Indira Krishnan

Indira Krishnan (born 1 March 1971) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films and television shows.^[1][2] She is best known for her appearances in the television series Krishnaben Khakhrawala (2010) as Krishna Ravi Patel,^[3] Krishnadasi (2016) as Kumudini, with significant appearances in Manzilein Apani Apani (2001), Kabhi Aaye Na Judaai (2003), Tum Bin Jaaoon Kahaan (2003), Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii (2005), Waaris (2008), Rahe Tera Aashirwaad (2008), Rehna Hai Teri Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein (2009), Afsar Bitiya (2011), Tum Aise Hi Rehna (2014), Firangi Bahu (2014), Kya Haal, Mr. Paanchal? (2017), Yeh Hai Chahatein (2019), and Saavi Ki Savaari (2022).

Indira Krishnan
Indira Krishnan at the All India Achievers Awards 2017
Born	(1971-03-01) 1 March 1971 (age 54) Mumbai, Maharashtra
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–present
Spouse	Rajesh Ranshinage

Early and personal life

Indira Krishnan was born on 1 March 1971 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, of Tamil origin.^[4] She married Rajesh Ranshinage, an Indian film director.^[5]

Career

Film

Indira's debut film was an Odia film, Suna Panjuri (1995), alongside Sidhant Mohapatra. She played Puja, and the film turned out to be the musical hit of the year. She appeared in Trishakti (1999) and then appeared in the film Aaj Ka Ravan (2000) with Mithun Chakraborty. Later, she appeared in films like Tere Naam (2003), Tathastu (2006), Chatur Singh Two Star (2011), and Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty (2014).^[6] She appeared in the Marathi film Janiva (2015), directed by her husband, Rajesh Ranshinage.^[7]

Television

2000-2010

Her significant role in television came with Kinare Milte Nahi on DD Metro in 2000. In 2001, she played the role of Nanda in the show Manzilein Apani Apani on Zee TV^[8][9] and appeared in Kahani Saat Pheron Ki on DD National.

From 2003 to 2010, she acted in various Television shows, with important roles in Saara Akaash (2003), Kabhi Aaye Na Judaai (2003), Tum Bin Jaaoon Kahaan (2003), Ayushmaan (2004), Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii (2005), Ek Ladki Anjaani Si (2005), Saathii Re (2007),^[10] Waaris (2008), Rahe Tera Aashirwaad (2008) and Rehna Hai Teri Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein (2009).^[11]

2010-present

In 2010, She starred in the show Krishnaben Khakhrawala, which aired on Sony TV and was based on Ahmedabad’s popular snack brand, Induben Khakhrawal.^[12][13] Indira played the titular role as Krishna Ravi Patel, receiving praise for her portrayal.^[14][15] She appeared in Afsar Bitiya (2011)^[16] and Firangi Bahu (2013).^[17] In 2014, she appeared in an important role in Tum Aise Hi Rehna.

In 2016, She starred in Krishnadasi (2016), which was based on the lives of the Devadasi community,^[18] playing the role of Krishnadasi Kumudini.^[19]

Other appearances during this period included Kya Haal, Mr. Paanchal? (2017),^[20] Yeh Hai Chahatein (2019),^[21] and Saavi Ki Savaari as Vedika Dalmiya.^[22]

Filmography

• Note: all films are in Hindi, unless otherwise noted.

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1995	Suna Panjuri	Puja	Odia film
1999	Trishakti	Shivani
2000	Aaj Ka Ravan	Shanti
2003	Tere Naam	Nirjara's elder sister
2006	Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante	Dr. Rana
	Tathastu		[23]
2009	Team: The Force
2011	Chatur Singh Two Star	Sonia's sister
2014	Holiday	Saiba's mother	[24]
2015	Janiva		Marathi film
	Hey Bro		[23]
2023	Unlock Zindagi
	Animal	Geetanjali's Mother	[23]

Television

Year	Series	Role	Notes	Ref
1997–1998	Chattaan	Rizwana Faisal Khan
2000	Swayam Ek Ehsaas
	Kinare Milte Nahi
2001	Manzilein Apani Apani	Nanda
	Kahani Saat Pheron Ki	Deepa Shekhar Sehgal
	Ssshhhh...Koi Hai	Gayatri	Episode 46 season 1
2003	Kabhie Kabhie
2003–2004	Kabhi Aaye Na Judaai	Radhika Agnihotri
2003–2005	Saara Akaash	Sujata Abhay Kocchar
2003–2005	Tum Bin Jaaoon Kahaan	Vrinda Sumeet Mehra
2004–2005	Ayushmaan
2004–2007	Kesar	Teji
2005	Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii	Anjana Harpreet Gill		[23]
2005	Ek Ladki Anjaani Si			[25]
2005–2006	Rabba Ishq Na Hove	Kushan & Vivan's Aunt
2006	Ssshhhh...Koi Hai	Mridula Varisht Saniyal	Episodes 194–201
2006	Suno... Harr Dil Kuchh Kehtaa Hai	Mrs Diwakar
2006	Purab Ya Pashchim
2006–2007	Saathii Re
2007–2009	Doli Saja Ke	Geeta
2007–2008	Ardhangini	Sushmita Sen
2008	Waaris	Yashoda Rudra Pratap Singh
2008–2009	Rahe Tera Aashirwaad	Guru Mata
2009–2010	Rehna Hai Teri Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein	Kadambari
2010–2011	Krishnaben Khakhrawala	Krishna Ravi Patel		[23]
2010	CID	Krishna Ravi Patel	Special appearance
2010	Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah		Special appearance
2011–2012	Afsar Bitiya	Ganga Tuntun Singh
2013–2014	Firangi Bahu	Ranjan Desai
2014	Tum Aise Hi Rehna	Rukmini Kailash Maheshwari		[26]
2016	Comedy Nights Bachao			[27]
2016	Krishnadasi	Krishnadasi Kumudini		[28]
2017–2019	Kya Haal, Mr. Paanchal?	Ghazibad Wali Bua
2019–2022	Yeh Hai Chahatein	Vasudha Srinivasan
2022–2023	Saavi Ki Savaari	Vedika Dalmiya		[23]
2023–2024	Dhruv Tara – Samay Sadi Se Pare	Rajmata Durgavati		[23]
2024–2025	Durga – Atoot Prem Kahani	Paani Bai		[29]