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{{short description|Indian actress and video jockey}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shruti Seth
| image = Shruti Seth 2015 (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 220px
| caption = Seth in 2015
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Mumbai, Maharashtra]], India
| nationality = [[India]]n
| occupation = [[Actress]], [[model (person)|Model]]
| religion =
| children = 1
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Danish Aslam]]|2010}}
| yearsactive = 2003 – present
}}

'''Shruti Seth ''' is an Indian actress and [[video jockey]]. Having began her career as television show host, she gained wider recognition with her comedic roles in several television shows and the [[Bollywood|Hindi film industry]].

Born and brought up in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Seth graduated [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai|St. Xavier's College]] with a degree in [[economics]]. She ventured into a modelling career and began hosting television shows for [[Channel V]]. A significant turning point came in her career when she cast in the role of Jiya Malhotra, a teenage witch in [[Star Plus]]'s comedy series [[Shararat (TV series)|''Shararat'']] (2003–06). The show's popularity grew over the years and Seth gained prominence for her performance.

Seth made her film debut in 2003 with [[Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II|''Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part'' II]], and later earned praise for her supporting roles in top-grossing productions{{emdash}}[[Fanaa (film)|''Fanaa'']] (2006) and ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' (2008). Seth starred in [[Disney Channel]]'s original series ''[[The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir]]'' and continued to host such television shows as the [[Comedy Circus|''Comedy Circus series'']].

==Personal life==
Seth attended Ashok Academy and graduated from [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]] with a degree in [[Economics]] and [[Commerce]]. She is married to film director [[Danish Aslam]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Shruti Seth, Danish Aslam tie the knot|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/bollywood/shruti-seth-danish-aslam-tie-the-knot-59850|publisher=[[NDTV]]|access-date=18 March 2011|author=Mid-day.com|date=15 October 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011144909/http://www.ndtv.com/article/bollywood/shruti-seth-danish-aslam-tie-the-knot-59850|archive-date=11 October 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and together they have a daughter named Alina.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shruti Seth – Danish Aslam name their newborn, Alina aslam|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Shruti-Seth-Danish-Aslam-name-their-newborn-Alina/articleshow/39623849.cms|author=Sen, Debarati S | date=5 August 2014}}</ref>

A controversy arose when Aslam commented on [[Twitter]] in critique of [[Prime Minister of India|Indian Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]]'s #''selfiewithdaughter'' campaign for women and girls, which he announced in his ''[[Mann Ki Baat]]'' radio address. After this she started to receive abuse through Twitter and social media. This resulted in members of the media and Bollywood defending her against the abuse.<ref>[http://www.firstpost.com/living/you-maybe-next-to-get-abused-like-kavita-krishnan-shruti-seth-and-twitter-will-do-nothing-2318970.html You maybe next to get abused like Kavita Krishnan, Shruti Seth, and Twitter will do nothing]. Firstpost. Retrieved on 22 September 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.news18.com/news/live-news/tv-actress-shruti-seth-faces-abuse-on-twitter-for-criticising-pm-over-his-selfiewithdaughter-campaign-761845.html TV actress Shruti Seth faces abuse on Twitter for criticising PM over his #selfiewithdaughter campaign]. News18.com. Retrieved on 22 September 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/selfie-with-daughter-controversy-bollywood-supports-shruti-seth-115070500124_1.html 'Selfie with daughter' controversy: Bollywood supports Shruti Seth | Business Standard News]. Business-standard.com. Retrieved on 22 September 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.financialexpress.com/article/lifestyle/showbiz/selfie-with-daughter-controversy-over-modi-bollywood-supports-shruti-seth/95250/ ‘Selfie with daughter’ controversy over Modi: Bollywood supports Shruti Seth]. The Financial Express (5 July 2015). Retrieved on 22 September 2015.</ref>

