Shraddha Das
Shraddha at special screening ofBlue Planet II
Born	(1987-03-04)4 March 1987 (age 38) or (1991-03-04)4 March 1991 (age 34) Bombay,Maharashtra, India
Alma mater	SIES College of Commerce and Economics
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2008–present

Shraddha Das is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears inTelugu andHindi films. She made her acting debut in the 2008 Telugu filmSiddu from Sikakulam, and since then has worked across six different film industries throughout her career.

Shraddha Das was born on 4 March in 1987^[1] or 1991^[2] inMumbai,Maharashtra toBengali parents.^[3][4] Her father, Sunil Das, is a businessman, who hails fromPurulia and her mother, Sapna Das, is a doctor .^[5] She is aBuddhist.^[6] She was brought up in Mumbai, where she completed her studies. Shraddha graduated from Ruia college andUniversity of Mumbai atSIES College of Commerce and Economics with a Bachelor of Mass Media degree in journalism.^[3][7]

While doing her graduation she worked in theatres and attended workshops conducted byNational School of Drama artists likePiyush Mishra,Chittaranjan Giri and Salim Shah. She also appeared in print advertisements forMcDowell's,Aristocrat and over 400 catalogues before training at the Gladrags Academy.^[5]

Shraddha's debut release was the 2008 Telugu filmSiddu from Sikakulam. AfterTarget, she quickly signed four Telugu films within six months:^[5]18, 20 Love Story,Diary,Adhineta andSukumar'sArya 2, which was her first high-profile project.

In 2010, Shraddha made her Bollywood debut in Sai Om Films' maiden ventureLahore, directed bySanjay Puran Singh Chauhan.Lahore was the first film Shraddha acted in; she shot for the film during the final year of college, but delays meant that several other films of her released earlier.^[5] Shraddha played a Pakistani psychiatrist in the film^[8] and received critical acclaim for her performance. The film, which focuses onIndia–Pakistan relations, was released in March 2010 and won awards at the 42nd WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival and the57th National Film Awards.^[9] Her other three releases of the year,A. Karunakaran'sDarling,Maro Charitra produced byDil Raju, the remake of the1978 film of the same name, andP. Vasu'sNagavalli, saw her playing leading roles. Due to her appearances in the sequels ofArya (Arya 2),Mantra (Diary) andChandramukhi (Nagavalli), Shraddha acquired the nickname "sequel queen".^[3] Her second Hindi film wasDil Toh Baccha Hai Ji that released in 2011. In the next two years she appeared in one film each,Hosa Prema Purana andDracula 2012 which were her Kannada and Malayalam debut, respectively.

After a year, Shraddha made her Bengali debut withThe Royal Bengal Tiger (2014).^[10][11] Later that year, she had two Hindi releases, the romantic comedyLucky Kabootar and the widely publicisedVivek Agnihotri erotic thrillerZid;^{[citation needed]} both films opened to mixed critical response,^{[12][13][14][15]} Shraddha benefited fromZid and received more offers from Bollywood after its release.^[16] Prior to the release ofZid, she made the headlines when she accused her co-starMannara of injuring her during the shooting and hitting her while she was bound and gagged for a scene in the film.^[17][18][19]

Shraddha has completed three Telugu films,Rey,Bandipotu andSuperstar Kidnap.^[20] InRey, she plays an American pop singer^[21] and she has stated that her role in the film "is almost on par with that of the hero" and that "There's a certain amount of eccentricity in my character".^[22]Superstar Kidnap will see her in the role of a "powerful goon",^{[citation needed]} whileBandipotu will feature her in an item number. She has completed filming a Bollywood film, too,Chai Shai Biscuit,^[23] which she had signed before the release ofZid.^[24] As of early 2015, she is filming for two bilingual horror films,Ouija,^[20] made in Telugu and Kannada, andHaunting of Bombay Mills, made in Telugu and Hindi.^[16] She has also been roped to feature inGreat Grand Masti.^[25]

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