Rasika Dugal Height, Age, Husband, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rasika Dugal

• Rasika Dugal grew up in Jharkhand.

  Rasika Dugal’s childhood picture

• Her parents grew up in Burma. Later, they shifted to India.

• During her teenage years, she wanted to become a doctor.

• While she was in college, she participated in various theatre plays. Gradually, she started developing an interest in acting.

• She started her career as a research assistant. She has also worked for an NGO. Her first paycheck was of Rs 7000.

• After completing a course in acting at FTII, she performed in various Hindi theatre plays.

  Rasika Dugal in a theatre play

• While she was doing a theatre workshop, she met the Indian actor Mukul Chadda. They became friends there and soon, started dating each other. Within a year of their relationship, they got married.

• She got her Bollywood film with the help of one of her friends (who was an assistant director).

• Initially, she acted in a few Hindi films like ‘Hijack’ (2008), ‘Qissa’ (2015), ‘Lust Stories’ (2018), ‘Hamid’ (2018), ‘Manto’ (2018), and ‘Fairy Folk’ (2024).

  Rasika Dugal in a still from Manto

• She has also appeared in various Hindi TV serials such as ‘Rishta.com’ (2010), ‘Kismat’ (2010), ‘Dariba Diaries’ (2015), and ‘P.O.W.- Bandi Yuddh Ke’ (2016).
  

  P.O.W. Bandi Yuddh Ke

• She has acted in many Hindi short films like ‘Shyam Raat Seher’ (2010), ‘Na Jeeva Maharaaj’ (2010), ‘Chutney’ (2016), and ‘The School Bag’ (2017).

  The School Bag

• Rasika has acted in a few Hindi web series like ‘Humorously Yours’ (2016), ‘Mirzapur’ (2018), ‘Made in Heaven’ (2019), ‘Delhi Crime’ (2019), ‘A Suitable Boy’ (2020), and ‘Adhura’ (2023).

  Mirzapur

• In 2018, she appeared in the Hindi TV movie ‘Hamidabai Ki Kothi.’

• In 2018, Rasika walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival along with the team of the Hindi film ‘Manto.’

  Rasika Dugal at the Cannes Film Festival

• In 2020, she appeared in the Hindi comic podcast ‘Uncovidable.’

• Rasika has been featured on the cover of various magazines like The Word, Hello!, Candy Mag, Cosmopolitan, and Wedding Vows.

  Rasika Dugal featured on a magazine cover

• She appeared in the 2023 Hindi TV show ‘Postcards from Jharkhand,’ which aired on National Geographic.

  Rasika Dugal in Postcards From Jharkhand

• Rasika regularly works out at a gym to remain fit.

  Rasika Dugal at a gym

• She is an avid dog lover and owns a few pet dogs.

  Rasika Dugal with her pet dogs

• She is often spotted consuming red wine.

  Rasika Dugal drinking red wine

• Her voice is considered to be similar to the veteran Indian actress Waheeda Rehman.

• In 2020, she worked as a writer-cinematographer in the Hindi short film ‘Banana Bread.’

• She once shared that she had a habit of keeping her phone switched off and out of coverage. She said that she had a habit of disconnecting her phone.