20 Facts About Sriti Jha

Sriti Jha This is about the incredible journey of a girl who >> Read More... is no newcomer to The television Industry. She has done several shows, and she is extremely popular, especially since her girl next door looks make it so easy for people to believe her and relate to her, even though her current show, Kumkum Bhagya Kumkum Bhagya was broadcasted on Zee TV channel. I >> Read More... is far from reality. But the show has been doing well consistently, which really is all that matters to the producers, especially since it is an Ekta Kapoor Ekta Kapoor; a legendry producer in Indian TV and >> Read More... show. The following are 20 facts about the actress.

1. Television Ratings

Although it is hard to stay on the top in the television industry which has so many channels and so many shows, with new shows popping up constantly, the latest news is that Sriti’s show, Kumkum Bhagya has managed to maintain its position among the top 5 shows with the highest TRPs, despite how much the show stretches every issue that pops up.

2. Her Initial Years

Sriti was born in Bihar, in Begusarai on the 26th of February, in the year 1986. A while after her birth, her family decided to shift to Kolkata for 10 years, where she finished her schooling. They then shifted to Kathmandu, Nepal, where she studied in the Modern Indian School. A few years later they shifted back to India, in Delhi, where Sriti enrolled herself in Laxman Public School. Her native place is Darbhanga and is lovingly called Jhalli by her near and dear ones.

3. The Dramatics Society

After she finished her school years, she enrolled in the Sri Venkateswara College in Delhi to study English (H), then in 2004, she joined Verbum, which was the English dramatics society. She remained active in the society until she became the society’s president.

4. Ritual In Blood

The actress worked in many plays after she joined the dramatics society, but her first most prominent role was for a called Ritual In Blood, which was a Steven Berkoff creation, and had been set in England of 13th century. She justified the role so well that she was even awarded with an award for the best actor for her performance in the play.

5. No Struggle

Most actors struggle for years before they finally get a role in the industry. However, Sriti faced no struggle in her career. Her first show, Dhoom Machao Dhoom, which was for Disney, was auditioning her college itself, and she got selected for the role of Malini Sharma The suspense queen, Malini Sharma, born on January >> Read More... , who was a shy and superstitious girl. When this show moved to Mumbai, Sriti moved too.

6. Her Initial Career

In the beginning, she followed Dhoom Machao Dhoom with Jiya Jale ‘Jiya Jale’ was a famous love story between a girl >> Read More... on 9X, which ended soon after it started, but Sriti had many offers even after that. She signed up later for Angad, a serial which could never materialize. However, she soon got a role in the show Jyoti, which aired on Imagine TV, where her role was that of Sudha, the protagonist’s sister who suffered from split personality disorder. Simultaneously, she also acted in Shaurya Aur Suhani Shaurya aur Suhani is a fictional, romantic love s >> Read More... , where her role was that of princess Suhani. After doing two shows at the same time, she also appeared in Rakt Sambandh Rakt Sambandh was an Indian Soap Opera which was c >> Read More... , where first her role was that of a blind girl, and then of Vrinda, who was a slightly tomboyish girl.

7. Breakthrough

What changed her life was the role of a woman whose husband was obsessive and disgustingly abusive. It was for the show ‘Dil Se Dua…Saubhagyavati Bhava?’ that aired on Life OK and had Karanveer Bohra opposite her. The show was later joined by Harshad Chopra too. Then, she appeared as Ganga, an illiterate woman in the show Balika Vadhu. And finally came the role that took her career to another level altogether. She appeared, and still appears as Pragya in the show Kumkum Bhagya, which has made her a popular household name.

8. A Dancer Too

Earlier, when she was still studying, the actress became popular in her college and school more because of her dancing skills, in which she was much better than even acting. Although on television has only seen her act, we hope to see her dance soon.

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Sriti Jha too became a victim of media link ups when it was rumored that she was dating her Dhoom Machao Dhoom co-star Vikrant Massey. Both the actors continuously maintained that they were only good friends. Vikrant has now started to appear in films, as he was seen in Ranveer Singh Ranveer Singh Bhavnani is an Indian movie actor wh >> Read More... and Sonakshi Sinha Sonakshi Sinha is a well-known Indian Actress. She >> Read More... starrer ‘ Lootera Click to look into! >> Read More... ’, where he played Ranveer Singh’s friend. Later, he was also seen in the multi-starrer Dil Dhadakne Do Click to look into! >> Read More... .

