Jiya Shankar Age, Height, Movies, Relationships, Net Worth And More!

Indian TV serial actress Jiya Shankar has become very popular through her shows like Katelaal And Sons and Meri Hanikarak Biwi. She has faced many challenges in her life since she was a child. She was raised by her mother as her father left her when she was a child. This blog is dedicated to Jiya Shankar. Here we are going to discuss Jiya’s age, carrer, her journey to success and much more. But firstly, we need to learn about her early life and her upbringing.

Name	Jiya Shankar
Birthplace	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Date Of Birth	17 April, 1995
Zodiac Sign	Aries
Nationality	Indian
Profession	Actress
Famous For	Katelaal And Sons
Hobbies	Loves drawing, painting and reading books
Pet	Persian cat named Sky

Jiya Shankar Early Life & Family

Born in Mumbai in 1995, Jiya has faced various problems in her personal life. His father and mother separated when Jiya was only 13 years old. Her parents divorce also led her to depression. The surnname Shankar is not Jiya’s father’s surname, but she chose it herself. Her mother is Ms. Surekha Gavali is a haristylist and has supported her through all the ups and downs of her life. Jiya was an introvert before entering the entertainment industry. She did not know how to connect with other people and used to hate family gatherings.

Father	Information not available
Mother	Ms. Surekha Gavali
Siblings	N/A

Jiya Shankar Age

Jiya Shankar’s date of birth is 17 April, 1995 which makes her 29 years old in 2024. Joya’s zodiac sign is Aries.

Education of Jiya Shankar

Jiya did her schooling from a school in Mumbai. Jiya loved sports during her days in school. She was passionate about sports like Kho Kho and also had interest in gymnastics. Jiya says that her parents divorce made a huge impact on her acadmics. She was not able to properly concentrate on her studies due to her parents divorce. Her classmates used to bully her which also impacted her studies. They used to make fun of her sense of style and her shy nature. But she was able to coop with it all and rise through all the negativity. To learn more about acting and hone her skills, Jiya went to Anupam Kher Acting Institute which is situated in 

Physical Height And Appearance Of Jiya Shankar

Jiya Stands at Approximately 5.4 feet, with weight 55 K.G., below are the measurements:

Physical Aspect	Measurement (Approximately)
Height	5.4 feet
Weight	55 kgs
Bust	34
Waist	30
Hip	34
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Black with highlites of Dark Ask Blonde
Tattoo	On her right arm and on the back of her shoulder

Jiya Shankar Relationship

Jiya Shankar was in a long term relationship with her ex boyfriend Paras Arora. They were in a public relationship, about which everyone knew about. But, right before Jiya started shooting for Ved they broke up. Jiya shared that the reason behind their break up was that it was a toxic relationship. Her boyfriend became very possessive of her and questioned her dressing style. He did not show this when they were in the initial stage of their relationship. But, after Jiya deeply fell in love with him, he showed his true colors. Jiya thought that it was best for both of them to end this relationship and decided to break up.

Jiya Shankar Net Worth

Estimated Net Worth

Rs. 8 crore (0.96 million USD).

Jiya’s monthly income is estimated to be around rs. 15 lakhs. According to that, her net worth might be something around Rs. 8 crore (0.96 million USD).

Jiya Shankar Movies And TV Shows

Jiya did her debut in a Telugu film Entha Andanga Unnave in 2013 as the role of Jiya. She has been a part of multilingual projects. Here is a list of all the project that she has been a part of:

Jiya Shankar Movies

Year	Movie	Language	Role
2013	Entha Andanga Unnave	Telugu	Jiya
2017	Kanavu Variyam	Tamil	Veena
2018	Hyderabad Love Story	Telugu	Vaishnavi
2022	Ved	Marathi	Nisha Katkar

Jiya Shankar Television Shows

Year	Television Show	Role
2015	Gumrah: End of Innocence	Sonam
2015	Twist Wala Love	Meher
2015	MTV Big F	Ahana Sethia
2016-2017	Queens Hai Hum	Shreya Dixit Rathore
2017	Pyar Tune Kya Kiya	Nancy
2017-2019	Meri Hanikarak Biwi	Dr. Iravati “Ira” Desai Pandey
2020	Laal Ishq	Suhani
2020-2021	Kaatelal and Sons	Susheela “Sattu” Kaatelal Ruhail Solanki
2022	Goodnight India	As Host
2022-2023	Pishachini	Pavithra “Piku” Bose Singh Rajput
2023	Big Boss OTT Season 2	As Contestent

Jiya Shankar Web Series

Year	Project	Role
2020	Virgin Bhasskar 2	Pakhi

Jiya Shankar Music Videos

Year	Song	Singer	Co Actor
2023	Judaiyaan	Tanveer Evan	Abhishek Malhan
2024	Meri Zindagi	Tulsi Kumar, Vishal Mishra	Harsh Beniwal

Jiya Shankar Nomination For Awards

Here are the awards for which Jiya was nominated for:

Year	Category	Award	Project
2022	Filmfare Awards Marathi	Best Debut Actor – Female	Ved
2023	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actress Comedy – TV	Good Night India

Jiya Shankar Social Media

Jiya is very active in social media platform like:

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Social Platform	Account	Followers
Instagram	@jiyaashankarofficial	Above 3.6M Followers
Twitter	@heyshankar_	Above 51.3K Followers
Facebook	@jiyaashankarofficial	Above 227K Followers
YouTube	@Jiyashankar417	Above 313K Subscribers

Jiya Shankar Papparazi Controversy

If you are working in the entertiament industry, then facing controversy is very normal. This has happened with Jiya too. The controversy was regarding to topic that Jiya was paying paparazzi money to defame other celebrites like Manoisha Rani and Abhishek Malhan. Their fans claimed that Jiya paid the popular paparazi Viral Bhayani Rs. 4 lakh to defame Manisha and Abhishek. Many screenshots of Whatsapp chats were also released. But later it was claimed that these chats were all morphed. Jiya also made it clear on her social media account on X that the chats that were released were fake and the rumots regarding paparazzi were also not true.

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