Riya Deepsi

Riya Deepsi is an Indian film and television actress and model. She debuted in 2013 with the television series Mahabharat.^{[citation needed]} In 2018, she made her Hindi film debut with Bhaagte Raho.^[1]

Riya Deepsi
Occupation(s)	Actress, model
Years active	2012–present
Known for	Playing 'Gandhari' in the television serial Mahabharat

Career

In 2013, Deepsi made her TV debut with Mahabharat, where she portrayed blindfolded queen Gandhari.^{[citation needed]} before Mahabharat she appeared on Mata Ki Chowki for an uncredited brief role.^[2][3]

After Mahabharat she appeared in Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap,^[4] Razia Sultan and Begusarai^{[citation needed]} for supporting roles. She has also participated in celebrity sports reality television show Box Cricket League.

From 2017 to 2018 she played as a parallel lead role of Princess Barsine, second wife of Alexander the Great in Porus.^[5]

In 2018, Deepsi made her Bollywood debut through Praful D.S. Tiwari's film, Bhaagte Raho, where she played the lead role of Gungun.^[1][6]

In 2019, she appeared in an episodic role of a YouTube web series Be Safe as Nidhi. In 2020, she appeared in a supporting role of Roma in ALTBalaji original web series It Happened in Calcutta.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	Nanban	Air Hostess	Cameo
2018	Bhaagte Raho	Gungun	Debut film as lead	[1]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2013–2014	Mahabharat	Gandhari		[7][citation needed]
2015	Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap	Salima Sultan Begum		[8]
2015	Razia Sultan	Fatima
2016	Box Cricket League	Herself	Season 2
2016	Begusarai	Sony Thakur		[9]
2017–2018	Porus	Barsine		[citation needed]
2019	Box Cricket League	Herself	Season 4
2021–2022	Tere Bina Jiya Jaye Na	Roma

Web series

Year		Title	Role	Ref.
2019		Be Safe	Nidhi
2020		It Happened in Calcutta	Roma
2022		Mombian	Gul