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Saiee Manjrekar
Manjrekar in 2022
Born (1997-12-23) 23 December 1997 (age 26)[1]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
Parent(s)Mahesh Manjrekar (father)
Medha Manjrekar (mother)

Saiee Manjrekar (born 23 December 1997) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi, Marathi and Telugu-language films. Daughter of actors Mahesh Manjrekar and Medha Manjrekar, she made her acting debut with Dabangg 3 (2019), for which she received Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut nomination.[2] She has since appeared in Ghani and Major (both 2022).[3]

Early life

Manjrekar was born on 23 December 1997 to film actors Medha and Mahesh Manjrekar.[4][5] She studied at Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai.[citation needed]

Career

Manjrekar made her film debut with a brief appearance as Kushi Damle in the Marathi film Kaksparsh (2012). She did her first leading role played Khushi Chautala in the 2019 Hindi film action-comedy Dabangg 3 opposite Salman Khan.[6] The film received negative reviews from critics, and its commercially prospects were affected by the CAA protests. It earned her a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut nomination. In 2020, she appeared in the music video for the song "Manjha", alongside Aayush Sharma.[7]

In 2022, Manjrekar made her Telugu film debut alongside Varun Tej in Ghani, which ended up to be a commercial failure. She was next featured in the Telugu-Hindi bilingual biographical action film Major, a biopic of Sandeep Unnikrishnan (played by Adivi Sesh), in which she played the role of Isha Agarwal Unnikrishnan's love interest.[8][9] The film received critical acclaim for its performances, direction and became commercial success with one of the highest grossing Telugu films of 2022.[10]

Manjrekar will next appear in Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay opposite Guru Randhawa.[11]

In the media

Manjrekar was ranked 47th in the Times Most Desirable Women List in 2019.[12]

Filmography

Films

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2012 Kaksparsh Kushi Damle Marathi Child artist [13]
2019 Dabangg 3 Khushi Chautala Hindi [14]
2022 Ghani Maya Nathwani Telugu [15]
Major Isha Agarwal Telugu-Hindi bilingual [16]
2023 Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay † Iraa Hindi Filming [17]

Music videos

Year Title Singer(s) Ref.
2020 "Manjha" Vishal Mishra [18]
2022 "Duniya" B Praak [19]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2020 Filmfare Awards Best Female Debut Dabangg 3 Nominated [20]
Zee Cine Awards Best Female Debut Nominated [21]
ETC Bollywood Business Awards Highest Grossing Debut Actress Won [22]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha And Team Dabangg Made Saiee Manjrekar's Birthday Special". NDTV.com. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Best Debut Film Nominee Female In Filmfare Awards Show 2020".
  3. ^ "Varun Tej introduces Saiee Manjrekar as his lady love, in new Ghani poster". India Today. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Saiee Manjrekar on pressure of being a star kid: I know I'm under the scanner so I work extra hard". PINKVILLA. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Saiee Manjrekar shares the frame with mother Medha Manjrekar and sister Gauri Ingawale". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Dabangg 3 release date announced: Salman Khan's film hits theatre in December". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Manjha music video out: Aayush Sharma and Saiee Manjrekar indulge in patangon wala pyaar". India Today. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Saiee Manjrekar to star in Hindi-Telugu bilingual film on 26/11 horrors titled Major". IndiaTv News. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Adivi Sesh shares Saiee Manjrekar's first look from Major, calls it 'an all Indian film'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Major Boxoffice: Blockbuster Day 1 Openings for Adavi Seah's film". The Hans India. The film has received blockbuster openings from everywhere including the film critics and online reviewers.
  11. ^ "Guru Randhawa unveils first poster of debut film Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay with Anupam Kher and Saiee Manjrekar". News18. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Disha Patani tops The Times 50 Most Desirable Women 2019 list, check new entries in the list". Business World. 29 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Presenting the winners of the 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020". Filmfare. 6 November 2021. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Saiee Manjrekar on Dabangg 3: Want to do Justice to This Role". News18. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Ghani: 5 reasons to watch Varun Tej and Saiee Manjrekar starrer this Friday". The Times of India. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Adivi Sesh shares Saiee Manjrekar's first look from Major,calls it 'an all indian film'". The India Express. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Guru Randhava and Saiee Manjrekar start shooting for Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay, share post as Heer and Iraa". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  18. ^ "Manjha music video out: Aayush Sharma and Saiee Manjrekar indulge in patangon wala pyaar". India Today. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  19. ^ Duniya Song | B Praak | Jaani | Ft. Sunny Singh, Saiee Manjrekar | YRF, retrieved 4 October 2022
  20. ^ "Best Debut Female". filmfare.com. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  21. ^ "Check Out Zee Cine Awards 2020 Full Winners List". ABP News. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  22. ^ "ZEE ETC Bollywood Business Awards 2020: A Full Nominations List Basis Box Office Collection". Zee5. Retrieved 2 March 2020.


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