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Rajeshwari Sachdev is an Indian actress who is known for her role in Shyam Benegal's film Sardari Begum (1996), for which she won the 1997 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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Rajeshwari Sachdev
Sachdev in 2018
Born	Raj Kaur Sachdev (1974-04-14) 14 April 1974 (age 48) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Years active	1991 – present
Spouse	Varun Badola ​ (m. 2004)​
Awards	1997 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress: Sardari Begum

Sachdev co-hosted the Zee TV musical show, Antakshari from 1994 to 2001 with Annu Kapoor. In 2005, she along with her husband Varun Badola, took part a reality TV dance competition show, Nach Baliye.[1] She also worked in Crime TV series Rihhaee where she played a role of an activist.^{[citation needed]}

Early life and education

Rajeshwari was born on 14 April 1975,[2] in Mumbai to a Punjabi father and a mother from Southern India.^{[citation needed]}

After completing her graduation from Guru Nanak Khalsa College (King's Circle) in Mumbai, she started her career on stage doing plays with Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA). She married Varun Badola in 2004.

Career

Sachdev made her film debut with the Marathi film Aayatya Gharat Gharoba (1991), directed by Sachin.

Her second film was Shyam Benegal's Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1992). She then became a regular in his films, and was cast in Mammo (1994), Sardari Begum (1996), Samar (1999), Hari-Bhari (2000), Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2005) and Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008). She also appeared in the Hollywood film Little Buddha (1993) and later in Tales of Kamasutra The Perfumed Garden (1998). She also worked in the show Samvidhaan, directed by Shyam Benegal.

She sang the pop song "Hulle Hullare" in the album of the same name released in 2007.

Sachdev was signed as the lead in TV series Rihhaee replacing actress Divya Dutta who quit the show after shooting for one episode. She is currently playing the role of Mamta Noon in Sony TV's romantic drama series Dil Hi Toh Hai and Kusum Kothari in StarPlus's drama series Shaadi Mubarak.

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2018	Firebrand		Marathi film[3]
2015	Welcome Zindagi		Marathi film
2015	Runh: The Debt		Marathi film
2014	Bazaar E Husn	Didi
2013	Issaq	Paro
2013	Samhita	Hemangini/Bhairavi	Marathi film
2012	Arjun: The Warrior Prince	Draupadi	Voice role Animated Film
2010	Malik Ek	Saraswati
2009	7 Days in Slow Motion	Mrs. Suri	English film
2008	Welcome to Sajjanpur	Shobharani
2005	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero	Capt. Lakshmi Sahgal
2004	Mitter Pyare Nu Haal Mureedan Da Kehna	Preet	Punjabi film
2003	The Perfect Husband
2001	Meri Pyaari Bahania Banegi Dulhania
2001	Rahul	Sheela
2000	Samar
2000	Tales of The Kama Sutra : The Perfumed Garden	Lochani/Loni
2000	Hari-Bhari	Salma
1998	Qila	Lajo
1997	Tunnu Ki Tina	Tina
1996	English Babu Desi Mem	Katariya
1996	Sardari Begum	Sakina	Urdu film National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
1995	Param Vir Chakra (film)	Radha
1994	Mammo	Riyaz's mother
1994	Triyacharitra	Bimli
1993	Little Buddha	Yasodhara	English film
1993	Pyar Pyar
1993	Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda	Jamuna
1991	Aayatya Gharat Gharoba	Kaanan	Marathi film

Television shows

Year	Series	Role	Notes
1997	Margarita	Margarita	Lead Role
1997-1998	Om Namah Shivay	Rati
2004	Rihaee	Madhavi
2005	Phir Se		Television film[4]
	Nach Baliye 1	Contestant
2006-2007	Ji Bhenji[5]
2007-2008	K for Kishore	Host
2014-2015	Laut Aao Trisha	Lavanya Swaika Garewal
2014	Samvidhaan	Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
2015–2016	Balika Vadhu	Mangla Devi
2017	Peshwa Bajirao	Radhabai
2018	Dil Hi Toh Hai	Mamta Noon
2020–2021	Shaadi Mubarak	Kusum Kothari

References

External links

• Rajeshwari Sachdev at Bollywood Hungama
• Rajeshwari Sachdev at IMDb

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