Saiee Manjrekar (born 23 December 1997) is an Indian actress who works in

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and

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-language films. Daughter of actors

Mahesh Manjrekar Mahesh Vaman Manjrekar (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, əɦeːʃ maːɲd͡zɾekəɾ born 16 August 1958) is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer who works primarily in Hindi films, alongside Marathi language, ...

and

Medha Manjrekar Medha Manjrekar (born 28 April 1967) is an Indian actress and producer in Marathi cinema, known for ''Natsamrat'' (2016), '' Kaksparsh'' (2012) and ''De Dhakka'' (2008). She played lead role opposite Nana Patekar in 2016 Marathi film ''Natsamra ...

, she made her acting debut with ''

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'' (2019), for which she received

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nomination. She has since appeared in '' Ghani'' and ''

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'' (both 2022).

Early life

Manjrekar was born on 23 December 1997 to film actors Medha and

. She studied at

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, Mumbai and

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Career

Manjrekar made her film debut with a brief appearance as Kushi Damle in the Marathi film '' Kaksparsh'' (2012). She did her first leading role played Khushi Chautala in the 2019

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action-comedy ''

'' opposite

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. The film received negative reviews from critics, and its commercially prospects were affected by the

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. It earned her a

nomination. In 2020, she appeared in the music video for the song "Manjha", alongside

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. In 2022, Manjrekar made her

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debut alongside

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in '' Ghani'', which ended up to be a commercial failure. She was next featured in the Telugu-Hindi bilingual

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'', a biopic of

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(played by

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), in which she played the role of Isha Agarwal Unnikrishnan's love interest. The film received critical acclaim for its performances, direction and became commercial success with one of the highest grossing Telugu films of 2022. Manjrekar will next appear in ''Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay'' opposite

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In the media

Manjrekar was ranked 47th in the Times Most Desirable Women List in 2019.

Filmography

Films

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Manjrekar, Saiee Living people 1998 births Actresses from Mumbai Indian film actresses Marathi actors Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Marathi cinema 21st-century Indian actresses