Jiya Shankar

Jiya Shankar
Born
Jiya Shankar

(1995-04-17) April 17, 1995
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present
Height5'4"

Jiya Shankar is an Indian actress. She is best known for her role as Dr. Ira Pandey in the comedy-drama show Meri Hanikarak Biwi on &TV, and as Susheela Ruhail Solanki in the comedy show Kaatelal & Sons on SAB TV. In 2022, she acted in a Marathi movie called Ved. She also played the main character in the supernatural drama Pishachini on Colors TV.

She also worked as a co-host on the show Good Night India on SAB TV. She took part as a contestant in Bigg Boss OTT 2 and was evicted on Day 54, just three days before the grand finale.

Early life

Shankar was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Her mother's name is Surekha Gavli. Her parents got divorced when she was 13 years old.[1][2] In Bigg Boss OTT 2, she shared that 'Shankar' is not her father's name, but a last name she chose for herself.[3]

Career

Shankar started her acting career in 2013 with a Telugu movie called Entha Andanga Unnave, where she acted with Ajay Manthena.[4] In 2017, she acted in a Tamil movie called Kanavu Variyam with Arun Chidambaram.[5] She made her TV debut in 2015, playing Alisha Rai in Love by Chance on Bindass channel, opposite Karan Singhmar. In 2016, she got her first big break on TV by playing a lead role as Shreya Dixit Rathore in Queens Hain Hum on &TV.

Shankar recently played the role of Susheela Ruhail Solanki in the SAB TV show Kaatelal & Sons, opposite Paras Arora.[6] In August 2022, she acted as Pavitra in the Colors TV show Pishachini, opposite Harsh Rajput.

She was recently seen playing the role of Nisha Katkar in the movie Ved, along with Ritesh Deshmukh and Genelia Deshmukh. By January 2023, this romantic thriller had earned ₹75 crore at the box office. She was praised for her emotional acting and for being a fresh new face in the Marathi film industry. In June 2023, Shankar took part in the reality show Bigg Boss OTT 2 and finished in 6th place.[7]

Filmography

Movies

List of movie credits
Year Title Role Language Ref.
2013 Entha Andanga Unnave Jiya Telugu
2017 Kanavu Variyam Veena Tamil
2018 Hyderabad Love Story Vaishnavi Telugu
2022 Ved Nisha Katkar Marathi [8]

Television

List of television credits
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Gumrah: End of Innocence Sonam Season 4 [9]
MTV Big F Ahana Sethia Season 1; Episode 4
2017 Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya Nancy [10]
2017–2019 Meri Hanikarak Biwi Dr. Iravati "Ira" Desai Pandey [11]
2020 Laal Ishq Suhani Episode 219: "Chamgadar Pret"
2020–2021 Kaatelal & Sons Susheela "Sattu" Kaatelal Ruhail Solanki
2022 Goodnight India Host
2022–2023 Pishachini Pavithra "Piku" Bose Singh Rajput
2023 Bigg Boss OTT 2 Contestant 6th place

Web series

List of web series credits
Year Title Role Ref.
2020 Virgin Bhasskar 2 Pakhi [12]

Music videos

List of music video credits
Year Title Singer(s) Ref.
2023 "Judaiyaan" Tanveer Evan [13]
2024 "Meri Zindagi" Tulsi Kumar, Vishal Mishra [14]
2025 "Bas Tera Hoon" Asees Kaur, Abhijeet Shrivastava [15]

References

  1. ↑ "BB OTT 2: Jiya Shankar Says She Hasn't Talked to Her Father in 20 Years, Doesn't Know What He Looks Like". News18. 2023-08-11. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  2. ↑ Amar Ujala (in Hindi) https://www.amarujala.com/entertainment/bollywood/bigg-boss-ott-2-jiya-shankar-mother-surekha-reveals-abut-actress-father-separation-when-she-was-13-2023-08-02. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Text "titleu13 की उम्र में पिता से अलग हो गई यह एक्ट्रेस, मां ने रो-रोकर बयां किया वर्षों पुराना सच..." ignored (help)
  3. ↑ "Jiya Shankar reveals the true story behind her name on Bigg Boss OTT 2". News9live. 2023-07-14. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  4. ↑ "Entha Andanga Unnave Movie: Showtimes, Review, Songs, Synopsis". Times Of India. 15 November 2013. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Kanavu Variyam Movie Review". Times Of India. 25 February 2017. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "OTT or TV, Jiya is just lovin' it!". Hindustan Times. 8 November 2020. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Bigg Boss OTT 2: Salman Khan refuses to call himself Old school as Jiya Shankar mentions the same, former says, 'Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh are old school not me'". The Times of India. 17 June 2023. Archived from the original on 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Riteish Deshmukh turns director; Genelia Deshmukh to make her Marathi film debut : Bollywood News". Bollywood Hungama. 8 December 2021. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Being Ungrateful". Gumrah: End of Innocence. 15 February 2015. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Episode 41 – Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya". Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya?. 25 August 2017. Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Meri Hanikarak Biwi completes 100 episodes; cast celebrates with a cake". Times Of India. 13 April 2018. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  12. ↑ "Jiya Shankar Roped in to Play New Lead in Season 2 of 'Virgin Bhasskar'". India-West. 5 August 2020. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  13. ↑ Jhunjhunwala, Sanchita (2023-09-08). "Judaiyaan Ft. Abhishek Malhan And Jiya Shankar Out Now! AbhiYa Fans Call It The 'Perfect Music Video'". TimesNow. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  14. ↑ "Jiya Shankar and Harsh Beniwal's new single Meri Zindagi released; fans super excited to see them in one frame". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  15. ↑ "Jiya Shankar and Abhimanyu Dassani in Bas Tera Hoon". News18. Retrieved 2025-03-10.

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