Bhagyashree


Bhagyashree Patwardhan is an Indian actress, who appears in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu films. She made her acting debut with the film Maine Pyar Kiya, for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Bhagyashree has appeared in over 20 films, and has also worked in television, debuting with a role on the show Kachchi Dhoop.

Early life

Bhagyashree hails from the royal family of Sangli in Maharashtra." Her father, Vijay Singhrao Madhavrao Patwardhan, is the Maharaja of Sangli. She is the eldest of three daughters, the other two being Madhuvanti and Purnima.

Career

She started her acting career with Kachchi Dhoop, which was based on Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. She was approached to act in the serial by Amol Palekar, a renowned actor-director who offered her the role as the original actress had abandoned the project abruptly.
She made her film debut in the 1989 blockbuster film Maine Pyaar Kiya with Salman Khan where she played the role of Character named Suman. This remains her most successful and best known film to date. After marriage, she acted in three films: Peepat's Qaid Main Hai Bulbul, K.C. Bokadia's Tyagi and Mahendra Shah's Paayal, all opposite her husband in 1992. She also acted with Avinash Wadhawan in Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi. This was her last Hindi film in the 1990s and she went on to appear in a few Tamil and Telugu films. She made her Telugu debut in the film Yuvaratna Rana. She also made appearances in many television series. She returned to Hindi films in the mid 2000s appearing in Maa Santoshi Maa, Humko Deewana Kar Gaye and .
After a gap of several years, she made her comeback to television with the TV serial Laut Aao Trisha aired on Life OK from 2014 to 2015. She is also set to return to films with the Telugu remake of the 2014 Hindi film 2 States.

Other ventures

Bhagyashree is the promoter of the media company Shrishti Entertainment with her husband.
In March 2015, Bhagyashree became brand ambassador of the Bhagyashree Scheme, launched by the Government of Maharashtra. Bhagyashree Scheme caters to girl child from below poverty line families.

Personal life

Bhagyashree is married to Himalaya Dasani. They have two children, a son and a daughter. Her son, Abhimanyu Dasani who won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance in the 2019 film Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota.

Filmography

Film

Television

'DIDI KA DULHA'
Produced By: UTV
Directed By: Rajan Waghdhare

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
1990Filmfare AwardBest Female DebutMaine Pyar Kiya
1990Filmfare AwardBest ActressMaine Pyar Kiya
2014Indian Television Academy AwardsPerformer of The Year – FemaleLaut Aao Trisha