As someone who seizes every opportunity to unpack her suitcase of dreams, Shreya Dhanwanthary finds solace and inspiration in stories. Her passion for storytelling shines through in her fearless approach to new challenges and diverse roles. After countless auditions and a decade-long struggle in the industry post her modeling stint, Shreya’s breakthrough came with her powerful portrayal of journalist Sucheta Dalal in Hansal Mehta’s critically acclaimed series “Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story.” This role catapulted her into the limelight, and since then, this Hyderabad-born star has been winning hearts and accolades across various mediums.
In this exclusive interview with the Women Fitness India team, Shreya delves into her journey, sharing insights about her fitness regimen and the vital role of mental health in her life and career.
Namita Nayyar:
Sheya, you started your journey with modeling and then walked into the acting world, talk about your journey so far.
Shreya Dhanwanthary
If I could describe my journey as the name of a book title, it would be Choose Your Adventures!
I came to India to complete my engineering, there was an acting call in my college and I picked up the call and rest it history as they say.
Namita Nayyar:
You have been part of the critically acclaimed web series The Family Man and Scam 1992 and many more, tell us your experience on sets, and how you prepared for the role.
Shreya Dhanwanthary
The chance to work on these series has been Epic! Firstly I have always loved and admired these directors and their work, be it Hansal Mehta, Nikhil Advani all of these, and also the crew and my costars it was such a great time working with them, and also at the same time the scripts were so good that I enjoyed being on sets, rehearsing my lines, and made sure that I deliver a great performance so that the effort and hard work of everyone on sets doesn’t get wasted.
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Namita Nayyar:
Women Fitness India talks about celebrity diets and fitness regimes, do you follow any special diet, what is your favorite meal of the day?
Shreya Dhanwanthary
I generally dont follow any diet, but currently, I am on a lean diet and cutting on sugar since I am preparing for Family Man 3, which requires me to look a certain way, so I am currently eating more protein in the form of meat and cutting on the carbs and sugars, which is again a big deal since I love to eat sweets.
Namita Nayyar:
What consists of your fitness regime? What is your preference for functional or weight training?
Shreya Dhanwanthary
As I mentioned I am currently preparing for Family Man 3, so I am more invested in body weight and weight lifting exercises, and that has been my fitness routine currently also when I am not training for a specific character I still prefer doing weight training.
Namita Nayyar:
Besides physical fitness, how do you keep up with your mental wellness?
Shreya Dhanwanthary
This year has been quite tough for me since I am being honest and vocal about it and there is no denying it, concerning how I am dealing with it I have rather been vocal about it and talked about it to my family and friends along with that I have been working on myself which is again a constant work and that is what is mental wellness all about and hopefully, I will feel great again mentally.
Namita Nayyar:
Being on the cover of Women Fitness India, you are an inspiration for our readers what message would you like to share?
Shreya Dhanwanthary
That very kind of Women Fitness India to call me an inspiration, I sometimes end up not thinking that great about myself, my message would be you and just embrace the beauty of being yourself because everything else is taken.
Namita Nayyar
Lastly, what are your upcoming projects and plans?
Shreya Dhanwanthary
My plans for the year are to be healthy, wealthy, and wise, I know how cliche this may sound but that’s what I wish for this year, and regarding my projects as I mentioned Family Man 3 is coming up and besides that, I have shot for some amazing movies which are again in the pipeline and I would be talking about them soon.
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