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

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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 ''

'' 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

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. She grew up in

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...

but moved to

Bangalore Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...

for a job in marketing. In 2014, she ultimately moved to

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

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 ''

''. She also played ''

'' in the mythological drama ''

''. In 2017, she played the lead role of ''Amla'' in

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’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 Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. Its programming consists of Soap opera, family dramas, Comedy, comedies, fantasy shows, youth-oriented Rea ...

'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

's drama ''

''. Awasthy made her debut in

Hindi cinema Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...

with ''

'', which was released on 21 February 2020. In 2021, she joined

Sab TV Sony SAB is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to Subscription busi ...

'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

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Awasthy, Pankhuri 1991 births Living people Indian soap opera actresses Indian television actresses People from Lucknow Actresses from Mumbai