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.

 Filmography 
Movies
+ List of movie credits Year Title Role Language   2013 Entha Andanga Unnave Jiya Telugu  2017  Kanavu Variyam Veena Tamil 2018  Hyderabad Love Story Vaishnavi Telugu  2022 Ved Nisha Katkar Marathi 

Television
+ List of television credits Year Title Role Notes 2015 Gumrah: End of Innocence Sonam Season 4 MTV Big F Ahana Sethia Season 1; Episode 4  2017 Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya Nancy 2017–2019 Meri Hanikarak Biwi Dr. Iravati "Ira" Desai Pandey 2020 Laal Ishq Suhani  Episode 219: "Chamgadar Pret" 2020–2021 Kaatelal & Sons Susheela "Sattu" Kaatelal Ruhail Solanki  2022 Goodnight India Host2022–2023 PishachiniPavithra "Piku" Bose Singh Rajput 2023Bigg Boss OTT 2Contestant6th place

Web series
+ List of web series credits Year Title Role  2020 Virgin Bhasskar 2 Pakhi
Music videos
+ List of music video credits Year Title Singer(s) 2023"Judaiyaan"Tanveer Evan2024"Meri Zindagi"Tulsi Kumar, Vishal Mishra2025"Bas Tera Hoon"Asees Kaur, Abhijeet Shrivastava

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Category:Indian actors
Category:1995 births
Category:Living people
Category:Marathi people