Shreya Dhanwanthary on Rejection, Family Man, & The Magic Of Saying “Yes!”

Take a Pause with Varun Duggirala

01-06-2023 • 59 mins

Tune in for an insightful chat between Actor Shreya Dhanwanthary and Varun Duggirala as they trace back to Shreya’s childhood as the “weird” kid with weird interests to her modelling days. They also explore how Shreya knew she had found true love when she heard “lights, camera, action!” for the first time, how serendipity led her to her breakthrough role in the show ‘The Family Man’, and how coming to Bombay without a plan and just a dream is the best thing that could have happened to her!

Shreya Dhanwantary, is an Indian actress with a degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from NIT Warangal. Dhanwantary also garnered attention for her role as Zoya in the Amazon Prime web series The Family Man. Her role as journalist Sucheta Dalal in Sony LIV's web series Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story (2020) earned her several nominations and critical acclaim. You can Order Varun’s book “Everything is out of syllabus: An instruction manual for life & work “ at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/335QKow  ⁠⁠⁠⁠

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About the show

“Take a Pause with Varun Duggirala” is a twice a week podcast to learn, share and unlock insights to survive and thrive in life as an adult, leader, parent and human being.

It’s built on the belief that… “I know being an adult is a struggle, but we’re all on different sides of the same boat, and if we share what we’re experiencing and learn from each other, then Adulting can be as nostalgic and fun as childhood often seems”.

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