Meenakshi Sheshadri

Biography

Meenakshi Seshadri (born 16 November 1963) is an Indian actress, model and dancer who mainly appeared in Hindi films. She was one of the highest paid actresses of her times. Her appearance in a Tamil film, paired with Prabu fetched her more credits. Meenakshi has appeared in a range of movies from comedy, drama, and action to romance. She won the Eve's Weekly Miss India contest in 1981 at age 17. Seshadri made her film debut in Painter Babu (1983) and received wider public recognition with the film Hero (1983), which was followed by a number of films in the 1980s and 1990s. She was noted for her performances in films, including Hoshiyar (1985), Bewafai (1985), Meri Jung (1985), Swati (1986), Dacait (1987), Inaam Dus Hazaar (1987), Shahenshah (1988), Mahaadev (1989), Jurm (1990), Ghayal (1990), Ghar Parivar, Damini (1993), and Ghatak (1996) among others.[3] Whereas she received immense critical acclaim for her films such as Swati (1986), Dahleez (1986), Satyamev Jayate (1987 film), Awaargi (1990) and Damini (1993). She went on to establish herself as one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses in the 1980s and 1990s, and was acknowledged for several of her performances, her beauty, and her accomplished dancing. After the release of her film Ghatak, she left the film industry to raise her children and resides in the US, with her husband and children. She has been partially active in the US, where she runs her dance school "Cherish Dance School". Recently, a documentary was also made on her life called Meenakshi Accept Her Wings.

Most Known For

Shahenshah

as Shalu

Indian Idol

as Self

Superstar Singer

as Self

Toofan

as Radha

Akayla

as Seema

Main Balwaan

as Natasha

Swami Vivekananda

Ghatak

as Gauri

Damini

as Damini Gupta

Ghayal

as Varsha Bharti

Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi

as Jamuna

Kshatriya

as Madhu (Jaswant's love interest)

Hero

as Radha Mathur

Aadmi Khilona Hai

as Punam Verma

Dacait

as Javli

Joshilaay

as Mangala

Meri Jung

as Geeta Mathur

Mahaadev

Duet

as Anjali

Dahleez

as Naini Saxena