Meenakshi Seshadri

Meenakshi Seshadri
Born
Shashikala Seshadri

(1963-11-16) 16 November 1963 (age 61)
Sindri, Jharkhand, India
Occupations
  • Film actress
  • dancer
Years active1983–1999
TitleEve's Weekly Miss India 1981 in Japan
Spouse
Harish Mysore
​
(m. 1995)​
Children2
RelativesShekhar Seshadri (brother)

Meenakshi Seshadri Mysore (pronounced [miːnaːkʂiː ʃeːʂaːdrɪ]; née Seshadri; born 16 November 1963) is an Indian former actress, model, dancer and beauty pageant titleholder. She worked primarily in Hindi films, with few films in Telugu and Tamil. She made her debut with the film Painter Babu (1983) produced by Manoj Kumar, and her second film Hero (1983) catapulted her to instant stardom. In a career spanning a decade, she established herself as one of the most popular and highest-paid actresses of her time.

Prior to her acting career, Seshadri won the Eve's Weekly Miss India contest in 1981 at the age of 17.[1][2] She became one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses in the 1980s and 1990s, and was acknowledged for several of her performances, her beauty, and her accomplished dancing.[3] She was noted for her performances in films including Hero (1983), Aandhi-Toofan (1985), Meri Jung (1985), Swati (1986), Dilwaala (1986), Dacait (1987), Inaam Dus Hazaar (1987), Parivaar (1987), Shahenshah (1988), Mahaadev (1989), Awaargi (1990), Jurm (1990), Ghayal (1990), Ghar Ho To Aisa (1990), Damini (1993), Duet (1994) and Ghatak (1996).[3] She received particular critical acclaim for Swati (1986), Dahleez (1986), Satyamev Jayate (1987), Awaargi (1990) and Damini (1993).[4] She also performed at the Khajuraho Dance Festival in the 1990s.

After the release of her film Ghatak, she left the film industry to raise her children in the United States with her husband, where she runs the Cherish Dance School. A documentary was made about her life, titled Meenakshi Accept Her Wings.[5][6]

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  6. ^ "The Miraculous Meenakshi". lcahouston.com. 30 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2012.