Bhagyashree
{{short description|Indian actress (born 1969)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Bhagyashree
| image = BHAGYASHREE.jpg
| caption = Bhagyashree in 2012
| birth_name = Bhagyashree Patwardhan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|02|23|df=yes}}
| othername = Bhagyashree Patwardhan Dassani
| birth_place = Sangli, Maharashtra, India
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|philanthropist}}
| spouse = {{Marriage|Himalaya Dassani|1989}}
| children = 2, including Abhimanyu Dassani
| website = {{URL|www.bhagyashreeonline.com/}}
| years_active = 1987–present
}}
Bhagyashree Patwardhan Dassani{{cite news |title=Bhagyashree's son Abhimanyu Dassani on being a star kid: Don't think I belong to Bollywood |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/bhagyashree-s-son-abhimanyu-dassani-on-being-a-star-kid-don-t-think-i-belong-to-bollywood-1475834-2019-03-12 |work=India Today |agency=IANS |date=18 March 2019 |access-date=18 July 2024}} ({{née}} Patwardhan; born 23 February 1969),{{Cite news |date=23 February 2020 |title=Happy birthday Bhagyashree; The 'Maine Pyaar Kiya' actress quit films for this shocking reason |url=https://www.orissapost.com/happy-birthday-bhagyashree-the-maine-pyaar-kiya-actress-quit-films-for-this-shocking-reason/ |access-date=13 December 2020 |work=OrissaPOST |language=en-US |archive-date=16 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616110920/https://www.orissapost.com/happy-birthday-bhagyashree-the-maine-pyaar-kiya-actress-quit-films-for-this-shocking-reason/ |url-status=dead}} 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.{{Cite news |title=Happy birthday, Bhagyashree: A look at some of the actor's most memorable roles |url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/lifestyle-gallery/bhagyashree-films-photos-7201027/ |work=The Indian Express |date=23 February 2021 |access-date=12 August 2023}}
In addition to acting in films, she has been engaged in various philanthropic activities.{{Cite news |title=Happy birthday, Bhagyashree: The best health lessons we've learnt from the actor |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/happy-birthday-bhagyashree-the-best-health-lessons-weve-learnt-from-the-actor-7786776/ |website=The Indian Express |date=23 February 2022 |access-date=12 August 2023}} 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.{{Cite news |last=Mondal |first=Sukarna |date=2 March 2022 |title=Maine Pyar Kiya actress Bhagyashree on getting married to husband Himalay against her family's wish; quitting Bollywood and her filmy real-life romance |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/maine-pyar-kiya-actress-bhagyashree-on-getting-married-to-husband-himalay-against-her-familys-wish-quitting-bollywood-and-her-filmy-real-life-romance/photostory/89939410.cms |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |access-date=26 July 2024}}
Early life
Bhagyashree is from the Marathi royal family of Sangli in Maharashtra. She is the granddaughter of Chintamanrao Dhundirao Patwardhan, the last ruling Raja of the princely state of Sangli during the British Raj in India.{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/beyond-the-coyness/article1551740.ece |title=Beyond the coyness... |access-date=28 May 2022 |work=The Hindu |date=19 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102194123/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/beyond-the-coyness/article1551740.ece |archive-date=2 January 2014}} Her father, Vijay Singhrao Madhavrao Patwardhan, is the titular Raja of Sangli.{{cite web |url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/bhagyashree.htm |title=' I like to know all the details of my role beforehand' : Bhagyashree |access-date=28 May 2022 |work=Indian Television Dot Com |date=22 August 2002}} She is the eldest of three daughters, the other two being Madhuvanti and Purnima.{{Cite web |title=Bhagyashree: I have no regrets |work=Rediff |date=22 January 2016 |access-date=17 July 2016 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/bhagyashree-i-have-no-regrets/20160122.htm}}
