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3.1 Films
3.2 Television
4 Awards and nominations
5 Personal life
5.1 Controversies
5.2 Cancer
6 References
7 External links
Early life and family
Bendre was born in Mumbai in a Maharashtrian family. She studied at Ramnarain Ruia College, Mumbai. She has a brother who lives in Mumbai. Her father was a civil servant.She studied in Kendriya Vidyalaya, Bangalore.
Career
Modelling and movie debut (1994-1995)
Bendre started out as a model before getting selected for the Star Dust Talent Search. She eventually got the opportunity to study under the guidance of the best Bollywood actors and performers. Initially, she was cast in a movie called Ram, produced by Sohail Khan.[5] However, this movie was never made. Her first major role was in Aag (1994) at the age of 19. For this, she won the Filmfare Award for Lux New Face of the Year and Star Screen Awards for Most Promising Newcomer. In 1994, she also appeared in Naaraaz, for which she was awarded Filmfare's Sensational Debut awardIn 1995, she appeared in Bombay in the song Humma Humma.
Established actress (1996-2003)
Bendre on the sets of India's Got Talent in 2011
In 1996, she starred in Rakshak, English Babu Desi Mem, Diljale,[7] Apne Dam Par and Sapoot. In the same year, she welcomed Michael Jackson on his arrival in India in a traditional Marathi sari and applied ti.