Sonali Bendre filmography

Bendre in 2025

Sonali Bendre is an Indian actress widely known for her work in Hindi and Telugu films, along with a few appearances in Kannada and Tamil cinema. ^[1] Bendre made her acting debut with the action-drama Aag (1994), opposite Govinda, for which she received the Filmfare Lux New Face of the Year award. She gained further recognition with her role in the 1995 romantic thriller Takkar . Between 1994 and 1996, Bendre appeared in several commercially unsuccessful films, including the action-drama Gaddar (1995), action thriller Rakshak (1996), and romantic comedy English Babu Desi Mem (1996). Her first major box office success came with the romantic action Diljale (1996). ^[2]

Bendre's prominence grew in the late 1990s with a series of successful films such as action comedy Duplicate (1998), romantic 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). Her performance in Sarfarosh earned her a nomination for the IIFA Award for Best Actress for Best Actress, while 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), receiving a Filmfare Award nomination for Filmfare Best Actress – Telugu. ^[5] Her subsequent successes in Telugu cinema include action drama Indra (2002), romantic comedy Manmadhudu (2002) and comedy drama Shankar Dada M.B.B.S. (2004). In Marathi cinema, she was awarded the Screen Award for Best Actress – Marathi for her role in Anahat (2003). ^[6]

After a hiatus from films, Bendre transitioned to television, appearing in the series Ajeeb Daastaan Hai Ye (2014) and The Broken News (2022–2024). Her performance in The Broken News earned her a nomination at the Filmfare OTT Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. ^[7] In addition to acting, Bendre has served as a talent judge on several Indian reality television shows, including Indian Idol , India's Got Talent , DID Li'ls Masters and India's Best Dancer 3 .

Films

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Sonali Bendre's film credits

Year	Title	Role(s)	Language	Notes	Ref.
1994	Aag	Parul	Hindi		[8]
	Naaraaz	Sonali			[9]
1995	The Don	Anita Malik			[10]
	Gaddaar	Priya			[11]
	Takkar	Mohini			[12]
	Bombay	Dancer	Hindi and Tamil	Special appearance in song "Humma Humma"	[13]
1996	Rakshak	Dr. Pooja Malhotra	Hindi		[14]
	English Babu Desi Mem	Bijuriya			[15]
	Diljale	Radhika			[16]
	Apne Dam Par	Herself		Special 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	Roja	Tamil		[29]
	Kannodu Kanbathellam	Kalyani	Tamil		[30]
	Hum Saath Saath Hain	Dr. Preeti Shukla Chaturvedi	Hindi		[31]
	Dahek	Sabina/ Neelima [a]			[32]
2000	Chal Mere Bhai	Piya		Cameo	[33]
	Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai	Khushi Malhotra			[34]
	Dhai Akshar Prem Ke	Nisha		Special appearance	[35]
	Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain	Saavni			[36]
	Preethse	Kiran	Kannada	Remake of Darr	[37]
2001	Murari	Vasu	Telugu		[38]
	Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega	Sapna Chopra	Hindi		[39]
	Lajja	Herself		Special appearance in song "Mujhe Saajan Ke Ghar Jaana Hai"	[40]
	Tera Mera Saath Rahen	Madhuri Khanna			[41]
2002	Indra	Pallavi	Telugu		[42]
	Khadgam	Swathi	Telugu		[43]
	Manmadhudu	Harika	Telugu		[44]
2003	Anahat	Queen Sheelavathi	Marathi		[45]
	Pyaar Kiya Nahin Jaatha	Disha	Hindi		[46]
	Palnati Brahmanayudu	Siva Nageswari	Telugu		[47]
	Chori Chori	Pooja Narayan	Hindi		[48]
	Kal Ho Naa Ho	Dr. Priya Malhotra		Special appearance	[49]
2004	Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.	Dr. Sunita "Chitti"	Telugu		[50]
	Aga Bai Arrecha!	Herself	Marathi	Special appearance in song "Cham Cham Karta Hai"	[51]
2013	Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!	Mumtaz Khan	Hindi		[52]
2022	Love You Hamesha	Shivani			[53]
2025	Be Happy	Herself		Cameo	[54]

Television

List of Sonali Bendre television credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2001–2002	Kya Masti Kya Dhoom	Host		[55]
2005	50th Filmfare Awards			[56]
2008	Mr & Mrs Television	Judge		[57]
2008–2009	Indian Idol		Season 4	[57]
2009–2012	India's Got Talent		Seasons 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	Judge	Seasons 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

Sonali Bendre web credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2022–present	The Broken News	Amina Qureshi		[66]
TBA	Raakh†	TBA	Filming	[67]

See also

• List of awards and nominations received by Sonali Bendre

Notes

1. Bendre portrayed dual roles in the film.

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