Career
File:Bhagyashree.Patwardhan.jpgShe started her acting career with the 1987 television serial 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.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
She made her film debut in the 1989 commercially successful Hindi film Maine Pyar Kiya, starring alongside Salman Khan where she played Suman.{{cite web | title = "35 Years of Maine Pyar Kiya - Part One" |publisher=Kovid Gupta Films| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46op8t-qYhg&feature=youtu.be|date=2024| accessdate =29 December 2024|via=YouTube}} This remains her most successful and best known film to date, for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.{{cite news |title=I'm happy to be known as 'Maine Pyar Kiya' girl: Bhagyashree |url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/52571/Im-happy-known-Maine-Pyar-Kiya-girl-Bhagyashree.html |work=Yahoo! |access-date=22 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521234109/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/52571/Im-happy-known-Maine-Pyar-Kiya-girl-Bhagyashree.html |archive-date=21 May 2009}}{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Tahira |title=Bigg Boss 15: Bhagyashree and Salman recreate romance from Maine Pyar Kiya, fans call it 'classic' |url=https://zeenews.india.com/television/bigg-boss-15-bhagyashree-and-salman-recreate-romance-from-maine-pyar-kiya-fans-call-it-classic-2408473.html |access-date=19 March 2022 |work=Zee News |date=7 November 2021 |language=en}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Goyal |first1=Divya |title=Bhagyashree Revisits Italy Trip With Husband Himalaya Dasani: "Once Upon A Sea Swim" |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/bhagyashree-revisits-italy-trip-with-husband-himalaya-dasani-once-upon-a-sea-swim-2278897 |access-date=24 February 2021 |work=NDTV |date=14 August 2020}} She also acted with Avinash Wadhawan in Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi in 1993.{{cite news |title=सलमान ख़ान की 29 साल पुरानी हीरोइन भाग्यश्री जब इस अंदाज़ में सिनेमा हॉल पहुंची, देखें तस्वीरें |url=https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/bollywood-salman-khan-maine-pyar-kiya-co-star-bhagyashree-spotted-at-cinema-hall-latest-photos-18156938.html |access-date=24 February 2021 |work=Dainik Jagran |date=6 July 2018 |language=hi}} 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.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}
She returned to Hindi films in the mid-2000s appearing in Maa Santoshi Maa (2003), Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006){{cite news |title=Bhagyashree back on the big screen |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/bhagyashree-back-on-the-big-screen-1028594 |access-date=23 February 2021 |work=Manchester Evening News |date=14 August 2007 |language=en}} 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.{{cite news |title=Bhagyashree Patwardhan back to screens with Laut Aao Trisha |url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/06/bhagyashree-patwardhan-back-to-screens-with-laut-aao-trisha/ |last=IANS |work=news.biharprabha.com |access-date=17 June 2014 |date=17 June 2014}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Paul |first1=Papri |title=Bhagyashree to make a comeback with 2 States Telugu remake |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/bhagyashree-to-make-a-comeback-with-2-states-telugu-remake/articleshow/63303734.cms |access-date=23 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=14 March 2018 |language=en}}
In 2021, she appeared in the bilingual releases Thalaivi and Radhe Shyam.{{cite news |last1=Panchal |first1=Komal RJ |title=Bhagyashree on quitting films after Maine Pyar Kiya: I did not value my success |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/bhagyashree-on-quitting-films-after-maine-pyar-kiya-i-wasnt-true-to-my-god-i-did-not-value-my-success-7200442/ |access-date=23 March 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=24 February 2021 |language=en}}
