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Bhagyashree भाग्यश्री
Born	Bhagyashree Patwardhan February 23, 1969 (1969-02-23) (age 40) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Other name(s)	Bhagyashree
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1983 - 2006, 2009 - present (Semi Retired)
Spouse(s)	Himalaya Dasani

Bhagyashree (Marathi: भाग्यश्री) born Bhagyashree Patwardhan (Hindi: भाग्यश्री पटवर्धन), on 23 February 1969 is an Indian film and television actress.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 Awards 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Biography

Bhagyashree hails from the family of Patwardhans from Miraj town in Maharashtra. Her full name is Shrimant Rajkumari Bhagyashree Raje Patwardhan. She is the daughter of H.H. Meherban Shrimant Raja Vijaysinhrao Madhavrao Patwardhan. She is the eldest of 3 daughters, the other two being Madhuvanti and Purnima. She later married her childhood sweetheart Himalay Dassani. Now she is a mother of three growing children, one 11, other 6 and the last one (Suhaas) born in 2008 .^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Career

She started her acting career with "Kachhi Dhoop" - a t.v. serial by Amol Palekar. It was based on Lousia Mary Alcott's "Little Women". Her rendezvous with acting happened by chance when next door neighbour Amol Palekar, a renowned actor director, requested her to step in and act in his serial Kacchi Dhup 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 shot in fame with the super hit movie "Maine Pyaar Kiya" with Salman Khan.

After marriage she acted in three movies: Peepat's Qaid Main Hai Bulbul, K.C. Bokadia's Tyagi and Mahendra Shah's Payal all opposite her husband Himalaya. However all these movies sank without a trace.

But eventually after a gap of a few years, she did made a comeback of sorts, and this time round it was back to television with 'Aandhi Jasbaton Ki' where she plays a politician. she was seen in Didi Ka Dulha, a comedy serial on national broadcaster Doordarshan and a tele-film where she plays a blind person. She made her debut in Marathi films with romantic comedy 'Zhak Marli Baiko Keli' in June 2009

She is the promoter of a media company called "Shrishti Entertainment" with joint promoter with her husband.

[edit] Filmography

• Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3 (2009) (Reality Dance Show)
• Zhak Marli Bayko Keli (Marati (2009)
• Ammavra Ganda (Kannada 1997)
• Janani (2007)
• [UTHAILE GHOONGHTA CHAND DEKHLE (Bhojpuri)2005) stars Bhojpuri super-star Ravi Kissen in the lead and is being directed by Jagdish Sharma.
• Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006)
• Maa Santoshi Maa (2003)
• Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi (1990)
• Paayal (1992)
• Tyaagi (1992)
• Qaid Mein Hai Bulbul (1992)
• Maine Pyar Kiya (1989)
• Maharatna Rana(Telugu)
• Kachchi Dhoop

Further, She has also done two Kannada, two Telugu and two Bangladeshi films.

[edit] Awards

Bhagyashree won Filmfare Best Actress Award in 1990 for her role as 'Suman' in movie Maine Pyar Kiya. She also won "Filmfare Lux New Face Award" award in the same year 1990.^[8]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Bhagyashree at the Internet Movie Database