Bhagyashree

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::summary Indian actress (born 1969) ::

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Field	Value
name	Bhagyashree
image	BHAGYASHREE.jpg
caption	Bhagyashree in 2012
birth_name	Bhagyashree Patwardhan
birth_date
othername	Bhagyashree Patwardhan Dassani
birth_place	Sangli, Maharashtra, India
occupation
spouse
children	2, including Abhimanyu Dassani
website
years_active	1987–present
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| name = Bhagyashree | image = BHAGYASHREE.jpg | caption = Bhagyashree in 2012 | birth_name = Bhagyashree Patwardhan | birth_date = | othername = Bhagyashree Patwardhan Dassani | birth_place = Sangli, Maharashtra, India | occupation = | spouse = | children = 2, including Abhimanyu Dassani | website = | years_active = 1987–present

Bhagyashree Patwardhan Dassani ( Patwardhan; born 23 February 1969), known mononymously as Bhagyashree, is an Indian actress. She is known for her roles in Hindi language film and television. She is a recipient of a Filmfare Award, in addition to receiving nomination for Indian Television Academy Award.

In addition to acting in films, she has been engaged in various philanthropic activities. Her recent television work includes featuring as a talent judge for dance reality show DID Super Moms. Since 1989, she has been married to Himalaya Dassani, with whom she has one son Abhimanyu Dassani and one daughter Avantika Dassani.

Early life

Bhagyashree is from the Marathi royal family of Sangli in Maharashtra. She is the great granddaughter of Chintamanrao Dhundirao Patwardhan, the last ruling Raja of the princely state of Sangli during the British Raj in India. Her father, Vijay Singhrao Madhavrao Patwardhan, is the titular Raja of Sangli. She is the eldest of three daughters, the other two being Madhuvanti and Purnima.

Career

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She made her film debut in the 1989 commercially successful Hindi film Maine Pyar Kiya, starring alongside Salman Khan where she played Suman. This remains her most successful and best known film to date, for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. After marriage to Himalaya Dassani in 1990, 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 in 1993. This was her last Hindi film in the 1990s and she went on to appear in a few Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films. She made her Telugu debut in the film Yuvaratna Rana (1998). She also appeared in episodes of the television series CID and Kabhie Kabhie.

She returned to Hindi films in the mid-2000s appearing in Maa Santoshi Maa (2003), Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006) and Red Alert: The War Within (2010). 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. In 2019, she appeared in the Kannada film Seetharama Kalyana. She is set to return to Telugu films with the Telugu remake of the 2014 Hindi film 2 States.

In 2021, she appeared in the bilingual releases Thalaivi and Radhe Shyam.

In February 2022, she entered as a contestant in StarPlus's Smart Jodi with her husband, Himalaya Dasani.

In 2023, she made a cameo appearance in Kisi 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.

Other ventures

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

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Bhagyashree married Himalaya Dasani on 19 January 1989. They have two children, a son and a daughter. Her son, Abhimanyu Dasani, won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance in the 2019 film Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota. Her daughter, Avantika Dassani, debuted with the web-series Mithya.

Filmography

Film

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Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
1989	Maine Pyar Kiya	Suman	Hindi	Debut Film
Won–Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut
Nominated–Filmfare Best Actress Award
1992	Qaid Mein Hai Bulbul	Pooja Choudhary
Tyagi	Aarati Shakti Dayal
Paayal	Paayal
1993	Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi	Roopa
1997	Ammavra Ganda	Rani	Kannada	Kannada Debut
Omkaram	Shashi	Telugu	Telugu Debut
1998	Yuvaratna Rana	Dr. Kasthuri
2002	Shotru Dhongsho	Varsha / Urmi	Bengali	Bengali Debut
2003	Maa Santoshi Maa		Hindi
Avuna		Telugu	Special appearance
2006	Uthaile Ghoonghta Chand Dekhle		Bhojpuri	Bhojpuri Debut
Humko Deewana Kar Gaye	Simran Kohli	Hindi	Special appearance
Janani	Akanksha
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 film
Hindi
2022	Radhe Shyam	Girija Rani	Telugu
Hindi
2023	Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan	Bhagya	Hindi	Special appearance
NRI Wives	Ayesha
Chatrapathi	Parvati	url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLNHpnE3-KI	title=Chatrapathi – Official Teaser Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas Pen Studios In Cinemas 12 May 2023}}
Sajini Shinde Ka Viral Video	Kalyani
2026		TBA	Marathi
Hindi	Bilingual film; Filming
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Television

