Shreya Dhanwanthary

Shreya Dhanwanthary (born 29 August 1988) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films and television shows. She had her breakout role in the Amazon Prime Video thriller series The Family Man (2019–2021) and gained praise for her portrayal of journalist Sucheta Dalal in Sony LIV's biographical drama series Scam 1992 (2020).^[3]

Shreya Dhanwanthary
Dhanwanthary in 2023
Born	(1988-08-29) 29 August 1988 (age 36)[1][2] Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Alma mater	NIT Warangal
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2009–present

Early life

Shreya Dhanwanthary was born on 29 August 1988 in Hyderabad to a Hindi-speaking father and a Telugu-speaking mother.^[4][5] She moved to Dubai with her parents when she was two months old.^[6] Brought up in Middle East and Delhi,^[6] Dhanwanthary graduated from NIT Warangal in Electronics and Communication Engineering.^[5][7]

Career

Dhanwanthary participated in Femina Miss India South 2008 when she was a third year engineering student.^[8] She was placed as 1st Runner-Up in the event. After that she went on to compete at Miss India 2008 as a finalist.^[9]

Soon after Miss India 2008, she was offered a role in the Telugu film like Josh and Sneha Geetham.^[8] She made her Bollywood debut with Why Cheat India opposite Emraan Hashmi.^[10][11] She has also authored a book titled Fade To White.^[12]

In 2019, she played Zoya in the web series The Family Man of Amazon Prime Video for season 1 and continued the role in Season 2 (June 2021) on Amazon Prime.^[13] In 2020, she played Sucheta Dalal in the webseries Scam 1992.^[14] In 2021, Dhanwanthary is seen playing the role of Mansi in the Amazon Prime web series Mumbai Diaries 26/11.^[15][16] Directed by Nikkhil Advani and produced by Emmay Entertainment, it also features Konkona Sen Sharma, Mohit Raina and Tina Desai in the lead roles.^[17]

Media

Dhanwanthary was ranked at 43rd place in The Times of India "Most Desirable Women List" in 2020.^[18]

Filmography

Films

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref.
2009	Josh	Bhavna	Telugu film
2010	Sneha Geetham	Shailu	Telugu film
2012	The Girl in Me	Tina / Tara	Short film
2019	Why Cheat India	Nupur Dubey		[19]
2022	Looop Lapeta	Julia		[20]
	Chup: Revenge of the Artist	Nila Menon		[21]
	Unpaused:Naya Safar	Akirti		[22]
2024	Adbhut	Dr. Shruthi Rawat		[23]
TBA	Nausikhiye †		Filming	[24]

Television

Year	Work	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2016	Ladies Room	Radhika Khanna	YouTube	English series	[25]
2018	The Reunion	Devanshi Tailor		Bengali series	[26]
2019–2021	The Family Man	Zoya	Amazon Prime Video		[27]
2020	A Viral Wedding	Nisha Pahuja	Eros Now	Also director, writer and producer	[28]
2020	Scam 1992	Sucheta Dalal	SonyLIV		[29]
2021	Mumbai Diaries 26/11	Mansi Hirani	Amazon Prime Video		[15]
2023	Guns & Gulaabs	Yamini	Netflix		[30]

Short films

Year	Title	Channel	Notes
2023	Next, Please		[31][32]