Shriya Pilgaonkar

Biography

Shriya Pilgaonkar (born 25 April 1989) is an Indian actress, director, and producer who primarily works in Hindi films and web shows.

Born to actors Sachin and Supriya Pilgaonkar, she made her acting debut with the Marathi film Ekulti Ek (2013) for which she won the Best Debut Actress at the Maharashtra State Film Awards.

Post her Hindi film debut with Fan (2016), Pilgaonkar went on to establish herself with successful web series such as Mirzapur (2018), Guilty Minds, The Broken News (2022), and Taaza Khabar (2023).

For Guilty Minds, she received the Filmfare Best Actress (Drama Series) nomination. In addition to this, she has been part of various plays and has also directed a few of them.

Shriya is the only child of famed Marathi actors Sachin and Supriya Pilgaonkar. As a child, Pilgaonkar trained to become a professional swimmer and won several medals while in school.

Believing that she might become a translator or a linguist when she grew up, Pilgaonkar also took classes in Japanese when she was a child.

Later deciding to take a different route, Pilgaonkar completed her bachelor's degree in Sociology at St. Xavier's College in Mumbai. Pilgaonkar also learned Kathak as a child.