Ragini Dwivedi
{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox model
| name = Ragini Dwivedi
| image = Ragini Dwivedi at Acharya Habba.jpg
| caption = Ragini Dwivedi at Acharya Habba
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|05|24}}
| birth_place = Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, India
| occupation = Actress, Model
| yearsactive = 2009–present
}}
Ragini Dwivedi (born 24 May 1990){{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/movie-details/news-interviews/Nice-to-be-19-Ragini/articleshow/4571596.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917024900/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-25/news-interviews/28166444_1_kannada-film-ragini-dwivedi-tamil |url-status=live |archive-date=17 September 2011 |title=Nice to be 19 |date=25 May 2009 |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=23 July 2012}} is an Indian actress and model who works primarily in Kannada films. She made her debut with Ee Shathamaanada Veera Madakari (2009). She is a recipient of a SIIMA Award and an Udaya Film Award.
Dwivedi rose to fame starring in successful films: Kempe Gowda (2011), Shiva (2012), Bangari (2013) and Ragini IPS (2014), thus establishing herself as one of the leading actresses in Kannada cinema. She received Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada nomination for Kempe Gowda and Ragini IPS and won the SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Kannada for Shiva.Kamath, Sudhish (15 September 2013) [http://m.thehindu.com/features/cinema/stars-in-sharjah/article5128642.ece Stars in Sharjah]. The Hindu. Retrieved on 2017-01-14.
Early life
Dwivedi was born on 24 May 1990 in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh and was brought up there.{{cite web |title=I am Kannada cinema's most fashionable actress today – Ragini Dwivedi |url=http://www.southscope.in/kannada/article/i-am-kannada-cinemas-most-fashionable-actress-today-ragini-dwivedi |website=southscope.in |date=13 November 2010 |access-date=5 April 2014 |archive-date=6 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306172116/http://www.southscope.in/kannada/article/i-am-kannada-cinemas-most-fashionable-actress-today-ragini-dwivedi |url-status=dead }} However, she has her roots in Rewari, Haryana. Her father Rakesh Kumar Dwivedi, born in Rewari, was a Colonel in the Indian Army{{Cite web |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090623/harplus.htm |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Haryana Plus}} and her mother Rohini, a housewife.{{cite web | url=https://www.news18.com/amp/movies/ragini-dwivedis-pics-with-parents-on-vaishno-devi-trip-are-pure-family-goals-8671246.html | title=Ragini Dwivedi's Pics with Parents on Vaishno Devi Trip Are Pure Family Goals | date=21 November 2023 }} Her paternal grandfather Pyare Lal Dwivedi was a railway guard in Rewari.{{cite web |title=Ragini brings laurels to Rewari |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090623/harplus.htm#3 |work=The Tribune |date=23 June 2009 |access-date=5 April 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/may/01/slide-show-1-interview-with-raagini-dwivedi.htm |title=From films to Miss India pageant |work=Rediff.com |date=1 May 2009 |access-date=23 July 2012}}
She was recognised by fashion designer, Prasad Bidapa in 2008 and introduced her to modelling. As a model, she modelled for Lakme Fashion Week, Sri Lanka fashion week and for designers like Rohit Bal, Tarun Tahiliani, Manish Malhotra, Ritu Kumar and Sabyasachi Mukherjee. She participated in the Femina Miss India contest held in Hyderabad in December 2008, where she was declared the first runner-up,{{cite news |title=PFMI South '09 |url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/beauty-pageants/miss-india/pfmi-south-09/articleshow/3904946.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=7 March 2014}} thus receiving a direct entry to the 2009 Pantaloons Femina Miss India in Mumbai, where she was given the Richfeel Miss Beautiful Hair title.
Career
= Debut and breakthrough (2009–13) =
Dwivedi made her acting debut with the Kannada film Ee Shathamaanada Veera Madakari in 2009. The action-comedy was a remake of the Telugu film Vikramarkudu and she was cast opposite Sudeep. The film became a major commercial success of the year. In the same year, she appeared in the film Gokula in a brief role. In 2010, she featured in five films out of which her Malayalam debut, Kandhahar, was one.
