Rajeshwari Sachdev

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Rajeshwari Sachdev
Rajeshwari Sachdev grace the Lions Gold Awards 2018 (17).jpg
Sachdev in 2018
Born
Raj Kaur Sachdev

(1974-03-02) 2 March 1974 (age 49)
Years active1991 – present
Spouse(s)
(
m. 2004)
Awards1997 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress: Sardari Begum

Rajeshwari Sachdev is an Indian actress who is known for her role in Shyam Benegal's film Sardari Begum (1996), for which she won the 1997 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Sachdev co-hosted the Zee TV musical show, Antakshari from 1994 to 2001 with Annu Kapoor. In 2005, she along with her husband Varun Badola, took part a reality TV dance competition show, Nach Baliye.[1] She also worked in Crime TV series Rihhaee where she played a role of an activist.[2]

Early life and education[edit]

Rajeshwari Sachdev with husband Varun Badola in 2012
Rajeshwari Sachdev at Comedy Circus 300 episodes bash

Rajeshwari was born on March 2, 1975,[3] in Mumbai to a Punjabi father and a mother from Southern India.

After completing her graduation from Guru Nanak Khalsa College (King's Circle) in Mumbai, she started her career on stage doing plays with Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA). She married Varun Badola in 2004.

Career[edit]

Sachdev made her film debut with the Marathi film Aayatya Gharat Gharoba (1991), directed by Sachin.

Her second film was Shyam Benegal's Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1992). She then became a regular in his films, and was cast in Mammo (1994), Sardari Begum (1996), Samar (1999), Hari-Bhari (2000), Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2005) and Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008). She also appeared in the Hollywood film Little Buddha (1993) and later in Tales of Kamasutra The Perfumed Garden (1998). She also worked in the show Samvidhaan, directed by Shyam Benegal.

She sang the pop song "Hulle Hullare" in the album of the same name released in 2007.

Sachdev was signed as the lead in TV series Rihhaee replacing actress Divya Dutta who quit the show after shooting for one episode. She is currently playing the role of Mamta Noon in Sony TV's romantic drama series Dil Hi Toh Hai and Kusum Kothari in StarPlus's drama series Shaadi Mubarak.

On 18 September 2020, Sachdev tested positive for COVID-19.[4]

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Year Film Role Notes
2018 Firebrand Marathi film[5]
2015 Welcome Zindagi Marathi film
2015 Runh: The Debt Marathi film
2014 Bazaar E Husn Didi
2013 Issaq Paro
2013 Samhita Hemangini/Bhairavi Marathi film
2012 Arjun: The Warrior Prince Draupadi Voice role
Animated Film
2010 Malik Ek Saraswati
2009 7 Days in Slow Motion Mrs. Suri English film
2008 Welcome to Sajjanpur Shobharani
2005 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero Capt. Lakshmi Sahgal
2004 Mitter Pyare Nu Haal Mureedan Da Kehna Preet Punjabi film
2003 The Perfect Husband
2001 Meri Pyaari Bahania Banegi Dulhania
2001 Rahul Sheela
2000 Samar
2000 Tales of The Kama Sutra : The Perfumed Garden Lochani/Loni
2000 Hari-Bhari Salma
1998 Qila Lajo
1997 Tunnu Ki Tina Tina
1996 English Babu Desi Mem Katariya
1996 Sardari Begum Sakina Urdu film
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
1995 Param Vir Chakra (film) Radha
1994 Mammo Riyaz's mother
1994 Triyacharitra Bimli
1993 Little Buddha Yasodhara English film
1993 Pyar Pyar
1993 Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda Jamuna
1991 Aayatya Gharat Gharoba Kaanan Marathi film

Television shows[edit]

Year Series Role Notes
1997 Margarita Margarita Lead Role
1997-1998 Om Namah Shivay Rati
2004 Rihaee Madhavi
2005 Phir Se Television film[6]
Nach Baliye 1 Contestant
2006-2007 Ji Bhenji[7]
2007-2008 K for Kishore Host
2014-2015 Laut Aao Trisha Lavanya Swaika Garewal
2014 Samvidhaan Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
2015–2016 Balika Vadhu Mangla Devi
2017 Peshwa Bajirao Radhabai
2018 Dil Hi Toh Hai Mamta Noon
2020–2021 Shaadi Mubarak Kusum Kothari

References[edit]

  1. "Rajeshwari Sachdev joins Bhagyashree for a TV show - Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. Team, Tellychakkar. "'Rihhaee' to take on major promotional activities soon". Tellychakkar.com.
  3. "हिंदी खबर, Latest News in Hindi, हिंदी समाचार, ताजा खबर". Patrika News.
  4. News, CanIndia (18 September 2020). "CanIndia News | Actress-singer Rajeshwari Sachdev tests positive for Covid-19". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. Scroll Staff. "Priyanka Chopra to produce third Marathi film; Aruna Raje is the director". Scroll.in. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  6. "SaharaOne bags Rapa Awards for telefilm 'Phir Se'". Indian Television Dot Com. 28 April 2005.
  7. "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum". www.tribuneindia.com.

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