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{{short description|Indian actress|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{imdb blp|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Rasika Dugal
| image = Rasika Dugal at the special screening of the web series Mirzapur.jpg
| caption = Rasika Dugal at the special screening of the web series Mirzapur
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Jamshedpur]], [[Bihar]], India
(now in [[Jharkhand]])
| alma_mater = [[Film and Television Institute of India|FTII]]<br>[[Sophia Polytechnic]]<br>[[Lady Shri Ram College for Women|Lady Shri Ram College]]<br>[[Sacred Heart Convent School (Jamshedpur)]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
| death_date =
| death_place =
| other_names =
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2007—present
| spouse = [[Mukul Chadda]] (m. 2010)
}}

'''Rasika Dugal''' is an [[India]]n actress who is known for her roles in several [[Bollywood]] movies and [[web series]]. Apart from this, she has starred in Indian-German drama film, ''[[Qissa (film)|Qissa]]'' and several Indian [[soap opera]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/delhi/nandita-das-and-nawazuddin-siddiqui-bring-mantoiyat-to-jnu/articleshow/65887274.cms|title=Nandita Das and Nawazuddin Siddiqui bring Mantoiyat to JNU}}</ref><ref name=" IMDb profile ">{{cite news|title=IMDb profile |publisher=IMDb|access-date=19 February 2015|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2975619/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm}}</ref>

==Biography==
Rasika Dugal was born in Circuit House Area, [[Jamshedpur]], [[Jharkhand]]. She attained [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[mathematics]] in the year 2004 from [[Lady Shri Ram College for Women]], [[University of Delhi|Delhi]]. Subsequently, Dugal attended [[Sophia Polytechnic]] for a [[postgraduate diploma]] in "Social Communications Media" and [[Film and Television Institute of India|FTII]] for attaining [[postgraduate diploma]] in "[[acting]]".{{cn|date=June 2021|reason=This was earlier rasikadugal.com which is not a reliable source, and now points to a Chinese website}} In 2010, Rasika Dugal married Indian actor Mukul Chadda.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-14|title=All you need to know about Rasika Dugal and husband Mukul Chadda's short film|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/all-you-need-to-know-about-rasika-duggal-and-husband-mukul-chaddas-short-film/22841277|access-date=2020-11-20|website=mid-day|language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Rasika Dugal started appearing in [[Bollywood]] movies in 2007. She appeared in ''[[Anwar (2007 film)|Anwar]]'' in a [[character actor|character role]]. She made her debut in [[Bollywood]] in the movie ''[[Tahaan]]'' in 2008. She did a cameo in famous web series [[Permanent Roommates|TVF ''Permanent Roommates'']] Season 2 Episode 4 "The Dinner". She has also appeared as a lead actress in another of TVF's web series ''Humorously Yours'' (2017).{{cn|date=June 2021|reason=This was earlier rasikadugal.com which is not a reliable source, and now points to a Chinese website}}

She also appeared in YRF [[Kismat (TV series)|TV serial Kismat]] as Lubna opposite to Rahul Bagga.<ref name=" Dariba Diaries ">{{cite news|title=Dariba Diaries|publisher=Indian Express|access-date=21 February 2015|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/dariba-diaries-series-being-telecast-on-epic/}}</ref><ref name="Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik">{{cite news|title=Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik|publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=12 Jul 2016|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/television/110716/rasika-dugal-turns-host-for-tv-show-devlok.html}}</ref>

She did a cameo in the film ''Tu Hai Mera Sunday'' released in 2017, now available on [[Netflix]] which starred actors [[Barun Sobti]], [[Vishal Malhotra]], [[Shahana Goswami]], Nakul Bhalla, [[Avinash Tiwary]], Jay Upadhyay.

