Shruti Seth

Shruti Seth
Seth at the Premiere of Rock Of Ages in 2012
Born (1979-12-18) 18 December 1979
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress, Model
Years active 2003–present
Spouse(s) Danish Aslam (2010–present)
Children Alina Aslam (b. 2014)

Shruti Seth is an Indian actress and a television VJ,[1][2] born and brought up in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Seth rose to fame for her role as Jiya Malhotra in Star Plus' hit comedy series Shararat. Her performance in the long running series brought her widespread recognition and praise from critics alike. She was the female lead of the comedy show TV, Biwi aur Main on SAB TV

Seth ventured into more prominent film roles later in her career, having made her debut in 2003 with Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II. She has played supporting roles in films including Fanaa (2006) and Slumdog Millionaire (2008). Seth went on star in Disney Channel's original series The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir, and has hosted several Indian television shows including the Comedy Circus series.

Personal life

Seth attended Ashok Academy and graduated from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai with a degree in Economics and Commerce. She is married to film director Danish Aslam[3] and together they have a daughter named Alina.[4]

A controversy arose when Seth commented on Twitter in critique of Indian Prime Minister Modi's #selfiewithdaughter campaign for women and girls, which he announced in his Mann Ki Baat radio address. After this she started to receive abuse through Twitter and social media. This resulted in members of the media and Bollywood defending her against the abuse.[5][6][7][8]

Career

Seth started her career as a guest relation executive at the Taj Mahal Hotel, Bombay. According to her, her entry into the world of modeling happened by chance. A "couple of people" had asked her if she'd like to model and, at that time, it just "meant extra pocket money". Over the span of her career as a model, she did several commercials, including Clean and Clear moisturiser, TATA Home Finance, Ponds Talc, Frooti, Lifebuoy Soap, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, LG, Airtel, Mrs. Marino Hair Softener, Stayfree Secure, Dominos etc.

Eventually, she moved to television. At the start of her career in modeling and television, Seth said that "fate was pushing me in that direction and I just followed the course." She also said that it was her stint on Channel V "that firmly put me on the map."[9]

Shruti Seth with husband Danish Aslam at the premiere of Ash Chandler's play at the Comedy Store

For Channel V, India she hosted First Day First Show and Junglee Jukebox. She acted in many serials such as Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr, Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand and Shararat, with actresses Farida Jalal and Eva Grover. She played the role of a fairy who receives magical powers at the age of 18. Seths's performance received critical acclaim and the show proved to be a hit. She is also seen in Rishta.com on Sony Entertainment Television. On Rishta.com, she said in an interview that, "They (the Yash Raj serials) haven't got any TRPs at all. But it's not for the people who are watching TV in the first place. The whole TRP game is very skewed. I don't believe that in a population of over a billion people, 15,000 households decide what the entire country wants to watch. This lot of Yash Raj was conceptualised for those who are not watching TV". She further said in the same interview that "All our loyal audience for my serial on TV is in London, America, South Africa, Australia. It's not that the Indians will not like it, it's just sad that they are not aware of it, because the publicity has been disappointing". She has also hosted several seasons of Comedy Circus on Sony Channel.[9]

Film career

She has starred in a few films. On moving from television to films, she stated that, "I haven't really moved on to anything. It's not that I would not do TV and only do films. Yes, more avenues have started opening for me. I am game for doing something exciting on any medium – stage, celluloid or TV".[9] She is probably best known for her role as Fatima "Fatty" in Fanaa (2006) with Aamir Khan and Kajol. She starred in Tara Rum Pum, produced by Yash Raj Films and made an appearance in Prakash Jha's film Raajneeti in 2010. On her role in Rajneeti, she said in an interview that "I am hoping that my hard-hitting role in Rajneeti will change my being typecast, because it is the most unlikely character one would expect me to play".[9]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRole
2003Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II
2006FanaaFatima "Fatty"
2007Ta Ra Rum PumSasha
2008Slumdog MillionaireVoice accent trainer
2009AnubhavAntara
2009Aagey Se RightSuhasi
2010RajneetiPolitical party worker
2011My Friend PintoSuhani

Television

Seth in an event at Koh
YearSerial/ProgramRoleNotes
2001-2002MaanKhushi Television debut
2003–2007ShararatJiya Malhotra
2001–2004Des Mein Niklla Hoga ChandDingy Singh
2002–2004Kyun Hota Hai PyarrrRamya
2005Mum Tum Aur Hum[10]Anchor
2007Comedy Circus 1Anchor
2008Comedy Circus 2Anchor
2008Kaante Ki TakkarAnchor
2008Dhak Dhak In DubaiSheetal Patel
2009My Desi Top 20Anchor
2009Comedy Circus 20 – 20Anchor
2010Rishta.ComIsha Mirchandani
2012Kahani Comedy Circus KiAnchor
2012–2013The Suite Life of Karan & KabirPriti Jaiswal
2013Comedy Circus Ke AjoobeAnchor
2013–2014Comedy Circus Ke MahabaliAnchor
2013Baal VeerRani Pari
2015The Great Indian Family Dramavarious characters
2015-2017Comedy Nights BachaoHerself
2017TV, Biwi aur MainPriya Rajeev Gupta

References

  1. ↑ "All TV shows look the same: Shruti Seth". Hindustan Times. 22 January 2013. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Live audience most satisfying: Shruti Seth". Zee News. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Mid-day.com (15 October 2010). "Shruti Seth, Danish Aslam tie the knot". NDTV. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  4. ↑ Sen, Debarati S (5 August 2014). "Shruti Seth – Danish Aslam name their newborn, Alina aslam".
  5. ↑ You maybe next to get abused like Kavita Krishnan, Shruti Seth, and Twitter will do nothing. Firstpost. Retrieved on 22 September 2015.
  6. ↑ TV actress Shruti Seth faces abuse on Twitter for criticising PM over his #selfiewithdaughter campaign. News18.com. Retrieved on 22 September 2015.
  7. ↑ 'Selfie with daughter' controversy: Bollywood supports Shruti Seth | Business Standard News. Business-standard.com. Retrieved on 22 September 2015.
  8. ↑ ‘Selfie with daughter’ controversy over Modi: Bollywood supports Shruti Seth. The Financial Express (5 July 2015). Retrieved on 22 September 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "The TRP game is skewed: Shruti Seth". Times of India. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  10. ↑ "Post weekends, its 8 pm under the scanner for Star Plus". September 13, 2005. Retrieved December 3, 2017.

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