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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Patralekha Mishra Paul
| name               = Patralekha Paul
| image = Patralekha snapped attending the Lakme Fashion Week 2018.jpg
| image             = Patralekha snapped attending the Lakme Fashion Week 2018.jpg
| caption = Patralekha at the Lakme Fashion Week 2018
| caption           = Paul in 2018
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|2|20|df=y}}<ref name="time_Repo"/><ref name="ibnl_Didn"/>
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1990|2|20|df=y}}<ref name="time_Repo">{{Cite web| title = Reports about my break-up with Rajkummar astonished me: Patralekha | author =Vaibhavi V Risbood| work = The Times of India | date = 20 February 2016| access-date = 12 April 2016| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Reports-about-my-break-up-with-Rajkummar-astonished-me-Patralekha/articleshow/51065777.cms}}</ref><ref name="ibnl_Didn"/>
| birth_place = [[Shillong]], [[Meghalaya]], [[India]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/patralekha-wants-to-act-with-everyone-from-meryl-streep-to-ranbir-kapoor/story-WyLPU92SNoYTZ2VyK9dJAM.html |title=Patralekha wants to act with everyone&nbsp;— from Meryl Streep to Ranbir Kapoor |work=Hindustan Times |date=29 May 2014|access-date=12 April 2016}}</ref>
| birth_name        = Patralekha Paul
| occupation = Actress
| birth_place       = [[Shillong]], [[Meghalaya]], India<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/patralekha-wants-to-act-with-everyone-from-meryl-streep-to-ranbir-kapoor/story-WyLPU92SNoYTZ2VyK9dJAM.html |title=Patralekha wants to act with everyone&nbsp;— from Meryl Streep to Ranbir Kapoor |work=Hindustan Times |date=29 May 2014|access-date=12 April 2016}}</ref>
| partner = [[Rajkummar Rao]]
| occupation         = Actress
| parents = Ajit Paul (Father) Papri Paul (Mother)
| spouse            = {{marriage|[[Rajkummar Rao]]|2021}}
| relatives = Parnalekha Paul (Sister)
| yearsactive       = 2014{{endash}}present
Agnish Paul (Brother)
| nationality = Indian
| height = 1.62 m
| yearsactive = 2014—present
}}
}}


