Tejaswini Kolhapure

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Tejaswini Kolhapure (born 1 January 1980) is an Indian super model and actress.

Personal life

Kolhapure was born in Mumbai in a Maharashtrian family.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Her father, Pandharinath Kolhapure, was a classical singer whose family was from Kolhapur.[1] She is the youngest sister of Shivangi Kolhapure (wife of Shakti Kapoor) and Padmini Kolhapure and mausi (maternal aunt) to Shraddha Kapoor.

She is the niece of singer Lata Mangeshkar, as her paternal grandmother was the half-sister of Deenanath Mangeshkar, Lata's father.[2] Her mother, Nirupama Prabhu, had a job working for the airlines.[1]

Kolhapure and her husband, Pankaj Saraswat, had a daughter in 2015.[3]

Career

Before she started her career with modelling and films, she made her debut with a television series, Mujhe Chaand Chahiye,[4] directed by Raja Bundela on Zee TV. She appeared in the "Saughat" and "Tum Bin" episodes of the miniseries Rishtey on Zee TV. She was also involved in theatre.[5]

She did a Modelling assignment in a Fashion Catalogue published by Krupa Kreations - Vimal N. Upadhyaya in the year of 1992. In same edition of this Catalogue, she was accompanied by Aishwarya Rai, Sonali Bendre and Niki Aneja.[6]

Her first film made by Anurag Kashyap, Paanch, was not initially released.[7] Paanch was delayed in its release due to problems with the depictions of violence, language and drug use in the film.[8] Her appearance in Ugly was with the director, Kashyap, once more where she played a depressed young woman who was also an alcoholic.[9] Kolhapure said that filming Ugly was a draining experience.[8] The Hindustan Times wrote that "Kolhapure plays a battered wife and brings out the pain of a barren life perfectly."[10]

Theatre

1999

  • "The Magic Pill" directed by Satyadev Dubey
  • "Sabse Bada Thag" directed by Makrand Deshpandey

2000

  • "Brahma Vishnu Mahesh" directed by Satyadev Dubey.

2002

  • "Modh" during the 'Prithvi Festival 2002' directed by Ahlam Khan

2005

  • "Beauty, Brains, & Personality" directed by Vandana Sajnani

2007

  • "Flirt in Your Dreams" directed by Satyadev Dubey

2008

  • "All About Women" directed by Hidayat Sami

Short film

Year Work Role Network Notes
2007 Salt 'N' Pepper short film

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Paanch Shiuli [5]
2004 Stop! Tina A. Mehra
2005 Anjaane Sonia
2007 Salt & Pepper [11]
2008 Mumbai Cutting
2010 Raavan Dulari [12]
Tequila Nights Amrita Pathak
2013 Boyss Toh Boyss Hain
2014 Ugly Shalini Bose [4]
2019 Happi Special appearance
2024 Yes Papa [13]

References

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  1. a b If I had my way, I would have worked with Raj Kapoor all my life: Padmini Kolhapure, Times of India, 13 September 2013.
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