Shreya Narayan (born 22 February 1985) is an Indian film and television actress and a writer.

Early life and education

Shreya Narayan belongs to the family of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of India. She was born in

Muzaffarpur Muzaffarpur () is a city located in Muzaffarpur district in the Tirhut region of the Indian state of Bihar. It serves as the headquarters of the Tirhut division, the Muzaffarpur district and the Muzaffarpur Railway District. It is the fourth ...

, Bihar .

Film career

In 2011, Shreya won critical acclaim for her portrayal of Mahua in the

Tigmanshu Dhulia Tigmanshu Dhulia (born 3 July 1967) is an Indian film dialogue writer, director, actor, screenwriter, producer and casting director known for his works in Hindi cinema and Television. He wrote the dialogue for the 1998 film '' Dil Se..'', the fi ...

hit movie ''

Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster ''Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster'' (; ) is a 2011 Indian romantic thriller film directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia with screenwriter Sanjay Chauhan and starring Jimmy Sheirgill, Mahi Gill, and Randeep Hooda in lead roles. It is the first installment of '' ...

''. She has acted in many Hindi movies like ''

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'', ''

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'', Sukhwinder Singh's acting debut ''Kuch Kariye'' and Sudhanshu Shekhar Jha's '' Premmayee''. She is playing a pivotal role in

Inder Kumar Inder Kumar (26 August 1973 – 28 July 2017) was an Indian actor best known for playing supporting roles in Hindi films such as ''Wanted'', '' Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge'', '' Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye'' and '' Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi''. He was a c ...

's '' Super Nani'', in which the role of Nani is being portrayed by the legendary Hindi film actress

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. 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

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-directed,

Anubhav Sinha Anubhav Sinha (born 22 June 1965) is an Indian film director, producer and writer who works in Hindi films. He is notable for movies like '' Ra.One'', '' Tum Bin'', '' Dus'', '' Mulk'', '' Article 15'' and ''Thappad''. Early and personal life ...

-produced ''

Gulaab Gang ''Gulaab Gang'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language action drama film centered on the struggle of women in India, directed by Soumik Sen and produced by Sohum Shah and Anubhav Sinha. It stars Madhuri Dixit and Juhi Chawla in lead roles, marki ...

'', which was picturised on

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. She debuted in Yashraj Film's mini series called ''

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'', playing one of the leading characters, Julie, a high class escort and police informer. It was directed by

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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

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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 Prakash Jha (born 27 February 1952) is an Indian film producer, actor, director and screenwriter, mostly known for his political and socio-political films such as “Hip Hip Hurray” (1984), '' Damul'' (1984), ''Mrityudand'' (1997), ''Gangaaj ...

during the Kosi river floods. Shreya also wrote a 3 part article on the "An Economic Model of Bollywood" for the ''Indian Economist''. In recent years, she has done Tigmanshu Dhulia's Yaara (where she played Tanuja), and Nirang Desai's Tabeer (she played Army Major Rashmi Sharma). Yaara released in 2020 and Tabeer is yet to release. In 2020, she was vocal about investigating Sushant Singh Rajput's death case, saying she would like to get clarity on how he died. In March 2021, she shot for a webseries in Madhya Pradesh, tentatively titled White Gold, directed by Kittu Saluja.

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