Rajeshwari Sachdev is an Indian actor and singer and the wife of Indian actor Varun Badora. She won the National Film Award for her role as Sakina in the Hindi film “Sardari Begum”.
Wiki/Biography
According to some sources, Rajeshwari Sachdev aka Raj Kaur Sachdev was born on Sunday, April 14, 1974, while as per her Twitter account, she was born in Mumbai on Saturday, March 2, 1974 (49 years old; as of 2023) . According to the first source, her zodiac sign is Aries and according to the second source, her zodiac sign is Pisces.
Rajeshwari Sachdev’s childhood photos with mother and brother
She attended Little Angel High School in Mumbai. She then studied at Guru Nanak Khalsa College of Arts, Science and Commerce in Mumbai. Later, she pursued her MA in English Literature from Bombay University, Mumbai.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Hair color: brown
Eye color: brown
family
Parents and siblings
Her father, Inderjeet Singh Sachdev, was associated with the People’s Theater Company of Mumbai. Her mother’s name is Meenakshi Sachdev. Her brother Jagmohan Sachdev works at a customer transformation solutions company in Mumbai called Prime Focus Technologies.
Rajeshwari Sachdev and her father
Rajeshwari Sachdev and her mother
Rajeshwari Sachdev’s brother
husband and children
In 2001, she first met Indian actor Varun Badola on the sets of the Indian music game show “Antakshri”. Later, they worked together in a Hindi film released in 2004. They became good friends while filming the movie and quickly fell in love with each other. Within months of their courtship, they became engaged on April 19, 2004, and married on November 24, 2004.
Rajeshwari Sachdev and Varun Badola’s wedding photos
On May 10, 2010, Rajeshwari gave birth to a baby boy at Benzer Hospital in Lokhandwala and they named him Devagya Badola.
Rajeshwari Sachdev husband and son
other relatives
Her father-in-law Vishwa Mohan Badola is a famous actor and journalist. Her sister-in-law, Alka Badola, is an actress.
Rajeshwari Sachdev with her husband and father-in-law
Rajeshwari Sachdev husband and sister-in-law.
religion
Her father is a Punjabi Sikh and her mother is a Tamil Hindu.
Profession
theater artist
As a child, she went with her father to the Indian People’s Theater Association (IPTA) in Mumbai, where she became interested in acting after watching theater performances there. She was then selected to perform with the Balmanche Theater Company, a young offshoot of IPTA. As a child artist, she performed in various plays.
Rajeshwari Sachdev with actors from IPTA Balmanch Group
Later, she acted in many dramas like “Shabd Leela” and “Gauhar”.
Drama by Rajeshwari Sachdev
Movie actor
marathi
She made her acting debut in 1991 in the Marathi film “Aayatya Gharat Gharoba”, playing the role of Kaanan.
Stills of Rajeshwari Sachdev playing Kaanan in Marathi film Aayatya Gharat Gharoba
She has also appeared in several other Marathi films such as Runh: The Debt (2015), Welcome Zindagi (2015), Firebrand (2018) and Nazar Andaz (2022) .
Torch(2018)
Hindi
She made her Hindi film debut with Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1993), in which she played the role of Jamuna.
Stills of Rajeshwari Sachdev as Jamuna in the Hindi film Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1993)
She subsequently acted in many popular Hindi films such as Mammo (1994), English Babu Desi Mem (1996), Hari-Bhari (2000), Netaji Su Baschandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero’ (2005), ‘Welcome to Sajjanpur’ (2008) and ‘Issaq’ (2013).
Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008)
English
In 1993, she played Yasodhara in her first English-language film, Little Buddha.
Stills of Rajeshwari Sachdev playing Yasodhara in “Little Buddha”
In 2009, she appeared in another British film, 7 Days in Slow Motion.
7 days slow motion
Urdu
Rajeshwari made her film debut as Sakina in the Urdu film Sardari Begum (1996). She gained huge popularity with this film and won the National Film Award for it.
Sadari Begum(1996)
punjabi
She has also acted in Punjabi films. In 2004, she made her film debut playing the role of Preet in the Punjabi film Mitter Pyare Nu Haal Mureedan Da Kehna.
