Samridhii Shukla (born 14 November 1995) is an Indian actress and voice-over artist who primarily works in Hindi television. Known for lending her voice to Doraemon in Doraemon, she made her acting debut with her portrayal of Saavi Goyal Dalmiya in Saavi Ki Savaari. Shukla is best known for portraying Abhira Sharma Poddar in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. She is a recipient of an Indian Telly Award.
Early life Shukla was born on 14 November 1995 in a Hindu family in Kanpur. In an interview, she revealed that her father worked for All India Radio. Her grandmother and grandfather were freedom fighters, who later became an actor and a surgeon respectively.
Career Shukla started her career as a voice over artist in 2005, when she dubbed for a part in the show Sai Baba. Following this, she dubbed for several other television shows. Her most notable work as a voice-over artist came with the animated series Doraemon, where she dubbed for the titular role of Doraemon. She also dubbed for the animated series Little Singham and Golmaal Jr..
Since 2016, Shukla has dubbed for films in several languages. Her most notable voice over in films include dubbing for Emma Watson in Beauty and the Beast, Jessica Henwick in The Matrix Resurrections, Taapsee Pannu in Haseen Dillruba, Alia Bhatt in Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva, Triptii Dimri in Animal and Joey King in A Family Affair.
Shukla made her screen debut in 2022 with Saavi Ki Savaari, where she portrayed a female autorickshaw driver Saavi Goyal Dalmiya, opposite Farman Haider. In the same year, she expanded to films with the Kannada film, Tajmahal 2, where she played Spandana opposite Devarajkumar.
Since November 2023, Shukla is seen portraying an advocate Abhira Sharma Poddar in the longest running television show Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, opposite Rohit Purohit. Her portrayal of Abhira received positive response from audiences and established her as one of the prominent faces of Hindi television. The role proved to be a breakthrough in her acting career, earning her several award nominations and wider recognition.
Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2022 Tajmahal 2 Spandana Kannada film
Television Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2022–2023 Saavi Ki Savaari Saavi Goyal Dalmiya 2023–present Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai Advocate Abhira Sharma Poddar
Special appearances Year Title Role Ref. 2022 Parineetii Saavi Goyal 2023; 2024; 2026 Anupamaa Advocate Abhira Sharma Poddar 2024 Baatein Kuch Ankahee Si Yeh Teej Badi Hai Mast Mast Haathi Ghoda Paalki,Birthday Kanhaiya Lal Ki 2026 Udne Ki Aasha
Dubbing roles Animated series Year Title RoleLanguage2018Little SinghamAjayHindi2019Golmaal Jr.Mili2019–2020Mighty Little BheemChhota Bheem2020Doraemon Doraemon
Television Year TitleActor CharacterDub LanguageOriginal language2005Sai BabaUnknownChildHindiHindi201713 Reasons WhyKatherine Langford Hannah Baker English2016–2019The Powerpuff GirlsBlossom2016– 2025Stranger ThingsMillie Bobby BrownEleven / Jane Hopper ("El")2018–2019Selection DayVipashyana DubeyZoyaEnglishHindi2019Another LifeChanelle PelosoPetra SmithHindiEnglish2020– PresentBridgertonClaudia JessieEloise Bridgerton2021Sweet ToothStefania LaVie OwenBear2022Yeh Kaali Kaali AnkheinShweta TripathiShikhaEnglishHindi2024Kota Factory Season 3Revathi PillaiVartika Ratawal
Films YearTitleActorCharacterDub LanguageOriginal language2016ZootopiaLeah LathamFru FruHindiEnglish2017The Return of Rebel 2Hansika MotwaniPriyaTeluguKong: Skull IslandJing TianSan LinEnglishBeauty and the BeastEmma WatsonBelle Justice LeagueAmy AdamsLois Lane2018Mortal EnginesHera HilmarHester ShawBumblebeeHailee SteinfeldCharlie WatsonDeadpool 2Shioli KutsunaYukio2019ComaliSamyuktha HegdeNikitha KrishnamurthyTamil2020Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil GirlJanhvi KapoorGunjan SaxenaEnglishHindiBulbbulTripti DimriBulbbulRaat Akeli HaiShweta TripathiKaruna SinghTorbaazNargis FakhriAyeshaHindiVAditi Rao HydariSahebaTeluguThe Kissing Booth 2Joey KingElle EvansEnglishProject PowerDominique FishbackRobin Reilly2021AsuranAmmu AbhiramiMuniya (Mariyamma)TamilMain Hoon GamblerGenelia D'SouzaJanhvi (Gangana)TeluguThe Matrix ResurrectionsJessica HenwickBugsEnglishShang-ChiMeng'er ZhangXu XialingAjeeb DaastaansNushrratt BharucchaMeenalEnglishHindiHaseen DillrubaTaapsee PannuRani KashyapPagglaitShruti SharmaNazia Zaidi2022JogiAmyra DasturKammoBrahmāstra: Part One – ShivaAlia BhattIsha Chatterjee2023AnimalTriptii DimriZoya Riaz2024A Family AffairJoey KingZara FordHindiEnglish2026Maa BehenTriptii DimriJayaEnglishHindi
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref 2024 Bollywood Hungama Style Icons Most Stylish TV Actor of the Year – FemaleN/A Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actress - PopularYeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai 2025 Indian Telly Awards Fan Favorite Actress Best Onscreen Couple (with Rohit Purohit) Fan Favorite Jodi (with Rohit Purohit) Editor's Choice: Rising Star
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