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Rajshri Deshpande | |
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![]() Deshpande in 2015 | |
Born | Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2011–present |
Rajshri Deshpande is an Indian actress. She gained international recognition for her performance in Pan Nalin's drama film Angry Indian Goddesses . [1] She then portrayed the title character in Sanal Kumar Sasidharan's Sexy Durga and received critical acclaim for her performance in the Netflix series Sacred Games . In 2023, Deshpande won Best Actress in a Drama Series at the 2023 Filmfare OTT Awards, for her work in Trial by Fire .
Rajshri Deshpande was born in a working-class family in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. She is the youngest of three siblings. She has an undergraduate degree in law from Symbiosis Law School and a postgraduate degree in advertising from Symbiosis International University. She got into the advertising industry to support herself but soon found her calling in acting. She also has a diploma in filmmaking from Whistling Woods International in Mumbai. [2]
Deshpande made her Bollywood debut in 2012 with a small role in the Aamir Khan starrer Talaash .[ citation needed ] She then moved to television and appeared in Kuch Toh Log Kahenge and 24: India , in 2013. She subsequently returned to the big screen with a small role in Salman Khan's Kick . She also appeared in the Malayalam film Haram [3] in 2015, where she had a double role. In Hindi cinema, it was the portrayal of Laxami in Pan Nalin's Angry Indian Goddesses that provided her with a bigger platform. [2] [ dead link ] The film received the 1st Runner Up – People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival [4] and the People's Choice Award at the Rome Film Festival. [5] Deshpande played the leading role [6] in Sanal Kumar Sasidharan's film Sexy Durga in 2017, which won the Tiger Award at the Rotterdam Film Festival. [7]
Deshpande made her digital debut with BBC One's McMafia , directed by James Watkins, in January 2018. [8] She was also seen in the Netflix show Sacred Games , directed by Anurag Kashyap. [9] [10] In it, she played the character of Subhadra and was praised for her role as the wife of Nawazuddin Siddiqui's character. [11] A scandal arose when she was accused of being a porn star by some viewers, as the show included a nude sex scene. The actress replied that she hadn't done anything wrong. [11] She later portrayed Ismat Chughtai [12] in Nandita Das's Manto .
Year | Title | Role | Language | Ref |
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2012 | Talaash | Priya | Hindi | |
2014 | Kick | Mrs. Sharma | ||
2015 | Haram | Ameena | Malayalam | |
Angry Indian Goddesses | Laxmi | Hindi | ||
2016 | Eli Eli Lama Sabachthani | Ganga | Marathi Hindi English | [13] |
Mumbai Central | Gauri | Hindi | ||
2017 | Sexy Durga | Durga | Malayalam | |
Mom | DK's wife | Hindi | ||
2018 | Manto | Ismat Chughtai | Hindi Urdu | [14] |
2019 | Nirvana Inn | Mohini | Hindi | |
The Sky Is Pink | Anita Tandon | Hindi | ||
Kanpuriye | Kohinoor | Hindi | [15] | |
2020 | Choked | Neeta | Hindi | |
2021 | Collar Bomb | Rita | Hindi | [16] |
2022 | Mann Kasturi Re | Siddhant's lawyer | Marathi | |
2023 | Joram | Mukta | Hindi | |
2024 | Satyashodhak | Savitribai Phule | Marathi | |
Chote Nawab | Asgari | Hindi | ||
2025 | Thug Life | Kanika | Tamil | Cameo apperance |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012–13 | Kuch to Log Kahenge | Suhasini | |
2013 | 24 | Agent Veena | |
2018 | McMafia | Manju | British television series |
2018 | Sacred Games | Subhadra | Netflix series |
2019 | Parchhayee | Vaishali | ZEE5 series |
2022 | The Fame Game | Shobha Trivedi | Netflix series |
2023 | Trial by Fire [17] | Neelam Krishnamoorthy | Netflix series |
2025 | Black Warrant | Pratibha Sen | Netflix series |
2025 | Rangeen | Naina Johri | Amazon Prime series |