Rajshri Deshpande

Rajshri Deshpande

Rajshri Deshpande[1] is an Indian actress, who appears in theatre, films and TV shows.

Career

Rajshri Deshpande is an acting alumni of Whistling Woods International, Mumbai. Her mother wanted her to have a professional degree so she studied law. She got into the advertising industry to support herself, but soon found her calling in acting.

She played the role of Lakshmi[2] in the critically acclaimed film Angry Indian Goddesses, directed by Pan Nalin and edited by Shreyas Beltangdy and his colleague Pavan Bhat. The film received 1st Runner Up - People's Choice Award in TIFF (Toronto)[3] and People's Choice Award in Rome Film Festival.[4] She played a double role in a Malayalam film Haram,[5] as Ameena and Roopa, which released in 2015.

She has also made appearances in Talaash and Kick. Rajshri has a number of upcoming projects slated to release in 2016, including multilingual film Eli Eli Lama Sabachthani?[6] and late Bappaditya Bandopadhyay's Bengali film.[7] She has also acted in TV shows like Kuch to Log Kahenge and 24: India, where she played the character of Agent Veena.

Filmography

Film/TV Role Year
Hou De Jarasa Ushir Namrata 2012
Talaash Priya 2012
Kuch to Log Kahenge (TV) Suhasini 2012-13
24: India (TV) Agent Veena 2013
Kick Mrs. Sharma 2014
Haram Ameena, Roopa 2015
Angry Indian Goddesses Laxmi 2015
Das Capital Gulamon Ki Rajdhani Nurse TBA
Eli Eli Lama Sabachthani? TBA 2016

References

  1. ↑ "Rajshri Deshpande". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  2. ↑ "It wasn't acting, it was reacting: Rajshri Deshpande | DesiJAM". DesiJAM. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  3. ↑ "'Angry Indian Goddesses' wins runner-up award at TIFF". The Indian Express. 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  4. ↑ "Rome Film Fest: 'Angry Indian Goddesses' Wins People's Choice Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  5. ↑ "Rajshri Deshpande". http://www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 2016-04-08. External link in |website= (help)
  6. ↑ "Rajshri back to Mollywood - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  7. ↑ "Bong girl shares screen with Harsh Chhaya and Bidita Bag - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
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