Sonali Bendre filmography

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Sonali Bendre Behl is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Hindi and Telugu films. Bendre made her debut with the action-drama Aag (1994), which earned her the Filmfare Lux New Face of the Year. Her other release that year Naaraaz , won her the Sensational Debut award. Following several box office failures, she had her breakthrough with the romantic action Diljale (1996). [1] [2]

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Bendre established herself as a leading actress of Hindi films with the commercially successful films—action comedy Duplicate (1998), action Major Saab (1998), drama Zakhm (1998), action thriller Sarfarosh (1999), the highly successful family drama Hum Saath Saath Hain (1999) and romantic drama Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai (2000). For Sarfarosh, she earned IIFA Award for Best Actress nomination and Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai won her the Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress. [3] [4]

Bendre made her Telugu film debut with the romantic drama Murari (2001), for which she received Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu nomination. [5] She achieved further success with action drama Indra (2002), romantic comedy Manmadhudu (2002) and comedy drama Shankar Dada M.B.B.S. (2004). Bendre won the Screen Award for Best Actress – Marathi for her performance in Anahat (2003). [6] Following a career hiatus, Bendre appeared in the television series Ajeeb Daastaan Hai Ye (2014) and The Broken News (2022-2024) and judged various reality shows. The Broken News earned her a nomination for Filmfare OTT Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. [7]

Films

Key
†Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
Sonali Bendre's film credits
YearTitleRole(s)LanguageNotesRef.
1994 Aag Parul Hindi [8]
Naaraaz Sonali [9]
1995 The Don Anita Malik [10]
Gaddaar Priya [11]
Takkar Mohini [12]
Bombay DancerHindi & TamilSpecial appearance in song "Humma Humma" [13]
1996 Rakshak Dr. Pooja MalhotraHindi [14]
English Babu Desi Mem Bijuriya [15]
Diljale Radhika [16]
Apne Dam Par HerselfSpecial appearance in song "Aara Hile Chapara Hile" [17]
Sapoot Kajal Singhania [18]
1997 Bhai Meenu [19]
Tarazu Pooja [20]
Qahar Neelam [21]
1998 Keemat – They Are Back Mansi [22]
Duplicate Lily [23]
Humse Badhkar Kaun Anu [24]
Major Saab Nisha [25]
Angaaray Roma [26]
Zakhm Sonia Maheshwari [27]
1999 Sarfarosh Seema Nagrath [28]
Kadhalar Dhinam RojaTamil [29]
Kannodu Kanbathellam KalyaniTamil [30]
Hum Saath Saath Hain Dr. Preeti Shukla ChaturvediHindi [31]
Dahek Sabina/ Neelima [a] [32]
2000 Chal Mere Bhai PiyaCameo [33]
Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai Khushi Malhotra [34]
Dhai Akshar Prem Ke NishaSpecial appearance [35]
Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain Saavni [36]
Preethse KiranKannadaRemake of Darr [37]
2001 Murari VasuTelugu [38]
Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega Sapna ChopraHindi [39]
Lajja HerselfSpecial appearance in song "Mujhe Saajan Ke Ghar Jaana Hai" [40]
Tera Mera Saath Rahen Madhuri Khanna [41]
2002 Indra PallaviTelugu [42]
Khadgam SwathiTelugu [43]
Manmadhudu HarikaTelugu [44]
2003 Anahat Queen SheelavathiMarathi [45]
Pyaar Kiya Nahin Jaatha DishaHindi [46]
Palnati Brahmanayudu Siva NageswariTelugu [47]
Chori Chori Pooja NarayanHindi [48]
Kal Ho Naa Ho Dr. Priya MalhotraSpecial appearance [49]
2004 Shankar Dada M.B.B.S. Dr. Sunita "Chitti"Telugu [50]
Aga Bai Arrecha! HerselfMarathiSpecial appearance in song "Cham Cham Karta Hai" [51]
2013 Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! Mumtaz KhanHindi [52]
2022 Love You Hamesha Shivani [53]
2025 Be Happy HerselfCameo [54]

