Shruti Marathe

Personal context

Summary

Shruti Marathe is an Indian actor known for Marathi films and television, with roles in Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, and Telugu productions. Her work includes romance, period dramas, and family stories. In 2018, she said she wanted Section 377 repealed and would welcome the chance to play a transgender or lesbian character to better understand the community’s experiences. In 2019, she publicly described challenging a producer over a casting couch proposition, saying she did so for women who had been objectified. No public partisan campaigning or DEI affiliations are on record.