Shenaz Treasurywala was born on June 29, 1981, in Bombay, Maharashtra, India. She is the daughter of a Merchant Navy captain and spent her early years traveling the globe on cargo ships carrying potatoes, onions, and rice. After completing school, she enrolled in St. Xavier's College, where she was discovered by a photographer and began her career as a model.
She appeared in numerous TV commercials, including Gold Spot, Philips, Trigger Jeans, Akai, Elle 18, and many more. Shenaz then started working as a Veejay for MTV, becoming a household name on MTV Asia at a young age.
In 2001, Shenaz moved to New York to pursue a career in acting, enrolling in the Lee Strasberg Theater & Film Institute and taking a writing course at New York University. She was thrilled to complete her 8-month course alongside Al Pacino and Robert De Niro.
Shenaz's big break in Bollywood came after she lost her luggage, passport, and visa papers while traveling, and she was approached by Ken Ghosh to star in Ishq Vishk (2003). The film was a huge Asia-wide box office phenomenon, and Shenaz was nominated for the Filmfare Awards.
She has since acted in several other movies, including Umar (2006),Aagey Se Right (2009),Radio: Love on Air (2009),and Delhi Belly (2011). Shenaz has also written screenplays, including her first film, Luv Ka the End (2011),produced by Yash Raj Films.
In addition to her acting career, Shenaz is a travel enthusiast and has hosted several travel shows, including MTV's Most Wanted (1992) and Culture Shock (2007) on the Discovery Travel Channel. She has also written travel articles for magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Femina, and Elle.
Shenaz has been recognized as one of the "Top 100 Beautiful Women" and has a dimpled and toothy smile atop curved lips. She is a versatile individual who is an actress, writer, TV presenter, VJ, travel junkie, and nature lover.