Dwivedi's career break came in 2011, with the action film, Kempegowda, with Sudeep as her co-star.{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/5484-2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107220228/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/5484-2.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 January 2012 |title=South's biggest blockbusters of 2011 |publisher=CNN-IBN |date=22 December 2011 |access-date=15 October 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-shiva-will-be-the-biggest-commercial-film-this-year/20120823.htm |title=Shiva will be the biggest commercial film this year |work=Rediff.com |date=23 August 2012 |access-date=15 October 2013}} She earned a nomination in the South Filmfare awards as a best female leading actress. The same year saw her in comic-capers such as Kalla Malla Sulla and Kaanchaana. The song Thuppa Beku Thuppa in Kalla Malla Sulla shot on her became a rage and one of the biggest hits of the year.{{cite news |author=Prathibha Joy |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-02/news-interviews/30234917_1_new-item-girl-song-ragini-dwivedi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114014410/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-02/news-interviews/30234917_1_new-item-girl-song-ragini-dwivedi |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 November 2011 |title=Ragini Dwivedi's the new item girl |date=2 October 2011 |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=15 October 2013}}
The year 2012 saw her featuring in films alongside leading male actors of Kannada cinema, with Upendra in Aarakshaka and with Shivarajkumar in Shiva. She received the award for the best actress in the critics' category for her performance in Shiva as well as in Arakshaka her role was highly appreciated.{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-17/news-interviews/42147831_1_wardrobe-malfunction-siima-ragini-dwivedi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920045854/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-17/news-interviews/42147831_1_wardrobe-malfunction-siima-ragini-dwivedi |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 September 2013 |title=Ragini's wardrobe malfunction at SIIMA |date=17 September 2013 |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=15 October 2013}}{{cite news |author=Sudhish Kamath |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/stars-in-sharjah/article5128642.ece |title=Stars in Sharjah |newspaper=The Hindu |date=15 September 2013 |access-date=15 October 2013}} Her other film Villain also released in the same year. She then appeared in a Malayalam film titled Face2Face with Mammootty as her co-actor. She made special appearances in the films Victory{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/ragini-performs-yet-another-item-song-news-kannada-nfkk0Dhhfde.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623021218/http://www.sify.com/movies/ragini-performs-yet-another-item-song-news-kannada-nfkk0Dhhfde.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 June 2013 |title=Ragini performs yet another item song! |website=Sify |date=10 May 2013 |access-date=15 October 2013}} and Prabhu Deva's Hindi film, R... Rajkumar.{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Ragini-Dwivedi-shakes-her-booty-with-Sonu-Sood/articleshow/25807155.cms |title=Ragini Dwivedi shakes her booty with Sonu Sood|newspaper=The Times of India |last1=Joy |first1=Prathibha }}{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Prabhu-Dheva-is-a-dream-come-true/articleshow/27130072.cms |title=Prabhu Dheva is a dream come true|newspaper=The Times of India |last1=Joy |first1=Prathibha }}{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Ragini-Dwivedi-to-do-a-special-number-in-Prabhu-Dhevas-next/articleshow/24144997.cms |title=Ragini Dwivedi to do a special number in Prabhu Dheva's next |newspaper=The Times of India |date=15 October 2013 |access-date=15 October 2013}}
= Recent work (2014–present) =
