Vidisha Srivastava

Vidisha hails from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.^[1] She has one elder brother and one younger sister actress Shanvi Srivastava. She graduated with a degree in biotechnology and did a course in business management.^[2]

Vidisha was an aspiring actor but started her career as a model.^[2] She made her television debut at 16 with Chaudah Phere in 2004, A Doordarshan Serial in which she played the lead character.^[3]

She made her film debut at 19 ^[2] in SP Entertainments's Maa Iddari Madhya. In 2007, she had three releases in early 2007, Alaa, Prem and in E. V. V. Satyanarayana's Athili Sattibabu LKG, out of which Athili Sattibabu LKG was a hit. Oneindia in its Alaa review wrote that Vidisha "looked gorgeous and she is the only saving grace adding to the film the glamour quotient of the film". About her performance in Athili Sattibabu LKG, Sify wrote, "Vidisha is superb in dance sequences and proved her mettle as a good dancer. She also has enough scope to display her talents". Similarly, Indiaglitz wrote, "Vidisha had performed well, besides filling the glamour slot".

Later in 2007 she made her Kannada debut in Nali Naliyutha (2007). The Times of India wrote, "Vidisha is a perfect choice for the role",^[4] while Rediff wrote that she "is yet to learn what acting is all about though she looks glamorous".^[5] Her first Tamil film was Kathavarayan, released in 2008 ^[6][7] and her first Malayalam film Lucky Jokers released in 2011. She returned to Telugu cinema in 2012 with Devaraya and 123telugu.com wrote that she was good and "may have some future in the industry if she takes care of her projects". She also worked in a Kannada film, Viraat, again.

After 13 years, She returned to television with Yeh Hai Mohabbatein as Roshni Bhalla in 2017. Later in 2019 she played the role of Ratri Gujral in Meri Gudiya which gone off air in 2020, due Covid 19 Outbreak in India. She also played the role of Sita in Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran and Devi Parvati in Kahat Hanuman Jai Shri Ram 2020 and Durga – Mata Ki Chhaya in 2021 and Shiu Krishna Joshi in Kashibai Bajirao Ballal from 2021 to 2022.

Since 2022, She is playing the lead role of Anita Vibhuti Narayan Mishra in Popular Hindi Sitcom Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hain opposite Aasif Sheikh for which she got praised by the audience over the years.

In 2026, She made her comeback in films from Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain! Fun On The Run based on her longest Indian television series Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hain opposite Aasif Sheikh.

Vidisha married Sayak Paul in December 2016 in her hometown Varanasi.^[1][8] Paul works in a mining company in Ranchi and is from Kolkata.^[1][9] She gave birth to a daughter in July 2023.^[10]