'''Patralekha Mishra Paul''' (born 20 February 1990) is an Indian film actress.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Why-Rajkummar-and-Patralekha-are-tight-lipped-about-their-relationship/articleshow/34691015.cms |title=Why Rajkummar and Patralekha are tight-lipped about their relationship |work=The Times of India |date= 6 May 2014|access-date = 12 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title = Newcomer Patralekha eyeing Hollywood| author = IANS| work = The Times of India| date = 29 May 2014 | access-date = 12 April 2016| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Newcomer-Patralekha-eyeing-Hollywood/articleshow/35714393.cms?}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/citylights-actress-patralekha-is-happy-with-her-unconventional-debut-151250.html |title=CityLights Actress Patralekha Is Happy With Her Unconventional Debut |work=Indiatimes.com |author=Anand Vaishnav|date=28 May 2014| access-date = 12 April 2016}}</ref> She made her debut with director [[Hansal Mehta]]'s Hindi film ''[[CityLights (2014 film)|CityLights]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Newcomer-Patralekha-eyeing-Hollywood/articleshow/35714393.cms |title=Newcomer Patralekha eyeing Hollywood |work=The Times of India|date=29 May 2014| author=IANS| access-date = 12 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/patralekha-wants-to-go-to-hollywood-star-with-streep-roberts-and-winslet-532659 |title=Patralekha Wants to go to Hollywood, Star With Streep, Roberts and Winslet |work= NDTV Movies.com|date=29 May 2014| author=Indo-Asian News Service| access-date = 12 April 2016}}</ref> alongside [[Rajkummar Rao]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Patralekha-has-a-clarity-about-what-shes-doing-Mahesh-Bhatt/articleshow/35616797.cms |title=Patralekha has a clarity about what she's doing: Mahesh Bhatt |work=The Times of India|date=26 May 2014| author=IANS| access-date = 12 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Patralekha-talks-about-memories-of-Delhi/articleshow/34931124.cms |title=Patralekha talks about memories of Delhi |work=The Times of India|author=Aanchal Tuli|date=11 May 2014| access-date = 12 April 2016}}</ref>
'''Patralekha Paul''' (born 20 February 1989) is an Indian actress.<ref name=".0">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Why-Rajkummar-and-Patralekha-are-tight-lipped-about-their-relationship/articleshow/34691015.cms |title=Why Rajkummar and Patralekha are tight-lipped about their relationship |work=The Times of India |date= 6 May 2014|access-date = 12 April 2016}}</ref> She made her acting debut with ''[[CityLights (2014 film)|CityLights]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/patralekha-wants-to-go-to-hollywood-star-with-streep-roberts-and-winslet-532659 |title=Patralekha Wants to go to Hollywood, Star With Streep, Roberts and Winslet |work= NDTV Movies.com|date=29 May 2014| author=Indo-Asian News Service| access-date = 12 April 2016}}</ref> alongside [[Rajkummar Rao]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Patralekha-has-a-clarity-about-what-shes-doing-Mahesh-Bhatt/articleshow/35616797.cms |title=Patralekha has a clarity about what she's doing: Mahesh Bhatt |work=The Times of India|date=26 May 2014| author=IANS| access-date = 12 April 2016}}</ref> for which she won [[Screen Award for Best Female Debut|Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/citylights-actress-patralekha-is-happy-with-her-unconventional-debut-151250.html |title=CityLights Actress Patralekha Is Happy With Her Unconventional Debut |work=Indiatimes.com |author=Anand Vaishnav|date=28 May 2014| access-date = 12 April 2016}}</ref>
 
Paul made her web debut with the 2017 [[ALT Balaji]]'s series ''[[Bose: Dead/Alive]]''.


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Patralekha was born in [[Shillong]], Meghalaya, to a Chartered Accountant father and a homemaker mother Papri Paul. In an interview, she stated that her grandmother was a poet. She has two siblings Parnalekha Paul and Agnish Paul. She went to [[The Assam Valley School]], a boarding school, and then graduated from [[Bishop Cotton Girls' School]], [[Bangalore]]. Her father wanted her to follow in his footsteps, but she was interested in acting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Vidya-Balan-my-inspiration-Patralekha/articleshow/35662266.cms |title=Vidya Balan my inspiration: Patralekha |work=The Times of India|date=28 May 2014| author=IANS| access-date = 12 April 2016}}</ref> While studying in [[H.R. College of Commerce and Economics]] she did a few commercials for Blackberry, and Tata Docomo, before getting a break in films.<ref name="time_Repo">{{Cite web| title = Reports about my break-up with Rajkummar astonished me: Patralekha | author =Vaibhavi V Risbood| work = The Times of India | date = 20 February 2016| access-date = 12 April 2016| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Reports-about-my-break-up-with-Rajkummar-astonished-me-Patralekha/articleshow/51065777.cms}}</ref>
Patralekha was born in [[Shillong]], Meghalaya, in a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] family, to a Chartered Accountant father and a homemaker mother Papri Paul. In an interview, she stated that her grandmother was a poet. She has two siblings Parnalekha Paul and Agnish Paul. She went to [[The Assam Valley School]], a boarding school, and then graduated from [[Bishop Cotton Girls' School]], [[Bangalore]]. Her father wanted her to follow in his footsteps, but she was interested in acting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Vidya-Balan-my-inspiration-Patralekha/articleshow/35662266.cms |title=Vidya Balan my inspiration: Patralekha |work=The Times of India|date=28 May 2014| author=IANS| access-date = 12 April 2016}}</ref> While studying in [[H.R. College of Commerce and Economics]] she did a few commercials for Blackberry, and Tata Docomo, before getting a break in films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Patralekha-talks-about-memories-of-Delhi/articleshow/34931124.cms |title=Patralekha talks about memories of Delhi |work=The Times of India|author=Aanchal Tuli|date=11 May 2014| access-date = 12 April 2016}}</ref>
 
