Shreya Dhanwanthary
{{short description|Indian actress (born 1988)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shreya Dhanwanthary
| image = Shreya Dhanwanthary at the Jio MAMI Film Festival 2023 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Dhanwanthary in 2023
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|29 August 1988|df=yes}}{{cite AV media |title=The Family Man Casts Answers Slam Book Questions Ft. Sunny Hinduja, Sharib Hashmi |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN0jImPOMMw&t=70s |publisher=Amazon Prime Video |date=13 June 2021 |time=1:10}}{{Cite news |last=Roy |first=Priyanka |date=10 February 2021 |title=I will start shutting up, when discovered: Shreya Dhanwanthary |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/i-will-start-shutting-up-when-discovered-shreya-dhanwanthary/cid/1806268 |access-date=16 June 2021 |newspaper=The Telegraph (India) |quote=which has put the 32-year-old actress firmly in the spotlight.}}
| birth_place = Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2009–present
| alma_mater = NIT Warangal
}}
Shreya Dhanwanthary (born 29 August 1988) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films and television shows. She had her breakout role in the Amazon Prime Video thriller series The Family Man (2019–2021) and gained praise for her portrayal of journalist Sucheta Dalal in Sony LIV's biographical drama series Scam 1992 (2020).{{Cite news |title=Seven times Scam 1992 actor Shreya Dhanwanthary impressed us with her personal style |url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/lifestyle-gallery/shreya-dhanwanthary-scam-1992-photos-6924715/ |work=The Indian Express |date=17 November 2020 |access-date=9 December 2020}}
Early life
Shreya Dhanwanthary was born on 29 August 1988 in Hyderabad to a Hindi-speaking father and a Telugu-speaking mother.{{Cite news |last=Dundoo |first=Sangeetha Devi |date=27 August 2021 |title=Shreya Dhanwanthary: I would love to do a Telugu film |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/shreya-dhanwanthary-on-the-amazon-prime-video-web-series-mumbai-diaries-2611/article36132556.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912133416/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/shreya-dhanwanthary-on-the-amazon-prime-video-web-series-mumbai-diaries-2611/article36132556.ece |archive-date=12 September 2021 |work=The Hindu |issn=0971-751X |access-date=12 September 2021}} She moved to Dubai with her parents when she was two months old.{{Citation |title=Mumbai's Middle Eastern Delicacies {{!}} Menu Please Ft. Shreya Dhanwanthary | date=13 February 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXwrfU6fuDM |publisher=Netflix India |via=YouTube |access-date=7 March 2022}} Brought up in Middle East and Delhi, Dhanwanthary graduated from NIT Warangal in Electronics and Communication Engineering.{{Cite news |script-title=te:స్టార్స్ చెప్పే దాంట్లో నిజం ఉండదు |url=https://www.sakshi.com/telugu-news/funday/shreya-dhanwanthary-special-interview-sakshi-funday-1313287 |newspaper=Sakshi |language=te |date=6 September 2020 |access-date=22 November 2020}}{{cite web |title=Profile |url=https://wsdc.nitw.ac.in/faculty/profile/viewprofile/16303 |website=wsdc.nitw.ac.in |access-date=17 February 2021}}
Career
Dhanwanthary participated in Femina Miss India South 2008 when she was a third year engineering student.{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/fashion/celeb-style/shreya-dhanwanthary/articleshow/5859444.cms |title=Shreya Dhanwanthary |work=The Times of India |date=8 January 2012 |access-date=27 December 2018}} She was placed as 1st Runner-Up in the event. After that she went on to compete at Miss India 2008 as a finalist.{{cite web |title=PFMI South '08 |url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/beauty-pageants/miss-india/pfmi-south-08/articleshow/2654188.cms |access-date=27 December 2018 |website=The Times of India}}
