Rajshri Deshpande Explained

Rajshri Deshpande
Birth Place: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.

Early life

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]

Career

Deshpande made her Bollywood debut in 2012 with a small role in the Aamir Khan starrer Talaash. 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. 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.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Language Ref
2012TalaashPriyaHindi
2014KickMrs. Sharma
2015HaramAmeenaMalayalam
Angry Indian GoddessesLaxmiHindi
2016Eli Eli Lama SabachthaniGangaMarathi
Hindi
English		[13]
Mumbai CentralGauriHindi
2017Sexy DurgaDurgaMalayalam
MomDK's wifeHindi
2018MantoIsmat ChughtaiHindi
Urdu		[14]
2019Nirvana InnMohiniHindi
The Sky Is PinkAnita TandonHindi
KanpuriyeKohinoorHindi[15]
2020ChokedNeetaHindi
2021Collar BombRitaHindi[16]
2022Mann Kasturi ReSiddhant's lawyerMarathi
2023JoramMuktaHindi
2024SatyashodhakSavitribai PhuleMarathi

Television

+ Year Title Role Notes
2012–13Kuch to Log KahengeSuhasini
201324Agent Veena
2018McMafiaManjuBritish television series
2018Sacred GamesSubhadraNetflix series
2019ParchhayeeVaishaliZEE5 series
2022The Fame GameShobha TrivediNetflix series
2023Trial by Fire[17] Neelam KrishnamoorthyNetflix series

Notes and References

  1. News: नवाजुद्दीन सिद्दीकी संग एक्ट्रेस ने दिया इंटीमेट सीन, हुआ पछतावा, बोलीं- 'फिर सेक्स तो...' . Jansatta . 30 December 2023 . hi . 7 February 2024 . 4 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241004094932/https://www.jansatta.com/entertainment/sacred-games-fame-actress-rajshri-deshpande-speaks-on-intimate-scene-with-nawazuddin-siddiqui/3141111/ . live .
  2. News: Female Idol Blog Series – A Rendezvous With Rajshri Deshpande . WMF . 19 January 2018 . 20 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180120065647/http://www.wmfindia.com/blogs/female-idol-blog-series-an-interview-with-rajshri-deshpande/ . dead .
  3. News: Rajshri Deshpande . outlookindia.com . 19 January 2018 . 1 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201082115/https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/rajshri-deshpande/293054 . live .
  4. News: 'Angry Indian Goddesses' wins runner-up award at TIFF . 21 September 2015 . The Indian Express . 19 January 2018 . 1 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042248/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/angry-indian-goddesses-wins-runner-up-award-at-tiff/ . live .
  5. News: Rome Film Fest: 'Angry Indian Goddesses' Wins People's Choice Award . The Hollywood Reporter . 19 January 2018 . en . 1 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201142458/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rome-film-fest-angry-indian-834481 . live .
  6. News: Rajshri Deshpande in a Malayalam erotic satire . The Times of India . 19 January 2018 . 29 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180529050820/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Rajshri-Deshpande-in-a-Malayalam-erotic-satire/articleshow/51010157.cms . live .
  7. News: Sasidharan's Sexy Durga wins a coveted award at Rotterdam Film Festival . 6 February 2017 . Hindustan Times . 19 January 2018 . 4 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241004095025/https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-cinema/sasidharan-s-sexy-durga-wins-a-coveted-award-at-rotterdam-film-festival/story-E5QijAXjV4CRtIh45M9jyL.html . live .
  8. Web site: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rajshri Deshpande make digital debut in McMafia . https://web.archive.org/web/20180119235405/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/jan/11/10379/nawazuddin-siddiqui-rajshri-deshpande-make-digital-debut-in-mcmafia . live . 19 January 2018 . Lookhar . Mayur . Cinestaan . 19 January 2018.
  9. Web site: Sacred Games actor Rajshri Deshpande defends sex scenes: I am not dancing to a derogatory song . 18 July 2018 . 19 July 2018 . 19 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180719233220/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sacred-games-actor-rajshri-deshpande-defends-sex-scenes-i-am-not-dancing-to-a-derogatory-song/story-0MV9Q1zQQPhnbwBGxwwmsI.html . live .
  10. News: S Durga Actor Rajshri Deshpande All Set to Shake off Her Small Town Days . News18 . 19 January 2018 . 4 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241004094950/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/s-durga-actor-rajshri-deshpande-all-set-to-shake-off-her-small-town-days-1588757.html . live .
  11. News: India Netflix actor Rajshri Deshpande 'disgusted by porn star label' . BBC News . 19 July 2018 . 19 July 2018 . 20 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180720201948/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-44882771 . live .
  12. Web site: Ismat Chughtai is in me: Rajshri Deshpande on playing the fearless feminist in Manto . https://web.archive.org/web/20180120000902/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2017/oct/24/8812/ismat-chughtai-is-in-me-rajshri-deshpande-on-playing-the-fearless-feminist-in-manto . live . 20 January 2018 . Iyengar . Shriram . Cinestaan . 19 January 2018.
  13. News: Rajshri back to Mollywood . . Kochi, India . 3 October 2015 . 5 June 2020 . 20 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220120151225/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Rajshri-back-to-Mollywood/articleshow/49195901.cms . live .
  14. Web site: Manto biopic: Rajshri Deshpande eager to enter the world of Nawazuddin Siddiqui . . 5 June 2020 . 26 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181226074407/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/manto-biopic-rajshri-deshpande-eager-to-enter-the-world-of-nawazuddin-siddiqui/story-SjXPiGOcY0rMgVPHQlsGaI.html%20 . live .
  15. Web site: Aparshakti relives days of struggle with Kanpuriye . Outlook India . 23 October 2019 . 23 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191023150755/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/amp/aparshakti-relives-days-of-struggle-with-kanpuriye/1647208 . live .
  16. News: 25 June 2021 . Jimmy Sheirgill's crime thriller film Collar Bomb to premiere on Disney + Hotstar in July . Outlook India . 25 June 2021 . 25 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210625122807/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/jimmy-sheirgills-crime-thriller-film-collar-bomb-to-premiere-on-disney--hotstar-in-july/2108814 . live .
  17. News: Kumar . Anuj . 'Trial By Fire' Netflix series review: Anatomy of a man-made disaster . 16 January 2023 . The Hindu . 14 January 2023 . 16 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116101137/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/trial-by-fire-netflix-series-review-anatomy-of-a-man-made-disaster/article66378277.ece . live .

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