Background
Antara Mali was born in Mumbai on 1 July 1979, to a kushwaha family India photographer Jagdish Mali.
Antara Mali was born in Mumbai on 1 July 1979, to a kushwaha family India photographer Jagdish Mali.
Mali made her acting debut in the 1998 film Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge!. The film, however, flopped. The next year was released her film Prema Katha directed by Ram Gopal Varma.
Afterwards, Varma became Mali"s frequent collaborator.
Although Mali"s performances were praised by critics, most of them did not do well at the box office. She discontinued her acting career in 2005 after her last film Mr Ya Mission (which she had also written and directed) was received poorly and critically panned.
Mali paid her tribute to Madhuri Dixit by playing an aspiring actress inspired by Madhuri in the movie Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon. She received a Filmfare nomination for the Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Company.
In 2010, she made her comeback to films with..And Once Again directed by Amol Palekar.