Person Details

Birthday: 1975-01-01 20:08:15

Aliases: सोनाली बेंद्रे

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Mumbai - India

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Movie Involvements: 27

TV Involvements: 6


Most Famous Work

Biography

Sonali was born in Mumbai into a Marathi speaking Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu family.She studied in Bangalore and Mumbai in Kendriya Vidyalaya Malleswaram and Holy Cross Convent High School, Thane. Thereafter she went to Welham Girls School, Dehradun. She married film director Goldie Behl on 12 November 2002. On 11 August 2005, she gave birth to a son, Ranveer, at the Breach Candy Hospital. Bendre started out as a model before being selected for the "Star Dust Talent Search". She was invited to Mumbai and received training from a variety of top actors and performers of the Indian film industry. Her first role was in Aag (1994) opposite Govinda.The movie flopped,but she get noticed. And she get two awards for Filmfare Award for newcomer and Star Screen Awards Most Promising Newcomer. Though, she initially struggled to be a successful actress, she was eventually given critical acclaim for her performances in Diljale in 1996, followed by Bhai (1997), Sarfarosh, Zakhm, Duplicate, Kadhalar Dhinam (Tamil film), Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United (1999), Tera Mera Saath Rahen (2001) and Anahat (2003) among others. She is also known for being one of the few actresses who acted opposite all top four Khans (Salman, Aamir, Shahrukh and Saif). She has also starred opposite Bollywood actors such as Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt and Anil Kapoor. She also starred opposite Telugu Superstars Mahesh Babu in Murari, Chiranjeevi, Akkineni Nagarjuna and Nandamuri Balakrishna in films such as Indra, Shankar Dada M.B.B.S., Angaaray, Manmadhudu, Palanti Brahma Naidu and Kannada Superstar Upendra in the film Preethse (remake of Darr) That helped her to establish herself and she gain popularity in South and North. She is a well known Indian star internationally.

Most Famous Work

Kaun Banega Crorepati
Average
7

Kaun Banega Crorepati

(2000) Self
India's Got Talent
Average
6

India's Got Talent

(2009) Judge
Indian Idol
Average
6

Indian Idol

(2004) Judge
Hum Saath Saath Hain
Average
6

Hum Saath Saath Hain

(1999) Preeti Shukla
India's Best Dancer
Average
10

India's Best Dancer

(2020) Judge
Diljale
Average
8

Diljale

(1996) Radhika
English Babu Desi Mem
Average
5

English Babu Desi Mem

(1996) Bijuriya
Sarfarosh
Average
7

Sarfarosh

(1999) Seema

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2022 N/A
Amina Qureshi
2020 N/A
Judge
2016 Herself
Self
2013 Mumtaz
2010 Self - Judge
2009 Judge
2004 Judge
Sunitha
Dancer in the song Cham Cham Karta
2003 Dr. Priya
Priya (Special Appearance)
Pooja
Siva Nageswari
2002 Harika
Swathy
N/A
2001 N/A
Sapna Chopra
Vasundhara
2000 Saavni
Khushi Malhotra
Nisha
Self
N/A
Roja R. Chandra
Kiran
1999 Preeti Shukla
Kalyani
Sabina Bahkshi / Neelima Bahkshi
Roja
Seema
1998 Sonia
Anu
N/A
Nisha
Lily
Mansi
1997 N/A
Pooja
Meenu
1996 Dr Pooja
N/A
Radhika
Bijuriya
Special appearance
1995 Mohini
Priya
Anita malik
Dancer in the song 'Humma Humma'
1994 N/A
Parul
Year Character Movie/Tv

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