Dwivedi's first release of 2014 was a bilingual film known as Nimirndhu Nil in Tamil language and Janda Pai Kapiraju in Telugu, her first film in Telugu.{{cite news |title=Ragini Dwivedi set for Tamil-Telugu debut |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Ragini-Dwivedi-set-for-Tamil-Telugu-debut/articleshow/31401763.cms? |newspaper=The Times of India |date=4 March 2014 |access-date=5 March 2014}} Her second release of the year was Ragini IPS, the long delayed film.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/kannada/news-interviews/Sandalwood-films-titled-after-popular-actors/articleshow/23113018.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213135610/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-27/news-interviews/42458462_1_film-title-ragini-ips-only-vishnuvardhana |url-status=live |archive-date=13 December 2013 |title=Sandalwood films titled after popular actors |date=27 September 2013 |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=15 October 2013}} Cast as a police officer Ragini, the film marked her break from glamorous characters that she had a reputation for portraying. The film however opened to mixed reviews from film critics.{{cite news |title=Ragini IPS review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/Ragini-IPS/movie-review/32916253.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |date=30 March 2014 |access-date=5 April 2014}} However, it earned her, her second Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination.{{cite web |url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-62nd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-9405-4.html |title=Nominations for the 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South) |date=3 June 2015 |access-date=27 June 2015}} Her next release was Namaste Madam, a remake of the 2002 Telugu film Missamma. Her performance as Radhika, chairperson of a multinational corporation playing as a seductress, received positive reviews from critics.{{cite news |title=Namaste Madam review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/Namaste-Madam/movie-review/44944560.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |date=27 October 2014 |access-date=3 November 2014}} Her first release of 2015, Shivam saw her appear in another glamorous role as a femme fatale, and as a parallel lead alongside Upendra.{{cite news |title=Movie review: Shivam |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/Movie-review-Shivam/articleshow/45734027.cms |newspaper=Bangalore Mirror |date=2 January 2015 |access-date=6 April 2015}}
As of April 2016, Dwivedi has completed filming Ranachandi is filming with Naane Next CM. She is also filming with Faisal Saif's multi-lingual film Amma. In preparation for her role in Naane Next CM, she shed 15 kg over a span of three months.{{cite news |last1=Sharadhaa |first1=A. |title=Ragini Drops 15 Kilos |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Ragini-Drops-15-Kilos/2016/04/11/article3373625.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414032701/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Ragini-Drops-15-Kilos/2016/04/11/article3373625.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 April 2016 |access-date=13 April 2016 |work=The New Indian Express |date=11 April 2016}}
Personal life and off-screen work
Since 2011, Dwivedi has been endorsing for Nandini Milk which is a product of Karnataka Milk Federation.{{cite news |title=The Grand Launch of Brand New Milk Products |url=http://www.kmfnandini.coop/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=175:the-grand-launch-of-brand-new-milk-products- |publisher=kmfnandini |access-date=6 March 2014}}
In 2015, Dwivedi was made the brand ambassador of Times Asia Wedding Fair.{{cite news |title=Ragini Brand Ambassador for wedding brides. |url=http://southie.in/ragini-brand-ambassador-for-wedding-brides/ |access-date=28 September 2015 |work=southie.in}} The same year, at the India Leadership Conclave in Mumbai, she was honoured and awarded the Most Promising Face of Indian Cinema.{{cite news |title=Ragini: Most promising face of Indian cinema |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Ragini-Most-promising-face-of-Indian-cinema/articleshow/49032455.cms |access-date=28 September 2015 |work=The Times of India |date=20 September 2015}}
Ragini is passionate about the environment. She is [https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/cleanliness-should-begin-at-home-ragini-dwivedi/article25242548.ece brand ambassador] of Hubballi Dharwad Municipal Corporation for the clean city campaign under the Swachh Bharat programme. She [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/regional/kannada/ragini-dwivedi-shares-her-thoughts-on-saving-the-environment/videoshow/76428246.cms spoke about UV Index], alarming levels of UV and the need for environment initiatives.
