Background
Bhagyashree hails from Sangli city in Maharashtra. Her father is Maharaja of Sangli. Her full name is Shrimant Rajkumari Bhagyashree Raje Patwardhan. She is the daughter of H.H. Meherban Shrimant Raja Vijay Singhrao Madhavrao Patwardhan. Her mother's name is Rajlaxmi. She is the eldest of three daughters, the other two being Madhuvanti and Purnima. She was born on the same day and year of the legendary actress Madhubala's death.
Career
She started her acting career with Kachhi Dhoop - a television serial by Amol Palekar. She is best known for her role in the 1989 blockbuster film Maine Pyaar Kiya with Salman Khan.
After marriage, she acted in three films: Peepat's Qaid Main Hai Bulbul, K.C. Bokadia's Tyagi and Mahendra Shah's Payal all opposite her husband Himalaya in 1992. She also acted with Avinash Wadhawan in Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi (1993). It was her last film in the 90s and she took a break from films for rest of this decade.
She returned to films in the 2001 film Hello Girls. She later appeared in Janani (2006), Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006) and Red Alert: The War Within (2008). After a gap of several years, she made a comeback to television with Aandhi Jasbaton Ki, where she played a politician. She was also seen in Didi Ka Dulha, a comedy serial on national broadcaster Doordarshan and a telefilm where she plays a blind person. She made her debut in Marathi films with the romantic comedy Zhak Marli Baiko Keli in June 2009.