Padmini Kolhapure is an Indian actress and singer, who works primarily in Hindi films.
26 Facts About Padmini Kolhapure
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Padmini Kolhapure has received several awards including two Filmfare Awards.
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Padmini Kolhapure began her acting career in 1972 at the age of seven, and her early works include Zindagi and Dream Girl.
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Padmini Kolhapure had her breakthrough with the film Satyam Shivam Sundaram, starring as the young Roopa.
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At the age of 15, Kolhapure won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the revenge drama Insaf Ka Tarazu, and at the age of 17, won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the musical romantic drama Prem Rog, thus becoming the second-youngest actress to win the awards in the respective categories.
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Padmini Kolhapure was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress for her role in Souten and received another Best Actress nomination for Pyar Jhukta Nahin.
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Padmini Kolhapure was born 1 November 1965 in a Marathi and Konkani family, second among the three daughters of Pandharinath Kolhapure, a professional musician, by his wife Nirupama Kolhapure.
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Padmini Kolhapure's younger sister, Tejaswini Kolhapure, too is an actress.
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Padmini Kolhapure was the son of Pandit Krishnarao Kolhapure, an exponent of Natya Sangeet, who had enjoyed the patronage of the Baroda Durbar.
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Padmini Kolhapure married producer Karim Morani's daughter and Zoa Morani's sister Shaza on 4 February 2021.
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Padmini Kolhapure later sang for her own films such as Vidhaata, Daana Pani, Professor Ki Padosan Hum Intezaar Karenge and Sadak Chaap.
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Padmini Kolhapure released an album with Bappi Lahiri titled Music Lovers.
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Padmini Kolhapure performed for the Greater London Council at the Royal Albert Hall in London with Bappi Lahiri and his troupe in 1986.
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Padmini Kolhapure gave a very commendable performance of a school girl inflicted by black magic in Gehrayee.
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Padmini Kolhapure's mother quit her airlines job to be a full-time chaperone as Padmini picked up more roles.
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Padmini Kolhapure earned the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance.
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Padmini Kolhapure graduated to heroine roles at the age of 15 in Nasir Hussain's Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai opposite Rishi Kapoor.
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Padmini Kolhapure earned a Filmfare Special Performance Award for Ahista Ahista.
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Padmini Kolhapure even worked when she had fever on Do Dilon Ki Dastaan.
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Padmini Kolhapure had more box office hits, such as Vidhaata and Souten.
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Padmini Kolhapure had a huge hit with Pyar Jhukta Nahin with Mithun Chakraborty, and they were paired together in several more films.
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Padmini Kolhapure agreed to work with Anil Kapoor when he was a newcomer in his first film Woh Saat Din.
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Padmini Kolhapure appeared in the 2006 horror film Eight Shani.
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Padmini Kolhapure appeared in Mera Bachpan with Helen in 2008.
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Padmini Kolhapure has acted on stage in Kaash, followed by Abhi To Mein Jawan Hoon and Aasman Se Gire Khajoor Pe Atke, with her brother-in-law Shakti Kapoor.
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Padmini Kolhapure was considered to play the role of Tulsi Virani in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi after Smriti Irani left the project, but the role was ultimately played by Gautami Kapoor.