Shreya Narayan

Shreya Narayan (born 22 February 1985) is an Indian film and television actress, model, writer and social worker.[1]

Shreya Narayan
Narayan at I Am National Award bash
Born	(1985-02-22) 22 February 1985 Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India
Other names	Shreya Narayan
Occupation	Actress, writer, social worker,
Years active	2009–present

Early life and education

Shreya Narayan was born in Muzaffarpur, Bihar.[2] She is a great grand niece of Dr Rajendra Prasad, the first president of India.[3]

Film career

In 2011, Shreya won critical acclaim for her portrayal of Mahua in the Tigmanshu Dhulia hit movie Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster.

She has acted in many Hindi movies like Knockout, Rockstar, Sukhwinder Singh's acting debut Kuch Kariye and Sudhanshu Shekhar Jha's Premmayee.

She is playing a pivotal role in Inder Kumar's Super Nani, in which the role of Nani is being portrayed by the legendary Hindi film actress Rekha. She also played the character of a mentally disturbed girl called Divya in Rajshri's Samrat & co.

She has written the lyrics of the song "Sharm Laaj" for the Soumik Sen-directed, Anubhav Sinha-produced Gulaab Gang, which was picturised on Madhuri Dixit.

She debuted in Yashraj Film's mini series called Powder, playing one of the leading characters, Julie, a high class escort and police informer. It was directed by Atul Sabharwal and played on Sony TV.

She also did another Yashraj Miniseries called Kismet, playing the character of Vasudha, an obsessive girl with a vengeful streak. It was directed by Naresh Malhotra YRF's Yeh Dillagi and played on Sony TV.

In 2015, Shreya co-produced her first film namely Wedding Anniversary. It stars Nana Patekar and Mahie Gill. She also completed work on two films, Tigmanshu Dhulia's Yaraa opposite Amit Sadh, and Syed Afzal Ahmed's Ye Lal Rang, opposite Randeep Hooda.

In Sept 2015, her prolific portrayal of Sharmila in the story Dui Bon in Anurag Basu's Rabindranath Tagore Stories for Epic Channel was highly appreciated.

She has appeared in various ad films for brands such as Pepsodent, Vodafone, Amul, Castrol, Axis Bank, etc. Her Bharatmatrimony Kaisa Tha TVC was a hit.

She worked on the Bihar Flood Relief Mission with Prakash Jha during the Kosi river floods.

Shreya also wrote a 3 part article on the "An Economic Model of Bollywood" for the Indian Economist.[4][5][6]

Film

Year	Film	Character Played
2009	Eik Dastak
2009	Knock Out
2010	Kuch Kariye	Ankita Sharma
2010	Raajneeti	Cameo as Journalist
2011	Tanu Weds Manu	Guest appearance
2011	Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster	Mahua
2011	Rockstar	Jordan's sister-in-law
2012	Prem Mayee	Payal
2014	Samrat & Co.	Divya Singh
2014	Super Nani	Astha
2016	Laal Rang	Neelam

References

1. "Newbie Shreya Narayan rocks Sahib Biwi aur Gangster : EYECATCHERS – India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
2. "In Bollywood, you are exploited till you become somebody: Shreya Narayan". The Times of India. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
3. Dipannita Ghosh Biswas (13 October 2011). "Debutant Shreya Narayan wants to keep soaring higher | Latest News & Updates at". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
4. "Films-----Shelf Life 3 Days, Status Flop, Corporate Returns 100 Crores". The Indian Economist. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
5. "An economic model of Bollywood – Part 2 – The Indian Economist". The Indian Economist. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
6. "Films-----Shelf Life 3 Days, Status Flop, Corporate Returns 100 Crores". The Indian Economist. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

External links

• Shreya Narayan on IMDb