Shriya Saran (Hindi: श्रिया/श्रेया सरन born September 11, 1982 also known by the mononym Shriya, is an Indian film actress, model and host. She is noted for working in mulitple of the regional industries of Indian cinema, appearing in several mainstream Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu films, as well as a few films in English, Malayalam and Kannada. After her feature film debut in 2001 with Ishtam, she received her first commercial success in 2002 by playing the role of Bhanu in the Telugu film Santhosham. Subsequently, she appeared in several Telugu films with prominent actors, while also making in-roads in the Hindi film industry as well as the Tamil film industry.In 2007, Shriya starred alongside Rajinikanth in Sivaji: The Boss, which became the highest grossing Tamil film at that time. She has since appeared in films such as Azhagiya Tamil Magan and Kanthaswamy in Tamil and appeared in high budget Hindi pictures such as Mission Istanbul, roles which have established her as one of the leading actresses in the South Indian film industry. Shriya also played the lead role in an American-Indian crossover film, The Other End of the Line.Shriya has also featured as the brand ambassador for several stores across India appearing for prominent beauty and health products. Her work as a philanthropist has seen her being attached to noted charity organisations, and has recently opened a spa employing the visually challenged* 1 Early life and family
* 2 Career
o 2.1 Early career (2001–2003)
o 2.2 Ups and downs (2004–2007)
o 2.3 Recent work (2008–present)
o 2.4 Upcoming projects
* 3 Other work and events
* 4 Controversy
* 5 Philanthropy
* 6 Awards
* 7 Filmography
* 8 References
* 9 External linksShriya Saran was born in Dehradun to Pushpendra Saran and Neeraja Saran. father worked for Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited and her mother was a chemistry teacher in Delhi Public School Saran completed her schooling from Delhi Public School, Haridwar and later studied at Lady Shri Ram College in Delhiand received a Bachelor of Arts degree in literature. was trained as a Kathak dancer during her youth; she was a student of Padma Shri Shovana Narayan. She has a brother Ahiroop who recently got married and lives in Mumbai.
In 2003, Saran hosted the 50th Filmfare South Award with actor R. Madhavan She was a part of Tamil director Mani Ratnam's stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai, an event which sought to raise funds for The Banyan, a voluntary organisation which rehabilitates homeless women with mental illness in Chennai. She was one of the guests alongside actor Surya Sivakumar at the finale of Maanada Mayilada season 3
Saran was also the first actress and the third celebrity after Shahrukh Khan and Aamir Khan to deliver a lecture to students at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) on 12 February 2010. She said that, "The Indian Media and entertainment industry is the fastest growing sector at present, so considering this IIM Ahmedabad had started a new program CFI — Contemporary Film IndustryA Business Perspective. I was there to give a lecture to 2nd year students of CFI and did a lot of research for the lecture for nearly five days." She held a lecture on marketing and branding of a filmSaran started her modelling career by acting in Pond's Creams advertisement and Coca-Cola advertisement alongside Tamil actor Vijay which was directed by prominent director Rajiv Menon. She also starred in a Fair & Lovely creams advertisement during her early career In 2007, she become the brand ambassador of Saravana Stores. She is now the brand ambassador of the Lux and Head & ShouldersSaran was also signed as brand ambassador along with actor Saif Ali Khan for Brooke Bond Taj Mahal TeaSaran also says no to soft drinks advertisements because she feels that soft drinks may harm child health
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