Devika Bhise

Executive Producer

Devika Bhise was most recently seen starring alongside Jeremy Irons, Dev Patel, Toby Jones, and Stephen Fry in The Man Who Knew Infinity, based on the book by Robert Kanigel. The movie, produced by Ed Pressman and directed by Matt Brown, follows the life story of genius mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. Bhise plays the wife of Ramanujan, portrayed by Dev Patel. The film premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and was released by IFC on April 29, 2016. Up next, Bhise will star as Rani Lakshmibai, the historic Queen of Jhansi, in Swords and Scepters: The Rani of Jhansi, telling the incredible story of the Queen who fiercely led her army against the British East India Co. in the infamous mutiny of 1857. Bhise co-wrote the script with Swati Bhise and Olivia Emden.

Devika has also acted in the The Rest of Us, a film that tackles the complex issues of coming out, anxiety, cutting, and suicide, based on the 2015 documentary Better to Live. Her other films include the thriller Impossible Monsters with Santino Fontana, and Mosaic with Arliss Howard. Early on in her career, Bhise was featured in the romantic comedy The Accidental Husband that was directed by Griffin Dunne. Other cast included Uma Thurman, Collin Firth, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. In 2018, Devika participated in the prestigious Sundance Director's Lab.

Beyond her work in film, the actress was seen starring in two episodes of the CBS crime drama Elementary with Johnny Lee Miller. In addition, Bhise has appeared in numerous theatrical productions including Partial Comfort's off-Broadway play And Miles To Go where she starred as the lead actress "Tiffani Ribello." Prior to this, Bhise starred in a production of The Partition by Ira Hauptman as a student at Johns Hopkins University. The play, which is based on Robert Kanigel's book The Man Who Knew Infinity, contributed to her achieving the role as Ramanujan's wife in the 2015 movie adaption.

Bhise attended Johns Hopkins University, where she was awarded the Hodson Trust Scholarship and the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship under the mentorship of the award-winning actor, John Astin. As a Woodrow Wilson Fellow, Bhise brought the nearly extinct UNESCO heritage art form, Kudiyattam, to the United States for the first time.