Benaf Dadachanji is an

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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 ''

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Early life and career

Born in

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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

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directed Hindi film ''

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'' 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

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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 ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Choti Bahu 2''. In 2012 she appeared as Paulomi in ''

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''. 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 ''

'' * 1997 : Children's Filmfest, New York in Best Artist category for ''Halo''

References

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