The extremely innocent and na‹ve looking actress Bhagyashree was born on 23 February 1969 in the family of Patwardhans from Sangli city in Maharashtra. Her father H.H. Meherban Shrimant Raja Vijaysinhrao Madhavrao Patwardhan was the Maharaja of Sangli. Her full name is Shrimant Rajkumari Bhagyashree Raje Patwardhan.

Bhagyashree`s Film Career
Bhagyashree marked her entry into the world of acting in `Kacchhi Dhoop` by the veteran actor-turned producer Amol Palekar. Later on she also acted in Honi Anhoni and Kisse Miya Biwi Ke. The actress debuted in the silver screen with the movie Maine Pyar Kiya opposite Salman Khan. The movie was major box office hit. Post marriage she also acted in three movies Peepat`s Qaid Main Hai Bulbul, K.C. Bokadia`s Tyagi and Mahendra Shah`s Payal all opposite her husband Himalaya. With a short stint in Bollywood flicks she paved her entry into the South Indian film industry making some brief appearances in some of the films and then tried her luck in a Bangladeshi film. She worked in a Marathi film Zhak Marli Baiko Keli in June 2009 which was a romantic comedy.

Though her marital life dominated her acting career yet with her television soaps the audiences have seen her evolving as a true actress. She acted in few serials like Aandhi Jasbaton Ki where she essayed the role of a politician, Didi Ka Dulha and a comedy serial on national broadcaster Doordarshan. She also acted in a telefilm and in the recent past has also anchored the show called `Jubille Plus` and acted in the soap called `Smriti`.

Filmography of Bhagyashree

Year Films
1989 Maine Pyar Kiya
1992 Qaid Mein Hai Bulbul
1992 Tyaagi
1992 Paayal
1993 Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi
1997 Ammavra Ganda (Kannada)
2001 Hello Girls
2003 Maa Santoshi Maa
2003 Avuna (Telugu)
2005 Uthaile Ghoonghta Chand Dekhle (Bhojpuri)
2006 Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (Special Appearance)
2006 Janani
2008 Red Alert: The War Within
2009 Zhak Marli Bayko Keli (Marathi), Maharatna Rana (Telugu)