She won the [[Best Actor Award]] for her role in the film [[Hamid (film)|Hamid]] at Rajasthan International Film Festival.<ref name="auto">{{cite tweet|user=taran_adarsh| author=Taran Adarsh|date = 30 January 2019|number = 1090534871758323713 |title=Yoodlee Films' talked-about film #Hamid wins two prestigious awards at Rajasthan International Film Festival: Best Director Aijaz Khan and Best Actor Rasika Dugal. https://t.co/x0xWSgywiU}}</ref>

She stars in [[Mirzapur (TV series)|Mirzapur]], a web television series on [[Amazon Prime Video]] as Beena Tripathi, Kaleen Bhaiya's second wife, and Munna's stepmother.<ref name="indianexpress.com">{{Cite web|date=2020-10-22|title=Rasika Dugal: Beena is as manipulative as she was in Mirzapur Season 1|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/mirzapur-rasika-beena-is-as-manipulative-as-she-was-in-season-1-6738705/|access-date=2020-11-20|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

She essays the role of Nutan Yadav, an ambitious politician's daughter willing to sacrifice his daughter's dreams for his political career, in [[Zoya Akhtar]]'s web series ''[[Made in Heaven (TV series)|Made in Heaven]]'', released on [[Amazon Prime]] on March 8, 2019.

She played the role of Dr. Meera in [[Out of Love (TV series)|Out of Love]] in two seasons.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-24|title=I Find Season Two Very Fascinating: Rasika Dugal on 'Out of Love'|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/i-find-season-two-very-fascinating-rasika-dugal-on-out-of-love-3672821.html|access-date=2021-05-21|website=www.news18.com|language=en}}</ref>

She portrays the role of young IPS officer named as Neeti Singh in [[Delhi Crime]] (TV series) released on [[Netflix]] on March 21, 2019 which won the International [[48th International Emmy Awards|Emmy Award]] for Best Drama Series.
Her latest film [[Lootcase]] released on 31 July 2020.<ref name="indianexpress.com"/>

Dugal was roped in for an international comedy audio series ''[[The Empire (radio show)|The Empire]]'' written by [[Anuvab Pal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/hollywood/rasika-dugal-joins-stephen-fry-for-audio-series-the-empire-says-its-a-delight-to-hear-beautiful-voices-7217004/|title=Rasika Dugal joins Stephen Fry for audio series The Empire, says 'it's a delight to hear beautiful voices'|date=6 March 2021|website=Indian Express|access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title !! Role !! Notes !! Ref.
|-
| 2007
|''[[Anwar (2007 film)|Anwar]]''|| Deepti || || {{cn|date=June 2021|reason=This was earlier rasikadugal.com which is not a reliable source, and now points to a Chinese website}}
|-
| 2007
|''[[No Smoking (2007 film)|No Smoking]]''|| || ||
|-
| 2008
|''[[Hijack (2008 film)|Hijack]]''|| Neha || ||<ref name=" Hijack ">{{cite news|title=Hijack|publisher=IMDb|access-date=19 February 2015|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1132589/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm}}</ref>
|-
| 2008
|''[[Tahaan]]''|| Nadira || ||<ref name=" Tahaan ">{{cite news|title=Tahaan|publisher=IMDb|access-date=19 February 2015|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1213928/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm}}</ref>
|-
| 2009
|''[[Agyaat]]''|| Sameera || ||
|-
| 2010
|''[[Thanks Maa]]''|| || ||<ref name=" Thanks Maa ">{{cite news|title=Thanks Maa|publisher=upperstall.com|access-date=19 February 2015|url=http://www.upperstall.com/films/2010/thanks-maa}}</ref>
|-
| 2011
|''[[Kshay]]''|| Chhaya || ||<ref name=" Kshay ">{{cite news|title=Kshay|publisher=Cine Vue|access-date=19 February 2015|url=http://www.cine-vue.com/2011/11/film-review-kshay-corrode.html}}</ref>
|-
| 2013
|''[[Aurangzeb (film)|Aurangzeb]]''|| Trishla Phogat "Chhoti" || ||
|-
| 2014
|''[[Bombay Talkies (film)|Bombay Talkies]]''|| Amrita Mathur || ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2015
|''[[Qissa (film)|Qissa]]''|| Neeli || ||<ref name=" Qissa ">{{cite news|title=Qissa|work=The Huffington post|access-date=19 February 2015|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/02/19/quissa-review-irrfan-khan_n_6710870.html}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Train Station (film)|Train Station]]'' || Wife (India) || ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2016
|''[[Kammatti Paadam]]''|| Juhi || [[Malayalam]] [[Film]] ||
|-
|''Shor Se Shuruaat''|| Lina || ||
|-
| 2018
|''[[Manto (Hindi film)|Manto]]''|| Safia || ||
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Tu Hai Mera Sunday]]'' || Tasneem || ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2018
|''[[Once Again (2018 film)|Once Again]]''|| Sapna || ||
|-
|''[[Lust Stories]]''|| Maid || ||
|-
|''[[Hamid (film)|Hamid]]''|| Ishrat ||
|<ref name="auto"/>
|-
| 2019
|''#Gadhvi (He thought he was Gandhi)''
| Laxmi
|
|
|-
| 2020
|''[[Lootcase]]''|| Lata
| [[Hotstar]] film
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Kunal Kemmu starrer Lootcase to release on Disney Plus Hotstar|work=Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/lootcase-kunal-kemmu-disney-plus-hotstar-release-6481660/|access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
|''[[Darbaan]]''
| Bhuri
| [[ZEE5]] film
|
|-
|}she was also in gulal

