Riya Deepsi
Riya Deepsi | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, model |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Riya Deepsi is an Indian film and television actress and model.
Career
In 2013, at the age of 17, Deepsi made her first serious tv appearance in Mahabharat one of the most successful show of Star Plus at that time. Where she essayed the role of blindfolded queen Gandhari; one of the lead character of the show.[1] Although entertainment portal like Tellychakkar has considered it her debutant performance and applauded it;[2] before Mahabharat she appeared on Mata Ki Chowki for an uncredited brief role.[3][4]
After Mahabharat she appeared in Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap, Razia Sultan and Begusarai for supporting roles. She has also participated in celebrity sports reality television show Box Cricket League.
From 2017-2018 she played as a parallel lead role of Princess Barsine, second wife of Alexander the Great in Porus.
Deepsi made her Bollywood debut through Praful D.S. Tiwari's movie, Bhaagte Raho; in the movie she played the lead role of Gungun.The movie was released at December 14, 2018. The movie performed poorly at box office and was declared "disaster"[5] Johnson Thomas published a negative review of the film in Free Press Journal noting "actors together create a sorry mess on screen"[6] Negative review also has been published by Jyothi Venkatesh in Bollyy.com for not having a coherent plot though Venkatesh praised Deepsi's performance by noting that Deepsi shows "some promise though her role needs her to pout all the time"[7]
In 2019, she appeared in episodic lead role of an YouTube web series Be Safe as Nidhi.[8] In 2020, she appeared in a supporting role of Roma in ALTBalaji original web series It Happened in Calcutta.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Bhaagte Raho | Gungun | Protagonist | [6] |
Television
| Year | Show | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-2014 | Mahabharat | Gandhari [9] | |
| 2015 | Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap | Salima Sultan Begum[10] | |
| 2015 | Razia Sultan | Fatima | |
| 2016 | Box Cricket League season 2 | herself | Player (Chennai Swaggers)[11] |
| 2016 | Begusarai | Sony Thakur[12] | |
| 2017–2018 | Porus | Barsine[13][14] | |
| 2019 | Box Cricket League season 4 | herself | Player (Goa Killers)[15] |
| 2019 | Be Safe | Nidhi | Web series |
| 2020 | It Happened in Calcutta | Roma | Web series[16] |
References
- ^ Did you know Riya Deepsi was UNDER-AGE when she signed Swastik's Mahabharat? TellyChakkar
- ^ Team, Tellychakkar. "2013: Dashing newcomers in the TV industry (Female)". Tellychakkar.com.
- ^ The Darkness in IntimidatingAsian Age
- ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - The Tribune Lifestyle". www.tribuneindia.com.
- ^ Bhaagte Raho Box Office India
- ^ a b Johnson Thomas (14 December 2018). "Bhaagte Raho movie: Review, cast, director". The Free Press Journal. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ Movie Review: Bhaagte Raho
- ^ BLIND | E1 | Be Safe Youtube
- ^ "Mahabharat's Gandhari and Kunti are thick friends off-screen too! (View Pics)". Pinkvilla.com. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Riya Deepsi to enter 'Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap'". The Indian Express. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Box Cricket League Teams: BCL 2016 Team Details With TV Actors & Names of Celebrities". India.com. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Soni to run away from her wedding in Begusarai". Tellychakkar.com. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ Team, Tellychakkar. "Shraddha, Rishikesh and Riya roped in for Sony TV's Porus". Tellychakkar.com.
- ^ "Twitter". mobile.twitter.com.
- ^ Candid chat with Riya Deepsi on Box Cricket League season 4 Youtube
- ^ "Riya Deepsi bags a role in ALTBalaji's 'It Happened in Calcutta'". Tellychakkar.com. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
External links
- Riya Deepsi at IMDb