Radhika Apte is an Indian actress. She has worked in multiple languages including Hindi, English, Marathi, Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam. Let us know some interesting facts about Radhika Apte.
Biography/Wiki
Radhika was born on September 7, 1985, in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India (38 years old; as of 2023). She attended Tilak Nagar High School in Dombivli, Maharashtra and was later home-schooled along with her four friends. During her school days, mathematics used to be her favorite subject, taught to her by her grandmother Madhumalati Apte, a mathematician from France and a Ph.D. In addition to schooling, Apte also trained in Kathak for eight years. She received her BA in Economics and Mathematics from Ferguson College, Pune.
Radhika Apte childhood photos
At the age of 18, she started taking part in Marathi theater performances. In 2003, she starred in her first drama “Nako Re Baba”. She has since written many plays in Hindi and English such as “Purnaviram”, “Tu”, “Kanyadaan”, “Matra Ratra”, “Brain Surgeon”, “That Time” and “Bombay Black”. In Pune, she was associated with Mohit Takalkar’s theater group ‘Aasakta Kalamanch’. She also went to London’s Trinity Laban School of Music and Dance to obtain a Diploma in Dance Studies.
appearance
Height: 5’2”
Weight: 50kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: dark brown
Body size: 32-26-34
family and husband
Radhika belongs to a Maratha Hindu family. Her father Charudutt Apte is a neurosurgeon and the director of Sahyadri Hospital in Pune. Her mother is also a doctor. She has a brother, Ketan Apte.
Radhika Apte and her father Charudutt Apte
She was rumored to be dating Tashar Kapoor for some time.
In March 2013, Radhika married British musician Benedict Taylor.
Radhika Apte and husband
Profession
Radhika made her acting debut in 2005 in the Bollywood film Vaah! ” She then acted in films like Balaji Film Productions’ I Am and Shore in the City.
Radhika Apte stars in “Vaah!” Life Hodrais! (2005)
She made her acting debut in the Bengali film Antaheen (2009), the Marathi film Samaantar (2009), the Telugu film Rakht Charitra (2010), the Tamil film Dhoni ( 2012) and the Malayalam film Haram (2015).
In 2014, she appeared in 9 films in different languages, many of which also received praise from film critics. Next, she played the role of Binodini in the Hindi TV series Rabindranath Tagore. In 2018, she co-wrote and starred in the Bollywood film Lust Story. In the same year, she co-starred in the comedy-drama PadMan with Akshay Kumar and Sonam Kapoor.
Radhika Apte “Desire Stories” (2018)
Apted plays the role of Nida Rahim in the Netflix horror miniseries Ghoul (2018). Her performance in the web series earned her huge fame.
Radhika Apte in Ghoul (2018)
Radhika has done many short films like Darmiyan, Vakratunda Swaha, Every Day After That and The Calling.
She has appeared on the covers of several magazines including Femina Wedding Times, Cosmopolitan India, Grazia India, Garden India and Better Homes.
Radhika Apte appears on the cover of Grazia India magazine
dispute
- In February 2015, vulgar photos of Apter went viral on social media. However, it was later discovered that the photos were of a woman who looked like Radhika.
- In Mahjong 2015, Radhika criticized the Telugu film industry for being so “patriarchal” and “macho”. She also claimed that she suffered a lot in the Telugu film industry as actresses there did not get their due treatment.
- In April 2015, a video of Apte lifting up his clothes went viral on the Internet. The clip is basically a part of Anurag Kashyap’s international short films. When Kashyap came to know about the incident, he immediately rushed to the cyber crime branch of the Mumbai Police and lodged a complaint.
Awards
- Bollywood film Thirst (2016) won the Best Actress Award at the Los Angeles Indian Film Festival
- Bollywood film Mad (2017) won the Best Actress Award at the Tribeca Film Festival
- Vogue Digital Disruptor Award (2018)
car collection
She owns a Volkswagen Passat car.
Radhika Apte in her car
salary
Radhika gets paid Rs 1 crore per film.
favorite thing
- Food: Chicken biryani, caramel custard
- Restaurants: Blue Nile, Kayani Bakery, Cafe Goodluck, Vaishali in Pune
- Film Director: Sriram Raghavan
fact
- Radhika Apte is addicted to smoking.
- She drinks occasionally.
- While she’s well-cast in any role, she prefers playing decent characters over the typical glamorous ones.
- Radhika Apte and Kalki Koechlin are good friends.
Radhika Apte and Kalki Koechlin
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui once said that he had a crush on the actress.
Radhika Apte and Nawazuddin Siddiqui
- Radhika is an avid dog lover.
Radhika Apte and her pet dog
- Her husband, Benedict Taylor, lives in London and she lives in Mumbai. They visit each other often.
- She lives in an apartment in Versova, Mumbai.
Radhika Apte’s residence in Mumbai
- Her hobbies include reading, dancing and listening to music.
Radhika Apte reads a book
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education