Shruti Ulfat Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography
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Profession: Actress
Hometown: Mumbai
Age: 48 Years
Bio/Wiki | |
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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 |
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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.”
- 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.
- Some of her popular films are Raaz (2002) as Priya, Mr. X (2015) as Madhuri, and Sooryavanshi (2021) as Nafeesa Hafeez.
- 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.
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