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She is best known for her portrayal of Draupadi in B R Chopra's hit television series Mahabharat. [7] Often promoted as the Tollywood's answer to Bollywood's Shabana Azmi, she is known for her versatility and accent adaptation. [8] [9] [10] She has worked with directors such as Mrinal Sen, Aparna Sen, Goutam Ghose and Rituparno Ghosh.
The game of dice leading to Draupadi's 'cheer haran' took Mahabharat at its peak viewership (10 TVMs) and helped the broadcasting channel Star Plus clock one of the highest GTVMs. [59] Overall, it became the tenth most watched Hindi GEC of 2013 with an average viewership of 5.6 million and a peak viewership of 7.2 million.
Mahabharat along with Ramayan (1987), became one of the most successful television series based on an epic in Indian television history. Many actors became popular through their appearances in this series. Nitish Bharadwaj became famous as Lord Krishna and later he also played lead role in Chopra's another mythological show Vishnu Puran. [46]
She played the character from 2013 to 2019 and earned four consecutive Gold Award for Best Actress in a Negative Role for her performance. [ 44 ] [ 45 ] In 2013, she also played Sanya Nair in Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon and appeared in the first episode of Yeh Hai Aashiqui as a married woman who falls in love with her student. [ 46 ]
She made her acting debut in 2012 with Star Plus's Teri Meri Love Stories, where she played Siya Behl, an episodic role. In 2013, she portrayed the role of Draupadi on Star Plus's Mahabharat. [5] The show was critically and commercially successful. [6] The show ended in August 2014.
In 2019, she played an episodic role in the Colors TV's show Kaun Hai? as Pauloma / Anvesha and also appeared in the & TV's show Laal Ishq. From June 2019 to January 2020 she played the role of Vedika Agarwal in Star Plus's drama Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. [10] [11] [12] Awasthy made her debut in Hindi cinema with Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan ...
She played Draupadi in Shyam Benegal's Bharat Ek Khoj (1988). She has also acted Andaz (1995) and played Gunsundari in Saraswatichandra (2013). [1] She was a part of several Indian TV soap operas, playing the roles of a mother in Ye Meri Life Hai (2004) and Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa (2006). [citation needed] She had also modeled in many commercials. [1]
Draupadi is a mythological Indian television series that ran for two years from 2001 to 2002 on Sahara One. It was produced by Vijay Kashyap and directed by Surendra Mohan. The music was composed by Talat Aziz and Jaspinder Narula sang the title song. The serial is based on the Odia novel Yajnaseni by Pratibha Ray.