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{{short description|Indian actress (born 1995)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jiya Shankar
| image = Jiya Shankar at the Jio MAMI Film Festival 2023 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Jiya in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|4|17}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], Maharashtra, India
| birth_name = Jiya Shankar
| years active = 2013–present
| height = 5'4"
| occupation = Actress
}}

'''Jiya Shankar''' is an Indian actress. She is known for playing Dr. Ira Pandey on [[&TV]]'s comedy drama series ''[[Meri Hanikarak Biwi]]'' and Susheela Ruhail Solanki on [[SAB TV]]'s comedy series ''[[Kaatelal & Sons]]''. She also appeared in the 2022 [[Marathi-language]] film ''[[Ved (film)|Ved]]''. She played the protagonist in the [[Colors TV]] supernatural drama ''[[Pishachini]]''.

She has also appeared as a co-host of ''Good Night India'' on SAB TV. She also participated in ''[[Bigg Boss OTT (Hindi season 2)|Bigg Boss OTT 2]]'' as a contestant, and was evicted on Day 54, three days before the grand finale.

== Early life ==
Shankar was born in [[Mumbai]], Maharashtra. Her mother is Surekha Gavli. Her parents divorced when she was 13.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-11 |title=BB OTT 2: Jiya Shankar Says She Hasn't Talked to Her Father in 20 Years, Doesn't Know What He Looks Like |url=https://www.news18.com/entertainment/webseries/bb-ott-2-jiya-shankar-says-she-hasnt-talked-to-her-father-in-20-years-doesnt-know-what-he-looks-like-8532176.html |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=News18 |language=en |archive-date=20 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120055716/https://www.news18.com/entertainment/webseries/bb-ott-2-jiya-shankar-says-she-hasnt-talked-to-her-father-in-20-years-doesnt-know-what-he-looks-like-8532176.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=13 की उम्र में पिता से अलग हो गई यह एक्ट्रेस, मां ने रो-रोकर बयां किया वर्षों पुराना सच... |url=https://www.amarujala.com/entertainment/bollywood/bigg-boss-ott-2-jiya-shankar-mother-surekha-reveals-abut-actress-father-separation-when-she-was-13-2023-08-02 |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi |archive-date=20 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120055716/https://www.amarujala.com/entertainment/bollywood/bigg-boss-ott-2-jiya-shankar-mother-surekha-reveals-abut-actress-father-separation-when-she-was-13-2023-08-02 |url-status=live }}</ref> She revealed in ''[[Bigg Boss OTT (Hindi season 2)|Bigg Boss OTT 2]]'' that 'Shankar' is not her father's name, but a last name she took for herself.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-14 |title=Jiya Shankar reveals the true story behind her name on Bigg Boss OT 2 |url=https://www.news9live.com/entertainment/bigg-boss/bigg-boss-ott-season-2-shankar-is-not-my-fathers-name-jiya-tells-jad-2213347 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=News9live |language=en-US |archive-date=14 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714121816/https://www.news9live.com/entertainment/bigg-boss/bigg-boss-ott-season-2-shankar-is-not-my-fathers-name-jiya-tells-jad-2213347 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Career ==
Shankar made her acting debut in 2013, in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film named ''Entha Andanga Unnave'' starring alongside Ajay Manthena.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-details/entha-andanga-unnave/movieshow/62485519.cms |title=Entha Andanga Unnave Movie: Showtimes, Review, Songs, Synopsis |newspaper=[[Times Of India]] |date=15 November 2013 |access-date=9 January 2021 |archive-date=1 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101080925/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-details/entha-andanga-unnave/movieshow/62485519.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Later in 2017, she appeared in a [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film named ''[[Kanavu Variyam]]'' opposite Arun Chidambaram.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/kanavu-variyam/movie-review/57341511.cms |title=Kanavu Variyam Movie Review |newspaper=[[Times Of India]] |date=25 February 2017 |access-date=9 January 2021 |archive-date=1 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101083527/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/kanavu-variyam/movie-review/57341511.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Shankar made her television debut, in 2015, as Alisha Rai with [[Bindass]]'s ''Love by Chance'' opposite Karan Singhmar. Shankar made her first television outbreak, in 2016, by playing one of the leads Shreya Dixit Rathore in [[& TV]]'s ''Queens Hain Hum''.

