Peeya Rai Chowdhary is an Indian

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

. Peeya Rai was married to model

Shayan Munshi Shayan Munshi is an Indian actor and model. He made his debut in the 2003 Bollywood film Jhankaar Beats and has performed in award-winning films such as ''The Bong Connection'' and ''Carnival''. Shayan has hosted Television series like ''Cook Na ...

, who was a controversial witness in the murder trial of Jessica Lal. in 2006, but separated from him in 2010. She played Lakhi in

Gurinder Chadha Gurinder Chadha, (born 10 January 1960) is a British film director of Indian origin. Most of her films explore the lives of Indians living in England. The common theme among her work showcases the trials of Indian women living in the UK and ho ...

's '' Bride and Prejudice,'' Rita in the movie ''

The Bong Connection ''The Bong Connection'' is a 2006 Bengali- English language Indian film starring Raima Sen, Shayan Munshi and Parambrata Chatterjee and directed by Anjan Dutt. The movie is based on the lives of Bengalis in the U.S. and Kolkata. Plot The story ...

'' (where she worked with husband Munshi) and played "Kiran" in the TV show ''

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''. She studied at National College, Mumbai.

Filmography

*'' Bhoot'' (2003) as Peeya *''

Chupke Se ''Chupke Se'' ( en, Secretly), is a 2003 Bollywood Romantic comedy film, directed by Shona Urvashi. It stars Zulfi Syed, Masumeh Makhija, Rati Agnihotri, Tinnu Anand, Om Puri, Reema Lagoo and Dilip Prabhawalkar. The film's soundtrack was comp ...

'' (2003) as Sheetal *''

Darna Mana Hai ''Darna Mana Hai'' (English: ''Fear is Forbidden'') is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language anthology Horror film Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes. Horror films often explore ...

'' (2003) as Mehnaz *''

Vaastu Shastra ''Vastu shastra'' ( hi, वास्तु शास्त्र, ' – literally "science of architecture") is a traditional Indian system of architecture based on ancient texts that describe principles of design, layout, measurements, groun ...

'' (2004) (credited as Piya Rai Choudhray) as Radhika *'' Bride & Prejudice'' (2004) (credited as Peeya Rai Choudhuri) as Lakhi Bakshi *'' Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak'' (2005) as Employee at Mommy's Pizza *'' My Brother... Nikhil'' (2005) as Catherine *''

'' (2006) *''The Truck of Dreams'' (2006)

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