Sriti Jha facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sriti Jha
Jha in 2022
Born	(1986-02-26) 26 February 1986 (age 38) Begusarai, Bihar, India
Alma mater	Venkateswara College, Delhi
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2007–present
Notable work	Shaurya Aur Suhani Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava? Balika Vadhu Kumkum Bhagya

Sriti Jha (born 26 February 1986) is an Indian actress working primarily in Hindi television. She earned wider recognition with her portrayal of Pragya Arora in Zee TV's drama series Kumkum Bhagya, which won her various awards, including Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role and ITA Award for Best Actress Drama. She is also known for her participation in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 12 and became 4th Runner-up in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10. She made her acting debut in 2007 with Dhoom Machaao Dhoom. Jha's notable works include portraying Suhani in Shaurya Aur Suhani, Sudha/Devika in Jyoti, Jhanvi/Sia Dobriyal in Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava? and Pragya in Kumkum Bhagya and stunt based show Khatron Ke Khiladi.

Early life and education

Jha was born on 26 February 1986 in Begusarai, Bihar, India. She went to live with her family in Kolkata, where they stayed for 10 years, then moved to Kathmandu, Nepal. They then moved to New Delhi, where she continued her studies at Laxman Public School. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in English at Sri Venkateswara College, New Delhi. She has an elder sister, Meenakshi.

Career

Jha made her television debut in 2007 playing Malini Sharma in Disney India's teen drama Dhoom Machaao Dhoom. She went on to be a part of Jiya Jale where she played Sunaina Kotak. Jha also participated in the dance reality show Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan. In 2009, she played Suhani in StarPlus's Shaurya Aur Suhani. She rose to prominence with Jyoti on NDTV Imagine playing Sudha Sharma, a split personality patient.

In 2011, she played Jhanvi Dobriyal, a victim of domestic violence in Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava?. In 2013, she played Ganga in Colors TV's Balika Vadhu.

From 2014 to 2021, she played Pragya Mehra in Ekta Kapoor's Kumkum Bhagya opposite Shabir Ahluwalia, and received wider critical acclaim and praise. She became a household name with her portrayal of Pragya and won several awards.

In 2022, she participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 12, filmed in Cape Town, South Africa, and ended up finishing at 10th place. In the same year, she joined Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10 as a wildcard entry and finished at 4th place.

In July 2023, she made a cameo appearance in Karan Johar's Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. Since November 2023, she is portraying Amrita Chitnis opposite her former Kumkum Bhagya co-actor Arjit Taneja in Zee TV's Kaise Mujhe Tum Mil Gaye.

Off-screen work

Jha in 2018

..... In an interview, she clarified she is not an asexual and that the poem isn't about her. ..... In "It's Pehla Pyaar Every Time", she talks about how every time we fall in love, it feels as if it's the first time.

Her other works, such as "To Like? Or To Love?" differentiate between loving and liking and how liking is free of boundaries while love is limiting. Jha's first open letter "A Letter To Myself" is about what she wants to tell her 15-year-old self in the past and that we should never compromise under any circumstance. In this collaboration with ITC Vivel, Jha inspires women to uncondition, challenge stereotypes and go forth to fulfill their dreams with confidence and say out loud, "Ab Samjhauta Nahin". She also presented a poem "Cheesy Stupid Ishq" as a narrator a day before the Valentines Day in 2021.

Filmography

Films

Television

Special appearances

Awards and nominations

Jha at Zee Rishtey Awards 2018

See also

• List of Hindi television actresses
• List of Indian television actresses
• List of Indian television actors