Shankar was recently playing the role of Susheela Ruhail Solanki opposite [[Paras Arora]] in [[SAB TV]]'s ''[[Kaatelal & Sons]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/ott-or-tv-jiya-is-just-lovin-it/story-QMJpoaHIEYGfuuDg8j7bnN.html |title=OTT or TV, Jiya is just lovin' it! |date=8 November 2020 |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=5 January 2021 |archive-date=1 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101080924/https://www.hindustantimes.com/ott-or-tv-jiya-is-just-lovin-it/story-QMJpoaHIEYGfuuDg8j7bnN.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In August 2022, she played the role of Pavitra opposite [[Harsh Rajput]] in [[Colors TV]] show ''[[Pishachini]]''.

She was recently seen starring as Nisha Katkar in [[Ved (film)|''Ved'']] alongside [[Riteish Deshmukh|Ritesh Deshmukh]] and [[Genelia D'Souza|Genelia Deshmukh.]] As of January 2023, the romantic thriller drama movie had collected {{Indian Rupee|75 crore}} at the box office. She received recognition for her moving acting skills, and being a fresh face in the [[Marathi cinema|Marathi film industry]]. In June 2023, Shankar has participated in the game reality show ''[[Bigg Boss OTT (Hindi season 2)|Bigg Boss OTT 2]]'' and finished at 6th position.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/bigg-boss-ott-2-salman-khan-refuses-to-call-himself-old-school-as-jiya-shankar-mentions-the-same-former-says-aamir-khan-shah-rukh-are-old-school-not-me/articleshow/101072601.cms |title=Bigg Boss OTT 2: Salman Khan refuses to call himself Old school as Jiya Shankar mentions the same, former says, 'Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh are old school not me' |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=17 June 2023 |access-date=18 June 2023 |archive-date=18 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618075746/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/bigg-boss-ott-2-salman-khan-refuses-to-call-himself-old-school-as-jiya-shankar-mentions-the-same-former-says-aamir-khan-shah-rukh-are-old-school-not-me/articleshow/101072601.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Filmography ==

===Films===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ List of film credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Language
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|-
! scope="row"| 2013
| ''Entha Andanga Unnave''
| Jiya
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|
|-
! scope="row"| 2017
| ''[[Kanavu Variyam]]''
| Veena
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|
|-
! scope="row"| 2018
| ''[[Hyderabad Love Story]]''
| Vaishnavi
| Telugu
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2022
| ''[[Ved (film)|Ved]]''
| Nisha Katkar
| [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2021 |title=Riteish Deshmukh turns director; Genelia Deshmukh to make her Marathi film debut : Bollywood News |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/riteish-deshmukh-turns-director-genelia-deshmukh-make-marathi-film-debut/ |access-date=2 January 2023 |language=en |archive-date=8 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208111431/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/riteish-deshmukh-turns-director-genelia-deshmukh-make-marathi-film-debut/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2026
| ''[[Kadhal Reset Repeat]]''
| Aditi
| Tamil
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ List of television credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|-
! rowspan="2" |2015
| ''[[Gumrah: End of Innocence]]''
| Sonam
| Season 4
|<ref>{{cite episode |url=https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/gumrah/2852/being-ungrateful/1000055196 |title=Being Ungrateful |series=Gumrah: End of Innocence |date=15 February 2015 |access-date=9 January 2021 |archive-date=11 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111151425/https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/gumrah/2852/being-ungrateful/1000055196 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[MTV Big F]]''
| Ahana Sethia
| Season 1; Episode 4
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2017
| ''[[Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (TV series)|Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya]]''
| Nancy
|
|<ref>{{cite episode |url=https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/pyaar-tune-kya-kiya-season-9/0-6-561/episode-41-pyaar-tune-kya-kiya/0-1-116975 |title=Episode 41 – Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya |series=Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya? |date=25 August 2017 |access-date=9 January 2021 |archive-date=23 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223132414/https://www.zee5.com/global/tv-shows/details/pyaar-tune-kya-kiya-season-9/0-6-561/episode-41-pyaar-tune-kya-kiya/0-1-116975 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2017–2019
| ''[[Meri Hanikarak Biwi]]''
| Dr. Iravati "Ira" Desai Pandey
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 April 2018 |title=Meri Hanikarak Biwi completes 100 episodes; cast celebrates with a cake |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/meri-hanikarak-biwi-completes-100-episodes-cast-celebrates-with-a-cake/articleshow/63878346.cms |access-date=9 January 2021 |newspaper=[[Times Of India]] |archive-date=28 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728011117/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/meri-hanikarak-biwi-completes-100-episodes-cast-celebrates-with-a-cake/articleshow/63878346.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2020
| ''[[Laal Ishq (Indian TV series)|Laal Ishq]]''
| Suhani
| Episode 219: "Chamgadar Pret"
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2020–2021
| ''[[Kaatelal & Sons]]''
| Susheela "Sattu" Kaatelal Ruhail Solanki
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2022
| ''Goodnight India''
| Host
|
|
|-
! scope="row"|2022–2023
| ''[[Pishachini]]''
|Pavithra "Piku" Bose Singh Rajput
|
|
|-
! scope="row"|2023
|''[[Bigg Boss OTT (Hindi season 2)|Bigg Boss OTT 2]]''
|Contestant
|6th place
|
|}

