Patralekha Paul

Patralekha Paul (born 20 February 1990) known professionally as Patralekha is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. She made her acting debut with drama film CityLights (2014), for which she won the Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female.[1][2][3]

Patralekha Paul
Paul in 2018
Born
Patralekha Paul

(1990-02-20) 20 February 1990
Shillong, Meghalaya, India
Alma materH.R. College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
Spouse
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(m. 2021)​

Patralekha made her web debut with Bose: Dead/Alive (2017), receiving iReel Award for Best Actress (Drama) nomination. She has since appeared in the film Nanu Ki Jaanu (2018) and the web series, Mai Hero Boll Raha Hu (2021) and Aar Ya Paar (2022). Patralekha is married to actor Rajkummar Rao.[4]

Early life and education

Patralekha was born on 20 February 1990[5][6][7][8] in Shillong 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.[9] She went to The Assam Valley School, Assam, a boarding school and then graduated from the Bishop Cotton Girls' School, Bangalore.[10]

Patralekha's father wanted her to follow in his footsteps, but she was interested in acting.[11] While completing her graduation in Mumbai at H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, she did a few commercials for Blackberry, and Tata Docomo, before getting a break in films.[12] Patralekhaa has also received formal training in Bharatnatyam.[8]

Career
Patralekha in 2016

Patralekha made her film debut in 2014 with a leading role in the drama CityLights, opposite Rajkummar Rao.[13] Made on a low budget, the film became a commercial success and earned her positive reviews from critics.[14][15] Hindustan Times noted, "Patralekha slip effortlessly into her role."[16]

Patralekha's next film in 2016, Love Games, was an urban-thriller.[6][17] It was a commercial failure.[18][19] In 2018, she played a ghost alongside Abhay Deol in Nanu Ki Jaanu.[20][21] It met with mixed reviews from critics.[22] Patralekha received praises for playing a surrogate mother in the 2019 film Badnaam Gali.[23][24]

Patralekha has expanded to the web world and has portrayed Nandini in Bose: Dead/Alive (2017), Prerna in Cheers (2018), a women in an arrange marriage in Forbidden Love (2020), an actress in Mai Hero Boll Raha Hu (2021) and a doctor in Aar Ya Paar (2022).[25][26][27][28]

Personal life
Patrelekha with her husband Rajkummar Rao in 2022

Patralekha has been in a relationship with actor Rajkummar Rao since 2010.[29][5] On 15 November 2021, Patralekha married Rao in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony,[30] at The Oberoi Sukhvilas Spa Resort in Chandigarh.[31]

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

Films
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 CityLights Rakhi Singh
2016 Love Games Ramona Raichand
2018 Nanu Ki Jaanu Siddhi "Jaanu" [32]
2019 Badnaam Gali Nayonika "Nayan" [33]
TBA Phule Not yet released Savitribai Phule Filming [34]
Wild Wild Punjab Not yet released TBA Completed [35]
Where is My Kannadaka Not yet released TBA Delayed [36]

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Bose: Dead/Alive Nandani [37]
2018 Cheers Prerna
2020 Forbidden Love Keya Episode: "Arranged Marriage" [38]
2021 Mai Hero Boll Raha Hu Laila [39]
2022 Aar Ya Paar Dr. Sanghamitra Das
TBA Gulkanda Tales Not yet released TBA [40]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2014 BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Debut Actress CityLights Nominated
Stardust Awards Best Actress Nominated [41]
2015 21st Screen Awards Most Promising Newcomer – Female Won [42]
2017 1st iReel Awards Best Actress (Drama) Bose: Dead/Alive Nominated [43]

