Shrenu Parikh

Shrenu Parikh (born 11 November)[2] is an Indian television actress known for portraying Aastha Agnihotri in Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?...Ek Baar Phir and Janhvi Mittal in Ek Bhram...Sarvagun Sampanna.

Shrenu Parikh
Born11 November
Vadodara, Gujarat, India[1]
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
Known forIss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?...Ek Baar Phir and Ek Bhram...Sarvagun Sampanna

Early life and education

Parikh is from Vadodara, Gujarat, India.[3] She attended Navrachana Vidyani Vidyalaya high school[4] and later graduated with a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from Babaria Institute of Pharmacy.[5][6] She has a younger brother, Shubham Parikh.[7]

Career

Parikh’s first television appearance was a cameo role in the show Gulaal (2010). She then appeared in the show Havan (2011).

Parikh secured her first television lead role in the romantic comedy Byaah Hamari Bahoo Ka opposite Gaurav Khanna. Speaking about her experience in this series, she says “I learnt voice modulation and working on body language. I have grown as an actor”.[8]

From 2013 to 2015, she rose to fame for her portrayal of Aastha Agnihotri in StarPlus’s romantic drama Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?...Ek Baar Phir paired opposite Avinash Sachdev. Speaking about her experience in this show, Parikh stated that it was her turning point in her career since she was offered future roles because of her recognition as Aastha.[9]

In 2017, Parikh starred in the first television spin-off series on StarPlus, Dil Boley Oberoi portraying Gauri Kumari Sharma opposite Kunal Jaisingh.[10] This series was later merged with Ishqbaaaz in which Parikh continued her portrayal of Guari in the drama series Ishqbaaaz from 2017 to 2018.[11] Parikh quit the show after the series took a major leap.[12]

In 2017, she went on to make her film debut in Thodi Thodi Si Manmaaniyan opposite Arsh Sehrawat.[13] In 2018, she starred in her second film, Lamboo Rastoo opposite Jay Soni.[14]

In 2019, Parikh played her first anti-heroine role in the drama series Ek Bhram...Sarvagun Sampanna paired opposite Zain Imam. Speaking why she chose to portray this role, Parikh says “I always had this thing in my mind that I wanted to do something unlike my other roles. I wanted to do something challenging for sure. Ek Bhram — Sarvagun Sampanna has everything I was looking for.” Parikh claims that she started to audition for this while she was shooting for Ishqbaaaz. When she learnt more about her character, she initially refused to take up the role, but the producers were convinced that she can portray this role.[15]

Media

In 2017, Parikh was crowned Ahmedabad's Most Desirable Woman by Times of India.[16] In 2018, she was ranked 17th in Times of India's Top 20 Most Desirable Women On Television.[17] She was also crowned Ahmedabad's Most Desirable Woman for the second year in a row.[18] She was ranked 20th in Times of India's Most Desirable Women On Television List 2019.[19]

Filmography

Television
YearShowRoleNotes
2010 Gulaal Roopa Cameo
2011 Havan Aastha
2012 Byaah Hamari Bahoo Ka Rajni
2013–2015 Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?...Ek Baar Phir Aastha Agnihotri Lead role
2017 Dil Boley Oberoi Gauri Sharma
2017–2018 Ishqbaaaz
2019 Ek Bhram Sarvagun Sampanna Janhvi Mittal/Pooja Sharma

Films
YearFilmRoleLanguageRefs.
2017 Thodi Thodi Si Manmaaniyan Neha Dutta Hindi [20]
2018 Lamboo Rastoo Shruti Yagnik Gujarati [21][22]

Special appearances
YearShowRoleChannel
2019 Nach Baliye 9 Guest Star Plus
Sitaaron ki vijayadeshami Saudamini Colors TV

References
  1. "I will celebrate Ganpati at home in Vadodara this year: Shrenu Parikh". The Times of India.
  2. "Exclusive: Shrenu Parikh celebrates her birthday with Ishqbaaaz bestie Mansi Srivastava". The Times of India.
  3. "Shrenu Parikh and her younger brother Shubham are celebrating Raksha Bandhan in Vadodara after 4 years!". The Times of India.
  4. "Celebs salute the teachers in their lives". Times of India.
  5. "Shrenu Parikh wants to focus only on work for the next five years". The Times of India.
  6. "Celebs salute the teachers in their lives". Times of India.
  7. "Sibling Revelry for Shrenu Parikh". The Times of India.
  8. "Shrenu set for comeback after a break". Times of India.
  9. "Ek Bhram – Sarvagun Sampanna actor Shrenu Parikh: Janhvi is a very complex and layered character". Indian Express.
  10. "The first promo of 'Dil Bole Oberoi' is here and it looks very promising". The Times of India.
  11. "Ishqbaaz and Dil Bole Oberoi will be merging, both shows need each other: Producer Gul Khan". Pinkvilla.
  12. "Ishqbaaaz: Shrenu Parikh aka Gauri bids goodbye to the show". Pinkvilla.
  13. "Shrenu Parikh to debut in Bollywood". The Times of India.
  14. "Shrenu Parikh announces the trailer of 'Lamboo Rastoo'". The Times of India.
  15. "Ek Bhram – Sarvagun Sampanna actor Shrenu Parikh: Janhvi is a very complex and layered character". Indian Express.
  16. "Shrenu Parikh is Ahmedabad Times Most Desirable Woman 2017". The Times of India.
  17. "Meet TV's most desirable actresses". The Times of India.
  18. "Shrenu Parikh is Ahmedabad Times Most Desirable Woman 2018". The Times of India.
  19. "Meet the Times Top 20 Most Desirable Women on TV 2019". The Times of India.
  20. "Shrenu to make Bollywood debut". Free Press Journal.
  21. "My debut Gujarati film has an excellent story: Shrenu Parikh". The Times of India.
  22. "'Lamboo Rastoo': Shrenu Parikh shares official poster of the film". The Times of India.
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