Madhura Velankar | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1997 – Present |
Spouse | Abhijeet Satam (m. 2010) |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Shivaji Satam (father-in-law) Pradeep Velankar (father) |
Madhura Velankar-Satam (born 8 October 1981) is an Indian actress. She is a four-time State Award winner who appears in Bollywood and Marathi movies and established herself as one of Marathi cinema's leading actresses. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
She is known for critically acclaimed roles such as Gojiri’ in Sarivar Sari . She worked in Bollywood film Jajantaram Mamantaram as Rajkumari Amori (2003).
She worked in Marathi television serials. She performed as a dancer at Rashtrapati Bhavan (Marathi Taarka), Maharshta State Awards (performed since 2002), Zee Awards, V. Shantaram Awards, Hirkani Awards. She did more than 75 stage shows as a dancer and anchor.
She married Abhijeet Satam. Her family includes father-in-law Shivaji Satam (famous for starring in Sony TV’s CID). Her father Pradeep Velankar is a Marathi actor. [8]
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