SHRUTI AGARWAL
A Passion For Posing
On her return from New Zealand after completing her degree in communications and public relations, the economics graduate was given one year by her Pune-based parents to establish herself in Mumbai's modelling arena. "The warm and welcoming city embraced me with open arms and I have not had to look back," laughs 24-year-old Shruti Agarwal, who's all set to be the new face of glitz and glam.
Her five-feet-eight-inch tanned and toned frame, with a stylish display of skin show, graced the pages of a calendar this year to ensure that the former Ms Pune's date with fame was complete. "My parents were a bit worried when they knew that I was doing the calendar but on seeing the finished product they were taken up with its classy presentation," she says.

Shruti, a part of many campaigns since her college days - "I modelled while I studied both in India and New Zealand and even took part in the Fringe Ponsonby Festival there" - really took the 'full plunge' when she moved to Mumbai after she returned from Auckland. "I toyed with the idea of doing something in PR and marketing but with many feelers from the modelling world, have turned it into my prime occupation now," she says. Shruti made most of her 'borrowed' time in the city to prove herself. Wowing lensmen and brands alike to become associated with designers like Shahab Durazi, Suneet Varma, Seema Khan, part of commercials like Pepsi, Minto Fresh, Fast Track sunglasses and even Ganesh Hegde's music video, Main Deewana Hoon - names that have ensured she is here to stay.