== Personal life ==
Patralekha has been in a relationship with  actor [[Rajkummar Rao]] since 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bollywood celebs on a vacation|website=[[The Times of India]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/bollywood-celebs-on-a-vacation/photos-rajkummar-rao-and-girlfriend-patralekhaa-set-out-on-a-romantic-weekend-getaway-in-goa/photostory/66374460.cms}}</ref> On November 15, 2021 the couple got married in a traditional Hindu wedding at The Oberoi Sukhvilas Spa Resort in Chandigarh, India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/rajkummar-rao-marries-patralekhaa-in-chandigarh-see-first-pic-1875901-2021-11-15|title=Rajkummar Rao marries Patralekhaa in Chandigarh|date=15 November 2021|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=16 November 2021|title=Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa tied the knot at this stunning Chandigarh resort|url=https://www.cntraveller.in/story/rajkummar-rao-and-patralekhaa-tied-the-knot-at-this-stunning-chandigarh-resort/|url-status=live|website=}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Patralekha made her film debut with a leading role in the drama ''[[CityLights (2014 film)|CityLights]]'', opposite [[Rajkummar Rao]]. Directed by [[Hansal Mehta]], the film tells the story of a poor couple living in [[Rajasthan]] who move to [[Mumbai]] in search of livelihood.<ref name="IndianExp">{{Cite web| title = Girl And the City| author = Jaskiran Kapoor| work = The Indian Express| date = 16 May 2014| access-date = 12 April 2016| url = http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/play/girl-and-the-city/}}</ref> Made on a low budget, the film became a commercial success<ref>{{Cite web| title = Patralekha dedicates ‘Citylights’ success to Mahesh Bhatt, Hansal Mehta| author = IANS| work = The Indian Express| date = 12 June 2014| access-date = 12 April 2016| url = http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/patralekha-dedicates-citylights-success-to-mahesh-bhatt-hansal-mehta/}}</ref> and earned her positive reviews from critics. Her next film, ''[[Love Games (film)|Love Games]]'', was an urban-thriller directed by [[Vikram Bhatt]] and produced by [[Mukesh Bhatt]] and [[Mahesh Bhatt]].<ref name="ibnl_Didn">{{Cite web| title = Did not get many offers after 'CityLights': Patralekha| author = Press Trust of India| work = IBNLive| date = 28 March 2016| access-date = 12 April 2016| url = http://www.ibnlive.com/news/movies/did-not-get-many-offers-after-citylights-patralekha-1221954.html| language = en}}</ref> The cast of the film included Patralekha, [[Gaurav Arora]] and [[Tara Alisha Berry]]. It was released on 8 April 2016 and received negative reviews, however her performance was better received.
Patralekha made her film debut with a leading role in the drama ''[[CityLights (2014 film)|CityLights]]'', opposite [[Rajkummar Rao]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rajkummar-raos-girlfriend-to-debut-in-citylights/1/358737.html |title=Rajkummar Rao's girlfriend to debut in Citylights |publisher=[[India Today]] |date=2 May 2014 |accessdate=12 August 2014}}</ref> Directed by [[Hansal Mehta]], the film tells the story of a poor couple living in [[Rajasthan]] who move to [[Mumbai]] in search of livelihood.<ref name="IndianExp">{{Cite web| title = Girl And the City| author = Jaskiran Kapoor| work = The Indian Express| date = 16 May 2014| access-date = 12 April 2016| url = http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/play/girl-and-the-city/}}</ref> Made on a low budget, the film became a commercial success<ref>{{Cite web| title = Patralekha dedicates 'Citylights' success to Mahesh Bhatt, Hansal Mehta| author = IANS| work = The Indian Express| date = 12 June 2014| access-date = 12 April 2016| url = http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/patralekha-dedicates-citylights-success-to-mahesh-bhatt-hansal-mehta/}}</ref> and earned her positive reviews from critics.  


