Shriya Pilgaonkar (born 25 April 1989)[2] is an Indian actress, director and producer who primarily works in Hindi films and web series.

[3] Following her Hindi film debut with Fan (2016), Pilgaonkar went onto establish herself with successful web series such as Mirzapur (2018), Guilty Minds and The Broken News (both 2022) and Taaza Khabar (2023).

[8][9][10][11] A critic of The Times of India stated, "It's the perfect launch for his (Sachin Pilgaonkar) daughter Shriya into films and she does not disappoint.

[16] Pilgaonkar played a strong and independent woman Sweety Gupta opposite Ali Fazal, in the series Mirzapur.

Saraswati Datar of The News Minute noted, "Shriya as Sweety put in a great performance, but her role is woefully underwritten and unidimensional.

In the same year, she played a social media influencer, Suhani in the first season of The Gone Game and a RAW agent Divya in Crackdown.

[25] Namrata Thakker from Rediff.com noted, "Shriya Pilgaonkar as Radha steals the show as the fiery, righteous journalist.

[28] Pilgaonkar later played an independent pregnant woman Siya alongside Mrinal Dutt and Suhail Nayyar in the film Ishq-e-Nadaan.

[29] In her final work of the year, she played an outspoken wife Nirmala, in Dry Day opposite Jitendra Kumar.

[30] Rahul Desai from Film Companion said, "Shriya Pilgaonkar is underutilised in a narrative that's driven by her character's tenacity.

Filmfare's Tanisha Bhattacharya noted, "Pilagonkar's performances in shows from diverse genres have raised the bar of what she has to offer as a gifted artist.

[13] In an interview with Mumbai Mirror, she said, "Once I felt confident, I directed Painted Signal, a short film, and Panchgavya",[5] a documentary which she co-directed with Hana Kitasei.

[39] Both Painted Signal and Dresswala received average responses from critics and were screened at international film festivals.