Sonali Bendre

Sonali Bendre (born 1 January 1975) is an Indian actress who primarily work in Hindi films along with a few Telugu and Tamil films. She did modelling assignments prior to making her acting debut with Aag (1994), which won her the Filmfare Award for New Face of the Year and Screen Award for Best Female Debut. Bendre is the recipient of several accolades, including two Filmfare Awards and three Screen Awards. Bendre's career had a turning point with the action film Diljale (1996), a box office hit. She went onto established herself as a leading actress with commercially successful film such as - the action films Duplicate (1998) and Major Saab (1998), the drama Zakhm (1998), the action thriller Sarfarosh (1999) and the family drama Hum Saath Saath Hain (1999). Her performance in Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai (2000), won her the Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress. Bendre has also worked in the Tamil film Kadhalar Dhinam (1999) and the Telugu film Murari (2001). She earned a Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu nomination for the latter. Her successful Telugu films include Indra, Khadgam, Manmadhudu (all 2002) and Shankar Dada MBBS (2004). Bendre then starred in the Marathi film Anahat (2003). This was followed by a hiatus from acting. She has since appeared as a judge on various reality shows and starred in the television series Ajeeb Daastaan Hai Ye (2014) and The Broken News (2022). Early life Bendre was born on 1 January 1975 in present-day Mumbai, Maharashtra in a Maharashtrian family. She has 2 sisters. Her father was a civil servant. She completed her schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Bangalore and completed her graduation from Ramnarain Ruia College, Mumbai.