Riya Deepsi is an Indian film and television actress and model. She debuted in 2013 with the television series ''
Mahabharat
The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the ''Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kuru ...
''. In 2018, she made her
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of North India, northern, Central India, centr ...
film debut with ''Bhaagte Raho''.
Career
She was a theatre artist before she entering in the small screen.
In 2013, Deepsi then 17 years old, made her TV debut with ''
Mahabharat
The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the ''Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kuru ...
'' , where she portrayed blindfolded queen
Gandhari
Gandhari may refer to:
* Gandhari (Mahabharata), a character in the Indian epic ''Mahabharata''
* Gandhari khilla, a hill fort near Bokkalagutta, Telangana, India
* Gandhari language, north-western prakrit spoken in Gāndhāra
**Kharosthi, or Gan ...
. before Mahabharat she appeared on ''
Mata Ki Chowki'' for an uncredited brief role.
After ''Mahabharat'' she appeared in ''
Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap
''Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap'' () is an Indian historical fiction series produced by Contiloe Entertainment. It is based on the life of Maharana Pratap, a sixteenth century ruler of Mewar kingdom. It starred Sharad Malhotra, Rac ...
'', ''
Razia Sultan
Raziyyat-Ud-Dunya Wa Ud-Din ( fa, ) (died 15 October 1240, ), popularly known as Razia Sultana, was a ruler of the Delhi Sultanate in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. She was the first female Muslim ruler of the subcontinent, and ...
'' and ''
Begusarai
Begusarai is the industrial and financial capital of Bihar and the administrative headquarters of the Begusarai district, which is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of Bihar. The district lies on the northern bank of th ...
'' for supporting roles. She has also participated in celebrity sports reality television show ''
Box Cricket League''.
From 2017 to 2018 she played as a parallel lead role of
Princess Barsine, second wife of
Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip II to ...
in ''
Porus''.
In 2018, Deepsi made her Bollywood debut through Praful D.S. Tiwari's film, ''
Bhaagte Raho'', where she played the lead role of Gungun.
In 2019, she appeared in an episodic role of a YouTube
web series
A web series (also known as a web show) is a series of scripted or non-scripted online videos, generally in episodic form, released on the Internet, which first emerged in the late 1990s and became more prominent in the early 2000s. A single in ...
''Be Safe'' as Nidhi. In 2020, she appeared in a supporting role of Roma in
ALTBalaji
ALTBalaji is an Indian subscription based video on demand platform which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Balaji Telefilms Ltd. Launched on 16 April 2017, ALTBalaji is the group's foray into the digital entertainment sphere to create original OT ...
original web series ''It Happened in Calcutta''.
Filmography
Films
Television
Web series
References
External links
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Living people
Indian television actresses
Indian soap opera actresses
Year of birth missing (living people)