Ayesha Raza Mishra
Ayesha Raza Mishra | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ayesha Raza 26 September 1977[1] |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse | |
| Relatives | Ismat Chughtai (grand-aunt) Rashid Jahan (grand-aunt) Begum Khurshid Mirza (grand-aunt) Hajrah Begum (grand-aunt) Uzra Butt (grand-aunt) Zohra Segal (grand-aunt) Kiran Segal (cousin) Khawar Mumtaz (aunt) Samiya Mumtaz (cousin) Salman Haider (cousin) Navina Najat Haidar (niece) |
Ayesha Raza Mishra (born 26 September 1977) is an Indian actress.
Career
Ayesha Raza Mishra began her career by working in theatre, advertisements, and television shows.[2] She went on to portray motherly roles in several films including Madaari (2016),[3] Befikre (2016), Toilet – Ek Prem Katha (2017) and Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety (2018).[2][4][5] She received acclamation for her portrayal of a noisy, comical Punjabi mother in the 2018 film Veere Di Wedding.[2] She went on to play Gunjan Saxena's mother in Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl.[6]
Personal life
Ayesha is married to actor Kumud Mishra.[7] They have a son named Kabir.[8] Her grand aunts include Zohra Sehgal and Uzra Butt.[9]
Filmography
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Raghu Romeo | News Reader | |||||
| 2004 | Dhoom | Sunaina | |||||
| 2007 | Return of Hanuman | Maruti's mother | Animated film; voice role | ||||
| 2008 | Mumbai Meri Jaan | Sejal Agarwal | |||||
| 2010 | Thanks Maa | Motwani's wife | |||||
| 2015 | The Exile | Sudha Sharma | short film | 2015 | Dil Dhadakne | Indu Mehra | Super Hit |
| Das Capital Gulamon Ki Rajdhani | Pansokha | ||||||
| Dil Dhadakne Do | Indoo Mehra | [10] | |||||
| 2016 | Happy Bhag Jayegi | Rifat Bi | |||||
| Befikre | Shyra's mother | ||||||
| Madaari | Goswami's wife | ||||||
| 2017 | Khaane Mein Kya Hai | Mother | short film[11] | ||||
| Toilet: Ek Prem Katha | Vidya | ||||||
| 2018 | Love per Square Foot | Poonam Tiwari | Netflix film | ||||
| Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety | Manju Sharma | ||||||
| Veere Di Wedding | Rishabh's mother | ||||||
| Babbar ka Tabbar | Mrs. Babbar | ZEE5 | |||||
| 2019 | Student of the Year 2 | Archana Singh | |||||
| Bharat | Jamuna Kumari | ||||||
| Chappad Phaad Ke | Vaishali Gupchup | ||||||
| 2020 | Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl | Kirti Saxena | Netflix film | ||||
| Ginny Weds Sunny | Shobha Juneja | ||||||
| Laxmii | Ratna Rajput | Disney Plus Hotstar film | |||||
| 2023 | Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar | Mrs. Malhotra | |||||
| 2025 | Aap Jaisa Koi | Kusum Tripathi | Netflix film | ||||
| 2026 | Do Deewane Seher Mein |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Yudh | Nayantara Sikarwar | |
| 2015 | Bang Baaja Baarat | Roli Sharma | |
| 2016 | Permanent Roommates | Ila | |
| 2019 | Made in Heaven | Renu Gupta | |
| 2021 | The Married Woman | Babbo | |
| 2022 | Sutliyan | Supriya | |
| 2023 | The Freelancer | Sabeen | |
| 2025 | Single Papa | Poonam Gehlot | Netflix series[12] |
References
- ^ "Kumud Mishra's (husband) interview". YouTube.
- ^ a b c "Veere Di Wedding actor Ayesha Raza Mishra: Bollywood mothers have evolved". The Indian Express. 24 June 2018.
- ^ "'Madaari' review: Powerful and thought provoking". Sify. Archived from the original on 25 July 2016.
- ^ Joshi, Namrata (23 February 2018). "'Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety' review: Men are from Mars". The Hindu.
- ^ "'Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety': A light-hearted tug of war". TheQuint. 23 February 2018.
- ^ "Gunjan Saxena actor Ayesha Raza Mishra: Janhvi Kapoor is an old soul". The Indian Express. 17 August 2020.
- ^ "A PARTY OF FIVE". Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Life in the times of love-jihad". Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Ayesha Raza artist detail". Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "'Dil Dhadakne Do' - pulsates with fine performances". Deccan Herald. 5 June 2015.
- ^ "Watch: How a mother and daughter talk about sex without even referring to it". Hindustan Times. 11 July 2017.
- ^ "'Single Papa': Kunal Kemmu Headlines New Netflix Comedy Series". The Hollywood Reporter. 19 November 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.