Shruti Ulfat Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Other Name	Shruti Panwar
Nickname(s)	Pannu, Rumzhum
Profession	Actress
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 5" (165 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Film: Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) as Shruti TV: I Love You (1998)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	1 October 1975 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2023)	48 Years
Birthplace	Dehradun, Uttar Pradesh (now in Uttarakhand), India
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai
School	Cambrian Hall, Dehradun
College/University	Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand
Educational Qualification	Studied English Literature, History, and Political Science
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Rajput
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	Playing Cricket and Football, Singing, Dancing, Cooking
Tattoo(s)	Right Shoulder: A tattoo of two Kingfisher birds Right Hand: A tattoo of her son's name
Controversy	Arrested for Posing With A Snake In February 2017, there was a news that Shruti Ulfat got arrested for posting pictures and videos in which she was posing with a Cobra. The Cobra was protected under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. However, she later denied the news and said that she was just asked to register a statement to the forest department officials. She was fined for Rs. 5000. [1]Dainik Bhaskar
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Divorced
Affairs/Boyfriends	Alok Ulfat (theatre director)
Family
Husband/Spouse	Alok Ulfat (theatre director) (div.2017)
Children	Son- Ojasya Soham Ulfat
Parents
Siblings	Brother- 1 Sister- 1
Other Relatives	Uncle- Retired Brigadier, former Trustee of the Cambrian Hall
Favourites
Sports	Cricket, Football, Tennis
Cricketer	MS Dhoni
Tennis Player	Novak Djokovic
IPL Team	Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Actress	Madhuri Dixit
Singer	Lata Mangeshkar
DC Character	Batman
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	Rs 20,000 - Rs 25,000 per episode (as of 2024)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shruti Ulfat

• She was brought up in Dehradun.
  

  A childhood photo of Shruti Ulfat

• While studying in school, she took part in and won many accolades in inter-school basketball, hockey, and badminton tournaments. She was also the captain of the school’s badminton team.

• Shruti Ulfat had always been active in her school plays and skits. She also took a keen interest in sports and was part of her school’s sports team.

• She developed a passion for cooking as a child. She even had home science in school.
  

  A photo of Shruti Panwar taken when she was in school

• Shruti has also played basketball at the national level.

• Shruti was a day scholar in her school from class 1 till class 10. She shifted to the school’s hostel in class 11.

• She was also part of the school’s drama club.

• Her first job was as a sales girl in New Delhi in a store named Weekender. She used to work there for six hours a day and received Rs. 2000 as a salary.

• She wanted to enrol at Delhi University. She, however, dropped the idea as she could not stay away from her family for long.

• She was inspired by the TV show Udaan (1989) and wanted to become a Police officer.

• Later, she started working with local theatre groups in Dehradun.

• Shruti Ulfat got her first TV commercial when she was only 18.

• In 1997, she appeared as a body double of Madhuri Dixit in the film Dil To Pagal Hai.

• Shruti’s first phone, Sony Ericsson, was gifted to her by her friends from Sweden in 1997.

• She married her college mate and friend from the theatre group Alok Ulfat. They worked together in theatre for seventeen years.

• In 2017, many sources claimed that Shruti was arrested for posing with a King Cobra by the Forest Department of Maharashtra. She was bailed after depositing Rs. 5000 as a penalty. She later took to social media to refute the claims of getting arrested. ^[2]Dainik Bhaskar

• Some of the popular TV shows of Shruti Ulfat are Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin (1999) as Nikki, Sasural Genda Phool (2010-2012) as Rano Kashyap, Dastaan-E-Mohabbat Salim Anarkali (2018-2019) as Jhillan, and Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (2023) as Vidya Madhav Poddar.
  

  Shruti Ulfat in a still from Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai

• She is a fitness lover. She goes to the gym and practices yoga to stay fit. She also likes to go on a run.
  

  Shruti’s photo taken while she was working in the gym

• Shruti enjoys being close to nature.

• Shruti has acted in many plays in different places such as New Delhi, Dehradun, and Mumbai.

• She is a fan of the IPL team Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and wears a pair of yellow socks whenever the team plays in the tournament. She also has a Number 7 jersey of the CSK signed by Dhoni. In an interview, she talked about it and said,
  

  I wear my lucky pair of yellow socks to every one of their matches, and since we keep winning, it has turned into a superstition for me.”

  

  Shruti Ulfat posing for a photo with Mahendra Singh Dhoni

• Her first car was a Maruti Suzuki Esteem.

• Aamir Khan was her favourite actor when she was in school. She collected many postcards with his picture on them.

• She is a trained dancer and a singer.

• As per Shruti, she landed a role in her debut film after she was introduced to the film’s producer by Alok Ulfat.

• In 2018, Shruti Ulfat participated in the Box Cricket League (BCL). She played in the Delhi Dragons.
  

  Shruti Ulfat posing for a photo with the BCL trophy

• Some of her popular films are Raaz (2002) as Priya, Mr. X (2015) as Madhuri, and Sooryavanshi (2021) as Nafeesa Hafeez.
  

  Shruti in a still from the 2002 film Raaz

• Shruti is multi-lingual and is fluent in Hindi, English, Garhwali, and Gurkhali.

• Before TikTok was banned in 2020, Shruti Ulfat was active on the platform with over 37.8k followers.

• She is an avid dog lover and owns a pet, Shih Tzu.
  

  Shruti with her pet dog