Vaishnavi Dhanraj
Vaishnavi Dhanraj | |
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Born | Vaishnavi Bhoyar 25 August 1988 Nagpur, Maharashtra, India |
Occupation(s) | Actress, Model |
Years active | 2007–2023 |
Known for | |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Spouse | |
Parent | Dhanraj Bhoyar (father) |
Relatives | Shantanu Bhoyar (brother) |
Vaishnavi Dhanraj (born 25 August 1988) is an Indian television and film actress. Best known for playing Inspector Tasha in Sony Entertainment Television's CID,[1] she was the protagonist in PK Lele A Salesman, an adult Hindi film in the sex comedy genre, in which she played the role of a rich girl called Mary Marlo.[2] She has also acted as Nirbhaya in Satyagraha on Aaj Tak,[3] Jahnvi in Na Aana Is Des Laado, Maya Thakur in Begusarai and Mahi Arora in Colors TV's Bepannah.
Early life
Vaishnavi was born in Nagpur and did her schooling from Blind Relief Association's Mundle High School.[4] After she graduated from Shivaji Science College, her family shifted to Kalyan in 2008. Vaishnavi's parents encouraged her artistic inclination and escorted her to her initial auditions.[citation needed] She was known as Vaishnavi Bhoyar during her student years.
Career
Vaishnavi started her acting career in 2007 with a cameo in Kasautii Zindagii Kay.[citation needed] Taking note of her work in this show, the production house offered her the parallel lead in Karam Apnaa Apnaa in the same year. After acting in these two shows with the name Vaishnavi Bhoyar, she replaced her surname with her father's first name, Dhanraj, due to numerological reasons.[5] In June 2009, Vaishnavi joined CID (Episode 570) as a gun-toting detective named Inspector Tasha. For this show, Vaishnavi refused stunt doubles and performed all her stunts herself. CID launched her stardom and she became widely popular as Tasha. She was last seen in CID in Episode 678 as her character Tasha was murdered on duty. Before acting as Tasha, she also acted as Natalya in Episode 538 of CID
Her feisty performance in CID was instrumental in her winning the main protagonist's role in
After a brief hiatus following her marriage, Vaishnavi returned to television with
Within a week of her exiting
In March 2014, Vaishnavi was approached by Indian news channel
Over the years Vaishnavi has also acted in episodic shows including Kitchen Champion 4,
She was last seen playing the role of Mahi Arora in Colors TV's Bepannaah.
Personal life
On 23 December 2012, Vaishnavi married Indian actor and model
In March 2014 NDTV launched a new channel, NDTV Prime.[22] Nitin and Vaishnavi were the guests for the launch episode of NDTV Prime's The Getaway, in which the two were given a Hyundai Elantra which they then drove down to Kamshet. The theme of this episode being adventure, the couple then paraglided off the challenging Shelar's Site. This episode was shot at their Lokhandwala Complex home and also featured their pet Labrador Retriever Thor.[23]
Sahrawat and Dhanraj filed for legal separation in July 2015 and were divorced in January 2016, opting for a mutual and amicable divorce in Bandra family court. Emotional disconnect was cited as the reason for the parting. In December 2016, a Bollywood gossip website alleged that marital abuse was a reason for the divorce.[24]
Other work
In 2011, Dhanraj wrote several blogs for The Times of India as part of the publication's series of celebrity blogs.[25]
Filmography
Films
Year | Film | Role | Ref. |
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2018 | Vodka Diaries | Ananya | [26] |
PK Lele A Salesman | Mary Marlo | [27] |
Television
Year | Serial | Role | Ref. |
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2007 | Kasautii Zindagii Kay | ||
2007–2009 | Karam Apnaa Apnaa | Aastha Vivan Kapoor | |
2008 | CID – Qatil Dank | Natalya (Episode 538) | First appearance in CID before joining CID as Inspector Tasha |
2009–2010 | CID | Inspector Tasha Kumar | [28] |
2010–2012 | Na Aana Is Des Laado | Jhanvi Sangwan Singh Rana | |
2011 | Kitchen Champion 4 | Contestant | |
2012 | Crime Patrol | Nisha | |
Renu Gawde | |||
2013 | SuperCops Vs Super Villains | Nayantara / Sakuna | |
2016–2017 | Supercop Shaina | ||
2013 | Parvarrish – Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi | Meera Siddharth Mathur | |
Savdhaan India | Episode 451 | ||
Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon | Riya Mehrotra | ||
2014 | Mahabharat | Hidimbi | [29] |
