Shreya Dhawanthary started her career with a Telugu film titled Josh (2009). Her Bollywood journey began with Why Cheat India (2019), along with Emraan Hashmi. Roles in acclaimed OTT series like The Family Man (2019) and Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story (2020) got her noticed. She mentions that R Balki cast her in his forthcoming film Chup, where she shares screen space with Dulquer Salman, Sunny Deol, and Pooja Bhatt. “I called up Balki sir and mentioned I wanted to work with him. He called me for an audition and later told me he either wanted the girl from The Family Man or Scam for this particular role. Someone pointed out that both roles were played by me and hence he auditioned me,” she reveals.
Her mother belongs to Hyderabad and her father is North Indian. Both are film buffs and, hence, she grew up watching both Hindi and South films in the Middle East while growing up. The acting bug bit her early. She’s been acting since she was four. “My family used to consider academics a serious thing. So, I did Electronics and Communication Engineering from NIT, Warangal. But along with it, I also did theatre and started modelling. During my theatre days, I met casting directors like Shanoo Sharma and Bhumi Pednekar. They told me that I should come to Mumbai. I landed here ten years ago and have been trying to make a name for myself ever since.”
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