Soon after Miss India 2008, she was offered a role in the Telugu film like Josh and Sneha Geetham. She made her Bollywood debut with Why Cheat India opposite Emraan Hashmi.{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/shreya-dhanwanthary-to-star-opposite-emraan-hashmi-in-cheat-india/articleshow/65258152.cms |title=Shreya Dhanwanthary to star opposite Emraan Hashmi in 'Cheat India' |work=The Times of India |author=TNN |date=3 August 2018 |access-date=27 December 2018}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/shreya-dhanwanthary-i-am-open-to-doing-commercial-movies-that-have-good-stories-2017605.html |title=Shreya Dhanwanthary: I Am Open to Doing Commercial Movies That Have Good Stories |date=29 January 2019 |work=News18 |access-date=13 September 2019}} She has also authored a book titled Fade To White.{{cite web |title=Fade to White |url=https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/30036702-fade-to-white |website=goodreads.com |access-date=30 August 2020}}
In 2019, she played Zoya in the web series The Family Man of Amazon Prime Video for season 1 and continued the role in Season 2 (June 2021) on Amazon Prime.{{cite magazine |last1=Keshri |first1=Shweta |title=What to expect from The Family Man Season 2? Plot, release date, cast, all details |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/what-to-expect-from-the-family-man-season-2-plot-release-date-cast-all-details-1756799-2021-01-07 |access-date=24 March 2021 |magazine=India Today |date=7 January 2021}} In 2020, she played Sucheta Dalal in the webseries Scam 1992.{{Cite news |date=9 December 2020 |first=Grace |last=Cyril |title=Scam 1992 tops IMDb's Top 10 Indian Web Series of 2020 list with 9.2 rating |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/imdb-announces-top-10-indian-web-series-of-2020-hansal-mehta-s-scam-1992-tops-the-list-1748059-2020-12-09 |access-date=9 December 2020 |work=India Today |language=en}} In 2021, Dhanwanthary is seen playing the role of Mansi in the Amazon Prime web series Mumbai Diaries 26/11.{{Cite web |date=9 September 2021 |title=Shreya Dhanwanthary: Mumbai Diaries 26/11 is Told from Viewpoint of Doctors Working That Night |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/shreya-dhanwanthary-mumbai-diaries-2611-is-told-from-viewpoint-of-doctors-working-that-night-4182155.html |access-date=12 September 2021 |website=News18 |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Daliya |first=Daliya |date=8 September 2021 |title=Konkana Sensharma, Shreya Dhanwanthary on playing frontline workers in Mumbai Diaries 26/11 |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/konkana-sensharma-shreya-dhanwanthary-on-playing-frontline-workers-in-mumbai-diaries-2611-9943241.html |access-date=12 September 2021 |work=Firstpost}} Directed by Nikkhil Advani and produced by Emmay Entertainment, it also features Konkona Sen Sharma, Mohit Raina and Tina Desai in the lead roles.{{Cite news |date=26 November 2020 |title=Mumbai Diaries 26/11 teaser: The story of first responders |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/mumbai-diaries-26-11-teaser-story-of-the-first-responders-7068581/ |access-date=20 January 2021 |work=The Indian Express |language=en}}
Media
Dhanwanthary was ranked at 43rd place in The Times of India "Most Desirable Women List" in 2020.{{cite news |title=The Times Most Desirable Woman of 2020: Rhea Chakraborty - Living through a trial by fire, gracefully |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/the-times-most-desirable-woman-of-2020-rhea-chakraborty-living-through-a-trial-by-fire-gracefully/articleshow/83312150.cms |access-date=1 May 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=28 February 2022 |language=en}}
Filmography
=Films=
{{Pending films key}}
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Film ! scope="col" |Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref. |
| 2009
|Josh |Bhavna |Telugu film | |
| 2010
|Shailu |Telugu film | |
| 2012
|The Girl in Me |Tina / Tara |Short film | |
| 2019
|Nupur Dubey | |
| rowspan="3" |2022
|Julia | |
| Chup: Revenge of the Artist
|Nila Menon | |
| Unpaused:Naya Safar
|Akirti | |
| 2024
|Dr. Shruthi Rawat | |
| TBA
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" | Nausikhiye {{dagger}} | | Filming |
=Television=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Work ! scope="col"| Role !Network ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref. |
|---|
| scope="row"|2016
|Ladies Room |Radhika Khanna |English series |
| scope="row"|2018
|Devanshi Tailor | |Bengali series |
| scope="row"|2019–2021
|The Family Man||Zoya | |
| scope="row"|2020
|Also director, writer and producer |
| scope="row"|2020
| |
| scope="row"|2021
| Mansi Hirani | |
| scope="row" |2023
|Yamini | |
= Short films =
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