Patralekha was born on 20 February 1990[5][6][7][8] in Shillong in a Bengali 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.[9] She went to The Assam Valley School, Assam, a boarding school and then graduated from the Bishop Cotton Girls' School, Bangalore.[10]
Patralekha's father wanted her to follow in his footsteps, but she was interested in acting.[11] While completing her graduation in Mumbai at H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, she did a few commercials for Blackberry, and Tata Docomo, before getting a break in films.[12] Patralekhaa has also received formal training in Bharatnatyam.[8]
In 2017, Patralekha made her web debut with Bose: Dead/Alive opposite Rajkummar Rao. For the series, she received iReel Award for Best Actress - Drama nomination.[19] In the next year, Patralekha first appeared in the series Cheers. Patralekha then played a ghost opposite Abhay Deol in Nanu Ki Jaanu.[20] Many critics found her part in the film to be "negligible".[21] In 2019, Patralekha played a surrogate mother opposite Divyendu Sharma in the Zee5 film Badnaam Gali and received positive response for her performance.[22][23]
After appearing in the 2020 series Forbidden Love, Patralekha played an aspiring actress in the 2021 series Mai Hero Boll Raha Hu, opposite Parth Samthaan. Archika Khurana of Times of India stated, "Patralekha raises the oomph factor as Laila and shares a sizzling chemistry with Parth."[24] In 2022, she played an activist-doctor in the series Teerandaz. Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV noted, "Patralekha delivers in the scenes that matter. If only there were more such moments, her performance might have acquired greater depth and range."[25]
Patralekha has been in a relationship with actor Rajkummar Rao since 2010.[26] On 15 November 2021, the couple got married in a traditional Hindu wedding at The Oberoi Sukhvilas Spa Resort in Chandigarh.[27][28]
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