==Personal life==
[[File:Lovegamesstars.jpg|thumb|left|Patralekha with ''[[Love Games (film)|Love Games]]'' co-stars [[Gaurav Arora]] and [[Tara Alisha Berry]]]]
Patralekha has been in a relationship with [[Rajkummar Rao]] since 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/bollywood-celebs-on-a-vacation/photos-rajkummar-rao-and-girlfriend-patralekhaa-set-out-on-a-romantic-weekend-getaway-in-goa/photostory/66374460.cms|title=Bollywood celebs on a vacation}}</ref>
Her next film, ''[[Love Games (film)|Love Games]]'', was an urban-thriller directed by [[Vikram Bhatt]] and produced by [[Mukesh Bhatt]] and [[Mahesh Bhatt]].<ref name="ibnl_Didn">{{Cite web| title = Did not get many offers after 'CityLights': Patralekha| author = Press Trust of India| work = IBNLive| date = 28 March 2016| access-date = 12 April 2016| url = http://www.ibnlive.com/news/movies/did-not-get-many-offers-after-citylights-patralekha-1221954.html| language = en |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331032533/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/movies/did-not-get-many-offers-after-citylights-patralekha-1221954.html |archivedate=31 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Gaikwad|first1=Pramod|title=Love Games trailer: Patralekhaa starrer is all about love, lust and betrayals|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/love-games-trailer-patralekhaa-starrer-is-all-about-betrayals/|website=[[The Indian Express]]|accessdate=3 March 2016|date=3 March 2016}}</ref> The cast of the film included Patralekha, [[Gaurav Arora]] and [[Tara Alisha Berry]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Patralekha sizzles in Love Games poster|url=http://thehindu.com/entertainment/patralekha-sizzles-in-love-games-poster/article8306085.ece|website=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=3 March 2016|date=3 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Raj Kummar Rao calls Patralekha hot in 'Love Games' poster|url=http://timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Raj-Kummar-Rao-calls-Patralekha-hot-in-Love-Games-poster/articleshow/51235544.cms|website=[[Times of India]]|accessdate=3 March 2016}}</ref>


==Filmography==
== Filmography ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"  
{{Pending films key}}
=== Films ===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-  
|-  
! Year
! Year
! Movies
! Title
! Role
! Role
! Notes
! Notes
! Ref(s)
|-
|-
| 2014
| 2014
| ''[[CityLights (2014 film)|CityLights]]''
| ''[[CityLights (2014 film)|CityLights]]''
| Rakhi Singh
| Rakhi Singh
| [[Screen Award for Best Female Debut]]
| Film debut
|
|-  
|-  
|2016
|2016
| ''[[Love Games (film)|Love Games]]''  
| ''[[Love Games (film)|Love Games]]''  
| Ramona Raichand
| Ramona Raichand
|
|
|
|-
|-
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| Siddhi
| Siddhi
|
|
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/its-patralekhaa-vs-rajkummar-rao-at-the-box-office-as-nanu-ki-jaanu-clashes-with-omerta/211183|title=It's Patralekhaa vs Rajkummar Rao at the box office as Nanu Ki Jaanu clashes with Omerta|last=Chauhan|first=Gaurang|publisher=Times Now|date=26 March 2018|accessdate=26 March 2018}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|{{pending film|Phule}}
|[[Savitribai Phule]]
|Filming
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Pratik Gandhi & Patralekhaa to bring alive Mahatma Jyotirao Phule & Savitribai Phule in their biopic 'Phule'|url=https://www.missmalini.com/2022/04/11/pratik-gandhi-patralekhaa-to-bring-alive-mahatma-jyotirao-govindrao-phule-savitribai-phule-in-their-biopic-phule/|date=11 April 2022|work=Miss Malini}}</ref>
|-
| TBA
| {{pending film| ''Wild Wild Punjab}}
| {{TBA}}
|Completed
|<ref>{{Citation|title=Sunny Singh, Varun Sharma and Patralekhaa to star in Luv Ranjan's 'Wild Wild Punjab'|date=4 October 2021|url=https://www.missmalini.com/2021/10/04/sunny-singh-varun-sharma-patralekhaa-to-star-in-luv-ranjans-wild-wild-punjab/|work=Miss Malini}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2019
| ''Where is My Kannadaka''
| TBA
| TBA
| {{pending film| ''Where is My Kannadaka}}
| {{TBA}}
|Delayed
|
|
|-
|}
|}


