Rajshri Deshpande, an Indian actress who extends her talent in theater, films and TV shows and also is vastly driven towards community services. Her recent film Sexy Durga, directed by Sanal Kumar Sasidharan just won at the Rotterdam Film Festival. She played the lead, Durga in the film. Her role in Angry Indian Goddesses also fetched her a lot of acclaim. She has also appeared in movies like Talaash and Kick and has acted in TV shows which include, Kuch Toh Log Kahenge and 24: India. She also has extensively done theater and has shown her talent in regional cinema too.
Sexy Durga is an erotic social satire and explores the threat of violence faced by a young couple when they elope in the dead of the night. The movie title refers to the female character and reflects the collective attitude of the men who pick her up.
She is extremely inclined towards social services as well and apart from her acting, dedicates her time to extensively helping others. She has adopted a village in Maharashtra called Pandhri Pimpalgaon and has conducted rainwater harvesting project, it helped the locals to bring back the life of the dead native river Bembla, a couple of people from the industry immensely supported her for this cause. Rescue Foundation. an NGO that not only rescues but rehabilitates and repatriate girls from human trafficking to name a few. Apart from this, sShe has been associated with organizations such as: Dharavi Dairy, Boodhnoor Vaidyashala, SOS papa, Beach O Beach, Plastics along with Juhi Chawla,