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 Bhagyashree in 2012 | |
| Born | Bhagyashree Patwardhan (1969-02-23)23 February 1969 (age 56) Sangli,Maharashtra, India |
| Other names | Bhagyashree Patwardhan Dassani |
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| Years active | 1987–present |
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| Children | 2, includingAbhimanyu Dassani |
| Website | www |
Bhagyashree Patwardhan Dassani[1] (néePatwardhan; born 23 February 1969),[2] knownmononymously asBhagyashree, is an Indian actress. She is known for her roles inHindi language film and television. She is a recipient of aFilmfare Award, in addition to receiving nomination forIndian Television Academy Award.[3]
In addition to acting in films, she has been engaged in various philanthropic activities.[4] Her recent television work includes featuring as a talent judge for dance reality showDID Super Moms. Since 1989, she has been married to Himalaya Dassani, with whom she has one sonAbhimanyu Dassani and one daughter Avantika Dassani.[5]
Bhagyashree is from theMarathi royal family ofSangli inMaharashtra. She is the granddaughter ofChintamanrao Dhundirao Patwardhan, the last rulingRaja of the princely state ofSangli during theBritish Raj in India.[6] Her father, Vijay Singhrao Madhavrao Patwardhan, is the titularRaja of Sangli.[7] She is the eldest of three daughters, the other two being Madhuvanti and Purnima.[8]
She started her acting career with the 1987 television serialKachchi Dhoop, which was based onLouisa May Alcott'sLittle Women. She was approached to act in the serial byAmol Palekar, a renowned actor-director who offered her the role as the original actress had abandoned the project abruptly.[citation needed]
She made her film debut in the 1989 commercially successful Hindi filmMaine Pyar Kiya, starring alongsideSalman Khan where she played Suman.[9] This remains her most successful and best known film to date, for which she won theFilmfare Award for Best Female Debut.[10][11] After marriage to Himalaya Dassani in 1990, she acted in three films: Peepat'sQaid Main Hai Bulbul,K.C. Bokadia'sTyagi and Mahendra Shah'sPaayal, all opposite her husband in 1992.[12] She also acted withAvinash Wadhawan inGhar Aaya Mera Pardesi in 1993.[13] This was her last Hindi film in the 1990s and she went on to appear in a fewTamil,Kannada andTelugu films. She made herTelugu debut in the filmYuvaratna Rana (1998). She also appeared in episodes of the television seriesCID andKabhie Kabhie.[citation needed]
She returned to Hindi films in the mid-2000s appearing inMaa Santoshi Maa (2003),Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006)[14] andRed Alert: The War Within (2010). After a gap of several years, she made her comeback to television with the TV serialLaut Aao Trisha aired onLife OK from 2014 to 2015.[15] In 2019, she appeared in the Kannada filmSeetharama Kalyana. She is set to return to Telugu films with the Telugu remake of the 2014 Hindi film2 States.[16]
In 2021, she appeared in the bilingual releasesThalaivi andRadhe Shyam.[17]
In February 2022, she entered as a contestant inStarPlus'sSmart Jodi with her husband, Himalaya Dasani.[18]
In 2023, she made a cameo appearance inKisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, where she reunited with her first co-star Salman Khan after 34 years. Her husband and son also made cameos alongside her.[19]
In March 2015, Bhagyashree became brand ambassador of the Bhagyashree Scheme, launched by theGovernment of Maharashtra.[20] Bhagyashree Scheme caters to girl child from below poverty line families.[21]
Bhagyashree married Himalaya Dasani on 19 January 1989.[22][23][24] They have two children, a son[25] and a daughter.[26] Her son,Abhimanyu Dasani, won theFilmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance in the 2019 filmMard Ko Dard Nahi Hota.[27] Her daughter, Avantika Dassani, debuted with the web-seriesMithya.[26]
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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| 1989 | Maine Pyar Kiya[28] | Suman | Hindi | Debut Film, Won–Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut Nominated–Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| 1992 | Qaid Mein Hai Bulbul | Pooja Choudhary | Hindi | |
| Tyagi | Aarati Shakti Dayal | Hindi | ||
| Paayal | Paayal | Hindi | ||
| 1993 | Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi | Roopa | Hindi | |
| 1997 | Ammavra Ganda | Rani | Kannada | Kannada Debut |
| Omkaram | Shashi | Telugu | Telugu Debut | |
| 1998 | Yuvaratna Rana | Dr. Kasthuri | Telugu | |
| 2002 | Shotru Dhongsho | Varsha / Urmi | Bengali | Bengali Debut |
| 2003 | Maa Santoshi Maa | Hindi | ||
| Avuna | Telugu | Special appearance[29] | ||
| 2006 | Uthaile Ghoonghta Chand Dekhle | Bhojpuri | Bhojpuri Debut | |
| Humko Deewana Kar Gaye | Simran Kohli | Hindi | Special appearance | |
| Janani | Akanksha | Hindi | ||
| Gandugali Kumara Rama | Kannada | |||
| 2007 | Janam Janam Ke Saath | Jyoti | Bhojpuri | |
| Mumbai Aamchich | Marathi | Marathi Debut | ||
| 2008 | Ego Chumma Dede Raja Ji | Meena | Bhojpuri | |
| 2009 | Zhak Marli Bayko Keli | Asmita | Marathi | |
| 2010 | Sati Behula | Savitri | Bengali | |
| Red Alert: The War Within | Uma | Hindi | ||
| 2013 | Deva | Bhojpuri | ||
| 2019 | Seetharama Kalyana | Meera | Kannada | |
| 2021 | Thalaivii | Sandhya | Tamil | Bilingual films |
| Hindi | ||||
| 2022 | Radhe Shyam | Girija Rani | Telugu | |
| Hindi | ||||
| 2023 | Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan | Bhagya | Hindi | Special appearance |
| NRI Wives[30] | Ayesha | Hindi | ||
| Chatrapathi | Parvati | Hindi | [31] | |
| Sajini Shinde Ka Viral Video | Kalyani | Hindi | [32] |
| Year | Serial | Role |
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| 1987 | Kachchi Dhoop | Alka |
| 1996–1997 | Aandhi Jazbaaton Ki | |
| 1998–1999 | Jaan[33] | Radha |
| 2000 | Smriti[34] | Sandhya Raj Dhanrajgir |
| 2001 | Sambandh[35] | Dr. Devaki |
| 2001 | C.I.D. | Nupur |
| Ujala | Anuradha Chopra | |
| 2002–2003 | Kaagaz Ki Kashti | Aarati |
| 2003 | Kabhie Kabhie | |
| 2014–2015 | Laut Aao Trisha | Amrita Prateek Swaika |
| 2022 | Smart Jodi[36] | Herself as contestant |
| 2024 | Life Hill Gayi |
