Pankhuri Awasthi a.k.a VJ Pankhuri is a video jockey and actor.She is the daughter of celebrated playback singer Sapna Awasthi(chaiyya chaiiya fame) and the granddaughter of noted theatre scholar and ex chairperson of National School of Drama,Suresh Awasthi .Currently she is hosting a show based on fashion called Style Junkie, alongside VJ Andy .She is also one of the most eminent emcees with over 100 corporate and entertainment events to her credit.At the moment she is also hosting a music based show ,Airtel Music My Song,My Story.In addition to her Televison work,Pankhuri has also ventured into the spehere of English Theatre with her play 'Utter Cupidity' that is highly critically and commercially acclaimed.VJ Pankhuri made her Bollywood debut in Prabhudeva's Ramaiya Vastavaiya where she was seen playing a negative role.The movie released on 19th July 2013.
She has several TV commercials and music videos to her credit.She currently resides with her immediate family in Mumbai.