Uttara Mhatre Kher (29 December 1963) is an Indian former model and
beauty pageant
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contestant.
Personal life
Kher is married to Adwait Kher (also a former model and son of actress
Usha Kiran
Usha Kiran (22 April 1929 – 9 March 2000) was an Indian actress. In a career spanning over four decades, she acted in over 50 Hindi and Marathi films, notably '' Daag'' (1952), '' Patita'' (1953), '' Baadbaan'' (1954), '' Chupke Chupke'' (1975 ...
), making
Tanvi Azmi
Tanvi Azmi is an Indian film and television actress.
Early life and career
She was born to Marathi-Hindi actress Usha Kiran and Manohar Kher.
Azmi portrayed a troubled doctor in the tele-series, ''Jeevanrekha'' and as a young widow in telefil ...
her sister-in-law. She has two daughters
Saiyami Kher and Saunskruti Kher.
Career
Kher won the Navy Queen Ball in 1981. In 1982, she was crowned
Femina Miss India World and represented India at the
Miss World 1982
Miss World 1982, the 32nd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 18 November 1982 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was Mariasela Álvarez from the Dominican Republic. She was crowned by Miss World 1981, Pilín Leó ...
pageant.
After her marriage, she and her husband moved to
Nashik
Nashik (, Marathi: aːʃik, also called as Nasik ) is a city in the northern region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Situated on the banks of river Godavari, Nashik is the third largest city in Maharashtra, after Mumbai and Pune. Nashik ...
where they own three restaurants named Tandoor, Aangan and The Bombay Talkies.
See also
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India at Big Four international beauty pageants
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Miss World
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References
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Living people
Female models from Maharashtra
1963 births
Miss World 1982 delegates
Indian beauty pageant winners
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena politicians