Shenaz Treasury
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| Occupation(s) | Actress, Model and Travel Writer |
| Years active | 2001—present |
Shenaz Treasurywala (Hindi: शहनाज़ ट्रेज़रीवाला) (sometimes spelled Treasuryvala) or Shenaz Treasury is an Indian model, travel writer, and actress. Discovered by a photographer during her first year in college, her first modelling assignment was for the soft drink Gold Spot.[1] She also did advertising work for Akai and Philips[2] before MTV Networks Asia hired her to work as a VJ on the MTV's Most Wanted program.[1][3] Her acting debut was in the 2001 Tollywood film "Eduruleni Manishi", but recognition came with the 2003 Bollywood film Ishq Vishk,[4] which earned Shenaz a nomination for the best supporting actress award by the Filmfare Film Awards. With her life-long love of travel,[3][5] she has written travel articles for Cosmopolitan, ELLE, and Femina.[6] As of the early 2010s, Shenaz resides in Mumbai, India and serves as the host of Culture Shock on the Travel Channel.[6] In 2011, Shenaz also started a recurring role as Rama Patel on the American soap opera One Life To Live.[7]
Education
The daughter of a merchant marine engineer,[6] she was born to a middle class Gujarati-speaking Parsi family.[2] Shenaz was enrolled in school at Mumbai,[6] where she also later attended St. Xavier's College.[1] In 2001, Shenaz moved to New York City where she studied method acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.[8] While in New York, she also took a writing course at NYU.[8] Her favourite hobbies include jet skiing,[1] travel,[3] and photography.[2]
Filmography
While on Christmas break from the Lee Strasberg Institute, Shenaz returned to India to visit her family; however en route, Kuwait Airways lost all of her luggage, including the travel documents she needed in order to return to classes in the United States.[5] During the four months that she was in India, Shenaz was offered a leading role in Ishq Vishk after meeting director Ken Ghosh at a Mumbai night club.[4][5]
In 2009, she appeared in the films Aagey Se Right and Radio. She has written the screenplay for the 2011 movie Luv Ka The End in which she plays a role also. She also plays opposite Imran Khan in his movie Delhi Belly.
Films
| Year | Movie | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Eduruleni Manishi | Sri | Telugu film |
| 2003 | Ishq Vishk | Alisha Sahay | Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award |
| 2004 | Hum Tum | Shalini | Special Appearance |
| 2006 | Umar | Sapna P. Lakha | |
| 2009 | Aagey Se Right | Pearl | |
| Radio | Shanaya Dhingra | ||
| 2011 | Luv Ka The End | Ms. Naaz | Also wrote the screenplay |
| Delhi Belly | Sonia |
References
- ^ a b c d "Veejays with a vengeance!". The Times of India. 2003-06-08. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ^ a b c "Top 100 Beautiful Indian Women". Suni Systems Ltd. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
- ^ a b c Vashisht, Pooja (2004-02-09). "Treasured and most wanted!". The Times of India. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ^ a b Dhattiwala, Raheel (2003-06-03). "Straight Answers". The Times of India. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ^ a b c Iyer, Sandhya (2003-07-28). "'Bollywood is too filmi for me'". The Times of India. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ^ a b c d "Shenaz: Culture Shock". Travel Channel, Discovery Communications. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ^ http://www.soapoperadigest.com/news/breaking/
- ^ a b Fatima, Nishat (2002-04-27). "Shenaz: Most wanted again". The Times of India. Retrieved 2007-04-10.