Mitter Pyare Nu Haal Mureedan Da Kehna
television actor
Rajeshwari has also worked as an actor in several Hindi television serials. She made her acting debut in the Hindi television series Margarita (1997), in which she played the eponymous character.
Stills of Rajeshwari Sachdev playing Margarita in the TV series Margarita
Her other Hindi TV series include “Om Namah Shivay” (1997; aired on DD National), “Laut Aao Trisha” (2014; Life OK), “Balika Vadhu” (2015; aired on Colors ), “Peshwa Bajirao” (2017; Sony) and “Shaadi Mubarak” (2020; Star Plus).
Shadi Mubarak(2020)
host
From 1994 to 2001, she co-hosted the Zee TV music show “Antakshari” with Indian actor Annu Kapoor. In 2007, she hosted the Sony TV competition “K for Kishore”.
K is for Kishore
singer
Rajeshwari is also a singer. In 1999, her first Punjabi music album “Hulle Hullare” was released and became an instant hit.
Hullahulal music album
In 2000, she released another Punjabi music album titled “Mukhda Piya Ka”.
Mohd Pia Ka
In 2004, the music album “Ummang” was released, which included many folk songs.
Uman(2004)
She also performs live at various stage shows and other events.
Other jobs
In 2005, she starred in the Hindi television movie “Phir Se”. In the same year, she participated in the celebrity couple dance reality show Nach Baliye along with her husband Varun Badola.
Rajeshwari Sachdev and Varun Badola in Nach Baliye
She has appeared in several Hindi short films such as Taxi… An Uncertain Conversation (2021) and The Next Page (2022).
Next Page Story(2022)
Awards and Honors
- 1997: Won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the Urdu film “Sardari Begum”
- 1998: Won the Screen Award for Best Actress for the Hindi TV show “Margarita”
- 2011: Won the Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress for the Marathi film “Aayatya Gharat Gharoba”
- 2017: Won the Indian Television Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the Hindi TV series “Peshwa Bajirao”
Rajeshwari Sachdev and her husband receive award
- 2018: Won the Lion Gold Award for Best Supporting Actress for the Hindi film “Peshwa Bajirao”
- 2019: Nominated for the Maharashtra Film Awards for Best Actress for the Marathi film Aayatya Gharat Gharoba
- 2019: Won the Indian Television Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the Hindi TV series “Dil Hi Toh Hai”
- 2020: The 7th World Women’s Leadership Conference and CMO Global Awards
Rajeshwari Sachdev Award from the 7th World Women’s Leadership Conference and CMO Global
- 2021: Hindi short film Taxi – An Uncertain Conversation wins Best Short Film Competition
Rajeshwari Sachdev receives commendation award for Hindi short film Taxi – An Uncertain Conversation
- 2021: Hindi short film Taxi – Uncertain Conversations receives Certificate of Achievement from Indo-French International Film Festival
Certificate of achievement for Rajeshwari Sachdev for the Hindi short film Taxi – An Uncertain Conversation
- 2021: Shakti Sammaan Street hosted by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari
Rajeshwari Sachdev meets Stree Shakti Sammaan
- 2022: Pioneer Global Award
Rajeshwari Sachdev wins Pioneer Global Award
Favorites
- Songs: Hoon Abhi Main Jawan from the film Aar Paar (1954) directed by Geeta Dutt, Madhaniyan by Musarrat Nazir
- Movies: The Guide (1965), Padosan (1968), Pyar Kiye Jaa (1986)
Facts/Trivia
- She started training in Bharatanatyam at the age of 5 at Sri Rajarajeswari Bharata Natya Kala Mandir in Mumbai. She has been training in Baratanya for nearly 14 years.
- While in school, she participated in various sports competitions and dance competitions. The first award she received was the school’s best athlete award.
Rajeshwari Sachdev performs at school function
- She is an avid animal lover and has two pet dogs named Sargeant and Sadhu.
Rajeshwari Sachdev and her pet dog
- In 2017, she was invited to be a speaker at TEDx MICA.
Rajeshwari Sachdev at TEDx MICA
- She has appeared on the cover of Femina magazine with Indian actress Neha Dhupia.
Rajeshwari Sachdev on the cover of Femina magazine
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education