Irina Rudakova (also known as Ira Rai on social media) is a Russian model, actress, and yoga enthusiast who relocated to India in her early twenties and built a career in Indian entertainment. While not much is publicly documented about her early life in Russia, she moved to India and gradually established herself across modeling, television, and sports entertainment. She walked the ramp for the international fashion brand DKNY in Dubai in 2014, marking an early milestone in her modelling career. On Indian television, she made her acting debut in the popular Hindi daily drama Choti Sarrdaarni (Colors TV, 2022), playing Scarlet - the ex-fiancée of the character Zorawar - earning her recognition with Indian audiences. She also featured in the Marathi rap music video Tuxedo (2023). In 2024, she served as a cheerleader at two high-profile cricket events: IPL 2024 and the ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup. She is a dedicated yoga practitioner and regularly shares yoga content on her social media. In July 2024, she entered Bigg Boss Marathi Season 5 hosted by Riteish Deshmukh as its first ever foreign contestant. She was eliminated in Week 4 (Day 27), finishing fourteenth.
Being the first foreign contestant in the history of Bigg Boss Marathi (Season 5, 2024); her role as Scarlet, Zorawar's ex-fiancée, in the Hindi romantic drama Choti Sarrdaarni (Colors TV, 2022); walking the ramp for DKNY in Dubai (2014); serving as a cheerleader at IPL 2024 and the 2024 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup; finishing fourteenth in Bigg Boss Marathi Season 5.