Sriti Jha (Actress) Wiki, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Caste, Biography & More

Sriti Jha is an Indian actress. She is best known for playing Jhanvi in the TV serial Dil Se Di Dua… Saubhagyavati Bhava? (2011) and Pragya Arora Mehra in the TV serial Kumkum Bhagya (2014).

Wiki/Biography

Sriti Jha was born on Wednesday, 26 February 1986 (38 years old; age as of 2024) in Begusarai, Bihar, India. Her zodiac sign is Pisces.

Sriti did her schooling at Modern Indian School in Kathmandu and Laxman Public School, in New Delhi.

She completed her Bachelor of Arts in English (Hons.) from Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi in New Delhi. During her college days, she joined the Verbum, an English dramatics society at Delhi University in 2004 and became the society’s president.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 2″

Weight (approx.): 55 kg

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Black

Body Measurements (approx.): 34-25-36

Family & Caste

She belongs to a middle-class Brahmin family. She spent her childhood with her family in Darbhanga, Bihar. They then moved to Kolkata for ten years. They then moved to Kathmandu, Nepal before settling in New Delhi.

Parents & Siblings

Her father’s name is Mithilesh Jha. She has two siblings, an older sister named Meenakshi and a younger brother named Shashank.

Relationships/Affairs

Sriti was rumoured to be in a relationship with her Saubhagyavati Bhava co-star, Harshad Chopda. According to a source, the couple were in a serious relationship. ^[1]India TV News It was later reported that they called off their relationship within a year. In 2022, Harshad stated that they weren’t in a relationship.

Around 2019 it was reported that she started dating the actor Kunal Karan Kapoor; however, neither have given confirmation.

Religion

Sriti follows Hinduism.

Signature/Autograph

Career

Television

Sriti Jha’s debut as a television actress was with the 2007 Disney India show, Dhoom Machaao Dhoom. She played the role of Malini Sharma in this teen drama show.

In 2008, she acted in the show Jiya Jale as Sunaina Kotak and contested in the friend-based reality show Kaho Na Yaar Hai. In 2009, she played Princess Suhani in Shaurya Aur Suhani. From 2009 to 2010 she acted in Jyoti as Sudha “Devika” Sharma Vashisht. In 2010, Jha acted as a blind girl named Sandhya Savratkar Pradhan in a TV show called Rakt Sambandh. From 2011 to 2013, she played the role of Jhanvi Sharma Dobriyal on the show Dil Se Di Dua… Saubhagyavati Bhava? where she portrayed a victim of domestic violence.

In 2013, she played the role of Ganga in Balika Vadhu. From 2014 to 2021, she starred in a show called Kumkum Bhagya as Pragya Arora Mehra. This role brought her a lot of fame and recognition and she won many awards for her performance as Pragya throughout the years.

She has made special appearances in many TV shows such as Jamai Raja(2014), Nach Baliye 7 (2015), and Kundali Bhagya (2017). She also worked on the show Naagin 2 as a narrator. In November 2023, she acted in Saubhagyavati Bhava: * Niyam Aur Shartein Laagu, the sequel of the 2011 show. She also started acting on the show Kaise Mujhe Tum Mil Gaye (2024).

Reality TV Shows

She is also a trained dancer and participated in popular dance reality shows like Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan (2008) and Nach Baliye Season 7 as a guest contestant.

In 2022, she joined reality shows like Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 12 and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10. She came in 10th place in Khatron Ke Khiladi 12 and was eliminated. She came in fifth place in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10.

Other Work

In 2001, she starred in the music video of Faguni Pathak’s song O Piya Leke Doli Aa.

Sriti advertises for brands like Accessorize India, Belleza, Kalki Fashion, and Nupur Henna. She has also written some dialogues for TV shows that she acted in, such as Dil Se Di Dua… Saubhagyavati Bhava? and Balika Vadhu. In 2020, she helped raise money for people suffering from COVID-19. She acted in a short film called U-Turn in 2020 which received a “Certificate of Special Mention” from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India.

In 2023, she acted in Karan Johar’s movie Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani.

Poetry

Besides acting, she also writes and performs poems live. In January 2021, she recited a poem called “Confessions Of An Asexual Romantic” where she talked about how life might be for someone who doesn’t feel sexual attraction, and how difficult it is to discuss one’s sexuality in India. People suspected that the poem was her way of saying she is asexual but she said the poem wasn’t about her, and she’s not asexual. She also recited two other poems about people with different sexual orientations, one about a gay man and another about a lesbian woman. In “It’s Pehla Pyaar Every Time,” she talked about how falling in love always feels like the first time. In her poem “A Letter To Myself,” she talks about what she would tell her younger self. She participates in many events where she reads her poetry to an audience. She presented a poem called “Cheesy Stupid Ishq” in honour of Valentine’s Day in 2021. She participates in the Spoken Fest events held by Kommune in Mumbai where she presents her work and poetry. Speaking of performing, she said,

When I am on stage, it’s a different feeling altogether. Connecting with the crowd and reciting poems transforms me to another world. I am the happiest soul, the live appreciation and love you get is simply amazing… Though acting has been my first love and my job for years, still my stage performances have unfolded a new me. I was unaware of this side of me and now, I am really enjoying this new phase of life.” ^[2]Hindustan Times

Sriti Kha at the 2024 Spoken Fest conducted by Kommune in Mumbai

Controversy

Rumours Of Sriti Jha’s Death

In June 2023, rumours of Sriti Jha’s death were being reported. Sriti had allegedly passed away due to an accident. The rumours started circulating due to a viral tweet saying Sriti Jha was “officially dead”; however, no official statement was made by friends or family. After around three weeks of the rumours spreading, Sriti Jha started posting on her Instagram and the rumours were disproven.

