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Shraddha Das is an Indian actress and model, who works in the South Indian, Hindi, and Bengali film industries. She is known for her roles in the Telugu film Arya 2 (2009), Hindi film Lahore (2010), and Kannada film Kotigobba 3 (2021).
Wiki/Biography
Shraddha Das was born on Wednesday, 4 March 1987, while some sources claim that she was born on Monday, 4 March 1991 (age 37 or 33 years; as of 2024) in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Her zodiac sign is Pisces.
Shraddha Das as a toddler
Shraddha completed her school education at St. Anthony’s Girls’ High School in Chembur, Mumbai. She graduated with a Bachelor in Mass Media degree in Journalism and a Bachelor in Psychology degree. She did her college education at Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous College in Matunga (East), Mumbai, and SIES (South Indian Educational Society) College of Arts, Science & Commerce, University of Mumbai, in Sion, Mumbai. She did theatre while in college. She also attended several workshops conducted by celebrities like Piyush Mishra and Salim Shah. She got various opportunities for singing. She got several modelling opportunities for print advertisements and finished her grooming at the Gladrags Career Academy in Worli, Mumbai.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 4″
Weight (approx.): 55 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Figure Measurements (approx.): 34-26-34
Shraddha Das with Prabhu Deva
Family
Shraddha belongs to a Hindu Bengali family from Purulia, West Bengal. The family is settled in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Parents & Siblings
Shraddha’s father, Sunil Das, is a businessman. Her mother, Sapna Das, is a singer and a doctor. She has a younger brother.
Father of Shraddha Das
Shraddha Das with her mother
Husband & Children
As of January 2024, she is unmarried.
Relationships/Affairs
Shraddha had a short-lived relationship with actor Varun Sandesh.
Shraddha Das with Varun Sandesh
Religion/Religious Views
Shraddha follows Buddhism. According to her, Buddhism has helped her to cope with the difficulties in life and provided her the mental stability in adverse conditions.
Career
Film
Shraddha Das debuted in the Telugu film Siddu from Srikakulam (2008) as the character Nisha.
Shraddha on the poster of the film Siddu from Srikakulam
She appeared as the character Shanti in the Telugu sequel film Arya 2 (2009), which was one of the popular films of that year.
Shraddha Das in a scene from the film Arya 2
The first film she signed to act in Bollywood was the Sports film, Lahore (2010) in which she played the character of a psychiatrist from Pakistan named Ida. The character received wide appreciation from the audience.
In 2010, Shraddha got leading roles in the Telugu films Darling, Maro Charitra, and Nagavalli. She appeared as Gungun Sarkar in her second Hindi film Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (2011).
Shraddha Das during the promotion of the film Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji
Shraddha debuted in the Kannada film industry with the romantic film Hosa Prema Purana (2012) as the lead character Sanjana.
A still during the film Hosa Prema Purana
She debuted in the Malayalam industry with the supernatural horror film “Dracula 2012” (2013) as the character Taara.
Shraddha Das in the film Dracula 2012
Her first Bengali film was The Royal Bengal Tiger (2014) in which she played a character named Nandini. The film was a commercial success and received positive reviews from the critics.
Some of her popular films across different languages are the Hindi film Zid (2014) as Priya, the Telugu film Guntur Talkies (2016) as the character named Revolver Rani, the Hindi film Babumoshai Bandookbaaz (2017) as Jasmine, the Bengali film Panther: Hindustan Meri Jaan (2019) as Zia, and the Kannada action thriller film Kotigobba 3 (2021) as an Interpol officer, Kangana.
Shraddha Das in the film Kotigobba 3
Web Series
Shraddha appeared as a prostitute named Shabnam Nafshani in the web series Singardaan (2019).
Shraddha Das on the poster of the web series Singardaan
She had a significant role as Saumya Mukherjee in the Netflix Hindi series Khakee: The Bihar Chapter (2022).
Shraddha Das in Khakee: The Bihar Chapter
Favourites
- Food: Chaat, Thai, Mexican cuisine
Facts/Trivia
- In an interview, Shraddha Das revealed that she got her inspiration to pursue modelling and acting from actor Sushmita Sen.
- She was cast by the late actor Dev Anand for the film Beauty Queen which was not released as he passed away.
- As of 2024, she has over 2.8 million followers on Instagram and over 900 subscribers on her YouTube channel.
- Shraddha is trained in singing and various martial arts such as kickboxing and Taekwondo.
- Shraddha Das was overweight during her school days for which she faced bullying at school. She recounted that it was a mental trauma for her and suffered from Bulimia Nervosa, an eating disorder, during her student days.
- She acted in various sequels earning her the tag name, The Queen of Sequels.
- Shraddha along with others, owns Haridwar Paltan, a Women’s Cricket Team, in the Women’s Uttarakhand Premier League (WUPL).
Poster of Shraddha Das’s Haridwar Paltan
- According to Shraddha, the action sequences for a scuffle scene with Mannara Chopra (Priyanka Chopra‘s younger cousin) in the film Zid turned real and hurt her, even after repeated requests to act safely.
- She is a food lover and likes to try different cuisines.
- Shraddha is an animal lover and owns many pets.
Shraddha Das with her pets
- Shraddha was on the panel of judges for two seasons of the dance reality show Dhee (season 14 and season 15) aired on ETV Telugu.