Rasika Dugal

Rasika Dugal
Dugal in 2016
Born (1985-01-17) 17 January 1985 (age 39)
Jamshedpur, Bihar (present-day Jharkhand), India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present
Known forMirzapur(2018-present)
Spouse
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(m. 2010)​

Rasika Dugal (born 17 January 1985) is an Indian actress[1][2] known for her roles in several Indian movies and television productions.[3][4]

She made her screen debut with a small role, in the film Anwar (2007)[5] and went on to star in many critically acclaimed films namely No Smoking (2007), Aurangzeb (2013), Qissa (2015), Train Station (2015), Tu Hai Mera Sunday (2017) and Hamid (2018).[6][7] In 2018, she was seen in the biographical movie Manto based on the life of writer Saadat Hassan Manto, where she essayed the role of Safia, Manto's wife,[8] for which she garnered her first Screen Award nomination in the category of Best Supporting Actress. She appeared in movies like Lootcase and Darbaan, her performances in both of which were praised.[9][10][11][12]

Rasika's breakthrough came in the year 2018 with her role in the Amazon Prime Video original series Mirzapur,[13] for which she earned a nomination in Indian Television Academy Awards in the category of Best Actress in a web series. Since then, she has received critical appraisal for multiple web series, including Made in Heaven (2019), Delhi Crime (2019), Out of Love (2019-2021), A Suitable Boy (2020), and OK Computer (2021).[14][15]

In addition to films, Dugal is also active in the television industry. She has appeared in many television serials, such as Powder (2010), Kismat (2010), Upanishad Ganga (2012), and P.O.W.- Bandi Yuddh Ke (2016).[16][17] She co-wrote a short film with her husband (Mukul Chadda) titled Banana Bread.[18] She also did a comic podcast named Uncovidable (2020), which was created by Vekeana Dhillon. It is available on the Audible platform.[19]

  1. ^ "Rasika Dugal shares smiles and scowls of shootlife". Rahnuma. July 2021.
  2. ^ Rishabh Suri (28 June 2021). "Rasika Dugal- I am craving the energy of being back on set apprehensions though are still here". Hindustan Times.
  3. ^ "Rasika Dugal". The Times of India.
  4. ^ agencies (10 July 2021). "Rasika Dugal shares glimpse of life on the set". Ahmedabad Mirror.
  5. ^ "Rasika Dugal says my career is about different people seeing me in different roles". The Rahnuma Daily (रहनुमा).
  6. ^ "After Manto, Rasika Dugal To Be Next Seen In Aijaz Khan's Hamid". News18.com. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Rasika Dugal signs Yoodle Films Hamid". India Today. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Manto Trailer: Nawazuddin Siddiqui As Saadat Hasan Manto Is Brilliant. Take A Bow". The Indian Express. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Rasika Dugal Says Shooting For Lootcase Was a 'Welcome Break' From Intense Roles". India. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Disney Plus Hotstar Makes Strategic Choice to Bypass India's Theaters, Give More Movies Streaming Premieres". Variety. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Sharib Hashmi, Sharad Kelkar, Rasika Dugal to star in Darbaan". Cinema Express. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  12. ^ Yadav, Nitesh (11 March 2020). "Sharad Kelkar, Sharib Hashmi's Darbaan trailer leaves internet impressed". indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  13. ^ Rishabh Suri (26 June 2021). "Manoj Bajpayee, Rasika Dugal, Divya Dutta, actors bat for self censorship on OTT platforms". Hindustan Times.
  14. ^ PTI, New Delhi (25 November 2020). "Working on Delhi Crime assuaged my guilt about moving on says Rasika Dugal". Deccan Herald. New Delhi. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  15. ^ Tanzim Pardiwalla. "A Suitable Boy has Rasika Dugal feeling nostalgic for the 50s". Mashable. Mumbai.
  16. ^ Apoorv Nijhara. "Rasika Dugal best roles". Mens XP.
  17. ^ Banga, Gursimran Kaur (10 November 2016). "Review: P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke strikes a chord with its engaging content". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Rasika Dugal likes sensitive scripts". Fresh Press Journal. 5 November 2019.
  19. ^ "Rasika Dugal narrates quirky audiobook series uncovidable". Sify. Indo-Asian News Service. 12 October 2020. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.