===Television / Online Streaming===
===Web series===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Year
! Year
! Title
! Title
! Character
! Role
! Network
! Platform
! Notes
! Notes
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|-
| 2017
| 2017
| ''[[Bose: Dead/Alive|Bose:Dead/Alive]]''
| ''[[Bose: Dead/Alive]]''
| Nandani
| Nandani
| [[Alt Balaji]]
| [[ALTBalaji]]
|
|Web debut
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/bose-dead-alive-trailer-rajkummar-rao-tells-the-difference-between-revolutionary-and-slave/story-AzvFfIiYzCZ36gBBmqBztM.html|title=Bose Dead/Alive trailer: Rajkummar Rao tells the difference between revolutionary and slave|work=Hindustan Times|date=18 August 2017|access-date=11 November 2017}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2018
| 2018
| Cheers
| ''Cheers''
| Prerna
| Prerna
| [[JioCinema]]
| [[JioCinema]]
| India's First VR Web Series
| India's First VR Web Series
|
|-
|-
|2019
|2019
|''[[Badnaam Gali]]''
|''[[Badnaam Gali]]''
| Nayonika (Nayan)
| Nayonika (Nayan)
| [[ZEE5|Zee5]]
| [[ZEE5]]
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/patralekhaa-to-play-surrogate-mother-in-zee-5-web-feature-badnaam-gali-film-will-release-on-10-may-6530531.html|title=Patralekhaa to play surrogate mother in Zee 5 web feature Badnaam Gali; film will release on 10 May|work=First Post|date=28 April 2019|access-date=8 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2020
|2020
|Forbidden Love
|''[[Forbidden Love (2020 web series)|Forbidden Love]]''
| Keya
| Kiya
| Zee5
| [[ZEE5]]
|Segment: Arranged Marriage
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/impact-feature/story/zee5-original-forbidden-love-pushes-boundaries-to-deconstruct-emotions-explore-the-edgy-side-of-4-love-stories-1720437-2020-09-10#|title=ZEE5 original 'Forbidden Love' pushes boundaries to deconstruct emotions & explore the edgy side of 4 love stories|website=India Today}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|''[[Mai Hero Boll Raha Hu]]''
| Laila
| [[ALTBalaji]], [[ZEE5]]
|
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Patralekhaa plays aspiring actress in Mai Hero Boll Raha Hu|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2021/mar/27/patralekhaa-plays-aspiring-actress-in-mai-hero-boll-raha-hu-23633.html|access-date=2021-03-31|website=The New Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
|TBA
|{{pending film|Gulkanda Tales}}
|{{TBA}}
|[[Amazon Prime]]
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|work=Latestly|date=28 April 2022|title=Gulkanda Tales: Kunal Kemmu, Pankaj Tripathi and Patralekhaa to star in Raj & DK’s Amazon Prime series!|url=https://www.latestly.com/socially/entertainment/tv/gulkanda-tales-kunal-kemmu-pankaj-tripathi-and-patralekhaa-to-star-in-raj-dks-amazon-prime-series-3645012.html/amp}}</ref>
|}
|}


