Benaf Dadachanji is an
Indian
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actress
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, working in
Hindi television. She is known for her role as Radhika "Baby" Thakkar, a physically disabled young girl, in the TV series ''
Baa Bahoo Aur Baby
''Baa Bahoo Aur Baby'' (colloquially known as ''BBB'' or ''B3''; ) is an Indian television dramedy series that aired in prime time on Star Plus between 2005 and 2010 with a total of two seasons. The series was produced by Hats Off Productions an ...
''.
Early life and career
Born in
Mumbai
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, she did her schooling from St. Anne's High School.
Benaf started her career with various advertisements.
In 1995, she appeared in
Santosh Sivan
Santosh Sivan (born 8 February 1964) is an Indian cinematographer, film director, producer and actor known for his works in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi cinema. Santosh graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India and has to dat ...
directed Hindi film ''
Halo
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* ''Halo'' (franch ...
'' as Shasha and then in the 1998 film ''
China Gate'' as Lali. For her performance in ''Halo'', she received
Special Jury Award at the
43rd National Film Awards. The jury presented the certificate award for "her charming and natural performance".
She later started her career in Hindi television industry playing various roles in
soaps
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Education
* Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program, for medical students who were not initially matched with U.S. residencies by the National ...
like ''Hello Dollie'', ''
Baa Bahoo aur Baby
''Baa Bahoo Aur Baby'' (colloquially known as ''BBB'' or ''B3''; ) is an Indian television dramedy series that aired in prime time on Star Plus between 2005 and 2010 with a total of two seasons. The series was produced by Hats Off Productions an ...
'', ''
Yeh Moh Moh ke Dhaagey
''Yeh Moh Moh Ke Dhaage'' was an Indian TV serial. It premiered on 21 March 2017 on Sony TV and ended on 18 August 2017. The series was produced by Mumtaz Saba Productions in association with Ochre Moving Pictures.
Synopsis
The story is set in ...
'', ''
Jhansi Ki Rani
Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi (; 19 November 1828 — 18 June 1858),Though the day of the month is regarded as certain historians disagree about the year: among those suggested are 1827 and 1835. was an Indian queen, the Maharani consort of ...
'' and ''
Choti Bahu 2''. In 2012 she appeared as Paulomi in ''
Byah Hamari Bahu Ka
''Byaah Hamari Bahoo Ka'' is an Indian television series which aired on Sony Entertainment Television India from 28 May 2012 to 23 November 2012. It starred Shrenu Parikh and Gaurav Khanna .
Plot
The Vaishnav family in Baroda owns the Kanhai ...
''. She was most recently seen in the web series ''
Baarish.''
Personal life
In February 2019, she married her long time partner Norman. She has a daughter named Ivana born on 18th November 2019.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards
Dadachanji has won the following awards:
* 1995 : International Children Film Festival, Hyderabad in Best Child Artist category
* 1996 :
43rd National Film Awards in
Special Jury Award category for ''
Halo
Halo, halos or haloes usually refer to:
* Halo (optical phenomenon)
* Halo (religious iconography), a ring of light around the image of a head
HALO, halo, halos or haloes may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Video games
* ''Halo'' (franch ...
''
* 1997 : Children's Filmfest, New York in Best Artist category for ''Halo''
References
External links
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Living people
Indian film actresses
Indian television actresses
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Indian soap opera actresses
Special Mention (feature film) National Film Award winners
Year of birth missing (living people)
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