Rasika Dugal (born 17 January 1985) is an Indian actress. She is known for her roles in several Indian movies and television shows.She made her screen debut with a small role, in the film Anwar (2007). And then she went onto star in many critically acclaimed films namely No Smoking (2007), Aurangzeb (2013), Qissa (2015), Train Station (2015), Tu Hai Mera Sunday (2017), Hamid (2018) etc. In 2018, she was seen in the biographical movie Manto based on the life of writer Saadat Hassan Manto, where she essayed the role of Safia, Manto's wife. For which she garnered her first Screen Award nomination in the category Best Supporting Actress. Then in 2020, she appeared in movies like Lootcase and Darbaan, for both the release her performance was appreciated. Despite films, Rasika was continuously active in the television industry. She appeared in many television serials such as Powder (2010), Kismat (2010), Upanishad Ganga (2012), P.O.W.- Bandi Yuddh Ke (2016) etc.Rasika's breakthrough came in the year 2018 for her role in the Amazon Prime Video original series Mirzapur, for which she earned a nomination in Indian Television Academy Awards in the category of Best Actress in a web series. Since then, she has received critical appraisal for multiple web series including, Made in Heaven (2019), Delhi Crime (2019), Out of Love (2019-2021), A Suitable Boy (2020), OK Computer (2021). In 2020, she co-written a short film with her husband (Mukul Chadda) titled Banana Bread. She also did a comic podcast named Uncovidable (2020), which was created by Vekeana Dhillon. It is available on the platform Audible.