Saiee Manjrekar

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Saiee Manjrekar
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Manjrekar in 2022
Born (2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 (age 22)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Education University of Mumbai
OccupationActress
Years active2019–present
Parent(s) Mahesh Manjrekar (father)
Medha Manjrekar (mother)

Saiee Manjrekar is an Indian actress who works in Hindi and Telugu-language 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 films 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]

Music videos

YearTitleSinger(s)Ref.
2020"Manjha" Vishal Mishra [18]
2022"Duniya" B Praak [19]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2020 Filmfare Awards Best Female Debut Dabangg 3 Nominated [20]
Zee Cine Awards Best Female Debut Nominated [21]
ETC Bollywood Business Awards Highest Grossing Debut ActressWon [22]
2023 Bollywood Hungama Style Icons Most Stylish Breakthrough Talent (Female)—Nominated [23]
South Indian International Movie Awards Best Female Debut – Telugu Ghani Nominated [24]

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