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Shweta Tripathi is an Indian theatre artiste, actress, model, an assistant director, fashion designer, and a photographer. She came into the spotlight by playing the role of ‘Zenia Khan’ in the TV serial “Kya mast hai Life.”
Wiki/Biography
Shweta Tripathi was born on 6 July 1985 (age 39 years; as of 2023) in New Delhi. Her zodiac sign is Cancer.
Shweta Tripathi’s childhood picture
She did her schooling from DPS RK Puram and went to National Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi to pursue her graduation in Fashion Communication. She often visited to watch plays with her parents from where she drew her interest in acting. She decided to be an actress from a very young age. While Tripathi was in her final year of college, she attended many acting workshops. She worked as a photo editor for Femina Magazine. She even used to cut the trailers at Pixion trailer house before entering into the world of acting.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5’ 2”
Weight (approx.): 55 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family, Caste & Husband
Shweta Tripathi belongs to a Brahmin Family. Her father is an IAS officer and mother is a retired teacher. She has an elder sister Pooja.
Shweta Tripathi with her mother
Shweta Tripathi with her sister
Shweta dated the actor and rapper, Chaitnya Sharma aka SlowCheeta, for five years before tying the knot with him on 29 June 2018.
Shweta Tripathi with her husband
Career
Shweta started her acting career in 2009 with the Disney Channel’s “Kya Mast Hai Life” in which she played a Tomboyish character, Zenia Khan. Subsequently, she featured in “The Trip” on Bindass. Next, she featured in the movie “Zoo” which was India’s first feature-length movie shot entirely on an iPhone. Thereafter, she featured in the crime thriller web series “Mirzapur.”
In 2015, she made her film debut with “Masaan” in which she played the role of Shaalu Gupta. Shweta, then, featured in the film “Haramkhor” opposite Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
Haraamkhor
Tripathi has also featured in TV commercials like “Tata Sky,” “McDonald’s,” and “Vodafone.”
In 2019, she portrayed the role of Enakshi in the Hindi film “Gone Kesh.”
Gone Kesh
Apart from acting, she owns a theatre company named “All My Tea Productions.”
Favourite Things
- Food: Pizza
Shweta Tripathi having Pizza
- Films: Badlapur, Rockstar, Dil Dhadakne Do, Lootera
- Writers/Directors: Anurag Kashyap, Vishal Bhardwaj, Imtiaz Ali
Shweta Tripathi with Anurag Kashyap
- Musician: Anu Malik
Shweta Tripathi with Anu Malik
Facts
- Her hobbies include diving, travelling, doing photography, reading, and dancing.
- She is very passionate about design.
- Shweta is a trained classical dancer.
Shweta Tripathi posing with a classical dance form
- Tripathi briefly resided in Andaman and Nicobar Islands before moving to Mumbai.