Radhika Apte

Radhika Apte
Apte in 2018
Born (1985-09-07) 7 September 1985 (age 39)
Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materFergusson College
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
Spouse
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(m. 2012)​

Radhika Apte (Marathi pronunciation: [ɾaːd̪ʰikaː əpʈe]) (born 7 September 1985) is an Indian actress. Apte has received several awards including an International Emmy Award nomination, becoming the first Indian actress to do so.[1][2]

Apte began acting in theatre and made her film debut with a brief role in the fantasy drama Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! (2005). Her first lead role was in the 2009 Bengali drama Antaheen. She gained attention for her supporting roles in three of her 2015 Bollywood productions: the revenge drama Badlapur, the comedy Hunterrr, and the biographical film Manjhi - The Mountain Man. Her leading roles in the 2016 independent films Phobia and Parched earned her acclaim.[3] In 2018, Apte starred in three Netflix productions – the anthology film Lust Stories, the thriller series Sacred Games,[4] and the horror mini-series Ghoul.[5] She was nominated for an International Emmy Award for her work in the first of these.[6] She has since starred in the Netflix films Raat Akeli Hai (2020) and Monica, O My Darling (2022), and portrayed Noor Inayat Khan in the American film A Call to Spy (2019).

In addition to her work in independent films, Apte has also played the leading lady in mainstream films, such as the Tamil action film Kabali (2016), the Hindi biographical film Pad Man (2018), and the Hindi black comedy Andhadhun (2018), all of which were commercially successful. She has been married to London-based musician Benedict Taylor since 2012.

  1. ^ "Radhika Apte: Is the new age Ahalya the next big star of Bollywood?". India.com. 23 July 2015. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. ^ Bhave, Nitin. "She's doing films in six languages! Who is Radhika Apte, anyway?". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  3. ^ "I Wondered if Nawaz Didn't Like Me". The New Indian Express. 16 July 2015. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Prabhat taught me the importance of silence : Radhika Apte". Pinkvilla. 5 December 2018. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  5. ^ Arora, Priya (12 July 2018). "'Ghoul,' Netflix's First Horror Series From India, Will Give You Serious Chills". HuffPost. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  6. ^ "From iReel Awards to Emmys, Radhika Apte is Biggest Breakthrough Artiste in Web Space". News18. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.