Pankhuri Awasthy Rode (born 31 March 1991) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi television.
Awasthy Rode was born on 31 March 1991 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
She grew up in Delhi and did her Bachelor's in English from Hindu College, Delhi University.
Later she moved to Bangalore for a job in marketing.
2014
She made her acting debut in 2014 with Yeh Hai Aashiqui portraying Saima.
Awasthy Rode is best known for her portrayal of Razia Sultan in Razia Sultan and Draupadi in Suryaputra Karn.
Awasthy's other notable include portraying Vedika in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai and Kajal Bhatt Khurana in Gud Se Meetha Ishq.
She made her film debut with Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan in 2021.
In 2014, she ultimately moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in acting.
2017
In October 2017, Awasthy got engaged to actor Gautam Rode.
In 2017, she played the lead role of Amla in Star Plus’s show Kya Qusoor Hai Amala Ka?, which is an Indian adaptation of famous Turkish show Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?.
2018
Awasthy and Rode got married on 5 February 2018 in Alwar.
In April 2023, the couple announced their pregnancy.
On 25 July 2023, the couple became parents to twins, a boy and a girl.
Awasthy Rode played the role of Seher in MTV Fanaah Season 2.
After that, she played the role of Razia Sultan in &TV’s historical drama Razia Sultan.
She also played Draupadi in the mythological drama Suryaputra Karn.
2019
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.
2020
Rode made her debut in Hindi cinema with Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, which was released on 21 February 2020.
In 2022, she portrayed Kajal Bhatt Khurana in Gud Se Meetha Ishq.
In 2021, She joined Sab TV's show Maddam Sir in the role of ASI Mira, a humanoid robot.