Controversy
=Drug trafficking case=
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) on 4 September 2020, conducted raids at Ragini Dwivedi's residence in Bengaluru in connection to the Sandalwood drug racket case.{{Cite magazine |author=Nagarjun Dwarakanath |date=4 September 2020 |title=Sandalwood drug racket: Crime Branch raids Ragini Dwivedi's Bengaluru home after actress changes phone |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/sandalwood-drug-racket-crime-branch-raids-ragini-dwivedi-s-bengaluru-home-after-actress-changes-phone-1718461-2020-09-04 |access-date=9 September 2020 |magazine=India Today}} The CCB had intensified its investigation into a drugs haul in Bengaluru after the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested three people from the city, who were allegedly supplying drugs to singers and actors in the Kannada film industry.{{Cite web |title=Kannada Actor Ragini Dwivedi Arrested in Connection With Drugs Case |url=https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/kannada-actor-ragini-dwivedi-arrested-in-connection-with-drugs-case-2290597 |access-date=9 September 2020 |publisher=NDTV}} She was arrested on 4 September 2020, after nearly seven hours of interrogation that happened at the CCB office. She and 11 other were charged under various sections of IPC including criminal conspiracy and Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
{{Cite web |date=5 September 2020 |title=FIR registered against 12 in drug probe, Ragini Dwivedi's bail plea on Monday |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bengaluru-police-register-fir-against-12-in-drug-probe-ragini-dwivedi-s-bail-plea-on-monday/story-mBERcgjlG4UxyhKbwGeEZI.html |access-date=9 September 2020 |website=The Hindustan Times}} She was granted bail after spending 140 days in prison.{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/supreme-court-grants-bail-to-kannada-actor-accused-of-drug-peddling-101611237438667.html |title=Supreme Court grants bail to Kannada actor accused of drug peddling |date=21 January 2021}}
Filmography
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! Year ! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes | |||
| rowspan="2" | 2009 | Neeraja Goswami | rowspan="6" | Kannada | Suvarna Film Award for Best Debut Actress |
| Gokula | Herself | Special appearance | |
| rowspan="5" | 2010 | Ashwini | ||
| Gandedhe | Nandini | ||
| Holi | Rathi | ||
| Naayaka | Madhu | ||
| Kandahar | Aishwarya | Malayalam | |
| rowspan="3" | 2011 | Kavya | rowspan="6" |Kannada | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada |
| Kalla Malla Sulla | Khushboo | ||
| Kaanchaana | Baby | ||
| rowspan="5" | 2012 | Maya | ||
| Villain | Anu | ||
| Shiva | Julie | ||
| Ariyaan | Steffy | Tamil | |
| Face2Face | Jayasree | Malayalam | |
| rowspan="3" | 2013 | Paddhu | rowspan="2" |Kannada | |
| Victory | rowspan="2" | Herself | rowspan="2" | Special appearance | |
| R... Rajkumar | Hindi | ||
| rowspan="3" | 2014 | Tamil | ||
| Ragini IPS | Ragini | rowspan="3" |Kannada | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada |
| Namaste Madam | Radhika | ||
| rowspan="2" | 2015 | Mandira | ||
| Janda Pai Kapiraju | Telugu | ||
| rowspan="2" | 2016 | rowspan="8" |Kannada | ||
| Golisoda | Herself | Special appearance | |
| 2017 | Ragini
| | ||
| rowspan="3" |2018
|Padmini | | |||
| MMCH
|Jhansi Rani | | |||
| The Terrorist
|Reshma | | |||
| 2019
|Nandhini | | |||
| rowspan="2"|2023
|Sheela |Sheela | | |||
| Kick
|Sheela | rowspan="2"|Tamil |Special appearance | |||
| 2024 | Abhi
|Also dubbed in Kannada{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ragini-dwivedi-muruga-ashoks-email-censored-u/a/articleshow/106517759.cms?from=mdr|title=Ragini Dwivedi & Muruga Ashok's 'Email' censored U/A|date=3 January 2024|work= The Times of India}} | ||
| rowspan="4"| 2025 | Herself
|rowspan="4"|Kannada |Special appearance | ||
| Gajarama | Saaraayi Shanthamma | Special appearance | |
| {{Pending film|Vrushabha}}
|{{TBA}} | |||
| {{Pending film|Sorry – Karma Returns}}
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