Making Her Mark
Reader's Digest India|December 2019
Actor Shriya Pilgaonkar on Beecham House, House Arrest and her recent conquests by Sarbani Sen
Sarbani Sen
Making Her Mark

Your parents (Sachin and Supriya) are actors. Did you also always want to be an actor?

When I grew up, I was a swimmer, did theatre, dancing and singing in school. Acting came naturally to me, but it felt predictable to pursue acting because of my parents. After college, I did a film-appreciation course from FTII, Pune, enrolled for Kathak and this got me closer to acting. Also, I started doing theatre. That’s when I realized that this is something I want to keep doing.

How was your experience of Fan (2016), with Shah Rukh Khan?

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