Shivya Pathania is an Indian actress and model born in a Rajput family on 26 July 1991. She made her debut in the television serial Humsafars in the year 2014. Shivya Pathania is a proficient TV actress who also plays a different variety of roles. She was born and brought up in Queen of hills, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Early Life
Shivya Pathania was born on 26 July 1991 in a Rajput family. Her father’s name is Subhash Pathania and, her mother’s name is Pushpa Pathania. Her father was a law officer in the Labour and Employment Department in Shimla. She also has an elder sister, Divya Pathania, who is an advocate. She also has one younger brother, Shivam Pathania. Her zodiac sign is Leo. Pathania did her graduation in Engineering from Chitkara University, Chandigarh.
Career
Shivya started her career as a model. She was awarded the title of Miss Shimla 2013 at the International Summer Festival, which took place in Shimla. She also got Miss Oye and Miss Beautiful Smile at the International Summer Festival in Shimla. Her parents were not supportive of her leaving her studies and pursuing a modelling career. But they soon started supporting her after she won the title of Miss Shimla.
Shivya Pathania gave the auditions for her first show in Shimla. Initially, she didn’t want to relocate to Mumbai. She was not even confident about getting the part. But contrary to her thinking got chosen to do the role in Humsafars.
She made her acting debut with Sony TV’s show “Humsafars” as Arzoo Sahir Thakur opposite Harshad Chopda in 2014.
After “Humsafars” got over, she gave audition for several shows and met with rejection. During her struggle in Mumbai, she never asked for money from her parents. She instead did some catalogue shoots.
In 2016, she played Zara Khan in Yeh Hai Aashiqui. Later that year, she got the role of Sanchi Mittal in Sony’s Yeh Rishta Sajedari Ka opposite Kinshuk Vaidya. She got highly praised for her acting in the show. She also won the award for the category of Rising Stars of 2017 at the Kolkata Kalakar Awards.
Pathania also worked in many TV series like Dil Dhoondta Hai in 2017, RadhaKrishn and Laal Ishq in 2018, Vikram Betaal Ki Rahasya Gatha in 2019 and Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush in 2020.
Shivya Pathania Height and Weight
The 29-year-old actress stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches. She weighs around 50 kgs. Her figure measurements are 34-24-34. Back when she was in 7th standard, she had gained a lot of weight during the summer vacation. When she returned to Shimla, people could not recognise her and body-shamed her. The criticism was too much for her, which caused her to change schools. She reduced her weight by walking 1.5km every day.
Eyes and Hair Color
She possesses beautiful dark brown eyes and luscious black hair.
Shivya Pathania Instagram
Shivya has a verified Instagram account with more than 302k followers. She enjoys a huge fan following on her social media accounts. Pathania also occasionally interacts with her fans through these platforms. She posts a lot of photos from her daily life activities.
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Shivya Pathania Twitter
Shivya also has a Twitter account. She has a total of 5533 followers on her Twitter.
Boyfriend
Shivya is currently in a relationship with her former costar of Yeh Rishta Sajedari Ka, Kinshuk Vaidya. The pair started dating back in 2017.
Her Favourites
Shivya Pathania likes travelling, listening to music and dancing. Her favourite travel destination is Paris. Additionally, her dream is also to climb Mount Everest. Back in school, she was a topper and a very good dancer. Her favourite actors are Ranveer Singh, Ranbir Kapoor, Irrfan Khan and Ian Somerhalder. While her favourite actresses are Kangana Ranaut, Sushmita Sen, Deepika Padukone and Vidya Balan.
Pathania is an avid reader. Her favourite book is Aadhe Aadhure by writer Mohan Rakesh. She always wished to act in a mythological drama as that is her parent’s favourite genre. Her wish came true when she bagged the role of Radha in the show RadhaKrishn.
Conclusion
Shivanya Pathania is an inspiration to many. Her struggles and hardwork is what transformed her into an amazing actress she is today.
