Rasika Agashe Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More
Rasika Agashe Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More
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Husband: Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub
Hometown: Pune
Age: 41 Years
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Profession(s) | Film Actress, Theatre Artist, Theatre director, Film director, Writer, Producer |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters**- 160 cm** in meters**- 1.60 m** in feet & inches**- 5â 3â** |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Career | |
| Debut | As an Actor Film (Hindi): BHK [email protected] (2016) as Panna Bagga  Web Series (Hindi): Unpaused: Naya Safar (2022) on Amazon Prime as Gauri Kulkarni  As a Film Director Film (Marathi): Ticha Shahar Hona (2022)  |
| Awards | ⢠Loksatta Tarun Tejankit Award (2021)  ⢠2022 Istanbul Film Award (IFA) for Best Debut Director - Feature Film for Ticha Shahar Hona |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 24 May 1983 (Tuesday) |
| Age (as of 2023) | 41 Years |
| Birthplace | Pune, Maharashtra |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Pune, Maharashtra |
| School | SNDT Kanyashala, Pune |
| College/University | Fergusson College, Pune |
| Educational Qualification | A degree in Sanskrit check sources The Hindu |
| Food Habit | Non-vegetarian check sources The Times of India |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Marriage Date | 12 September 2007  |
| Marriage Place | New Delhi |
| Family | |
| Husband/Spouse | Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub (Actor)  Note: They have an inter-faith marriage registered under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 as Rasika comes from a Hindu family and Zeeshan is Muslim. check sources The Indian Express |
| Children | Daughter- Raahi  |
| Parents | Names Not Known   |
| Favourites | |
| Actor | Shah Rukh Khan |
| Theatre | Prithvi Theatre, Mumbai |
| Theatre Director | Anuradha Kapur |
| Theatre Artist | Kumud Mishra |
| Playwright(s) | Vijay Tendulkar, Girish Karnad , Satish Alekar |
| Play Character | Mother From A Long Dayâs Journey Into Night By Eigene Oâ Neill |
| Book | I am a Troll by Swati Chaturvedi |
| Music Director | Amod Bhatt |
| Production Designer | Aashish Mehta |
| Set Designer | Robin Das |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Rasika Agashe
Growing up in a middle-class Marathi family, she developed a passion for acting by watching a lot of theatre.
Rasika started acting on stage when she was just four years old.
Childhood picture of Rasika Agashe (right)
Agashe chose to study Sanskrit in college because its classes ended in the morning, giving her the whole day for theatre.
In college, she took part in theatre festivals like Purushottam Karandak, a well-known Marathi one-act play competition.
Before finishing college, she joined the National School of Drama (NSD) in New Delhi.
At NSD, she became friends with Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub , who was one-year junior to her.
Rasika and Zeeshan got married at the age of 24, right after Zeeshan graduated from NSD.
Thereafter, the two moved to Mumbai for better acting opportunities.
In an interview, Rasika and Zeeshan revealed that they moved to Mumbai with Rs 40,000, thinking it would be enough to kickstart their careers in the city. However, they spent all of it on the second day because a broker tricked them into paying three monthsâ rent upfront.
Rasika started her career as a theatre artist.
In 2010, she was cast in her first commercial Marathi play Popatpanchi. Based on the ancient tale of Shukabahattari, the play is about a parrot who keeps a woman entertained while her husband is away.
She was part of theatre groups like Natarang Pratishthan and Shabdaakaar, and she acted in many Marathi, Hindi, and English plays.
In 2011, she started her journey as a theatre director with Collaborators by Ramu Ramanathan.
A poster of Ramu Ramanathanâs Collaborators (2011), directed by Rasika Agashe
In 2013, Rasika and Zeeshan started the theatre group Being Association. Besides staging plays, the group actively promotes performing arts and education of theatre in India.
In 2017, she played the role of a lecturer named Salma in the play âIss Kambakht Sathe Ka Kya Karein?â Her husband, Zeeshan, also appeared in the play as Abhay, a successful ad filmmaker.
A picture of Rasika Agashe and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub featured on the poster of the play Iss Kambakht Sathe Ka Kya Karein
In 2017, the Being Association launched the Sanhita Manch Theatre Festival to give new writers in theatre a better platform. She directed two plays from the festival, Sat Bhashe Raidas (2017) and HarusMarus (2018).
In the same year, she played the role of Anupama in the Marathi film 1 Te 4 Band and Ayurved in the Hindi crime drama film Ajji.
In 2018, she appeared in the Hindi social-drama film Mere Pyare Prime Minister in which she played the role of Rabiya.
In 2018, the Being Association gained popularity with its play Museum of Species in Danger, a Hindi play inspired by the Nirbhaya case, which was directed by Rasika.
Poster of the play Museum of Species in Danger (2018), directed by Rasika Agashe
She has directed various Hindi and Marathi plays like Ek Adpaka Sa Natak, DES, Gandhi And Me, Humaari Amrita, and Sahebji Darling.
In 2020, she made headlines amid the Tanishq Ad Row. The jewellery brand was caught in a controversy for showing a Hindu-Muslim marriage in its advertisement. The event prompted Rasika to share a photo from her godh bharai (baby shower ceremony) on her Twitter handle to educate the Netizens about the Special Marriage Act, 1954. Following her tweet, she was heavily trolled for promoting âLove Jihad.â check sources India Today
In 2020, she participated in protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act at the Park Circus Maidan in Kolkata. The act was criticized for being biased and discriminating based on religion, especially against Muslims. During her speech, she read her poem âMain Hindu Hoon, Aur Sharminda Hoonâ (I am Hindu and I am ashamed).
Rasika Agashe with anti-CAA protesters at Park Circus Maidan in 2020
In 2022, she appeared in the Marathi comedy-drama film BhauBali.
Promotional poster of Marathi comedy-drama film BhauBali (2022), featuring Rasika Agashe
In the same year, she starred in the play Photo-Copy by Niketan Sharma, where she played the motherâs role.
From left to right, actors Chakori Dwivedi, Abhishek Chauhan, Rasika Agashe, and Niketan Sharma in a scene from the play Photo-Copy (2022)
In 2023, she performed a solo play titled Stand Up with Dâ Girls.
Poster of Stand Up with Dâ Girls (2023) by Rasika Agashe
She appeared in the Marathi web series Pet Puraan as Ms DâSouza on SonyLIV.
She became well-known for her role as jail matron Meena Rane in the Hindi crime drama show Scoop (2023) on Netflix.
Karishma Tanna as Jagruti Pathak and Rasika Agashe as Meena Rane in Scoop (2023)
She played the role of Gayatri Jayant in the 2023 Hindi drama film Three of Us.
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