Shrenu Parikh
Shrenu Parikh (born 11 November 1989) is an Indian television actress. She is best known for portraying Aastha Agnihotri in the StarPlus romantic drama "Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Baar Phir" (2013–2015) and Gauri Kumari Sharma in the drama series "Ishqbaaaz" (2017–2018). Early life and education. Parikh was born and brought up in Vadodara, Gujarat. She completed her education in Vadodara with a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from the Babaria Institute of Pharmacy. She has a younger brother, Shubham Parikh. Career. Parikh’s first television appearance was a cameo role in the show "Zindgi Ka Har  Rang...Gulaal" in 2010. Parikh secured her first television lead role in the Colors TV show "Havan" in 2011. She then did lead role in "Byaah Hamari Bahoo Ka" opposite Gaurav Khanna which aired on Sony TV. Speaking about her experience in this series, she says “I learned voice modulation and working on body language. I have grown as an actor”. Parikh appeared in the StarPlus's romantic drama "Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Baar Phir" (2013–2015) and was paired opposite Avinash Sachdev, in which she portrayed Aastha Agnihotri, a strong progressive woman who aims to drive toward  change by fighting against domestic violence to give recognition to women in her family. Speaking about her experience in this show, Parikh stated that it was her turning point in her career since she was offered future roles because of her recognition as Aastha. In 2017, Parikh appeared in the first Indian television spin-off series on StarPlus, "Dil Boley Oberoi" in 2017, portraying Gauri Kumari Sharma opposite Kunal Jaisingh. This series was later merged with StarPlus's "Ishqbaaaz" in which Parikh continued her portrayal of Gauri in the drama series "Ishqbaaaz" (2017–2018). Parikh quit the show in 2018 after  the series took a generation leap. In 2017, Parikh made her film debut in "Thodi Thodi Si Manmaaniyan" opposite Arsh Sehrawat. In 2018, she appeared in her second film, "Lamboo Rastoo" opposite Jay Soni. In 2019, Parikh played her first anti-heroine role in the StarPlus's thriller series "Ek Bhram...Sarvagun Sampanna" opposite Zain Imam, in which she played Janhvi Mittal, a woman fueled by revenge to destroy the Mittal family. Parikh appeared in her first web series, a Gujarati political thriller, "Kshadyantra" (2021) playing Shalini Patel, a woman who is after materialistic greed, with an ambition to escalate  her political power. Parikh then appeared in a Hindi psychological crime drama web series, "Damaged 3" (2021) portraying Shanaya Roy, who is a stubborn and secretive journalist. Since August 2021, Parikh is portraying Genda in the &TV social drama series, "Ghar Ek Mandir – Kripa Agrasen Maharaj Ki" alongside Akshay Mhatre. The show is entirely filmed in Jaipur, Rajasthan.