==Career==

===Television roles===
Seth started her career as a guest relation executive at the [[The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel|Taj Mahal Hotel, Bombay]]. She began modelling at the same time "to make some pocket money", and was soon offered guest roles in a few television shows.<ref name="wf">{{cite web|url=https://www.womenfitness.org/shruti-seth/|title=Actress Shruti Seth Unveils The Mom Life|work=Women Fitness|date=17 March 2020|access-date= 19 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=All TV shows look the same: Shruti Seth|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/television/all-tv-shows-look-the-same-shruti-seth/article1-998164.aspx|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=7 January 2015|date=22 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109032054/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/television/all-tv-shows-look-the-same-shruti-seth/article1-998164.aspx|archive-date=9 January 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="28 January 2013">{{cite web|title=Live audience most satisfying: Shruti Seth|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/idiotbox/live-audience-most-satisfying-shruti-seth_127005.html|publisher=[[Zee News]]|access-date=7 January 2015|date=28 January 2013}}</ref> Seth then hosted such successful shows as ''First Day First Show'' and ''Junglee Jukebox'' on [[Channel V]]. She said, in a later interview, that it was her time as a [[video jockey]] and [[television presenter]] on the channel "that firmly put me on the map."<ref name="TOI">{{cite news|title=The TRP game is skewed: Shruti Seth |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/The-TRP-game-is-skewed-Shruti-Seth/articleshow/5825488.cms |publisher=Times of India|access-date=19 June 2010|date=18 April 2010}}</ref>

[[File:An event at Koh hosted by Shruti Seth 02.jpg|thumb|Seth in a promotional event in 2012.]]
Seth auditioned for a role in the [[Star Plus]] sitcom ''[[Shararat (sitcom)|Shararat]]''. Co-starring [[Farida Jalal]] and Eva Grover, the show followed the life of teenager who, on her eighteenth birthday, discovers she has magical powers. Seth was cast in the lead role; her performance received positive response from critics and fans. The show was in itself a surprise success and ran for three years on the network.<ref name="WF">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/thodi-comedy-thodi-shararat-shruti-seths-career-has-been-a-laughter-ride-lifetv-980236-2017-05-31|title=Thodi Comedy Thodi Shararat: Shruti Seth's career has been a laughter ride|work=[[India Today]]|last=Uniyal|first=Parmita|date=31 March 2017|access-date= 19 April 2020}}</ref>

Seth went on to star in other television show including ''[[Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr]]'', ''[[Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand]]'', and ''[[Rishta.com]]'' on [[Sony Entertainment Television]]. On ''Rishta.com'', she said in an interview that, "They (the Yash Raj serials) haven't got any TRPs at all. But it's not for the people who are watching TV in the first place. The whole TRP game is very skewed. I don't believe that in a population of over a billion people, 15,000 households decide what the entire country wants to watch. This lot of Yash Raj was conceptualised for those who are not watching TV". She further said in the same interview that "All our loyal audience for my serial on TV is in [[London]], [[United States|America]], [[South Africa]], [[Australia]]. It's not that the Indians will not like it, it's just sad that they are not aware of it, because the publicity has been disappointing". She has also hosted several seasons of ''[[Comedy Circus]]'' on Sony Channel.<ref name="TOI" />

===Film career===
Seth has starred in a few films. On moving from television to films, she stated that, "I haven't really moved on to anything. It's not that I would not do TV and only do films. Yes, more avenues have started opening for me. I am game for doing something exciting on any medium – stage, celluloid or TV".<ref name="TOI" /> She is probably best known for her role as Fatima "Fatty" in ''[[Fanaa (film)|Fanaa]]'' (2006) with [[Aamir Khan]] and [[Kajol]]. She starred in ''[[Tara Rum Pum]]'', produced by [[Yash Raj Films]] and made an appearance in [[Prakash Jha]]'s film ''[[Raajneeti]]'' in 2010. On her role in ''Rajneeti'', she said in an interview that "I am hoping that my hard-hitting role in ''Rajneeti'' will change my being typecast, because it is the most unlikely character one would expect me to play".<ref name="TOI" />

