Shenaz Treasurywala was born on 29th June 1981 in Bombay, India. She was born in a middle-class Parsi family. Her dad is a Merchant Marine. After completing her school she enrolled in St. Xavier's College. It was during her first year in this college that she was discovered by a photographer.
She started her career as a model and has appeared in TV commercials like Gold Spot, Philips, Trigger Jeans, Akai, Elle 18, and many more. She then started working as a Veejay for MTV. During 2001 Shenaz moved to New York, USA, to enroll in the Lee Strasberg Theater & Film Institute, as well as taking a writing course at New York University.
She made quite a dramatic entry into Bollywood after she lost her luggage, passport and visa papers while traveling by Kuwait Airways, and as result was unable to return to New York. This incident proved to be an advantage as she was approached by Ken Ghosh, who signed her up for a role in Ishq Vishk', for which she was nominated for the best supporting actress. She has since then acted in a total of 3 more movies.
Her hobbies include photography, playing the piano and guitar, jet skiing, and travel. She is also host on Travel Channel's 'Culture Shock', and has written travel articles in magazines which include Cosmopolitan, Femina, and Elle.