Saiee Manjrekar

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Saiee Manjrekar
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Manjrekar in 2025
Born (2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 (age 23)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Education University of Mumbai
OccupationActress
Years active2019–present
Parent(s) Mahesh Manjrekar (father)
Medha Manjrekar (mother)

Saiee Manjrekar (born 24 December 2001) is an Indian actress who works in Telugu and Hindi films. The daughter of actors Mahesh Manjrekar and Medha Manjrekar, she made her acting debut with Dabangg 3 (2019). Manjrekar has since appeared in the Telugu films Ghani (2022), Major (2022) and Skanda (2023). [1]

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Early life

Manjrekar was born 24 December 2001 to film actors Medha and Mahesh Manjrekar. [2] [3] [4]

Career

Manjrekar made her film debut with a brief appearance as Kushi Damle in the Marathi film Kaksparsh (2012). She did her first leading role as Khushi Chautala in the 2019 Hindi action-comedy Dabangg 3 opposite Salman Khan. [5] The film received negative reviews from critics, and its commercial prospects were affected by the CAA protests. It earned her a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. In 2020, she appeared in the music video for the song "Manjha", alongside Aayush Sharma. [6]

In 2022, Manjrekar made her Telugu film debut alongside Varun Tej in Ghani , which ended up being a commercial failure. She was next featured in the Telugu-Hindi bilingual biographical action film Major , a biopic of Sandeep Unnikrishnan (played by Adivi Sesh), in which she played the role of Isha Agarwal who is Unnikrishnan's love interest. [7] [8] The film received critical acclaim and became one of the highest grossing Telugu films of 2022. [9]

Manjrekar was next appeared in Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay opposite Guru Randhawa. [10]

In the media

Manjrekar was ranked 47th in the Times Most Desirable Women List in 2019. [11]

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2012 Kaksparsh Kushi Damle Marathi Child artist [12]
2019 Dabangg 3 Khushi Hindi [13]
2022 Ghani Maya Telugu [14]
Major IshaTelugu
Hindi		Bilingual film [15]
2023 Skanda ParineetaTelugu
2024 Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay Ira MishraHindi [16]
Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha Young Vasudha [17]
2025 Arjun Son of Vyjayanthi ChitraTelugu [18]

Music videos

YearTitleSinger(s)Ref.
2020"Manjha" Vishal Mishra [19]
2022"Duniya" B Praak [20]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2020 Filmfare Awards Best Female Debut Dabangg 3 Nominated [21]
Zee Cine Awards Best Female Debut Nominated [22]
ETC Bollywood Business Awards Highest Grossing Debut ActressWon [23]
2023 Bollywood Hungama Style Icons Most Stylish Breakthrough Talent (Female)—Nominated [24]
South Indian International Movie Awards Best Female Debut – Telugu Ghani Nominated [25]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Varun Tej introduces Saiee Manjrekar as his lady love, in new Ghani poster". India Today. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Saiee Manjrekar to have an intimate birthday bash with family, childhood friends". The Times of India. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Saiee Manjrekar on pressure of being a star kid: I know I'm under the scanner so I work extra hard". PINKVILLA. 5 June 2022. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Saiee Manjrekar shares the frame with mother Medha Manjrekar and sister Gauri Ingawale". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Dabangg 3 release date announced: Salman Khan's film hits theatre in December". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Manjha music video out: Aayush Sharma and Saiee Manjrekar indulge in patangon wala pyaar". India Today . 16 March 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Saiee Manjrekar to star in Hindi-Telugu bilingual film on 26/11 horrors titled Major". IndiaTv News. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Adivi Sesh shares Saiee Manjrekar's first look from Major, calls it 'an all Indian film'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Major Boxoffice: Blockbuster Day 1 Openings for Adavi Seah's film". The Hans India . The film has received blockbuster openings from everywhere including the film critics and online reviewers.
  10. ↑ "Guru Randhawa unveils first poster of debut film Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay with Anupam Kher and Saiee Manjrekar". News18. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Disha Patani tops The Times 50 Most Desirable Women 2019 list, check new entries in the list". Business World. 29 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "Presenting the winners of the 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020". Filmfare . 6 November 2021. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  13. ↑ "Saiee Manjrekar on Dabangg 3: Want to do Justice to This Role". News18. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "Ghani: 5 reasons to watch Varun Tej and Saiee Manjrekar starrer this Friday". The Times of India. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  15. ↑ "Adivi Sesh shares Saiee Manjrekar's first look from Major, calls it 'an all Indian film'". The India Express. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  16. ↑ "Guru Randhava and Saiee Manjrekar start shooting for Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay, share post as Heer and Iraa". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  17. ↑ "Saiee Manjrekar & Shantanu Maheshwari join Ajay Devgn and Tabu for Neeraj Pandey's Auron Mein Kaha Dum Tha". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  18. ↑ https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/saiee-manjrekar-stars-opposite-nandamuri-kalyanram-in-fist-of-flame-first-glimpse-unveiled-881359
  19. ↑ "Manjha music video out: Aayush Sharma and Saiee Manjrekar indulge in patangon wala pyaar". India Today . 16 March 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  20. ↑ Duniya Song | B Praak | Jaani | Ft. Sunny Singh, Saiee Manjrekar | YRF , retrieved 4 October 2022
  21. ↑ "Best Debut Female". filmfare.com. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  22. ↑ "Check Out Zee Cine Awards 2020 Full Winners List". ABP News. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  23. ↑ "ZEE ETC Bollywood Business Awards 2020: A Full Nominations List Basis Box Office Collection". Zee5. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  24. ↑ "Check out the complete list of winners of the Bollywood Hungama Style Icon Awards". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  25. ↑ "SIIMA Awards 2023: RRR, 777 Charlie win big; Jr NTR, Yash named Best Actors; Sreeleela and Srinidhi Shetty are Best Actresses". The Indian Express. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
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