| Shriya Saran drinks alcohol. |
| She was born into a North Indian family. |
| Shriya completed her schooling and college in Uttarakhand and New Delhi. |
| She began her training in Kathak and Rajasthani folk dance under her mother at a young age. |
| Shriya later joined the open-air theatre group 'Jhankaar' at BHEL, New Delhi. |
| At 14, she started professional Kathak training with Shovana Narayan in Delhi. |
| She used to perform in Shovana's dancing troupe nationwide. |
| Encouraged by Shovana, Shriya auditioned for 'Thirakti Kyun Hawa' music video and got selected. |
| 'Ramoji Films' noticed her in the music video and offered her the Telugu film 'Ishtam' in 2001. |
| Her first major success was the film 'Santosham' (2002) with Nagarjuna and Prabhu Deva. |
| Shriya has worked in films in Hindi, Tamil, English, Kannada, and Malayalam. |
| She is involved with NGOs like Blue Cross of India, Naandi Foundation, and World Vision NGO. |
