Sonali Bendre

Sonali was born in Mumbai into a Marathi speaking Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu familyShe studied in Bangalore and Mumbai in Kendriya Vidyalaya Malleswaram and Holy Cross Convent High School Thane Thereafter she went to Welham Girls School Dehradun She married film director Goldie Behl on 12 November 2002 On 11 August 2005 she gave birth to a son Ranveer at the Breach Candy Hospital Bendre started out as a model before being selected for the Star Dust Talent Search She was invited to Mumbai and received training from a variety of top actors and performers of the Indian film industry Her first role was in Aag 1994 opposite GovindaThe movie floppedbut she get noticed And she get two awards for Filmfare Award for newcomer and Star Screen Awards Most Promising Newcomer Though she initially struggled to be a successful actress she was eventually given critical acclaim for her performances in Diljale in 1996 followed by Bhai 1997 Sarfarosh Zakhm Duplicate Kadhalar Dhinam Tamil film Hum SaathSaath Hain We Stand United 1999 Tera Mera Saath Rahen 2001 and Anahat 2003 among others She is also known for being one of the few actresses who acted opposite all top four Khans Salman Aamir Shahrukh and Saif She has also starred opposite Bollywood actors such as Akshay Kumar Sunil Shetty Ajay Devgn Sanjay Dutt and Anil Kapoor She also starred opposite Telugu Superstars Mahesh Babu in Murari Chiranjeevi Akkineni Nagarjuna and Nandamuri Balakrishna in films such as Indra Shankar Dada MBBS Angaaray Manmadhudu Palanti Brahma Naidu and Kannada Superstar Upendra in the film Preethse remake of Darr That helped her to establish herself and she gain popularity in South and North She is a well known Indian star internationally