Shrenu Parikh (born 11 November 1989) is an Indian television actress. She is best known for portraying Aastha Agnihotri in the

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romantic drama ''

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'' (2013–2015) and Gauri Kumari Sharma in the drama series ''

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'' (2017–2018).

Early life and education

Parikh was born and brought up in

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. She completed her education in Vadodara with a

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degree from the Babaria Institute of Pharmacy. She has a younger brother, Shubham Parikh.

Career

Parikh's first television appearance was a cameo role in the show ''Zindgi Ka Har Rang...Gulaal'' in 2010. Parikh secured her first television lead role in the Colors TV show '' Havan'' in 2011. She then did lead role in ''

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'' opposite

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which aired on

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. Speaking about her experience in this series, she says “I learned voice modulation and working on body language. I have grown as an actor”. Parikh appeared in the

's romantic drama ''

'' (2013–2015) and was paired opposite

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, in which she portrayed Aastha Agnihotri, a strong progressive woman who aims to drive toward change by fighting against

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to give recognition to women in her family. Speaking about her experience in this show, Parikh stated that it was her turning point in her career since she was offered future roles because of her recognition as Aastha. In 2017, Parikh appeared in the first Indian television

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series on

, ''

Dil Boley Oberoi ''Dil Boley Oberoi'' ( The heart says Oberoi) is an Indian television series which aired on Star Plus. It is the spin-off to ''Ishqbaaaz''. It was the first Indian spin-off series and starred Shrenu Parikh and Kunal Jaisingh. Synopsis Omkara ...

'' in 2017, portraying Gauri Kumari Sharma opposite

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. This series was later merged with

's ''

'' in which Parikh continued her portrayal of Gauri in the drama series ''Ishqbaaaz'' (2017–2018). Parikh quit the show in 2018 after the series took a generation leap. In 2017, Parikh made her film debut in ''

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'' opposite Arsh Sehrawat. In 2018, she appeared in her second film, '' Lamboo Rastoo'' opposite

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. In 2019, Parikh played her first

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role in the

's thriller series '' Ek Bhram...Sarvagun Sampanna'' opposite

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, in which she played Janhvi Mittal, a woman fueled by revenge to destroy the Mittal family. Parikh appeared in her first

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, a

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, ''Kshadyantra'' (2021) playing Shalini Patel, a woman who is after materialistic greed, with an ambition to escalate her political power. Parikh then appeared in a

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web series, ''Damaged 3'' (2021) portraying Shanaya Roy, who is a stubborn and secretive journalist. Since August 2021, Parikh is portraying Genda in the &TV social drama series, ''Ghar Ek Mandir – Kripa Agrasen Maharaj Ki'' alongside Akshay Mhatre. The show is entirely filmed in

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Filmography

Television

Special appearances

Films

Web series

Music videos

References

External links

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