References
  1. 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.
  2. IANS (26 May 2014). "Patralekha has a clarity about what she's doing: Mahesh Bhatt". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  3. Anand Vaishnav (28 May 2014). "CityLights Actress Patralekha Is Happy With Her Unconventional Debut". Indiatimes.com. 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. Vaibhavi V Risbood (20 February 2016). "Reports about my break-up with Rajkummar astonished me: Patralekha". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  6. 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.
  7. "Rajkummar Rao wishes wife Patralekhaa on her birthday with a love-filled note; check out the post". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  8. "Birthday special: 5 Unknown facts about Citylights actress Patralekhaa". India TV News. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  9. "HT Brunch Cover Story: A love so fierce - The Paul sisters". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  10. "Patralekha wants to act with everyone — from Meryl Streep to Ranbir Kapoor". Hindustan Times. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  11. IANS (28 May 2014). "Vidya Balan is my inspiration: Patralekha". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  12. Aanchal Tuli (11 May 2014). "Patralekha talks about memories of Delhi". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  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. Hindustan Times - Citylights Movie Review 15 December 2015
  17. Gaikwad, Pramod (3 March 2016). "Love Games trailer: Patralekhaa starrer is all about love, lust and betrayals". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  18. "Patralekha sizzles in Love Games poster". The Hindu. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  19. "Raj Kummar Rao calls Patralekha hot in 'Love Games' poster". Times of India. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  20. "Nanu Ki Jaanu trailer: This horror comedy, starring Abhay Deol and Patralekhaa, is an after-life love story". Firstpost. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  21. "Nanu ki Jaanu: भूत की शिकायत लेकर पुलिस के पास पहुंचे अभय देओल और फिर..." Zee News. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  22. "Nanu Ki Jaanu movie review: Abhay Deol's film is a bizarre ghost story". Hindustan Times. 20 April 2018.
  23. "Badnaam Gali Review: Patralekhaa Delivers In This Enjoyable Romp, Divyenndu Hits Heights". ZeeTV - ZEE5.
  24. "Badnaam Gali review: A fun take on surrogacy that sheds light on societal prejudices". Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  25. "Watch Bose Dead/Alive trailer: Rajkummar Rao as Subhash Chandra Bose might just be a game changer". The Indian Express. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  26. "ZEE5 Brings Four Thrilling Love Stories By Four National Award-Winning Directors In Forbidden Love". mumbailive.com.
  27. "Mai Hero Boll Raha Hu Season 1 Review: The same, age-old gang war drama". The Times of India.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  28. Chatterjee, Saibal. "Aar Ya Paar Review: Aditya Rawal Does His Best To Carry The Weight Of The Story". NDTV. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  29. "Photos: Bollywood celebs on a vacation". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  30. "Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa marries in Chandigarh". India Today. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  31. "Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa tied the knot at this stunning Chandigarh resort". Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  32. 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.
  33. "Patralekhaa to play surrogate mother in Zee 5 web feature Badnaam Gali; film will release on 10 May". Firstpost. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  34. "Pratik Gandhi and Patralekhaa To Star In Jyotirao Phule and Savitribai Phule's Biopic". Outlook India. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  35. "Sunny Singh, Varun Sharma and Patralekhaa to star in Luv Ranjan's 'Wild Wild Punjab'". Miss Malini. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  36. "Arbaaz Khan and Patralekha to make Kannada debut with 'Where Is My Kannadaka'". The News Minute. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  37. "Bose Dead/Alive trailer: Rajkummar Rao tells the difference between revolutionary and slave". Hindustan Times. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  38. "ZEE5 original 'Forbidden Love' pushes boundaries to deconstruct emotions & explore the edgy side of 4 love stories". India Today. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  39. "Patralekhaa plays aspiring actress in Mai Hero Boll Raha Hu". Cinema Express. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  40. "Pankaj Tripathi, Patralekha and Kunal Kemmu to star in Raj and DK's 'Gulkanda Tales'". The Free Press Journal. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  41. "Winners of Stardust Awards 2014". Bollywood Hungama. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  42. "21st Annual Life OK Screen Awards: Shah Rukh Khan arrives in style". The Indian Express. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  43. "News18's iReel Awards 2018: Check Out the Complete List of Winners Here". News18. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
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