Awards, Honours, Achievements

• When Sriti was in college, she got her first lead role in a Verbum (the college’s English Dramatics Society) play, Ritual In Blood. She won the Best Actor award in the Delhi University dramatics circuit.

• She won the Gr8! On-Screen Couple category with Shabir Ahluwalia at the 2015 Indian Television Academy Awards.

• She won the Best Actress in a Lead Role and the Best Onscreen Couple awards at the 2015 Indian Telly Awards.

• Sriti Jha won the category of Most Stylish Beti along with Nia Sharma at the 2015 Television Stylish Awards

• In 2016, she won the Best Actress in a Lead Role category for her work in Kumkum Bhagya at the Gold Awards.

• In 2016 she also won the Boroplus Face of the Year category at the Boroplus Gold Awards. 

• In 2016 she won the Excellence in Indian Television Industry award at the GR8! Women Achiever Awards.

• The Indian Express put her at number five in their list of the “Top 10 television actresses” in 2017 for playing Pragya in Kumkum Bhagya.

• At the 2018 Gold Awards, she won Best Actress in Lead Role for her work in Kumkum Bhagya. The show also won the Best Television Show – Fiction category.
  

  Sriti Jha (right) receiving her award at the 2018 Gold Awards

• She won the Best Actress – Drama award at the 2019 Indian Television Academy Awards.

• Sriti and Shabir Ahluwalia won the Most Favourite Jodi in Television Series award at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2020.
  

  Sriti Jha giving her acceptance speech at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2020

• In 2021, she was named Best Actor Female (Critics) by the Telly News & TRP Of Indian Serials (TNTOIS) Awards.

• She won the 2021 Indian Television Iconic Award’s Most Popular Wife category for her role as Pragya Mehra.

Zee Rishtey Awards

• In 2014 she won the Favorite Popular Face (Female) and the Favourite Beti categories.

• In 2015 she won the Favorite Jodi category with co-star Shabir Ahluwalia.

• In 2015 she also won the Favourite Popular Face (Female) award.

• In 2016 she won the Favorite Bahu category.

• She once again won the Favorite Jodi category with co-star Shabir Ahluwalia in 2016.

•  In 2017 she won the Favourite Beti and Favourite Jodi (with Shabir Ahluwalia) categories.
  

  A picture shared by Sriti Jha of the awards she won at the 2017 Zee Rishtey Awards

• At the 2018 Awards, she won the Favorite Popular Character (Female), Favorite Maata, and Favourite Jodi (with Shabir Ahluwalia) categories for her work in Kumkum Bhagya.

• In 2024, she won the Favorite Jodi category with co-star Arjit Taneja for their work in the show Kaise Mujhe Tum Mil Gaye.
  

  Sriti Jha (first row, third from left) at the 2024 Zee Rishtey Awards with the team of Kaise Mujhe Tum Mil Gaye

Car Collection

Her car collection includes a BMW X6, Hyundai Elite I20, Mercedes Benz GLC, and Audi A5.

Salary

In 2023 it was reported that Sriti charges Rs 75,000 to 1 lakh for one episode. ^[3]The Times of India Reportedly, she made Rs 5 lakhs per week on Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 12 (2022).

Favourites

• Food: Yakhni, chilli chicken, puchkas (pani puri)

• Cuisine: Kashmiri

• Actors: Johnny Depp, Hrithik Roshan, Shreyas Talpade

• Actresses: Waheeda Rehman, Meryl Streep

• Films: Pyaasa (1957), Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959)

• Destination: Pondicherry

• Books: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot, The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, The Story of My Life by Hellen Keller

• Colours: White, black, red, blue

Facts/Trivia

• She has many nicknames given by her family members and industry friends like Jhalli, Titu, Fuggi, Chashmish, Lady Mogambo, Hawa Hawaai, etc.

• As of April 2024, Sriti has 2.5 million followers on Instagram and 372K followers on Facebook.

• Sriti is a big fan of Charlie Chaplin and Satyajit Ray films.

• Her hobbies include knitting, reading, dancing, and travelling. Her favourite part about travelling is exploring different cuisines.
  

  Sriti Jha wearing a sweater that she knitted

• In an interview, she stated that her comfort meal was Kadhi Chawal with Papad. She also mentioned that lunch was her favourite meal of the day.

• In an interview, Sriti mentioned that her room always has pictures of God, many books, and clocks because she “likes being on time”. She also stated that she can’t live without her spectacles, ring, and phone.

• Sriti drinks alcohol. She also eats non-vegetarian food.
  

  Sriti Jha enjoying a glass of wine