Shreya Dhanwanthary

Shreya Dhanwantary, is an Indian actress, model and author who works predominantly in the Hindi and Tamil film industries. After her birth, Dhanwanthary's family moved to Dubai, where she spent most of her childhood. She was raised in both the Middle East and Delhi before graduating with a degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from NIT Warangal. When she first moved to Mumbai, Dhanwantary appeared in many commercials for popular brands like Fastrack, Samsung, Safi, Vogue Eyewear, and D'damas to support herself financially. Before entering the film industry, Dhanwantary participated in the Pantaloons Femina Miss India South in 2008, where she was the first runner-up. The same year, she also participated in the Miss India contest, where she was one of the finalists. Dhanwantary's acting career began when she got her first break in the Telugu movie Sneha Geetham (2010) in 2010. However, she made her Bollywood debut in Why Cheat India (2019), starring alongside Emraan Hashmi. She was later recognized for her appearance in the web series [link=tt8555892, where she played the role of Devanshi Taylor. Dhanwantary also garnered attention for her role as Zoya in the Amazon Prime web series The Family Man (2019). She even won the Fan Favourite Supporting Actress Award at the Indian Telly Streaming Awards for her role in Mumbai Diaries 26/11 (2021). Her role as journalist Sucheta Dalal in Sony LIV's web series Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story (2020) earned her several nominations and critical acclaim. She was nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for her films Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story (2020) and Looop Lapeta (2022), respectively, for the Filmfare OTT Awards. She won the Hit List OTT Awards and The Indian Film and Television Awards in the Best Actor-Female category for her role in Scam 1992. Alongside her acting career, Dhanwantary is also a writer and author of the novel 'Fade to White', published in 2016. Dhanwantary also wrote, directed, produced, and even acted in the first-of-its-kind zoom show called the Viral Wedding.