Rati Pandey
{{short description|Indian actress (born 1982)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Rati Pandey
| image = Rati Pandey Hitler Didi.jpg
| caption = Pandey in 2012
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2005–present
| known_for = Hitler Didi, Miley Jab Hum Tum, Shaadi Mubarak
| height =
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Rati Pandey is an Indian actress known for her performances in Hitler Didi, Miley Jab Hum Tum, Porus, Devi Adi Parashakti, Begusarai, Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai and Shaadi Mubarak.
Early life and background
Rati Pandey was born in a Hindu Brahmin family on 11 September 1982 in Assam, India. She lived there for seven years and then her family moved to Patna, Bihar where she studied at St. Karen's High School, Patna.{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/rati-pandey-on-her-struggling-days-i-lived-in-a-small-room-and-survived-on-biscuits-4999300/ |title=Rati Pandey on her struggling days: I lived in a small room and survived on biscuits|date=26 December 2017 }}{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/rati-pandey-travels-from-patna-to-mumbai-via-flight-i-didnt-have-a-ppe-kit-so-i-wore-two-t-shirts-and-then-a-shirt-over-it/articleshow/76358346.cms |title=Rati Pandey travels from Patna to Mumbai via flight: 'I didn't have a PPE kit, so I wore two t-shirts and then a shirt over it'|website=The Times of India |date=13 June 2020 }}{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/rati-pandey-to-have-a-low-key-chhath-puja-celebration-at-home-in-patna-owing-to-covid/articleshow/79303274.cms |title=Rati Pandey to have a low key Chhath puja celebration at home in Patna owing to Covid|website=The Times of India |date=19 November 2020 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/rati-pandey-deepak-thakur-celebrate-chhath-puja-2020-1742778-2020-11-21 |title=Rati Pandey, Deepak Thakur celebrate Chhath Puja 2020|date=21 November 2020 }} Sushant Singh Rajput's elder sister used to be her classmate. She completed schooling from the Kendriya Vidyalaya school, Sadiq Nagar, New Delhi. Rati graduated from the Miranda House College at Delhi University specializing in Economics.
Career
Rati Pandey started her career as a participant in the reality show Idea Zee Cinestars ki Khoj in 2006. She also appeared in Sony TV's crime based thriller C.I.D, and Sahara One's horror show Raat Hone Ko Hai.{{cite web |url=http://headlinesindia.mapsofindia.com/entertainment-news/television/hitler-didi-rati-pandey-happy-with-appreciation-140970.html |title='Hitler Didi' Rati Pandey happy with appreciation |access-date=27 August 2013 |archive-date=19 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019061407/http://headlinesindia.mapsofindia.com/entertainment-news/television/hitler-didi-rati-pandey-happy-with-appreciation-140970.html |url-status=dead }} She has appeared in TV commercial of Champions Appliances as well.
Rati's television career continued with Deepti Bhatnagar's Shaadi Street on STAR One, in which she played the lead role "Nandini". After that, she played the lead role of Prarthna Thakraal in Zee TV's show Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai produced by Shreya Creations.
In 2008, she got the role of Nupur Bhushan in the show Miley Jab Hum Tum. Nupur was a bubbly girl who became popular with fans; when the producers wrote the character out of the show, the show's fans convinced them to let Nupur return to the show.{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}
After the end of Miley Jab Hum Tum in 2010, Rati participated in the dance reality show Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan on NDTV Imagine. She also participated in a travel-based reality show on Star Plus called Ritz Jee Le Ye Pal.{{cite web |url=http://www.udaipurblog.com/ritz-jeele-ye-pal-a-tv-reality-show-shot-entirely-in-udaipur.html |title=Rati Pandey to participate in Ritz Jeele Ye Pal: A TV Reality Show|date=8 September 2011 }}
In 2011, Pandey was offered a lead role in the show Hitler Didi opposite Sumit Vats. She portrayed several different characters in the show.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/double-role-getting-hectic-for-rati-pandey/199409 |title=Double role getting hectic for Rati Pandey|date=6 February 2013 }}
