Other names Bhagyashree Patwardhan Name Bhagyashree Patwardhan Spouse Himalaya Dasani (m. 1990) | Occupation Actress Role Film actress | |
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Full Name Shrimant Rajkumari Bhagyashree Raje Patwardhan Born 23 February 1969 (age 55) ( 1969-02-23 ) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Years active 1983–2006, 2009–present Children Avantika Dasani, Abhimanyu Dasani Siblings Poornima Pathwardhan, Madhuvanti Patwardhan, Purnima Patwardhan Parents Vijay Singhrao Madhavrao Patwardhan, Rajlaxmi Patwardhan Movies and TV shows Maine Pyar Kiya, Laut Aao Trisha, Humko Deewana Kar Gaye, Payal, Qaid Mein Hai Bulbul Similar People Sooraj Barjatya, Salman Khan, Laxmikant Berde, Divya Bharti, Alok Nath | ||
Actress Bhagyashree Family Photos with Husband Himalaya Dasani, Daughter Avantika & Son Abhimanyu
Bhagyashree is Indian actress. She is best known for her debut lead role in the film Maine Pyar Kiya for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She has appeared in Hindi and a few Kannada, Marathi, Telugu and some Bhojpuri films.
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- Actress Bhagyashree Family Photos with Husband Himalaya Dasani Daughter Avantika Son Abhimanyu
- Early life
- Career
- Other work
- Awards
- Filmography
- References
Early life
Bhagyashree hails from the Patwardhan royal Marathi family of Sangli in Maharashtra. Her father Vijay Singhrao Madhavrao Patwardhan, is the current Raja of Sangli. She is the eldest of three daughters, the other two being Madhuvanti and Purnima. She married with Sindhi Businessman Himalaya Dassani.
Career
She started her acting career with Kachchi Dhoop – a television serial by Amol Palekar. It was based on Louisa Mary Alcott's Little Women. Her rendezvous with acting happened by chance when next door neighbor Amol Palekar, a renowned actor-director, requested her to step in and act in his serial Kacchi Dhoop as the actress who had been signed on had abandoned the serial abruptly. The serial did well and later on she had roles in Honi Anhoni and Kisse Miya Biwi Ke.
She is best known for her role in the 1989 blockbuster film Maine Pyaar Kiya with Salman Khan. After marriage, she acted in three films: Peepat's Qaid Main Hai Bulbul, K.C. Bokadia's Tyagi and Mahendra Shah's Payal all opposite her husband Himalaya in 1992. She also acted with Avinash Wadhawan in Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi (1993). This was her last Hindi film in the 1990s and she took a break from films for rest of the decade. She made her Telugu debut in the film Yuvaratna Rana (1998).
She returned to Hindi films in 2001 with Hello Girls. She also acted in a Bhojpuri film Uthaile Ghoonghta Chand Dekhle (2005). She later appeared in Janani (2006), Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006) and Red Alert: The War Within (2008). After a gap of several years, she made a comeback to television with Aandhi Jasbaton Ki, where she played a politician. She was also seen in Didi Ka Dulha, a comedy serial on national broadcaster Doordarshan and a telefilm where she plays a blind person. She made her debut in Marathi films with the romantic comedy Zhak Marli Baiko Keli in June 2009. In 2014, she made her comeback to entertainment space with the TV serial Laut Aao Trisha aired on Life OK.
Other work
