Meenakshi Seshadri established herself as one of the most popular and highest-paid actresses of her time and is considered among the leading actresses of Indian cinema.
37 Facts About Meenakshi Seshadri
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Meenakshi Seshadri 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.
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Meenakshi Seshadri made her debut with the film Painter Babu produced by Manoj Kumar, and her second film Hero catapulted her to instant stardom.
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Meenakshi Seshadri was noted for her performances in films including Hero, Aandhi-Toofan, Meri Jung, Swati, Dilwaala, Dacait, Inaam Dus Hazaar, Parivaar, Shahenshah, Mahaadev, Awaargi, Jurm, Ghayal, Ghar Ho To Aisa, Damini, Duet and Ghatak.
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Meenakshi Seshadri received particular critical acclaim for Swati, Dahleez, Satyamev Jayate, Awaargi and Damini.
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Meenakshi Seshadri performed at the Khajuraho Dance Festival in the 1990s.
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Meenakshi Seshadri was born on 16 November 1963 as Shashikala Seshadri in a Tamil Brahmin family in Sindri, Bihar.
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Meenakshi Seshadri trained in four Indian classical dance forms, Bharata Natyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak, and Odissi, under Vempati Chinna Satyam and Jaya Rama Rao.
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Meenakshi Seshadri won the Eve's Weekly Miss India contest in 1981 at the age of 17 and represented India at the Miss International 1981 in Tokyo, Japan.
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The film was a blockbuster and Meenakshi Seshadri became an overnight star.
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Meenakshi Seshadri then appeared in several commercial films, including Love Marriage, Paisa Ye Paisa, and Lover Boy.
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In 1986 Meenakshi Seshadri made a special appearance in a song with Rajinikanth in the Telugu movie Jeevana Poratam.
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The film gained immense critical acclaim and critics said, "Meenakshi Seshadri has acted in Swati the way Amitabh Bachchan acts in his films".
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Meenakshi Seshadri appeared in Dacait, an action drama alongside Sunny Deol to critical acclaim.
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Meenakshi Seshadri starred in the much hyped Shahenshah opposite Amitabh Bachchan which proved to be a huge success.
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Meenakshi Seshadri teamed up with Bachchan for Toofan, Akayla, and Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswati, but all three were flops.
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Meenakshi Seshadri appeared in Kalpataru's family dramas Bade Ghar Ki Beti and Gharana which were moderate successes.
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Meenakshi Seshadri worked with fellow dancer Mithun Chakraborthy in Aandhi Toofan, Main Balwan, Dilwaala, Parivaar, Bees Saal Baad Pyar Ka Karz, and Shandaar.
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In 1990, Meenakshi Seshadri appeared in two films by Mahesh Bhatt, the first being Awaargi, an art house film.
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Meenakshi Seshadri received her first Filmfare Award nomination for best actress for her role in the film.
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Meenakshi Seshadri appeared in the film Ghar Ho To Aisa opposite Anil Kapoor; the film was a hit and Meenakshi was noted for her comedic timing.
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Meenakshi Seshadri's on-screen pairing with Vinod Khanna was widely appreciated, and the pair starred in such successful films as Satyamev Jayate, Mahaadev, Jurm, Humshakal, and Police Aur Mujrim.
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Meenakshi Seshadri acted in the successful family drama Ghar Parivar in 1991, with Rajesh Khanna and Rishi Kapoor as her co-stars.
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Meenakshi Seshadri made her Telugu film debut with Brahmarshi Viswamitra in 1991.
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Meenakshi Seshadri paired for the first time with Salman Khan; they only shot once before the film was shelved.
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Meenakshi Seshadri won many accolades for her performance in the film.
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Damini is regarded as Meenakshi Seshadri's career-defining role and considered a cult feminist film.
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Meenakshi Seshadri performed a Tandav dance in the film, choreographed by Ravindra Atibudhi.
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Meenakshi Seshadri played the female lead in the 1996 film Ghatak: Lethal opposite Sunny Deol, directed by Rajkumar Santoshi.
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Meenakshi Seshadri retired from cinema after marrying investment banker Harish Mysore in 1995.
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Meenakshi Seshadri is not only known for her acting skills, but for her dancing skills as well.
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Meenakshi Seshadri considers herself more of a dancer than an actress.
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Meenakshi Seshadri sang a song in another movie, Tadap, with Chunkey Pandey and Nana Patekar, but the movie was not released.
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Meenakshi Seshadri has made few appearances on talk shows and rarely gives interviews.
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In 1992, Meenakshi Seshadri featured in the television documentary World of Film: India about the Indian film industry; she appeared with stalwarts such as Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, and Mira Nair.
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Meenakshi Seshadri discussed her entire career, her personal life, and her passion for dance and her stage performances.
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In 2006, a documentary was made on her life called Meenakshi Seshadri Accept Her Wings, directed by Margret Stephens; the two-hour musical documentary depicted her lifestyle transition from a dancer and actress to a homemaker.