Priya Raina

Priya Raina
Born	(1988-11-05) 5 November 1988 (age 36) Kashmir, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	RJ, actress, singer, comedian, host, voice-over artist
Years active	2009–present

Priya Raina (born 5 November 1988) is an Indian television actress, singer, comedian, host, and voice over artist born in Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India. She is best known for her comedy show on Sony TV Comedy Circus Ka Naya Daur. In 2019 she released her first Kashmiri music video "Madno" winning her accolades. In 2020 she won an award in India Voice Fest for the best female voice in Hindi Drama category. She was recently seen in popular web series ‘Rocket Boys’ on Sony Liv..[1]

Personal life

Priya Raina was born on 5 November 1988 in Kashmir, India to Shuban Lal Raina and Rekha Raina, belonging to the generations of Kashmiri Pandits who experienced the Kashmiri Pandit genocide in her childhood. She holds a master's degree in English Literature and is a trained singer.

She started her career as a radio jockey with Big FM, and later participated in the reality show India's Got Talent on Colors followed by comedy circus on Sony Tv. She has also acted in various tv shows, films and commercials. She is a well known voice artist.[2][3][4]

Filmography

Films

Year	Movie Name	Role	Language
2020	Shimla Mirchi	Sonu	Hindi

Year	Web Series Name	Role	Language
2022	Rocket Boys (web series)	Pratima Puri	Hindi

Television

Year	Title	Role
2009	India's Got Talent	Contestant
2011	Comedy Circus Ka Naya Daur	Contestant
2012	Movers & Shakers	Various characters
2014	Fakebook with Kavita	Various characters
2014	Comedy Classes	Various characters
2014	Maharakshak: Aryan	Jal Mann / Goddess
2015	Reporters[5]	Author Nalini
2015	Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Baar Phir[6]	Dr. Surbhi
2016	Mazaak Mazaak Mein	Various characters
2017	Har Mard Ka Dard	Professor Rastogi
2017–2018	Sajan Re Phir Jhooth Mat Bolo	Kangana Kalia (KK), Fake Daimaa
2018	Kya Haal, Mr. Paanchal?	Mohini
2018	Super Sisters - Chalega Pyar Ka Jaadu	Dr. Tanushree

Dubbing roles

Live action films

Foreign language films

Film title	Actress	Character	Dub Language	Original Language	Original Year release	Dub Year release	Notes
Star Wars: The Force Awakens	Daisy Ridley	Rey	Hindi	English	2015	2015
Star Wars: The Last Jedi	Daisy Ridley	Rey	Hindi	English	2017	2017
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker	Daisy Ridley	Rey	Hindi	English	2019	2019

Indian films

Film title	Actress	Character	Dub Language	Original Language	Original Year release	Dub Year release	Notes
Welcome 2 Karachi	Lauren Gottlieb	ISI Agent Shazia Ansari	Hindi		2015		Due to the actresses' poor knowledge of Hindi, Priya's voice replaced theirs, even though the films had already been shot in Hindi.
Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3	Mandana Karimi	Shaalu Karjatiya	Hindi		2016
Hate Story 4	Rita Siddiqui	Monica	Hindi		2018
Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava	Pooja Hegde	Aravindha	Hindi	Telugu	2018	2020	Performed alongside Sanket Mhatre who voiced Jr. NTR as Veera Raghava Reddy in Hindi.
Saakshyam	Pooja Hegde	Soundarya Lahari	Hindi	Telugu	2018	2020
Jagame Thandhiram	Aishwarya Lekshmi	Attila	Hindi	Tamil	2021	2021	Performed alongside Sachin Gole who voiced Dhanush as Suruli in Hindi.

References

1. "Bollywood comedians to judge Jammu talent on November 22". Tribune India. 20 November 2015.
2. "INDIA GOT TALENT Mimicry anyone by GotTalent in". YouTube. 16 June 2011.
3. "Karan V. Grover and Priya Raina to play lead in Sonali Jaffar's TV show". 23 June 2015.
4. Ridhima Pandit replaces Priya Raina in Sonali Jaffar's TV show
5. "Priya Raina to enter Reporters!". www.desi-serials.tv. 26 June 2015.
6. "Priya Raina to enter 'Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?'". The Times of India. 28 April 2015.

External links

• Priya Raina at IMDb
• Priya Raina on Facebook
• Priya Raina on Instagram
• Priya Raina on Twitter