Sonali Bendre is an Indian actress and model. She is known for her performance in Bollywood films. She also acted in Marathi, Tamil and Kannada films. She also hosted a dance show on television named Kya Masti Kya Dhoom....! and was one of the judges of Indian Idol.
Background
Sonali was born on 1 January 1975 in a Maharashtrian family. She studied in Kendriya Vidyalaya in Bangalore and Holy Cross High School Thane in Mumbai. Sonali started her career as a model and in 1994 debuted in cinema.
She married film acto Goldie Behl in 2002 and gave birth to a son Ranveer in 2005.
Career
Sonali's first film was ‘Aag’ (1994), for which she won Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female and Filmfare Lux New Face Award. However she had to struggle to become a successful actress. Fortunately, she was noted for her performances in in Diljale in 1996, Bhai (1997), Sarfarosh, Zakhm, Duplicate, Kadhalar Dhinam (Tamil film), Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United (1999), Tera Mera Saath Rahey and Anahat (2003) among others. She has also starred opposite Bollywood actors such as Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt and Anil Kapoor.
Sonali was also noted as a graceful dancer in the following films:Gaddar, Sapoot, Bombay, Lajja and Major Saab.