1. Rasika was born to a Sikh family with Burmese roots settled in Jamshedpur.
2. Rasika, an alumnus of Delhi’s LSR College, and her actor husband, Mukul Chadda, are both Math majors.
3. She may be known for her serious roles, but Rasika often uses her comedy skills to connect with her 1-million-strong Instagram audience. During the Covid-19 pandemic, she co-wrote a hilarious short film with her husband, titled Banana Bread, and appeared on a comic podcast called Uncovidable.
4. For one year, Rasika went to Recife in Brazil as an exchange student, where the medium of instruction at school was Portuguese.
5. Rasika is a committed actor. She took Urdu lessons for Manto (2018), learned the piano for Little Thomas (in theatres next month), and has religiously practised volleyball for an unreleased project.
6. The FTII, Pune grad started her acting career on stage, performing in plays such as Romeo and Juliet and The Vagina Monologues.
7. Besides being part of the International Emmy-winning Delhi Crime, Rasika has won many accolades, the most recent being the Filmfare OTT critics’ award for Best Actor (Female) in 2025 for Shekhar Home (2024-).
8. Rasika is that person who will order white wine at a beer bar.
9. These days, Rasika is picking up pickleball but insists she will never play it competitively because “I’ll be very sad if I lose”.
10. A Capricorn, the 41-year-old says she’s more Capricorn than any Capricorn.
11. Rasika is more of a dog person.
12. From the wide range of characters she’s played, Rasika most closely identifies with Neeti Singh (Delhi Crime) in real life.
13. Before shooting for Mirzapur: The Movie, Rasika re-watched the first season of the show, which she regrets in hindsight, because the film’s timeline precedes the events in the series.
