Rajshri Deshpande

Rajshri Deshpande is an actor and activist. Her portrayal of Laxami in Pan Nalin's Angry Indian Goddesses which got her international recognition. This was followed by the titular role of Durga in Sanal Kumar Sashidharan's 'Sexy Durga' which won the "Hivos Toger Award" at the Rotterdam Film Festival. She also plays the role of Manju in BBC One's McMafia. She received critical acclaim for her performance as Subhadra in the Netflix Original 'Sacred Games-1', directed by Anurag Kashyap. She played the role of Ismat Chughtai in Nandita Das's film 'Manto'. Her upcoming projects are 'Gormint' and 'Nirvana-Inn', a film which will be having its World Premiere at the Busan International Film Festival and SAREGAMA produced 'Kanpuriye' with Vijay Raaz. Rajshri dedicates her time extensively to humanitarian causes.