==Filmography==

===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role
|-
|2003 || ''[[Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II]]'' ||
|-
|2006 || ''[[Fanaa (film)|Fanaa]]'' || Fatima "Fatty"<ref name=Seth>{{cite news|title=Shruti Seth's brother directs Rishta.com|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/shruti-seth-s-brother-directs-rishta.com/555415/|publisher=The Indian Express|access-date=18 December 2009}}</ref>
|-
|2007 || ''[[Ta Ra Rum Pum]]'' || Sasha<ref name=Seth/>
|-
|2008 || ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' || Voice accent trainer<ref name="TOI" />
|-
|2009 || ''[[Anubhav (2009 film)|Anubhav]]'' || Antara
|-
|2009 || ''[[Aagey Se Right]]'' || Suhasi
|-
|2010 || ''[[Raajneeti|Rajneeti]]'' ||
|-
|2011 || ''[[My Friend Pinto]]'' ||Suhani
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|2001 || ''[[Ssshhhh...Koi Hai]]'' || Anjali || Episode in "Khel Khel Mein"
|-
| 2001–2002 || ''[[Maan (Indian TV series)|Maan]]''|| ''Khushi'' ||
|-
| 2003–2006 || ''[[Shararat (TV series)|Shararat]]'' || Jiya Malhotra ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand]]''<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/all-tv-shows-look-the-same-shruti-seth/story-2o6TPHTWIVoWAg2228jxaN.html|title=All TV shows look the same: Shruti Seth|date=22 January 2013|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> || ||
|-
| 2002–2004 || ''[[Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr]]''<ref name="auto2"/> || Ramya ||
|-
| 2003 || ''Kuch Kar Dikhana Hai'' || Host || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k3/june/june138.htm|title=Star Plus' 'Kucch Kar Dikhana Hai' has a new face: Shruti Seth|date=20 June 2003|website=Indian Television Dot Com}}</ref>
|-
| 2005 || ''Mum Tum Aur Hum''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k5/sep/sep122.htm|title=Post weekends, its 8 pm under the scanner for Star Plus|date=September 13, 2005|access-date=December 3, 2017}}</ref> || Anchor ||
|-
| 2007–2008 || ''[[Comedy Circus ]]''<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/shruti-says-no-to-comedy-circus-3/story-y0H08EG46T64nYeFpr72TI.html|title=Shruti says no to Comedy Circus 3|date=9 June 2009|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> || Anchor<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/sep/16tv.htm|title=Shruti Seth: Hottest TV host in town?|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref> ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Dhak Dhak In Dubai]]'' || Sheetal Patel ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|2009 || ''Choo Lo Asmaan'' || rowspan="2"|Anchor<ref name="auto"/> ||
|-
| ''[[Mallika-E-Kitchen]]'' ||
|-
|''[[Comedy Circus 20 – 20]]'' || Anchor ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Rishta.Com]]''<ref name=Seth/> || Isha Mirchandani ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Kahani Comedy Circus Ki]]'' || Anchor ||
|-
| 2012–2013 || ''[[The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir]]'' || Priti Jaiswal ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe]]''|| Anchor ||
|-
| 2013–2014 || ''[[Comedy Circus Ke Mahabali]]''|| Anchor ||
|-
| 2013|| ''[[Baal Veer]]''|| Rani Pari ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[The Great Indian Family Drama]]'' || various characters ||
|-
| 2015–2017|| ''[[Comedy Nights Bachao]]'' || Herself ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[TV, Biwi aur Main]]'' || Priya Rajeev Gupta ||
|-
| 2019 || ''Apna News Ayega'' || Various characters || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/aditi-bhatia-apna-news-aayega-comedy-show-5811309/|title=Aditi Bhatia: Apna News Aayega is very different from other comedy shows|date=2 July 2019}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|2020 || ''[[The Forgotten Army - Azaadi Ke Liye]]'' || Lakshmi || <ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/television-news/kabirs-singhs-the-forgotten-armys-cast-details|title='The Forgotten Army' boasts of a stellar cast; from Sunny Kaushal to Sharvari Wagh|website=Republic World}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Dil Jaise Dhadke... Dhadakne Do]]'' || Bhavini || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/television/video/shruti-seth-and-rahil-azam-to-be-seen-together-in-dil-jaise-dhadke-dhadakne-do-1639545-2020-01-23|title=Shruti Seth and Rahil Azam to be seen together in Dil Jaise Dhadke Dhadakne Do|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
|}

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role
! Notes
|-
|2019
|''Jestination Unknown''
|Herself
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jestination Unknown: Vir Das, Shruti Seth & Co. Tour India's Latest Travel-Show Which You Should Definitely Binge-Watch!|url=https://topbuzztimes.com/2020/03/19/jestination-unknown-vir-das-shruti-seth-co-tour-indias-latest-travel-show-which-you-should-definitely-binge-watch/|date=2020-03-19|website=Top Buzz Times|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref>
|-
|2020 || ''[[Mentalhood]]'' ||Diksha Shah
|
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|1671764}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|shruti-seth}}
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