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ List of web series credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|-
! scope="row" | 2020
| ''[[Virgin Bhasskar 2]]''
| Pakhi
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 August 2020 |title=Jiya Shankar Roped in to Play New Lead in Season 2 of 'Virgin Bhasskar' |url=https://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/jiya-shankar-roped-in-to-play-new-lead-in-season-2-of-virgin-bhasskar/article_7af9786c-d73d-11ea-9973-ef19ff66a110.html |access-date=9 January 2021 |website=India-West |archive-date=11 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111135727/https://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/jiya-shankar-roped-in-to-play-new-lead-in-season-2-of-virgin-bhasskar/article_7af9786c-d73d-11ea-9973-ef19ff66a110.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}
===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable "
|+ List of music video credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Singer(s)
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|-
|2023
|"Judaiyaan"
|Tanveer Evan
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jhunjhunwala |first=Sanchita |date=2023-09-08 |title=Judaiyaan Ft. Abhishek Malhan And Jiya Shankar Out Now! AbhiYa Fans Call It The 'Perfect Music Video' |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/tv/judaiyaan-ft-abhishek-malhan-and-jiya-shankar-out-now-abhiya-fans-call-it-the-perfect-music-video-article-103497625 |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=[[TimesNow]] |language=en |archive-date=7 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107131855/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/tv/judaiyaan-ft-abhishek-malhan-and-jiya-shankar-out-now-abhiya-fans-call-it-the-perfect-music-video-article-103497625 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2024
|"Meri Zindagi"
|[[Tulsi Kumar]], [[Vishal Mishra (composer)|Vishal Mishra]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jiya Shankar and Harsh Beniwal's new single Meri Zindagi released; fans super excited to see them in one frame |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/jiya-shankar-and-harsh-beniwals-new-single-meri-zindagi-released-fans-super-excited-to-see-them-in-one-frame/3aced8203d345 |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=[[OTTPlay]] |language=en |archive-date=23 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223132413/https://www.ottplay.com/news/jiya-shankar-and-harsh-beniwals-new-single-meri-zindagi-released-fans-super-excited-to-see-them-in-one-frame/3aced8203d345 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2025
|"Bas Tera Hoon"
|[[Asees Kaur]], Abhijeet Shrivastava
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jiya Shankar and Abhimanyu Dassani in Bas Tera Hoon |url=https://www.news18.com/entertainment/television/jiya-shankar-and-abhimanyu-dassani-in-bas-tera-hoon-has-fans-screaming-someone-cast-them-in-a-movie-already-aa-9244918.html |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
!Year
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Work
! scope="col" | Result
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | {{Refh}}
|-
|2022
| [[7th Filmfare Awards Marathi|Filmfare Awards Marathi]]
| Best Debut Actor – Female
|''[[Ved (film)|Ved]]''
| {{Nominated}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-marathi-2022/nominations|title=Filmfare Awards Marathi 2022 Nominations|website=filmfare.com|access-date=27 February 2024|archive-date=18 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118200655/https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-marathi-2022/nominations|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2023
| [[Indian Television Academy Awards]]
| Best Actress Comedy - TV
| ''Good Night India''
| {{Nominated}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiantelevisionacademy.com/top-5-popular/|title=Top 5 Popular – The Indian Television Academy|access-date=27 February 2024|archive-date=28 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928204657/https://indiantelevisionacademy.com/top-5-popular/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

== See also ==

* [[List of Hindi television actresses]]
* [[List of Indian television actresses]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{IMDb name|id=7775713}}

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Jiya Shankar - Revision history

JillianCogburn at 09:35, 9 March 2026