Pankhuri Awasthy Rode (
née
The birth name is the name of the person given upon their birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name or to the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a births registe ...
Awasthi; born 31 March 1991) is an Indian actress who mainly works in
Hindi
Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...
television. She made her acting debut in 2014 with ''
Yeh Hai Aashiqui
''Yeh Hai Aashiqui'' () is an Indian Hindi-language television romance anthology series
An anthology series is a written series, radio, television, film, or video game series that presents a different story and a different set of characte ...
'' portraying Saima. Awasthy Rode is best known for her portrayal of
Razia Sultan
Raziyyat-Ud-Dunya Wa Ud-Din ( Hindustani (Hindi): रज़िय्यत उद दुन्या व उद दीन, ; 1205 – 15 October 1240, ), popularly known as Razia Sultan, was a ruler of the Delhi Sultanate in the northern part ...
in ''
Razia Sultan
Raziyyat-Ud-Dunya Wa Ud-Din ( Hindustani (Hindi): रज़िय्यत उद दुन्या व उद दीन, ; 1205 – 15 October 1240, ), popularly known as Razia Sultan, was a ruler of the Delhi Sultanate in the northern part ...
'' and
Draupadi
Draupadi (), also referred to as Krishnā, Panchali and Yajnaseni, is the central heroine of the Indian epic poetry, ancient Indian epic ''Mahabharata''. In the epic, she is the princess of Panchala Kingdom, who later becomes the empress of K ...
in ''
Suryaputra Karn
''Suryaputra Karn'' () is an Indian historical epic television series, which premiered on 29 June 2015 on Sony Entertainment Television, Sony TV. Produced by Siddharth Kumar Tewary of Swastik Pictures, the series covers the life journey of Karn ...
''.
Awasthy's other notable include portraying Vedika in ''
Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai'' (), also known by the initialism ''YRKKH'', is an Indian Hindi-language romantic family drama television series that airs on StarPlus and streams on Disney+ Hotstar. It premiered on 12 January 2009 and is the Li ...
'' and Kajal Bhatt Khurana in ''
Gud Se Meetha Ishq''. She made her film debut with ''
Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan
''Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan'' () is a 2020 Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Hitesh Kewalya. It is a spiritual successor to ''Shubh Mangal Saavdhan'' (2017). The film stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Jitendra Kumar, wit ...
'' in 2021.
Early life
Awasthy was born on 31 March 1991 in
Lucknow
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,
Uttar Pradesh
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. She grew up in
Delhi
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but moved to
Bangalore
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for a job in marketing. In 2014, she ultimately moved to
Mumbai
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to pursue a career in acting.
Personal life
In October 2017, Awasthy got engaged to actor
Gautam Rode
Gautam Rode (born 14 August 1977) is an Indian actor known for his roles in ''Baa Bahoo Aur Baby'', ''Lucky (Indian TV series), Lucky'', ''Saraswatichandra (TV series), Saraswatichandra'', ''Suryaputra Karn'', and ''Kaal Bhairav Rahasya, Kaal B ...
. Awasthy and Rode got married on 5 February 2018 in
Alwar
Alwar ( Rajasthani Pronunciation: �lʋəɾ is a city located in India's National Capital Region (NCR) and the administrative headquarters of Alwar District in the state of Rajasthan. It is located 150 km south of Delhi and 150 km ...
. In April 2023, the couple announced their pregnancy. On 25 July 2023, the couple became parents to twins, a boy and a girl.
Career
Rode played the role of Seher in ''
MTV Fanaah Season 2''. After that, she played the role of ''Razia Sultan'' in
&TV’s historical drama ''
Razia Sultan
Raziyyat-Ud-Dunya Wa Ud-Din ( Hindustani (Hindi): रज़िय्यत उद दुन्या व उद दीन, ; 1205 – 15 October 1240, ), popularly known as Razia Sultan, was a ruler of the Delhi Sultanate in the northern part ...
''. She also played ''
Draupadi
Draupadi (), also referred to as Krishnā, Panchali and Yajnaseni, is the central heroine of the Indian epic poetry, ancient Indian epic ''Mahabharata''. In the epic, she is the princess of Panchala Kingdom, who later becomes the empress of K ...
'' in the mythological drama ''
Suryaputra Karn
''Suryaputra Karn'' () is an Indian historical epic television series, which premiered on 29 June 2015 on Sony Entertainment Television, Sony TV. Produced by Siddharth Kumar Tewary of Swastik Pictures, the series covers the life journey of Karn ...
''. In 2017, she played the lead role of ''Amla'' in
Star Plus
StarPlus is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. Its programming consists of family dramas, romantic comedies, youth-oriented reali ...
’s show
Kya Qusoor Hai Amala Ka?
''Kya Qusoor Hai Amala Ka?'' (''What Is Amala's Fault?'') is an Indian Hindi-language drama television series, which started telecasting from 3 April 2017 on Star Plus. ''Kya Qusoor Hai Amala Ka'' is an adaptation of the Turkish drama series '' ...
, which is an Indian adaptation of famous Turkish show ''
Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?
''Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?'' ( ''What is Fatmagül's Fault?'') is a Turkish television drama series produced by Ay Yapım and broadcast on Kanal D. The series is based on Vedat Türkali's scenario, ''Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?'', which was made into ...
''.
In 2019, she played an episodic role in the
Colors TV
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's show ''
Kaun Hai?
''Kaun Hai?'' () is an Indian Hindi horror anthology television series produced by Contiloe Entertainment. It premiered 29 June 2018 on Colors TV and ended on 14 October 2018 that same year, lasting two seasons.
''Kaun Hai?'' season 1 feature ...
'' as Pauloma / Anvesha and also appeared in the
& TV
&TV, also known as And TV, is a Hindi-language entertainment channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Launched as a general entertainment channel from ZEEL group, it started broadcasting on 2 March 2015 with internationally in Middle ...
's show ''
Laal Ishq''. From June 2019 to January 2020 she played the role of Vedika Agarwal in
Star Plus
StarPlus is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. Its programming consists of family dramas, romantic comedies, youth-oriented reali ...
's drama ''
Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai'' (), also known by the initialism ''YRKKH'', is an Indian Hindi-language romantic family drama television series that airs on StarPlus and streams on Disney+ Hotstar. It premiered on 12 January 2009 and is the Li ...
''.
Awasthy made her debut in
Hindi cinema
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with ''
Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan
''Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan'' () is a 2020 Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Hitesh Kewalya. It is a spiritual successor to ''Shubh Mangal Saavdhan'' (2017). The film stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Jitendra Kumar, wit ...
'', which was released on 21 February 2020. In 2021, she joined
Sab TV
Sony SAB is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television
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's show
Maddam Sir
''Maddam Sir'' is an Indian Hindi-language comedy action television series which aired from 24 February 2020 to 18 February 2023 on Sony SAB and digitally streamed on SonyLIV. Produced by Jay Mehta for Jay Productions, it stars Gulki Joshi, ...
in the role of
ASI Mira, a humanoid robot. In 2022, she portrayed Kajal “Kaju” Bhatt Khurana in ''
Gud Se Meetha Ishq''.
Filmography
Films
Television
Web series
Awards and nominations
Notes
References
External links
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1991 births
Living people
Indian soap opera actresses
Indian television actresses
People from Lucknow
Actresses from Mumbai