==Awards==
==Awards and nominations==
{|class="wikitable sortable"  
{|class="wikitable sortable"  
|-  
|-  
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! Result
! Result
|-  
|-  
|rowspan="2"|2014
|[[BIG Star Entertainment Awards]]
|Most Entertaining Debut Actress
|rowspan="3"|''[[CityLights (2014 film)|CityLights]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Stardust Awards]]
|Searchlight Award- Best Actress
|{{nom}}
|-
| 2015
| 2015
| [[Star Screen Awards]]
| [[21st Screen Awards|Star Screen Awards]]
| [[Screen Award for Best Female Debut|Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female]]
| [[Screen Award for Best Female Debut|Most Promising Newcomer - Female]]
| ''[[CityLights (2014 film)|CityLights]]''
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-  
|-  
|2017
|[[iReel Awards]]
|Best Actress (Drama)
|''[[Bose: Dead/Alive]]''
|{{nom}}
|}
|}


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Patralekha Paul
Patralekha snapped attending the Lakme Fashion Week 2018.jpg
Paul in 2018
Born
Patralekha Paul

(1990-02-20) 20 February 1990 (age 35)[1][2]
Shillong, Meghalaya, India[3]
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
Spouse(s)
(
m. 2021)

Patralekha Paul (born 20 February 1989) is an Indian actress.[4] She made her acting debut with CityLights[5] alongside Rajkummar Rao[6] for which she won Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female[7]

Paul made her web debut with the 2017 ALT Balaji's series Bose: Dead/Alive.

Early life[edit]

Patralekha was born in Shillong, Meghalaya, in a Bengali family, to a Chartered Accountant father and a homemaker mother Papri Paul. In an interview, she stated that her grandmother was a poet. She has two siblings Parnalekha Paul and Agnish Paul. She went to The Assam Valley School, a boarding school, and then graduated from Bishop Cotton Girls' School, Bangalore. Her father wanted her to follow in his footsteps, but she was interested in acting.[8] While studying in H.R. College of Commerce and Economics she did a few commercials for Blackberry, and Tata Docomo, before getting a break in films.[9]

Personal life[edit]

Patralekha has been in a relationship with actor Rajkummar Rao since 2010.[10] On November 15, 2021 the couple got married in a traditional Hindu wedding at The Oberoi Sukhvilas Spa Resort in Chandigarh, India.[11][12]

Career[edit]

Patralekha made her film debut with a leading role in the drama CityLights, opposite Rajkummar Rao.[13] Directed by Hansal Mehta, the film tells the story of a poor couple living in Rajasthan who move to Mumbai in search of livelihood.[14] Made on a low budget, the film became a commercial success[15] and earned her positive reviews from critics.

Patralekha with Love Games co-stars Gaurav Arora and Tara Alisha Berry

Her next film, Love Games, was an urban-thriller directed by Vikram Bhatt and produced by Mukesh Bhatt and Mahesh Bhatt.[2][16] The cast of the film included Patralekha, Gaurav Arora and Tara Alisha Berry.[17][18]

Filmography[edit]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2014 CityLights Rakhi Singh Film debut
2016 Love Games Ramona Raichand
2018 Nanu Ki Jaanu Siddhi [19]
2023 Phule Not yet released Savitribai Phule Filming [20]
TBA Wild Wild Punjab Not yet released
TBA
Completed [21]
TBA Where is My Kannadaka Not yet released
TBA
Delayed

Web series[edit]

