Profile :
Shruti Bapna is an actress most famous for her roles in shows such as Saas Bina Sasural and Ye Hai Mohabbatein. Usually, the lead roles decide the success rate of actresses, while most of Shruti’s character roles so far have been secondary.
Personal Life :
From a plump Debbie of Wake up Sid to the svelte actress, Shruti’s transformation has been phenomenal. The actress in 2011 reduced her weight by 15 kg. She admitted that her loss was due to health concerns. She asserted that she wasn’t following the size-zero fads but simply wanted to be fit and that her choices are based on her instincts rather than deliberation.
On relationships and love, she maintained that one shouldn’t take loved ones for granted. In her shows, she had been seen as a career-oriented woman whose husband is fine working under her. In real-life too, she believes in gender equality without ego clashes from either side.
Dream Roles :
Shruti’s dream role is to work in a Sanjay Bhansali movie. A lead role isn’t so important but it is all about the satisfaction one feels after work. Her personal mantra towards success is working hard and continuously working on oneself.
Career and Professional Life :
Starting her career with theatre and voiceovers, Bapna has come a long way. In her initial days, she had lent her voice to many animated shows and worked in plays with many famous artists. But soon she got bored with theatre and moved on to television.
She dived into the pool of television in 2008 with NDTV Imagine’s Jasuben Jayantilaal Joshi Ki Joint Family as Parul. Her popularity led to more shows such as Star Plus’s Burey Bhi Hum Bhale Bhi Hum as Hetal, Sony TV’s Saas Bina Sasural, Sasural Genda Phool on Star Plus, Chhanchhan on Sony as Rupali, Yeh Hai Mohabbatein on Star Plus as Vandita Bala Chandan, Ishq Kills and Sense8 on Netflix.
The variety of her shows is testimony to her acting prowess. She had also done roles in movies. She has worked in mainstream movies such as:
- Wake up Sid
- Rowdy Rathore
- Ekk Deewana Tha
- The Lunchbox
- Gabbar is Back.
Most Interesting Role :
In all her roles, it was most interesting to watch her on Saas Bina Sasural and Sasural Genda Phool. In the former, she is playing innocent Nitika, while in latter mentally unstable Pia. The two contrasting roles, yet she played both of them with ease.