Shriya Saran Bhatnagar (pronounced [ʃrɪja səɾən]; born 11 September 1982) also known as Shriya, is an Indian actress and model who works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil,Malayalam, and Hindi language films. Saran was born in Dehradun and spent most of her childhood in Haridwar. In 2001, her dance master gave her the opportunity to appear in Renoo Nathan's debut music video "Thirakti Kyun Hawa", which brought Saran to the attention of many Indian filmmakers.
