Kartika Rane

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Kartika Rane
Born (1977-03-17) March 17, 1977 (age 48)
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress

Kartika Rane (born March 17, 1977) is an Indian actress. Rane began her career as Yamunabai in historical drama, The Great Maratha . She found success in her roles as Antara in Ek Se Badkar Ek , Lieutenant Maya in Captain Vyom , and Mallika in Hum Pardesi Ho Gaye . Following this breakthrough, she appeared in Hindi movies, Yash , Hulla and Marathi movie, Saatchya Aat Gharat .

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Career

While studying in the first year of college, she was persuaded by a model friend to try out modelling. As a model, she worked with multiple agencies, including McCann Erickson, O&M, ICI, Lintas, HTA, Chaitra Leo Burnett and advertised products including Forhans, Dulux, Fair & Lovely, Rin and Vim.

While working as an advertising model, Rane was spotted by producer and director, B. R. Chopra. Chopra signed her for the weekly countdown show, Ek Se Badkar Ek . The show turned out to be a breakout role for her. Reflecting on her career after her role in Ek Se Badkar Ek, Rane said, "If the serial sounded good and my role was meaty, I signed it. After all, since I had decided to work on television, I didn’t want any good opportunities to pass me by". In late 90s, her career included serialised roles such as Satyabhama in Mahabharat Katha and Lieutenant Maya in the sci-fi series, Captain Vyom . The success earned her a debut in Bollywood with movie, Yash (1996). However the film was a critical and commercial failure. [1] During this period, she also worked on various anthology series, Saturday Suspense , Rishtey , Gubbare.

In 2000s, Rane continued her television work with series like Hum Pardesi Ho Gaye and Nyaay . Unlike her early career, she said, "Unless I am comfortable and confident about the part I am playing, I say no. A role must give me professional satisfaction." She also worked in a Marathi movie, Saatchya Aat Gharat (2004) and a Hindi movie, Hulla (2008). [2]

Personal life

Rane is a native of Goa. Her uncle is Pratapsingh Rane, the ex-Chief Minister of Goa. She is a sociology graduate from Sophia College. [3]

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
1996 Yash AngelHindi debut [2]
2004 Saatchya Aat Gharat MadhuraMarathi debut [4]
2008 Hulla Abha

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
1994 The Great Maratha YamunabaiMain role
1995 Mano Ya Na Mano NeenuEpisodes: 51–55 [5]
1996 Ek Se Badkar Ek AntaraMain role
1997–1998 Mahabharat Katha Satyabhama Main role
1998 Captain Vyom Maya/ChayaMain role [6]
1999 Saturday Suspense ShreyaEpisode: Episode 1 – "My Last Birthday" [7]
1999 Rishtey VeeraEpisode: Episode 58 – "Highway" [8]
1999JanamNehaMain role [2] [9]
2000GubbareMohiniEpisode: Episode 6 – "Jhooth" [2] [10]
2000 Nyaay NanditaMain role [2]
2001–2002 Hum Pardesi Ho Gaye MallikaMain role [2]
2001–2002KanganChadniMain role [2]

References

  1. "Yash - Movie - Box Office India" . Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Mukherjee, Sanjeeb (4 October 2001). "Riding on the wings of luck". Tribune India. Archived from the original on 16 January 2002.
  3. "Famous Sophia College, Mumbai Alumni". 3 July 2024.
  4. "Saatchya Aat Gharat" . Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  5. "Mano Ya Na Mano | Hindi Horror TV Show".
  6. "Hit 90's Show 'Captain Vyom' To Get A Modern Day Reboot, To Be Made Into A Five-Part Web Series". 8 July 2022.
  7. "Saturday Suspense Old Zee TV Serial".
  8. "Before Gangubai Kathiawadi, Highway paved the way for Alia Bhatt. On Monday Masala". 22 February 2022.
  9. "Janam - Hindi TV Serial - Full Ep - Zee TV".
  10. "Gubbare – Hindi Comedy TV Show – Full Episodes".