Television

List of Sonali Bendre television credits
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2001–2002Kya Masti Kya DhoomHost [55]
2005 50th Filmfare Awards [56]
2008Mr & Mrs TelevisionJudge [57]
2008–2009 Indian Idol Season 4 [57]
2009–2012 India's Got Talent Season 1-3 [58]
2012 Hindustan Ke Hunarbaaz [59]
2014 Mission Sapne Narrator [60]
2014–2015 Ajeeb Daastaan Hai Ye Shobha Sachdev [61]
2013–2016 India's Best Dramebaaz JudgeSeason 1-2 [62]
2022 DID Li'ls Masters Season 5 [63]
2023 India's Best Dancer 3 [64]
2025–present Pati Patni Aur Panga Host [65]

Web series

List of Sonali Bendre web credits
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2022–present The Broken News Amina Qureshi [66]
TBARaakh†TBAFilming [67]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Bendre portrayed dual roles in the film.

References

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  2. ↑ "A Dream Come True". Filmfare . April 1995. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Hum Dil De... sweeps IIFA awards". Screen. Archived from the original on 20 February 2001. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
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  8. ↑ "Aag (1993)". Bollywood Hungama . 19 August 1994. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
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  14. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood (29 November 1996). "Rakshak". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
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  41. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood (16 November 2001). "Tera Mera Saath Rahen". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  42. ↑ "Indra (2002)". BookMyShow. 24 July 2002. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  43. ↑ "Movie Review – Khadgam". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2003. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
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  45. ↑ Ashraf, Syed Firdaus (25 September 2003). "Why would anyone deny Anaahat?". Rediff.com. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
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  51. ↑ "Sonali Bendre, Kedar Shinde reminisce about bygone days on 'India's Best Dancer'". The Times of India. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  52. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood (15 August 2013). "Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbai Dobaara!". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  53. ↑ Verma, Sukanya (1 October 2019). "When Sonali, Deepika, Aishwarya celebrated Navratri". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  54. ↑ Suri, Rishabh (14 March 2025). "Be Happy review: Abhishek Bachchan keeps you hooked with this sweet-as-sugar movie designed to make you cry". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  55. ↑ "I enjoy doing TV shows: Sonali Bendre". Deccan Herald. IANS. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  56. ↑ United News of India (27 May 2005). "Shah Rukh, Rani Mukherjee bag awards". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  57. 1 2 Singha, Bidisha (30 April 2008). "Sonali Bendre to judge Indian Idol 4". Hindustan Times. Mumbai. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  58. ↑ "India's Got Talent Judges". Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  59. ↑ "No crying and weeping please. Just Enjoy!". Hindustan Times. 27 October 2012. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012.
  60. ↑ "Sonali Bendre happy to play narrator in Mission Sapne". Hindustan Times. Mumbai. IANS. 10 February 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  61. ↑ "I never thought of doing a fiction show: Sonali Bendre". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 27 September 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  62. ↑ Oberoi, Vivek; Bendre, Sonali (20 February 2016). "Vivek Oberoi and Sonali Bendre talk India's Best Dramebaaz" (Interview). Mumbai: The Telegraph . Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  63. ↑ "Sonali Bendre on returning with DID Lil Masters 5: There was no guarantee, that I'd ever return". Hindustan Times. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  64. ↑ "Sonali Bendre remembers working with Saroj Khan for Dil Hi Dil Mein song: I was scared she'd throw dandiya sticks at me". Hindustan Times. Mumbai. Asian News International. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  65. ↑ "Host Sonali Bendre says Pati, Patni Aur Panga is like a page of my marriage". India Today. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  66. ↑ "Sonali Bendre announces her OTT debut with ZEE5's The Broken News: 'Feels so good to be back on sets'". The Indian Express. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  67. ↑ "Prime Video announces crime thriller 'Raakh' starring Ali Fazal, Sonali Bendre and Aamir Bashir". The Hindu. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
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