In February 2022, she entered as a contestant in StarPlus's Smart Jodi with her husband, Himalaya Dasani.{{Cite news|last=Cyril|first=Grace|date=11 February 2022|title=TV couple Bhagyashree and Himalaya Dasani to join new reality show Smart Jodi|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/tv-couple-bhagyashree-and-himalaya-dasani-to-join-new-reality-show-smart-jodi-1911694-2022-02-11|access-date=23 February 2022|work=India Today|language=en}}
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.{{cite news |title=Bhagyashree reunites with Maine Pyar Kiya co-star Salman Khan for 'awesome' Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan scene. Watch |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/bhagyashree-reunites-with-maine-pyar-kiya-co-star-salman-khan-for-awesome-kisi-ka-bhai-kisi-ki-jaan-scene-watch-101682418647490-amp.html |access-date=25 May 2023 |work=Hindustan Times |date=25 April 2023 |language=en}}
= Other ventures =
In March 2015, Bhagyashree became brand ambassador of the Bhagyashree Scheme, launched by the Government of Maharashtra.{{cite news |title=Maharashtra Government launches Bhagyashree Scheme for girl child, to be linked with Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Scheme |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/maharashtra-government-launches-bhagyashree-scheme-for-girl-child-to-be-linked-with-beti-bachao-beti-padhao-scheme-243784-2015-03-11 |access-date=23 February 2021 |work=India Today |date=11 March 2015 |language=en}} Bhagyashree Scheme caters to girl child from below poverty line families.{{cite news |last1=PTI |title='Bhagyashree' scheme for girls in Maharashtra |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/bhagyashree-scheme-for-girls-in-maharashtra/article6971849.ece |access-date=23 February 2021 |work=@businessline |date=24 January 2018 |language=en}}
Personal life
File:Bhagyashree03.jpg at Wardha Nadiadwala's special screening of Heropanti in 2014]]
Bhagyashree married Himalaya Dasani on 19 January 1989.{{Cite news |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-crime-bhagyashrees-husband-himalaya-dassani-arrested-by-amboli-police-in-gambling-racket/21276166 |title=Bhagyashree's husband Himalaya Dasani arrested by Amboli police in gambling racket |last=Khan |first=Faizan |date=3 July 2019 |work=Mid-Day |access-date=3 July 2019}}{{cite news |agency=IANS |title=I never went away from my fans: Bhagyashree |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/i-never-went-away-from-my-fans-bhagyashree/ |work=The Indian Express |access-date=17 July 2016 |date=13 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719105220/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/i-never-went-away-from-my-fans-bhagyashree/ |archive-date=19 July 2014}}{{Cite news |date=27 February 2020 |title=Bhagyashree reveals she was separated from husband Himalaya for 1.5 years: I still get scared |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/bhagyashree-reveals-she-was-separated-from-husband-himalaya-for-1-5-years-i-still-get-scared-1650561-2020-02-27 |access-date=13 December 2020 |work=India Today |language=en}} They have two children, a son{{Cite news |last=Suri |first=Rishabh |date=27 August 2018 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/bhagyashree-s-son-abhimanyu-people-only-recognised-me-when-they-saw-me-with-mom/story-UM6JNl3MAmAhMsJbmAKZsN.html |title=Bhagyashree's son Abhimanyu: People only recognised me when they saw me with mom |work=Hindustan Times |language=en |access-date=13 December 2019}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Kulkarni |first1=Onkar |title=Abhimanyu Dassani on receiving the trophy from his mother Bhagyashree: 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020 - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/abhimanyu-dassani-on-receiving-the-trophy-from-his-mother-bhagyashree-65th-amazon-filmfare-awards-2020/articleshow/74174720.cms |access-date=19 February 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=17 February 2020 |language=en}} Her daughter, Avantika Dassani, debuted with the web-series Mithya.