021 The Family Man Zoya Amazon Prime Video [27]
2020 A Viral Wedding Nisha Pahuja Eros Now Also director, writer and producer [28]
2020 Scam 1992 Sucheta Dalal SonyLIV [29]
2021 Mumbai Diaries 26/11 Mansi Hirani Amazon Prime Video [15]
2023 Guns & Gulaabs Yamini Netflix [30]

Short films

YearTitleChannelNotes
2023Next, Please [31] [32]

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