Shweta Tripathi

Early life

Tripathi was born on 6 July 1985 in New Delhi. Her father works for the Indian Administrative Service and her mother is a retired teacher. The family moved a lot due to her father's job. Tripathi spent her childhood in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Mumbai, Maharashtra. She describes her time in Andaman as her happiest: "That’s when I discovered how much I like travelling and being outdoors. Every weekend used to be a picnic on a new island, and it was an enriching experience".

Tripathi moved back to New Delhi to pursue secondary education and attended the Delhi Public School, RK Puram. She then studied at National Institute of Fashion Technology and graduated with a degree in Fashion Communication.

Personal life

Tripathi married actor and rapper Chaitanya Sharma on 29 June 2018 in Goa.

Career

Tripathi is known for a variety of roles she has played over the years. She first gained recognition for her role in Masaan, where she played Actor Vicky Kaushal's girlfriend. She has also appeared in advertisements for brands such as Tata Sky, McDonald's, and Vodafone. She also appears in ads for Tata Sky download, McDonald's, Tanishq, and most recently Tata Tea. She was also a photo editor for the women's magazine, Femina. Before her work on the sitcom Kya Mast Hai Life, she worked at Pixion trailer house, a post-production house in Mumbai, and also ran a theater company called All My Tea Productions.

She was a part of The Trip on Bindass and made her Tamil debut with Mehandi Circus directed by Saravana Rajendran. She was also a part of the movie Zoo, India's first feature-length movie shot entirely on an iPhone. Shweta later appeared in the web series Mirzapur as Golu Gupta in which her masturbation scene was praised for its frank portrayal of women's sexuality. Tripathi's latest film Gone Kesh is her most ambitious wherein she plays an adolescent dancer who develops alopecia and loses her hair and her self-esteem.

She is also admired for her role in TVF Tripling in the 3rd episode of season 2 as Begum Zainab, who is in love with the elderly Nawab. In season 2 of Laakhon Mein Ek, she played the lead role of Dr. Shreya. She was next be seen in Disney+ Hotstar's web series Escaype Live. She also produced a movie recently.

Filmography

Films

Web series

References

References

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2. Moudgil, Reema. (3 August 2015). "All I Want is To Touch a Chord as an Actor". The New Indian Express.
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4. "Shweta Tripathi birthday: Here are some little known facts about the Masaan actress that might surprise you! {{!}} Entertainment News".
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7. (1 July 2018). "Shweta Tripathi ties the knot with Chaitnya Sharma in Goa".
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10. (27 September 2017). "Shweta Tripathi on Tamil debut: Want to explore as much as I can". The Indian Express.
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12. "Revealed: First look of Masaan actress Shweta Tripathi in 'The Trip'". The Times of India.
13. (2 July 2018). "Masaan actress Shweta Tripathi plays circus performer in her Tamil debut Mehandi Circus; film likely to release in September".
14. (12 September 2017). "Shweta Tripathi excited about 'Zoo' - a film shot entirely on iPhone 6, premiere at Busan Festival".
15. Parmita Uniyal. (29 November 2018). "Decoding the women of Mirzapur: Why Vashudha, Golu and Beena stand out in the web series".
16. (20 November 2018). "Shweta Tripathi on masturbation scene for Mirzapur: It was like having coffee".
17. Ganapathy Raman, Sruthi. (25 March 2019). "Shweta Tripathi on tackling alopecia in 'Gone Kesh': 'I hope the concept of beauty changes'".
18. (5 April 2019). "Laakhon Mein Ek: Shweta Tripathi took extensive workshops for Amazon Prime series".
19. (19 April 2019). "Biswa Kalyan Rath: We wanted Shweta Tripathi in Laakhon Mein Ek from day one".
20. (2025-03-06). "Shweta Tripathi to produce a queer love story between 2 women".
21. (25 September 2013). "Sujata". Junglee Film Club.
22. (24 October 2021). "Kunal Kemmu and Shweta Tripathi's next Kanjoos Makkhichoos is based on a heartwarming super hit Gujarati play". Bollywood Hungama.
23. (6 July 2021). "Shweta Tripathi: I'm Drawn Towards Dramatic Roles Because I Want My Life to Be Simple".
24. (12 December 2016). "The Trip will change my image of small town girl: Shweta Tripathi". [[The Indian Express]].
25. (January 11, 2021). "For Mirzapur 2, Golu Shweta Tripathi practiced handling firearms for a month".
26. (25 September 2017). "Shweta Tripathi joins Zoya Akhtar's web-series, Made in Heaven".
27. (5 April 2019). "TVF Tripling season 2 review: Amol Parashar, Sumeet Vyas, Maanvi Gagroo's road trip goes downhill". [[First Post]].
28. (12 April 2019). "Laakhon Mein Ek season 2 review: Biswa Kalyan Rath creates a dark, compelling world in Amazon's medical drama".
29. (21 August 2020). "The Gone Game review: Voot's shot-during-lockdown thriller is an effective experiment".
30. (2 February 2022). "Tahir Raj Bhasin-Shweta Tripathi's Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein set to return for Season 2".
31. (27 April 2022). "Escaype Live: Social media turns into a horrific nightmare in this show".