Early life
Shriya Saran was born in Dehradun to Pushpendra Saran and Neeraja Saran. Her father worked for Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited and her mother was a chemistry teacher in Delhi Public School, Haridwar, from where Saran completed her schooling.Her family lived in the small town BHEL colony in Haridwar when she was growing up.She later studied at Lady Shri Ram College in Delhi and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in literature. Saran is an accomplished Kathak dancer, trained by Shovana Narayan during her youth. She has a brother named Abhiroop who lives in Mumbai.
Upcoming projects
Saran will star in Deepa Mehta's long delayed English project Winds of Change, which is based on Salman Rushdie's highly acclaimed novel Midnight's Children. Saran has also signed her second Malayalam project, Casanovva with Mohanlal, directed by Rosshan Andrrews. The movie was delayed many times, and it was rumored that Saran would leave the project. but in October 2010, the producer of the film announced that shooting would commence in Dubai with Saran among the cast. It has been reported that she will appear in another Malayalam film, entitled Hero, to begin production with director Deepan in late 2011. She has also signed to star in Gali Gali Mein Chor Hai, from director Rumy Jafry, which begins shooting in September 2011.
