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Posted: 28 Jul 2010 05:27 AM PDT

Shriya Saran Profile:
Name: Shriya
Birth Name: Shriya Saran
Birth Date: 11th September 1982
Birth place: Dehra Dun, Uttar Pradesh, India
Sex: F
Height: 5'6"
Mouther Tongue: Hindi
Profession: Actress
School: Delhi Public School
Collage: Lady Sri Ram Collage
Education: B.A. (Literature)
Father: Pushpendra Saran (works in BHEL)
Mother: Neeraja Saran (Teacher)
Boy Friend: Rajiv Mallu
Kathak guru: Guru Sobha Narayanji
Hobbies: Dancing, Swimming, BooK Reading,
Talking to People.
Favourite Food: Roti, Chapathi
Favourite Song: Mein zindagi ka saath
nibhana
Favourite Dressing: Saree
Favourite Parfume: Poison,Chanel 5
Favourite Place: Haridwar
Liking in a person: Sense of humour
Skin Care: By drinking lots of water and using
only homemade creams.
Dream: To be a good actress and a great
dancer

Shriya Saran, (born 11th September 1982) is an actress in the Tamil and Telugu film industries. She is known for her glamorous and beautiful roles in movies.Shriya Saran was born as second child to Neeraja and Pushpendra Saran. She was brought up in Ranipur, a small town in north India, a few miles from the holy city of Haridwar. She has an elder brother Abhiroop, who recently Got married. She has completed her schooling from DPS (Delhi Public School). She has done B.A. (Literature) from Lady Sri Ram College(LSR). She has a serious interest in classical dancing, and is an accomplished Kathak Dancer

She started her career as an aspiring model. This led to roles in music albums and advertisements.Shriya started her movie acting career with the Telugu film Ishtam (2001), produced by Usha Kiran Movies. This first film didn't fare too well at the box office, but she was noticed by many Telugu producers and directors. Soon she signed for Nagarjuna's Santosham (2002), which was a major hit and she didn't have to turn back since then. She was among the top divas of Tollywood. Her later movies, such as Nuvve Nuvve and Bhageeratha, earned her many accolades. She had one of the biggest hits in her career with Chatrapati opposite Prabhas. She made her Tamil movie debut in Enakku 20 Unakku 18 (2003), casted along with Telugu actor Tharun, Trisha Krishnan. The film was an average hit at box-office, but it was more importantly a musical hit due to music composed by A. R. Rahman. She had plenty of glamorous roles lined up for her in Tamil, but instead continued with Tollywood for a year. She has made her comeback in Kollywood through the film Mazhai with Jayam Ravi. The movie did well at the box-office. She beat other top actresses for the much coveted role with Rajinikanth in Shankar's Sivaji: The Boss. She is now acting opposite Vijay in Azhagiya Tamil Magan, Vikram in Kandasaamy and opposite Ajith Kumar in Billa.