Actress Shriya Pilgaonkar is garnering a lot of applause for portraying the role of ‘Radha Bhargava’ in the web series, The Broken News. Shriya is one of the finest actresses, hailed for her power-packed roles and effortless acting. She has acted in a few shows and some films, but Shriya has added many feathers to her cap in a short span of her acting career.
Born to actors Sachin and Supriya Pilgaonkar, Shriya Pilgaonkar made her acting debut with the Marathi film, Ekulti Ek in 2013. For her debut film, Shriya won the Best Debut Actress at the Maharashtra State Film Awards. Shriya has carved a name for herself in the OTT space with shows like Mirzapur, Guilty Minds, The Broken News, Taaza Khabar and a few others.
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As Shriya is getting the spotlight for her recently released show, The Broken News, season 2, let us take a look at the actress’ journey in the entertainment world and some rare facts about her life.
Shriya Pilgaonkar is a professional swimmer
Shriya Pilgaonkar first appeared on television at the age of five in the Hindi TV serial, Tu Tu Main Main. As a child, Shriya learnt to swim and became a professional swimmer. She also took classes in Japanese to become a linguist. After her schooling, Shreya pursued Sociology and made her first stage performance in 2012 with a short play.
In an interaction with ETimes, when Shriya was asked about her fond memories of visiting a film set with her parents, the actress replied that she did not have many memories as she majorly focused on her training. In her words:
“When I was growing up, I was heavily into sports. I was a competitive swimmer, so most of my time would go into training. But yes, when my father was directing ‘Tu Tu Main Main’, sometimes when he needed a neighbour’s kid on the show, I would come and act. I think I was always comfortable in front of the camera. I realised I wanted to act much later.”
Shriya Pilgaonkar has directed and produced short films
In 2012, Shriya Pilgaonkar attended Summer School and received the World Nomad’s Travel Film Scholarship, which allowed her to travel to Brazil. She also took a film appreciation class from FTII Pune and started assisting directors. Shriya also made short films like Painted Signal and Dresswala, which were featured in various film festivals.
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Shriya Pilgaonkar made her Bollywood debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan
In 2016, Shriya Pilgaonkar made her Bollywood debut opposite the King of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan, in the film, Fan. Despite being born to star parents, Sachin and Supriya Pilgaonkar, Shriya had to give an audition to get her part in Fan. She was one of the 750 girls who auditioned to play the role of ‘Neha’ in the film, Fan.
In an interview with Hindustan Times, Shriya Pilgaonkar talked about nepotism and shared that she never faced it as she worked very hard for every role. Revealing how she never auditioned with any entitlement, she stated:
“Everything I’ve done, I’ve auditioned for. People will see the work that you get, they’ll not see the work that you don’t get. I’ve never operated from a place of entitlement, which is why when I started acting, some projects I got, some I didn’t. I didn’t come into the industry as a star, I was not on the cover of magazines. I didn’t have that kind of journey, so people don’t throw that nepotism word often at me because they have seen that journey.”
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When Shriya Pilgaonkar addressed the rumours of being adopted by Sachin and Supriya
Shriya Pilgaonkar hardly has any controversy attached to her name. However, sometime back, there were rumours that the actress was adopted by Sachin Pilgaonkar and Supriya Pilgaonkar. However, Shriya addressed the rumours as false and untrue. The actress, while clearing the air on the rumour of her adoption, spoke to India Today and stated:
“No, I’m not adopted. There was news going around out of nowhere that my parents had adopted me and that’s absolutely untrue. This is not even something that I need to justify because I’m not going to flash my birth certificate on Instagram to prove my point. But yes, this was absolutely amusing as it’s not true.”
Despite coming from a privileged background, entering the film industry was never a cakewalk for Shriya Pilgaonkar. She saw struggles and faced multiple rejections only to carve a name for herself.
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