Shrenu Parikh (born 11 November 1989) is an Indian television actress. She is best known for portraying Aastha Agnihotri in the
StarPlus
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romantic drama ''
Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Baar Phir'' (2013–2015) and Gauri Kumari Sharma in the drama series ''
Ishqbaaaz
''Ishqbaaaz'' ()(international title :Game of love ) is an Indian romantic drama television series that aired from 27 June 2016 to 15 March 2019 on Star Plus. It initially starred Nakuul Mehta, Surbhi Chandna, Kunal Jaisingh, Shrenu Parikh, ...
'' (2017–2018).
Early life and education
Parikh was born and brought up in
Vadodara
Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district and is situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River, from the state capita ...
,
Gujarat
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. She completed her education in Vadodara with a
Pharmacy
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degree from the Babaria Institute of Pharmacy. She has a younger brother, Shubham Parikh.
Career
Parikh's first television appearance was a cameo role in the show ''Zindgi Ka Har Rang...Gulaal'' in 2010.
Parikh secured her first television lead role in the Colors TV show ''
Havan'' in 2011. She then did lead role in ''
Byaah Hamari Bahoo Ka
''Byaah Hamari Bahoo Ka'' is an Indian television series which aired on Sony Entertainment Television India from 28 May 2012 to 23 November 2012. It starred Shrenu Parikh and Gaurav Khanna .
Plot
The Vaishnav family in Baroda owns the Kanha ...
'' opposite
Gaurav Khanna
Gaurav Khanna (born 11 December 1981) is an Indian television actor and model. He is known for his roles of Neil in '' Jeevan Saathi'', Inspector Kavin in ''CID'' and Akshay in '' Tere Bin''. He currently portrays Anuj Kapadia in Star Plus's '' ...
which aired on
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. Speaking about her experience in this series, she says “I learned voice modulation and working on body language. I have grown as an actor”.
Parikh appeared in the
StarPlus
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's romantic drama ''
Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Baar Phir'' (2013–2015) and was paired opposite
Avinash Sachdev
Avinash Sachdev (born 22 August 1986) is an Indian television actor. He is best known for portraying Dev in Zee TV's drama series '' Chotti Bahu'' (2008–2012) and Shlok Agnihotri in StarPlus's romantic drama '' Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek ...
, in which she portrayed Aastha Agnihotri, a strong progressive woman who aims to drive toward change by fighting against
domestic violence to give recognition to women in her family. 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.
In 2017, Parikh appeared in the first Indian television
spin-off series on
StarPlus
StarPlus is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedie ...
, ''
Dil Boley Oberoi'' in 2017, portraying Gauri Kumari Sharma opposite
Kunal Jaisingh. This series was later merged with
StarPlus
StarPlus is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedie ...
's ''
Ishqbaaaz
''Ishqbaaaz'' ()(international title :Game of love ) is an Indian romantic drama television series that aired from 27 June 2016 to 15 March 2019 on Star Plus. It initially starred Nakuul Mehta, Surbhi Chandna, Kunal Jaisingh, Shrenu Parikh, ...
'' in which Parikh continued her portrayal of Gauri in the drama series ''Ishqbaaaz'' (2017–2018). Parikh quit the show in 2018 after the series took a generation leap.
In 2017, Parikh made her film debut in ''
Thodi Thodi Si Manmaaniyan'' opposite Arsh Sehrawat. In 2018, she appeared in her second film, ''
Lamboo Rastoo'' opposite
Jay Soni.
In 2019, Parikh played her first
anti-heroine role in the
StarPlus
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's thriller series ''
Ek Bhram...Sarvagun Sampanna'' opposite
Zain Imam
Zain Imam is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi television. He is best known for his portrayal of Neil Khanna in ''Star Plus'' show ''Naamkaran '' and Yuvraj Luthra in Zee TV's ''Tashan-E-Ishq'' which earned him Gold Awards for B ...
, in which she played Janhvi Mittal, a woman fueled by revenge to destroy the Mittal family.
Parikh appeared in her first
web series
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, a
Gujarati political thriller
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, ''Kshadyantra'' (2021) playing Shalini Patel, a woman who is after materialistic greed, with an ambition to escalate her political power. Parikh then appeared in a
Hindi
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psychological
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crime drama
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web series, ''Damaged 3'' (2021) portraying Shanaya Roy, who is a stubborn and secretive journalist.
Since August 2021, Parikh is portraying Genda in the
&TV social drama
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Etymology
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series, ''Ghar Ek Mandir – Kripa Agrasen Maharaj Ki'' alongside Akshay Mhatre. The show is entirely filmed in
Jaipur
Jaipur (; Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also known as ...
,
Rajasthan
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.
Filmography
Television
Special appearances
Films
Web series
Music videos
References
External links
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YouTube
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Living people
Indian television actresses
Female models from Mumbai
Actresses from Mumbai
People from Vadodara
Gujarati people
1989 births