18 Facts About Mithila Palkar

Mithila Palkar was born on 11 January 1993 and is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Hindi films and television.

Mithila Palkar rose to prominence in March 2016 with her Marathi version of the "cup song".

Mithila Palkar has received several awards including a Filmfare Award Marathi and two Filmfare OTT Awards.

Mithila Palkar made her debut in Marathi with Majha Honeymoon, and later in Hindi with Katti Batti.

Mithila Palkar was born on 11 January 1993 into a Marathi family.

Mithila Palkar initially lived in Vasai with her parents but she and her sister later moved to live in Dadar with her maternal grandparents due to inconveniences of daily commute.

Mithila Palkar comes from a family with no actors, and her grandfather initially did not approve of her decision to act.

Mithila Palkar's sister holds a PhD in Neuroscience and lives in Los Angeles.

Mithila Palkar first acted while in Class VII in an inter-school drama competition.

Mithila Palkar admits being a "nerd" but was always active in dramatics, dancing and singing during her school days at IES's Modern English School, Dadar.

Mithila Palkar pursued science in higher secondary but chose to pursue a Bachelors of Mass Media at MMK College, Bandra, after that to be involved with films and theatre.

Mithila Palkar has previously trained in Hindustani classical music, in Kathak, and took a crash course in acting at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in Los Angeles.

Mithila Palkar made her acting debut in the 2014 Marathi short film Majha Honeymoon, which was showcased at the 16th Mumbai International Film Festival.

Later that year, Mithila Palkar made her debut in Marathi cinema with the film Muramba, alongside Amey Wagh.

Mithila Palkar grew popular overnight in March 2016 with her version of the "cup song", inspired by Anna Kendrick's cup song from Pitch Perfect.

Mithila Palkar had previously attempted another version of the cup song, performing "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" and receiving more than 22,000 views.

Mithila Palkar later sang a song called "Maharashtra Desha" in association with Bharatiya Digital Party, which was released on 1 May 2016 on YouTube on the occasion of Maharashtra Day.

Mithila Palkar has endorsed products such as Maggi, Tata Tea and Zomato.