Year Title Role Platform Notes Ref.
2017 Bose: Dead/Alive Nandani ALTBalaji Web debut [22]
2018 Cheers Prerna JioCinema India's First VR Web Series
2019 Badnaam Gali Nayonika (Nayan) ZEE5 [23]
2020 Forbidden Love Kiya ZEE5 Segment: Arranged Marriage [24]
2021 Mai Hero Boll Raha Hu Laila ALTBalaji, ZEE5 [25]
TBA Gulkanda Tales Not yet released
TBA
Amazon Prime [26]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award(s) Category Work Result
2014 BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Debut Actress CityLights Nominated
Stardust Awards Searchlight Award- Best Actress Nominated
2015 Star Screen Awards Most Promising Newcomer - Female Won
2017 iReel Awards Best Actress (Drama) Bose: Dead/Alive Nominated

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Vaibhavi V Risbood (20 February 2016). "Reports about my break-up with Rajkummar astonished me: Patralekha". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Press Trust of India (28 March 2016). "Did not get many offers after 'CityLights': Patralekha". IBNLive. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Patralekha wants to act with everyone — from Meryl Streep to Ranbir Kapoor". Hindustan Times. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Why Rajkummar and Patralekha are tight-lipped about their relationship". The Times of India. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Indo-Asian News Service (29 May 2014). "Patralekha Wants to go to Hollywood, Star With Streep, Roberts and Winslet". NDTV Movies.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  6. ↑ IANS (26 May 2014). "Patralekha has a clarity about what she's doing: Mahesh Bhatt". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  7. ↑ Anand Vaishnav (28 May 2014). "CityLights Actress Patralekha Is Happy With Her Unconventional Debut". Indiatimes.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  8. ↑ IANS (28 May 2014). "Vidya Balan my inspiration: Patralekha". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  9. ↑ Aanchal Tuli (11 May 2014). "Patralekha talks about memories of Delhi". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Bollywood celebs on a vacation". The Times of India.
  11. ↑ "Rajkummar Rao marries Patralekhaa in Chandigarh". India Today. 15 November 2021.
  12. ↑ "Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa tied the knot at this stunning Chandigarh resort". 16 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ↑ "Rajkummar Rao's girlfriend to debut in Citylights". India Today. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  14. ↑ Jaskiran Kapoor (16 May 2014). "Girl And the City". The Indian Express. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  15. ↑ IANS (12 June 2014). "Patralekha dedicates 'Citylights' success to Mahesh Bhatt, Hansal Mehta". The Indian Express. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  16. ↑ Gaikwad, Pramod (3 March 2016). "Love Games trailer: Patralekhaa starrer is all about love, lust and betrayals". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  17. ↑ "Patralekha sizzles in Love Games poster". The Hindu. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  18. ↑ "Raj Kummar Rao calls Patralekha hot in 'Love Games' poster". Times of India. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  19. ↑ Chauhan, Gaurang (26 March 2018). "It's Patralekhaa vs Rajkummar Rao at the box office as Nanu Ki Jaanu clashes with Omerta". Times Now. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  20. ↑ "Pratik Gandhi & Patralekhaa to bring alive Mahatma Jyotirao Phule & Savitribai Phule in their biopic 'Phule'". Miss Malini. 11 April 2022.
  21. ↑ "Sunny Singh, Varun Sharma and Patralekhaa to star in Luv Ranjan's 'Wild Wild Punjab'", Miss Malini, 4 October 2021
  22. ↑ "Bose Dead/Alive trailer: Rajkummar Rao tells the difference between revolutionary and slave". Hindustan Times. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  23. ↑ "Patralekhaa to play surrogate mother in Zee 5 web feature Badnaam Gali; film will release on 10 May". First Post. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  24. ↑ "ZEE5 original 'Forbidden Love' pushes boundaries to deconstruct emotions & explore the edgy side of 4 love stories". India Today.
  25. ↑ "Patralekhaa plays aspiring actress in Mai Hero Boll Raha Hu". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  26. ↑ "Gulkanda Tales: Kunal Kemmu, Pankaj Tripathi and Patralekhaa to star in Raj & DK's Amazon Prime series!". Latestly. 28 April 2022.

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