Rajeshwari was born on 14 April 1973 in Mumbai to a Punjabi father and a mother from Southern India.

After completing her graduation from Guru Nanak Khalsa College (King's Circle) in Mumbai, she started her career on stage doing plays with Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA).She married Varun Badola on 25 November 2004.

She made her film debut with Marathi film Aayatya Gharat Gharoba (1991) directed by Sachin.

Her second film was Shyam Benegal's Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1992). She then became a regular in his films, and was cast in Mammo (1994), Sardari Begum (1996), Samar (1999), Hari-Bhari (2000), Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2005) and Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008). She also appeared in the Hollywood film Little Buddha (1993) and later in Tales of Kamasutra: The Perfumed Garden (1998). She also worked in Samvidhaan (TV Series) show, directed by Shyam Benegal.

She sang the pop song Hulle Hullare in the album of the same name released in 2007.

She is currently playing the role of Radhabai in Sony TV's Historical period drama series Peshwa Bajirao.

Filmography