Breaking onto the scene: Jiya Shankar

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Jiya made her acting debut in 2013, with the Telugu film Entha Andanga Unnave starring alongside Ajay Manthena.

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In 2017, she appeared in the Tamil film Kanavu Variyam opposite Arun Chidambaram.

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Her portrayal of 'Susheela', a strong and independent woman, in Mohinder Pratap Singh's Kaatelal & Sons, gained great popularity.

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In 2023, she gained recognition for her Marathi cinema debut in Shiva Nirvana and Riteish Deshmukh's romantic thriller drama thriller Ved.

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After an incident on Bigg Boss OTT 2, it came to be known that the actress' and then contestant's name may be Siddhi Maane, not Jiya Shankar.

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