Apart from daily soaps, Rati has also appeared in reality shows including Laughter Ke Phatke{{cite web |url=http://forum.punjabijunktion.co.in/f122/miley-jab-hum-tum-laughs-laughter-ke-phatke-31776/ |title=Miley Jab Hum Tum Cast Laughs in Laughter Ke Phatke |access-date=26 September 2015 |archive-date=15 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815174737/http://forum.punjabijunktion.co.in/f122/miley-jab-hum-tum-laughs-laughter-ke-phatke-31776/ |url-status=dead }} and Zara Nachke Dikha on STAR One, SAB TV's show Movers and Shakers (Hosted by Shekhar Suman),{{cite web |url=http://celebritiies-talk.info/shekhar-interviews-actress-rati-panday-and-smita-singh-episode-51-21st-may-2012/ |title=Shekhar Suman interviews Actress Rati Pandey in Movers and Shakers |access-date=26 September 2015 |archive-date=13 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213130559/http://celebritiies-talk.info/shekhar-interviews-actress-rati-panday-and-smita-singh-episode-51-21st-may-2012/ |url-status=dead }} Colors TV's Bigg Boss 6 Grand Finale (Hosted by Salman Khan){{cite web |url=http://www.filmyboxoffice.com/video-play/asha-negi-and-rati-pandey-in-bigg-boss-6-press-conference__tnNKpE1q068.html |title=Rati Pandey and Asha Negi at Bigg Boss 6 Grand Finale |access-date=26 September 2015 |archive-date=15 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815135951/http://www.filmyboxoffice.com/video-play/asha-negi-and-rati-pandey-in-bigg-boss-6-press-conference__tnNKpE1q068.html |url-status=dead }} and Sony TV's Comedy Circus. She has also been part of Zee Rishton ki Antakshari 2012.
Rati hosted the 10th Indian Television Academy Awards in 2010 along with Arjun Bijlani.{{cite web |url=http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/publications/gr8/articles_details.php?date=2010-12-07 |title=Rati Pandey hosted 10th Indian Television Academy Awards 2010 Red Carpet |access-date=26 September 2015 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194903/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/publications/gr8/articles_details.php?date=2010-12-07 |url-status=dead }} She also hosted Zee TV's 20th Diwali Special Episode and a brief segment of Zee Rishtey Awards 2012 together with Rithvik Dhanjani.{{cite web |url=http://www.zeetv.com/news-media/gossip-trivia/rithvik-dhanjani-and-rati-pandey-to-host-zee-ki-beesvi-diwali.html |title=Rithvik Dhanjani and Rati Pandey to host "Zee Ki Beesvi Diwali}}
After a sabbatical of two years, Pandey returned to television in 2016 with Begusarai, where she played 'Komal'.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/scoops/347456/rati-pandey-makes-her-tv-comeback-begusarai |title=Rati Pandey makes her TV comeback in Begusarai! |website=pinkvilla.com |access-date=15 August 2017}} In the same year, she was also seen in a special cameo appearance on TV show 'Tenali Rama' as Princess Devyani.{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/rati-pandey-joins-the-cast-of-tenali-rama/articleshow/71504289.cms |title=Rati Pandey joins the cast of Tenali Rama |website=The Times of India |date=9 October 2019 |language=en-US}}
In 2017, she portrayed the role of Queen Anusuya in Sony TV's Porus.{{cite web |url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/hitler-didi-actress-rati-pandey-all-set-to-play-a-powerful-princess-in-her-comeback-show-1901868/ |title=Rati Pandey all set to play powerful princess in Porus}} In 2019, Pandey played the role of Vidya in Star Plus's Divya Drishti.
In October 2020, she took the replacement lead female role of Star Plus’s Shaadi Mubarak opposite Manav Gohil which was played by Rajshree Thakur.
Filmography
= Films =
= Television =
== Special appearances ==
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Ref. |
|---|
| rowspan="2" |2008
| Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi | rowspan="2" |Nupur Bhushan | |
| Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan
| |
| 2009
| Laughter Ke Phatke | rowspan="3" |Herself | |
| 2012
| Movers and Shakers | |
| 2013
| |
| rowspan="3" |2019
| rowspan="2" |Vidya Sharma |
| Nazar
| |
| Tenali Rama
| Princess Devyani |
= Web series =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes ! class="unsortable"| Ref. |
|---|
| 2022
| Aashiqana | Mrs. Chauhan | Season 1 | |
| 2024-2025
| Maa Saraswati | |
| 2024
| Insta Empire | Anika | Audio series |
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|3575176}}
- {{Instagram|ratipandey}}
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Category:Indian television actresses
Category:Indian soap opera actresses
Category:Actresses in Hindi television
Category:Kendriya Vidyalaya alumni