10. Harshad Chopra

There were very strong and continuous rumors of Sriti Jha and Harshad Chopra’s romance on the sets of Saubhagyavati Bhava. However, there was no confirmation of that either. She then moved on to Kumkum Bhagya, while Harshad appeared in ‘ Humsafars Humsafars is an Indian drama television series whi >> Read More... ’. Recently, people were anticipating his upcoming show Meenu Mausi, which got scrapped after they shot for the pilot episode.

11. Her Favorites

The actress has a special place in her heart reserved for old classics. She loves movies like, Kaagaz Ke Phool, ‘Pyaasa’, and all Charlie Chaplin Charles Chaplin popularly known as Charlie Chaplin >> Read More... and Satyajit Ray Biographies reveal bare details about the maverick >> Read More... films. Predictably her favorite actress is Waheeda Rehman She took birth in a Tamil Urdu speaking Muslim fam >> Read More... and her hobby as an English Honors student in Reading. She is especially fond of “The Catcher in the Rye”, which is also what makes her happy.

12. Her Chemistry With Shabbir

The actress shares great chemistry with her Kumkum Bhagya co-star Shabbir Ahluwalia Shabbir Ahluwalia is an Indian television and film >> Read More... and when asked what she believes is the reason behind this chemistry, she believes it is the fact that they find each other’s characters endearing, and have fun on the sets. Irrespective of the situation, they find a way to have fun and stay lighthearted.

13. The Scene They Improvised

There was a scene in the show in which both the actors were drunk and go to the roof to talk. This was a scene that had been penned down to be of 3 minutes. However, both the actors kept improvising and the scene went on for 10 minutes. They did not expect the director to keep it all in the final cut of the show, but he decided to go with it. Almost all the scenes they do are improvised as the actors choose to leave behind something of themselves in each scene.

14. She Is A Vegetarian

Once, when Shabbir was asked what is the one thing he would like to change about Sriti, he said it would be her eating habits, as she is a vegetarian, while he loves non-veg food, so he cannot eat off her food. But he also loves the fact that she is so committed to her work.

15. Her Thoughts On Her Co-star

Sriti believes Shabbir to be a brilliant actor. The fact that he is always so jovial and cracking jokes also endears him to her. She also says that since both she and Shabbir are big foodies, she always ends up eating a lot more than she wants to in his company.

16. Her Food Habits

Although with her stick thin figure, it is hard to guess, but the actress actually eats a lot. More often than not, she can be seen eating a Dosa or a Samosa but thanks to her fast metabolism, none of it shows up on her body and so she never needs to work out either.

17. Her First Crush

The first time Sriti found herself blushing away was when she saw the film “ Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak is a romantic drama telecas >> Read More... ”. The actress fell deeply in love with ‘ Aamir Khan Aamir Khan or Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan is Bolly >> Read More... ’s character in the film and would dress us every time she went out with hopes somehow, she would meet him.

18. Her First Audition

We know that Sriti Jha had been a brilliant actress from the very start and had loved every bit of the time she spent acting. She also did not have to struggle, because her first role just came to her. According to the actress, that first audition for Dhoom Machao Dhoom actually turned her life around. It was when she got selected for that did she realize that she wanted to pursue acting and do it professionally for the rest of her life.

19. Her Set

The actress is particularly fond of the cast and crew of her current show. The actress believes it to be full of happy people, and Supriya, the actress who essays her mother in Kumkum Bhagya actually happens to be her favorite person in the sets of the show. She also thinks that babies are the source of love and joy.

20. Shabbir’s Views On Her

At a time when most leading pairs of the television industry hate each other’s guts and just cannot bear to see each other’s faces, Shabbir and Sriti are the best of friends. In fact, Shabbir, who thinks that the set of Kumkum Bhagya is actually a madhouse, calls Sriti one of his favorite people ever. The actor, who is incredibly fond of watching sports, also thinks that babies are the source of infinite joy.