Shriya Saran Age, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shriya Saran

• Does Shriya Saran drink alcohol?: Yes 

• Shriya was born in a North Indian family.
  

  A Childhood Picture of Shriya Saran

• She completed her schooling and college from Uttarakhand and New Delhi.
  

  An Old Picture of Shriya Saran

• Shriya started her initial training in Kathak and Rajasthani folk dance from her mother, at a very young age.
  

  Old Picture of Shriya Saran

• Later, she joined an open-air theatre ‘Jhankaar’ at BHEL, New Delhi.

• She started her professional training in Kathak at the age of 14. She is trained in Kathak under Shovana Narayan in Delhi.
  

  Shriya Saran’s Kathak Teacher Shovana Narayan

• She used to perform in Shovana’s dancing troupe across India.
  

  Shriya Saran’s Old Picture

• On the advice of Shovana, Shriya auditioned for a music video ‘Thirakti Kyun Hawa.’ She got selected for it, and the music video was shot in Banaras.

• The filmmakers of ‘Ramoji Films’ spotted her in the video and offered her the Telugu film ‘Ishtam’ (2001).

• Her first hit film was ‘Santosham’ (2002), with the actors Nagarjuna and Prabhu Deva.
  

  Shriya Saran in Santosham (2002)

• Soon, she started getting films in different languages including Hindi, Tamil, English, Kannada, and Malayalam.

• In 2003, Shriya and R. Madhavan hosted the 50th Filmfare South Awards.

• She was featured on the cover page of well-known magazines like Galatta Cinema (2007), Maxim India (2008), and Femina (2012).
  

  Shriya Saran Featured on the Cover of Femina Magazine

• She acted in many Telugu films including Chennakesava Reddy (2002), Nenunnanu (2004), Balu (2005), Chhatrapati (2005), Don Seenu (2010), Gayatri (2018), and N.T.R: Kathanayakudu (2019).
  

  Shriya Saran in Gayatri (2018)

• She has acted in some of the most popular Bollywood films including Awarapan (2007) and Drishyam (2015).
  

• She appeared in various Tamil films like Mazhai (2005), Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam (2006), Chandra (2014), and Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan (2017).
  

  Shriya Saran in Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan

• She got immense popularity with the blockbuster film ‘Sivaji: The Boss’ (2007) starring the legendary actor Rajinikanth.
  

• She has acted in a few Hollywood films like ‘The Other End of the Line’ (2008), ‘Cooking with Stella’ (2009), and ‘Midnight’s Children’ (2012).
  

  Shriya Saran in Midnight’s Children

• She appeared in Kannada films like Arasu (2007) and Chandra (2013).

• She was seen in a few Malayalam films like Pokkiri Raja (2010) and Casanovva (2012).
  

  Shriya Saran in Casanovva (2012)

• She is a popular face in the world of South Indian TV commercials. She appeared in the popular TV commercials of various brands like Pond’s Creams, Coca-Cola, Fair & Lovely creams, Pantene Shampoo, Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Tea, and Colgate Active Salt Healthy White toothpaste.

• She performed with Shah Rukh Khan at the opening ceremony of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Season 4 in April 2010.
  

  Shriya Saran Dancing at IPL Event

• In 2015, she appeared as a guest in a few Hindi TV shows like ‘Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi’ and ‘Comedy Nights With Kapil.’
  

  Shriya Saran in Comedy Nights With Kapil

• She is a social activist too. She performed in the Mani Ratnam’s stage show ‘Netru, Indru, Naalai to raise funds for “The Banyan,” a voluntary organisation which rehabilitates homeless women with mental illness in Chennai.

• She is associated with various NGOs like Blue Cross of India, Naandi Foundation, and World Vision NGO.
  

  Shriya Saran at the Event of an NGO

• In 2010, she started her own spa for visually impaired people. At the inauguration of the spa, she said,

When I studied in DPS Mathura Road in Delhi, there was a school for blind exactly opposite to our school. I used to go there every week and spend time seeing how these students played cricket and did other things normally. That is what inspired me to do something for these people.”

• On 12 February 2010, Shriya Saran delivered a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A); with this, she became the first actress and the third celebrity after Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan to do so.

• From 2011 to 2015, she was listed among India’s Top 50 Most Desirable Women.
  

  Shriya Saran Posing During a Photoshoot

• In 2014, she became the brand ambassador for Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF).

• She performed at GR8 Women’s Award in 2014.
  

  Shriya Saran at GR8 Women’s Award

• She has worked as a model for various print advertisements.
  

  Shriya Saran in a Print Advertisement

• She has walked the ramp at many renowned fashion shows.
  

  Shriya Saran Walking the Ramp in an Event

• She loves scuba diving and is a trained diver.
  

  Shriya Saran During Her Holiday

• She loves spending her leisure time with her pet dog.
  

  Shriya Saran with Her Dog

• She is good friends with the actor Nagarjuna.