Her father Rakesh Kumar Dwivedi, born in Rewari, was a Colonel in the Indian Army[3] and her mother Rohini, a housewife.

[10] The year 2012 saw her featuring in films alongside leading male actors of Kannada cinema, with Upendra in Aarakshaka and with Shivarajkumar in Shiva.

She received the award for the best actress in the critics' category for her performance in Shiva as well as in Arakshaka her role was highly appreciated.

[18] Cast as a police officer Ragini, the film marked her break from glamorous characters that she had a reputation for portraying.

Her performance as Radhika, chairperson of a multinational corporation playing as a seductress, received positive reviews from critics.

[21] Her first release of 2015, Shivam saw her appear in another glamorous role as a femme fatale, and as a parallel lead alongside Upendra.

[25] The same year, at the India Leadership Conclave in Mumbai, she was honoured and awarded the Most Promising Face of Indian Cinema.

She is brand ambassador of Hubballi Dharwad Municipal Corporation for the clean city campaign under the Swachh Bharat programme.

The Central Crime Branch (CCB) on 4 September 2020, conducted raids at Ragini Dwivedi's residence in Bengaluru in connection to the Sandalwood drug racket case.