Rucha Gujarathi (born 1982/1983) is an Indian

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, television actress and model. She has acted in several Bollywood movies,

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s, music albums and reality shows. She also acted as a child artist in several movies. She is best remembered for her lead role as "Suhana" (popularly known as Bhabhi) in Hindi language soap opera ''

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'' on

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Early life and education

Gujarathi was born in Mumbai in 1982 or 1983 and attended

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to attain her

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. She subsequently obtained a Diploma in Medical Lab Technology from

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Career

Gujarathi worked as a child artist in movies ''Dancer'', ''Shabzade'', ''Hum Hain Kamal Ke'', ''Kanyadan'' and '' Shikari''. Subsequently she appeared in several

s, music albums and reality shows. As a model, Gujarathi has done several commercials like

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, Clinic All Clear, Colgate, Pizza Hut India etc. She has also featured in music albums by

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and

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Filmography

Television

Reality shows

References