Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai: Samridhii Shukla is currently seen in Rajan Shahi's longest-running show where she is portraying the character of Abhira Sharma. While the actress does share a glimpse of her friend circle and behind-the-scenes fun of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, she has rarely spoken about her family or posted about them on social media. That can be one of the reasons why not many are aware that Samridhii Shukla actually belongs to a family who has been working in the entertainment industry for quite a few decades. In an exclusive conversation with Bollywood Life, the actress gets candid about her family being an integral part of the acting industry.
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Samridhii Shukla's father, Pawan Shukla, is an actor as well as a voice-over artist. Her uncle Rishabh Shukla is also an actor. In fact, her grandmother Vandana Shastri was a renowned Bollywood actress who has worked in more than 80 films. Some of her notable works have been films like Heera aur Patther, Kudrat, Jhootha Kahi ka, and more.
Shedding light on her family legacy of actors, Samridhii Shukla said, ''I am the third generation in acting. My grandmother was an actress in Bollywood. She has acted in more than 80 films. Her name was Vandana Shastri. My father, Pawan Shukla, is an actor and a voice-over artist. Because he was a voice-over artist, I had an inclination towards the same field. My uncle, Rishabh Shukla, is also an actor. So yes, I am the third generation in acting.''
On being asked if belonging to a family who has already been working in the acting industry helped her, the actress said, ''I am someone who likes to be honest, as I never shy away from telling people that yes, my family is into acting. But with that being said, I am fully self-made. Everything that I have achieved so far, there has been no support or connection from my father, uncle, or grandmother. If that were the case, I would have been somewhere else. Yes, I can't deny that there was unlimited support from my family. In fact, it was my father who advised me to join acting, as I was more interested in corporate jobs.''
Talking about the upcoming episode of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, you will witness Ruhi putting the entire blame for Charu and Dev's relationship on Abhira in order to create differences between Abhira and Armaan.
