Vidisha Srivastava

Vidisha Srivastava, known by her mononym Vidisha, is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Telugu films and Hindi television. She is known for playing the Anita Vibhuti Narayan Mishra in Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!.

Vidisha Srivastava
Born	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2006–present
Spouse	Sayak Paul ​ (m. 2016)​
Children	1
Relatives	Shanvi Srivastava (sister)

Early life

Vidisha hails from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.^[1] She has one elder brother and one younger sister actress Shanvi Srivastava. She graduated with a degree in biotechnology and did a course in business management.^[2]

Career

Vidisha was an aspiring actor but started her career as a model.^[2] She made her film debut at 15 ^[2] in SP Entertainments's Maa Iddari Madhya. In 2007, she had three releases in early 2007, Alaa, Prem and in E. V. V. Satyanarayana's Athili Sattibabu LKG, out of which Athili Sattibabu LKG was a hit. Oneindia in its Alaa review wrote that Vidisha "looked gorgeous and she is the only saving grace adding to the film the glamour quotient of the film". About her performance in Athili Sattibabu LKG, Sify wrote, "Vidisha is superb in dance sequences and proved her mettle as a good dancer. She also has enough scope to display her talents". Similarly, Indiaglitz wrote, "Vidisha had performed well, besides filling the glamour slot".

Later in 2007 she made her Kannada debut in Nali Naliyutha (2007). The Times of India wrote, "Vidisha is a perfect choice for the role",^[3] while Rediff wrote that she "is yet to learn what acting is all about though she looks glamorous".^[4] Her first Tamil film was Kathavarayan, released in 2008 ^[5][6] and her first Malayalam film Lucky Jokers released in 2011. She returned to Telugu cinema in 2012 with Devaraya and 123telugu.com wrote that she was good and "may have some future in the industry if she takes care of her projects". She also worked in a Kannada film, Viraat, again.

Personal life

Vidisha married Sayak Paul in December 2016 in her hometown Varanasi.^[1][7] Paul works in a mining company in Ranchi and is from Kolkata.^[1][8] She gave birth to a daughter in July 2023.^[9]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2007	Maa Iddari Madhya	Shivani	Telugu
	Alaa
	Prem	Pavithaa
	Athili Sattibabu LKG	Ammulu
	Nali Naliyutha	Jennifer	Kannada
2008	Kathavarayan	Malti	Tamil
2011	Lucky Jokers	Lakshmi Thampuratty	Malayalam
2012	Devaraya	Swapna	Telugu
2016	Viraat	Spoorthi	Kannada
	Janatha Garage	Riya	Telugu

Television

Yeh Hai Mohabbatein 1500 Episode Celebration with Bhangra Dance

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2017–2018	Yeh Hai Mohabbatein	Roshni Bhalla
2019–2020	Meri Gudiya	Ratrita "Ratri" Arora Gujral
2020	Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran	Sita
	Kahat Hanuman Jai Shri Ram	Devi Parvati	[10]
2021	Durga – Mata Ki Chhaya
2021–2022	Kashibai Bajirao Ballal	Shiu Krishna Joshi
2022–present	Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!	Anita Vibhuti Narayan Mishra	[11]