{{cite news |title=Mithya actor Avantika Dassani: Proud to be known as Bhagyashree's daughter, but here to make my name |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/mithya-actor-avantika-dassani-proud-to-be-known-as-bhagyashree-s-daughter-but-here-to-make-my-name-101646911666438.html |access-date=12 March 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=10 March 2022 |language=en}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Film ! Role ! Language ! Notes |
| 1989
| Maine Pyar Kiya{{Cite web |date=9 May 2023 |title=Bhagyashree opens up about why she chose motherhood over film career: 'Was too young to handle everything, didn't have the capability' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/bhagyashree-why-she-chose-motherhood-over-film-career-too-young-to-handle-everything-not-capable-8600442/ |access-date=12 August 2023 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} | Suman | Hindi | Debut Film, Won–Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut Nominated–Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| rowspan = "3" | 1992
| Qaid Mein Hai Bulbul | Pooja Choudhary | Hindi | |
| Tyagi
| Aarati Shakti Dayal | Hindi | |
| Paayal
| Paayal | Hindi | |
| 1993
| Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi | Roopa | Hindi | |
| rowspan = "2" | 1997
| Rani | Kannada | Kannada Debut |
| Omkaram
| Shashi | Telugu | Telugu Debut |
| 1998
| Yuvaratna Rana | Dr. Kasthuri | Telugu | |
| 2002
| Shotru Dhongsho | Varsha / Urmi | Bengali | Bengali Debut |
| rowspan = "2" | 2003
| Maa Santoshi Maa | | Hindi | |
| Avuna
| | Telugu |Special appearance{{Cite web |last=Vijaylaxmi |first=Poornima |date=28 June 2003 |title=Bhagyaraj's Telugu debut |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/jun/28south.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190930131808/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/jun/28south.htm |archive-date=30 September 2019 |website=Rediff.com |access-date=30 September 2019}} |
| rowspan = "4" | 2006
|Uthaile Ghoonghta Chand Dekhle | | Bhojpuri | Bhojpuri Debut |
| Humko Deewana Kar Gaye
| Simran Kohli | Hindi | Special appearance |
| Janani
| Akanksha | Hindi | |
| Gandugali Kumara Rama
| | Kannada | |
| rowspan = "2" | 2007
| Jyoti | Bhojpuri | |
| Mumbai Aamchich
| | Marathi | Marathi Debut |
| 2008
| Ego Chumma Dede Raja Ji | Meena | Bhojpuri |
| 2009
| Zhak Marli Bayko Keli | Asmita | Marathi | |
| rowspan = "2" | 2010
| Sati Behula | Savitri | Bengali | |
| Red Alert: The War Within
| Uma | Hindi | |
| 2013
| Deva | |Bhojpuri | |
| 2019
| Meera | Kannada | |
| rowspan = "2"| 2021
| rowspan = "2" | Thalaivii | rowspan = "2" | Sandhya | Tamil | rowspan = "4" | Bilingual films |
| Hindi |
| rowspan = "2" | 2022
| rowspan = "2" | Radhe Shyam | rowspan = "2" |Girija Rani | Telugu |
| Hindi |
| rowspan = "4" | 2023
| Bhagya | Hindi | Special appearance |
| NRI Wives{{cite news |last1=Khurana |first1=Archika |title=NRI Wives - Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/nri-wives/movieshow/100096810.cms |access-date=12 August 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=26 May 2023}}
| Ayesha | Hindi | |
| Chatrapathi
| Parvati | Hindi |
| Sajini Shinde Ka Viral Video
|Kalyani | Hindi |
| TBA
| {{Pending film|italic=no|Raja Shivaji}} | TBA | Multilingual |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Serial ! Role |
| 1987
| Kachchi Dhoop | Alka |
| 1996–1997
| Aandhi Jazbaaton Ki | |
| 1998–1999
| Radha |
| 2000
| Sandhya Raj Dhanrajgir |
| 2001
| Dr. Devaki |
| 2001
| C.I.D. | Nupur |
| | Ujala
| Anuradha Chopra |
| 2002–2003
| Kaagaz Ki Kashti | Aarati |
| 2003
| |
| 2014–2015
| Amrita Prateek Swaika |
| 2022
| Herself as contestant |
| 2024
| |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0080181}}
- {{Instagram|bhagyashree.online}}
- {{Bollywood Hungama person|id=bhagyashree}}
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