Jiya Shankar

**Jiya Shankar** is an Indian actress. She is best known for her role as Dr. Ira Pandey in the comedy-drama show _Meri Hanikarak Biwi_ on &TV, and as Susheela Ruhail Solanki in the comedy show _Kaatelal & Sons_ on SAB TV. In 2022, she acted in a Marathi movie called _Ved_. She also played the main character in the supernatural drama _Pishachini_ on Colors TV.

She also worked as a co-host on the show Good Night India on SAB TV. She took part as a contestant in _Bigg Boss OTT 2_ and was evicted on Day 54, just three days before the grand finale.

## Early life

Shankar was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Her mother's name is Surekha Gavli. Her parents got divorced when she was 13 years old. In Bigg Boss OTT 2, she shared that 'Shankar' is not her father's name, but a last name she chose for herself.

## Career

Shankar started her acting career in 2013 with a Telugu movie called _Entha Andanga Unnave_, where she acted with Ajay Manthena. In 2017, she acted in a Tamil movie called _Kanavu Variyam_ with Arun Chidambaram. She made her TV debut in 2015, playing Alisha Rai in _Love by Chance_ on Bindass channel, opposite Karan Singhmar. In 2016, she got her first big break on TV by playing a lead role as Shreya Dixit Rathore in _Queens Hain Hum_ on &TV.

Shankar recently played the role of Susheela Ruhail Solanki in the SAB TV show Kaatelal & Sons, opposite Paras Arora. In August 2022, she acted as Pavitra in the Colors TV show Pishachini, opposite Harsh Rajput.

She was recently seen playing the role of Nisha Katkar in the movie _Ved_, along with Ritesh Deshmukh and Genelia Deshmukh. By January 2023, this romantic thriller had earned ₹75 crore at the box office. She was praised for her emotional acting and for being a fresh new face in the Marathi film industry. In June 2023, Shankar took part in the reality show _Bigg Boss OTT 2_ and finished in 6th place.

### Movies

|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Title|scope="col"|Role|scope="col" class="unsortable"|Language|scope="col" class="unsortable"||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|_Entha Andanga Unnave_|Jiya|Telugu||||||||
|_Kanavu Variyam_|Veena|Tamil||||||||
|_Hyderabad Love Story_|Vaishnavi|Telugu||||||||
|_Ved_|Nisha Katkar|Marathi||||||||

### Television

|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Title|scope="col"|Role|scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes|scope="col" class="unsortable"||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|_Gumrah: End of Innocence_|Sonam|Season 4||||||||
|_MTV Big F_|Ahana Sethia|Season 1; Episode 4||||||||
|_Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya_|Nancy|||||||||
|_Meri Hanikarak Biwi_|Dr. Iravati "Ira" Desai Pandey|||||||||
|_Laal Ishq_|Suhani|Episode 219: "Chamgadar Pret"||||||||
|_Kaatelal & Sons_|Susheela "Sattu" Kaatelal Ruhail Solanki|||||||||
|_Goodnight India_|Host|||||||||
|_Pishachini_|Pavithra "Piku" Bose Singh Rajput|||||||||
|_Bigg Boss OTT 2_|Contestant|6th place||||||||

### Web series

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|_Virgin Bhasskar 2_|Pakhi|||||||

### Music videos

|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Title|scope="col"|Singer(s)|scope="col" class="unsortable"||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2023|"Judaiyaan"|Tanveer Evan||||||
|2024|"Meri Zindagi"|Tulsi Kumar, Vishal Mishra||||||
|2025|"Bas Tera Hoon"|Asees Kaur, Abhijeet Shrivastava||||||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Jiya Shankar
- **image**: Jiya Shankar at the Jio MAMI Film Festival 2023 (cropped).jpg
- **birth place**: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- **birth name**: Jiya Shankar
- **years active**: 2013–present
- **height**: 5'4"
- **occupation**: Actress