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Show
! Role
! Platform
! Notes
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Powder (TV series)|Powder]]''
| Rati
| rowspan="3"|[[Sony Entertainment Television]]
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Rishta.com]]''
|
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Kismat (TV series)|Kismat]]''
| Lubna
|
|-
| 2008
| ''Upanishad Ganga''
| Nati, Uma, Maina, Kanchanvarna, Sutradhar
| [[DD National]]
|
|-
| 2015
| ''Dariba Diaries''
| Zeenat Bano
| rowspan="2"|[[Epic TV]]
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik]]''
| Host
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[P.O.W.- Bandi Yuddh Ke]]''
| Mrs. Shobha Vikram Singh
| [[StarPlus]]
|
|-
| 2019
| ''Hamidabai Ki Kothi''
| Shabbo
| [[ZEE5]]
| TV Movie
|-
| 2020
| ''[[A Suitable Boy (series)|A Suitable Boy]]''
| Savita Mehra Kapoor
| [[BBC One]] & [[Netflix]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC - Cast announced for BBC One's A Suitable Boy, the first screen adaptation of Vikram Seth's classic novel - Media Centre|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/a-suitable-boy-cast|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
|}

=== Web Shows ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Show
! Role
! Platform
! Notes
|-
| 2016
|''[[Permanent Roommates]]''
| Cameo
| rowspan="3"|[[The Viral Fever]]
| Season 2; Episode 4
|-
| 2016 – 2019
| ''Humorously Yours''
| Mrs. Kavya Goyal
| 9 episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''TVF Couples''
| Kavya
| Episode: ''Saheb, Biwi aur Billi''
|-
| 2018–2020
| ''[[Mirzapur (TV series)|Mirzapur]]''
| Beena Tripathi
| rowspan="2"|[[Amazon Prime Video]]
| 19 episodes<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mirzapur Series {{!}} Rasika Jee as Beena|url=https://apkarc.com/entertainment/|access-date=2021-01-31}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
|''[[Made in Heaven (TV series)|Made in Heaven]]''
| Nutan Yadav
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Delhi Crime]]''
| Neeti Singh
| [[Netflix]]
| 7 episodes
|-
| 2019–2021
| ''[[Out of Love (TV series)|Out of Love]]''
| Dr. Meera Kapoor
| rowspan="2"|[[Disney+ Hotstar]]
| 6 episodes
|-
| 2021
| ''[[OK Computer (TV series)|OK Computer]]''
| Satoshi
| 2 episodes
|-
|}

===Podcast===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Platform
! Notes
|-
| 2020
| ''Uncovidable''
| Vekeana Dhillon
| [[Audible (service)|Amazon Audible]]
| 21 episodes
|}

===Short Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2009
| ''Narmeen''
| Noor
|
|-
| 2010
| ''Na Jeeva Maharaaj''
|
|
|-
| 2015
| ''Agli Baar''
| Faiza
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Chutney (film)|Chutney]]''
| Rasika
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2017
| ''Life Support''
|
|
|-
| ''The School Bag''
| Ammi
|
|-
| 2020
| ''Banana Bread''
| Shruti
|
|-
| TBA
| ''The Miniaturist of Junagadh''
| Nurhayat
|
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|colwidth=50em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Rasika Dugal}}
*{{IMDb name|2975619}}

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[[Category:Lady Shri Ram College alumni]]
[[Category:Film and Television Institute of India alumni]]
[[Category:Sophia Polytechnic alumni]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]

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