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Year	Serial	Role
1987	Kachchi Dhoop	Alka
1996–1997	Aandhi Jazbaaton Ki
1998–1999	Jaan	Radha
2000	Smriti	Sandhya Raj Dhanrajgir
2001	Sambandh	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	Herself as contestant
2024	Life Hill Gayi
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References

References

1. (18 March 2019). "Bhagyashree's son Abhimanyu Dassani on being a star kid: Don't think I belong to Bollywood". India Today.
2. (23 February 2020). "Happy birthday Bhagyashree; The 'Maine Pyaar Kiya' actress quit films for this shocking reason". OrissaPOST.
3. (23 February 2021). "Happy birthday, Bhagyashree: A look at some of the actor's most memorable roles". The Indian Express.
4. (23 February 2022). "Happy birthday, Bhagyashree: The best health lessons we've learnt from the actor".
5. Mondal, Sukarna. (2 March 2022). "Maine Pyar Kiya actress Bhagyashree on getting married to husband Himalay against her family's wish; quitting Bollywood and her filmy real-life romance". The Times of India.
6. (19 March 2011). "Beyond the coyness...". The Hindu.
7. (22 August 2002). "' I like to know all the details of my role beforehand' : Bhagyashree". Indian Television Dot Com.
8. (22 January 2016). "Bhagyashree: I have no regrets". Rediff.
9. (2024). ""35 Years of Maine Pyar Kiya - Part One"". Kovid Gupta Films.
10. "I'm happy to be known as 'Maine Pyar Kiya' girl: Bhagyashree". Yahoo!.
11. (7 November 2021). "Bigg Boss 15: Bhagyashree and Salman recreate romance from Maine Pyar Kiya, fans call it 'classic'". Zee News.
12. (14 August 2020). "Bhagyashree Revisits Italy Trip With Husband Himalaya Dasani: "Once Upon A Sea Swim"". NDTV.
13. (6 July 2018). "सलमान ख़ान की 29 साल पुरानी हीरोइन भाग्यश्री जब इस अंदाज़ में सिनेमा हॉल पहुंची, देखें तस्वीरें". Dainik Jagran.
14. (14 August 2007). "Bhagyashree back on the big screen". Manchester Evening News.
15. IANS. (17 June 2014). "Bhagyashree Patwardhan back to screens with Laut Aao Trisha". news.biharprabha.com.
16. (14 March 2018). "Bhagyashree to make a comeback with 2 States Telugu remake". The Times of India.
17. (24 February 2021). "Bhagyashree on quitting films after Maine Pyar Kiya: I did not value my success". The Indian Express.
18. Cyril, Grace. (11 February 2022). "TV couple Bhagyashree and Himalaya Dasani to join new reality show Smart Jodi". [[India Today]].
19. (25 April 2023). "Bhagyashree reunites with Maine Pyar Kiya co-star Salman Khan for 'awesome' Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan scene. Watch". Hindustan Times.
20. (11 March 2015). "Maharashtra Government launches Bhagyashree Scheme for girl child, to be linked with Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Scheme". India Today.
21. (24 January 2018). "'Bhagyashree' scheme for girls in Maharashtra". @businessline.
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23. (13 July 2014). "I never went away from my fans: Bhagyashree". The Indian Express.
24. (27 February 2020). "Bhagyashree reveals she was separated from husband Himalaya for 1.5 years: I still get scared". India Today.
25. Suri, Rishabh. (27 August 2018). "Bhagyashree's son Abhimanyu: People only recognised me when they saw me with mom". Hindustan Times.
26. (17 February 2020). "Abhimanyu Dassani on receiving the trophy from his mother Bhagyashree: 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020 - Times of India". The Times of India.
27. (10 March 2022). "Mithya actor Avantika Dassani: Proud to be known as Bhagyashree's daughter, but here to make my name". Hindustan Times.
28. (9 May 2023). "Bhagyashree opens up about why she chose motherhood over film career: 'Was too young to handle everything, didn't have the capability'".
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33. (23 April 2025). "Riteish Deshmukh Halts Raja Shivaji Shoot In Satara After Dance Artist Goes Missing While Swimming In River". Times Now.
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36. (21 January 2001). "An engrossing tale of relationships". Tribune.
37. (6 March 2022). "Smart Jodi: Bhagyashree makes a shocking revelation about her first-night post-wedding with Himalay". The Times of India.

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