The series IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack was released on August 29, 2024. The show has many actors who have received a lot of praise for their acting. The actress being talked about in this article has also received a lot of praise for her character. Interestingly, her father also wanted to become a chartered accountant like him, but she loved acting and made her debut with a National Award-winning director. Did you think we were talking about Patralekha?
In an old interview with PTI, Patralekha had talked about her family life. She said, “Being from a middle-class Bengali family, you are expected to study and do well in academics. My father is a CA and he wanted me to be like him, but I had different dreams.”
In 2014, Patralekha made her film debut with Citylights, directed by Hansal Mehta. The filmmaker had previously received the National Film Award for Best Direction for his film Shahid (2013). Patralekha starred opposite Rajkummar Rao, who is now her husband. She received a lot of positive reviews for her performance.
Over the years, the actress has appeared in films such as Love Games, Nanu Ki Jaanu, Badnaam Gali as well as OTT shows such as Bose: Dead/Alive, Forbidden Love, Teerdaaz, among others.
This year i.e. in 2024, Patralekhaa appeared for the first time in the comedy film Wild Wild Punjab, which was released on Netflix. It also featured Varun Sharma, Sunny Singh, Manjot Singh, Jassi Gill and Ishita Raj Sharma.
Next came the limited series, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, which is based on true events. It is directed by Anubhav Sinha and also stars Vijay Varma, Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Dia Mirza, Manoj Pahwa, Amrita Puri, Pooja Gor and others. Patralekhaa plays air hostess Indrani. The show can be streamed on Netflix.
Patralekhaa and Rajkummar Rao dated each other for a long time before tying the knot in 2021. Talking about the actress’ Instagram presence, she has an active account where she often posts about her personal and professional life. She has more than 865K followers.
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