Shriya Saran is one of the well-known actresses of Indian cinema, whose film career started about 25 years ago and continues even today. In his career spanning more than two and a half decades, he made his mark in South cinema as well as Hindi films.
Entertainment News: Popular actress of South and Hindi cinema Shriya Saran is celebrating her 44th birthday today. In a career spanning almost two and a half decades, the actress has created her own identity by working in films of Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and other languages. Hindi audience also liked his acting in films like 'Awarapan', 'Drishyam' and 'Drishyam 2'. However, before coming into films, Shriya's dream was not to become an actress but to become a dancer.
Born on 11 September 1982 in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, Shriya Saran was brought up in an educated family. His father's name is said to be Pushpendra Saran and mother's name is said to be Neerja Saran. He had special interest in dance since childhood. She also took training in classical and western dance. For this reason, initially his inclination was towards dance rather than acting.
The journey started with a music video
Before coming to films, Shriya Saran was seen in a music album. After this, in the year 2001, he started acting with the Telugu film 'Ishtam'. However, his career got the initial big recognition from the film 'Santosham' released the next year. After continuously working in South Industry, Shriya's popularity increased rapidly. The Tamil film 'Shivaji: The Boss' released in 2007 was one of the important films of his career.
In this film he worked with superstar Rajinikanth. The success of the film helped her gain a place among the leading actresses of South Indian cinema.
Made a strong identity in Hindi cinema also
Shriya Saran also worked continuously in Hindi films. His Hindi career started with 'Tujhe Meri Kasam' released in 2003. However, he gained widespread recognition among Hindi audiences with the 2007 film 'Awarapan'. Her role in this film with Emraan Hashmi was liked by the audience. After this Shriya worked in different types of projects. Ajay Devgan starrer 'Drishyam', released in 2015, became one of the most talked about films of his Hindi career.
In the film, she played the role of a mother from a middle-class family. After this, she was also seen in 'Drishyam 2' released in 2022. Due to the popularity of this franchise, the audience is also interested in his next project 'Drishyam 3'.
Name was associated with Dwayne Bravo
Shriya Saran's personal life was also in the headlines at one time. In 2016, her name was linked with former West Indies cricketer Dwayne Bravo. Discussions about their relationship had intensified after both of them were seen having lunch together in Mumbai. However, both of them did not publicly confirm their relationship. After some time this discussion also ended and Shriya decided to move ahead in her life.
Married to Andrei Kosiyev
In the year 2018, Shriya Saran married Russian-born entrepreneur and sports business associate Andrei Kosiyev. Even after marriage, the actress did not stay away from films and continued her acting career. Shriya and Andrei also have a daughter. The actress has often shared moments related to her family and professional life through social media.
Shriya Saran, who initially dreamed of becoming a dancer, traveled from music videos to films and made her mark in many languages of Indian cinema. After achieving success in South cinema, he also made a strong place in Bollywood.