Satyagraha | Nirbhaya
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The Getaway | Herself | ||
2015–2016 | Begusarai | Maya Mithilesh Thakur | |
2016 | Beti Ka Farz | Avantika | |
Sasural Simar Ka | Kamya Raichand | ||
Yeh Vaada Raha | Iccha Sengupta | ||
2017 | Savdhaan India | Episode 2142 | |
Beyhadh | Advocate Pooja Daschandni | ||
2018 | Bepannah | Mahi Arora | [30] |
2019 | Navrangi Re! | Chitralekha | |
2021 | Savdhaan India F.I.R. | Inspector (Season 2 – Episode 26) | |
Aapki Nazron Ne Samjha | Namrata Rawal Desai | ||
2023 | Tere Ishq Mein Ghayal | Mehak Roy |
References
- ^ "Vaishnavi Tasha to die in CID". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ^ "PK Lele A Salesman Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ "Vaishnavi to recreate Nirbhaya". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ New surname has brought me luck: Vaishnavi The Times of India, 21 December 2010
- ^ Elina Priyadarshini Nayak (21 December 2010). "Times Of India". Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ Jayeeta Mazumder (16 December 2010). "Na Aana Is Des…Laado to take 18-year leap". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "Vaishanavi Dhanraj & Prashant Ranyal to enter Parvarrish". The Times of India. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "Vaishnavi Dhanraj Enters Rk's Life as the New Girl in Madhubala-ek Ishq Ek Junoon". Television world. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "Madhubala: Who is the new girl in RK's life". onenewspage.com. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "TV show Madhubala to take leap". NDTV. Indo-Asian News Service. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "Vaishnavi Sahrawat aka Ria's christmas plans". metromasti.com. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ Vijaya Tiwari (15 January 2014). "Not Pavitra Punia but Vaishnavi Dhanraj to enter Mahabharat". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "Vaishnavi Dhanraj to play Bheem's wife in Mahabharat". Punjabi Junktion. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ sanchi (17 January 2014). "Madhubala fame Ria aka Vaishnavi Dhanraj as Mahabharat's Hidimba". myeduniya.com. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "Aaj Tak launches new show 'Satyagraha – 2014'". bestmediainfo.com. BestMediaInfo Bureau. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "Aaj Tak launches series on Mahatma Gandhi". Television Post. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ tellybuzz. "Dharamji shakes a leg with Vaishnavi Dhanraj on India's Got Talent 3 Grand Finale". bollycurry.com. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ tellybuzz. "Dharamji with Rashmi Desai, Dipika Samson and Vaishnavi Dhanraj on India's Got Talent 3 Grand Finale". bollycurry.com. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ Abdul Rehman (1 May 2013). "Vaishnavi Dhanraj to play a super villain in Shapath". indiandrama.info. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "Celebs attend actor-model Nitin Sahrawat's wedding reception". The Times of India. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "10 Biggest TV Celebrity Weddings This Year". idiva.com. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "SRK, Priyanka at the launch of NDTV Prime – India's first 2-in-1 channel". NDTV. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "The perfect weekend getaway near Mumbai". NDTV. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ Lalwani, Vickey (6 December 2016). "TV Actress Vaishnavi Dhanraj Says Her Husband Beat Her Up Until Her Leg Bled!". SPOTBOYE. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Here I am". The Times of India. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ Vats, Rohit (19 January 2018). "Vodka Diaries movie review: Kay Kay Menon trips, so do we". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "PK Lele A Salesman Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "CID trivia, quirks, facts and clichés we bet you didn't know". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ TNN 1 (15 September 2013). "Mahabharat launced for the youth of the nation!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Two Years Of Bepannaah: Here's why the Harshad Chopda and Jennifer Winget starrer show is unparalleled!". Bollywood Hungama. 19 March 2020.
External links
- Vaishnavi Dhanraj at IMDb
- Vaishnavi Dhanraj on Instagram
- Vaishnavi Dhanraj on Facebook