Shruti Seth

Shruti Seth
Seth at the Premiere of Rock Of Ages in 2012
Born	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress, Model
Years active	2003–present
Spouse(s)	Danish Aslam (2010–present)
Children	Alina Aslam (b. 2014)

Shruti Seth is an Indian actress and a television VJ. Born and brought up in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Seth rose to fame for her role as Jiya Malhotra in Star Plus' hit comedy series Shararat. Her performance in the long running series brought her widespread recognition and praise from critics alike.

Seth ventured into film more prominent roles later in her career, having made her debut in 2003 with Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II. She has played supporting roles in films including Fanaa (2006) and Slumdog Millionaire (2008). Seth went on star in Disney Channel's original series The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir, and has hosted several Indian television shows including the Comedy Circus series.

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. and together they have a daughter named Alina.

A controversy arose when Seth commented on Twitter in critique of Indian Prime Minister 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.

Seth started her career as a guest relation executive at the Taj Mahal Hotel, Bombay. According to her, her entry into the world of modeling happened by chance. A 'couple of people' had asked her if she’d like to model and, at that time, it just 'meant extra pocket money'. Over the span of her career as a model she did several commercials including Clean and Clear moisturiser, TATA Home Finance, Ponds Talc, Frooti, Lifebuoy Soap, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, LG, Airtel, Mrs. Marino Hair Softener, Stayfree Secure, Dominos etc.

Eventually, she moved to television. At the start of her career in modeling and television, Seth said that "fate was pushing me in that direction and I just followed the course." She also said that it was her stint on Channel V "that firmly put me on the map."