Patralekha Paul
Born/Date of Birthday: 20 February 1989
Place of Birth: Shillong, Meghalaya, India
Nationality: Indian
Other names: Anwita Paul
Occupation: Actress
Height: 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Spouse(s): Rajkummar Rao ​(m. 2021)​
Siblings: Agnish Paul, Parnalekha Mishra Paul

Patralekha Paul Rao (born 20 February 1989) is an Indian actress. She made her debut with director Hansal Mehta's Hindi film CityLights, alongside Rajkummar Rao.

Early life
Patralekha was born in Shillong, Meghalaya, in a Bengali Kayastha family, to a Chartered Accountant father and a homemaker mother Papri Paul. In an interview, she stated that her grandmother was a poet. She has two siblings Parnalekha Paul and Agnish Paul. She went to The Assam Valley School, a boarding school, and then graduated from Bishop Cotton Girls' School, Bangalore. Her father wanted her to follow in his footsteps, but she was interested in acting. While studying in H.R. College of Commerce and Economics she did a few commercials for Blackberry, and Tata Docomo, before getting a break in films.

Personal life
Patralekha has been in a relationship with actor Rajkummar Rao since 2010. On November 15, 2021 the couple got married in a traditional Indian wedding.

Career
Patralekha made her film debut with a leading role in the drama CityLights, opposite Rajkummar Rao. Directed by Hansal Mehta, the film tells the story of a poor couple living in Rajasthan who to Mumbai in search of livelihood. Made on a low budget, the film became a commercial success and earned her positive reviews from critics.

Her next film, Love Games, was an urban-thriller directed by Vikram Bhatt and produced by Mukesh Bhatt and Mahesh Bhatt. The cast of the film included Patralekha, Gaurav Arora and Tara Alisha Berry.