Inside Sonali Bendre's life-2 (RARE PICS)

For her charismatic persona, Sonali Bendre fetched Golden Petal Awards for the Most Chahiti Personality - India's Got Talent in 2011

Other than iconic Indias Got Talent, Sonali has also appeared as a judge in India's Best Dramebaaz on Zee TV, Indian Idol 4 on Sony entertainment Television and another show called Mr & Mrs Television. 

In 2012, Sonali also appeared as a judge on reality dance series, Hindustan Ke Hunarbaaz on Life OK, along with choreographer Terence Lewis

Keeping up with her small screen stint, Sonali hosted a dance show on television named "Kya Masti Kya Dhoom....!"

As for her early life, Sonali studied in Bangalore and Mumbai in Kendriya Vidyalaya and Holy Cross High School Thane respectively. Later, she attended Welham Girls School in Dehradun

Sonali studied in Government Law College in 1993 and she then got the first advertisement for Lakme, which was put at Church Gate station in Mumbai. 

Sonali has been the brand ambassador for brands including Pril soap, Surya bulbs and tubes, Omega watches, Dr. Morepen, Dabur, Vi-John Group among others.

Did you know that Sonali started out as a model before being selected for the "Star Dust Talent Search"? It was only later than she was invited to Mumbai and received training from a variety of top actors and performers of the Indian film industry

As for Bollywood films, Sonali struggled hard to make a place for herself. The actress got her first break in the 1994 film Aag opposite Govinda

Sonali Bendre bagged the title of Most Promising Newcomer at Star Screen Award in 1994

Adding more roles and characters in her kitty, Sonali gradually managed to earn critical acclaim for her performances and she was appreciated by critics as well as her fans

In her acting career spanning over two decades, Sonali has acted in films like Bhai, Sarfarosh, Zakhm, Duplicate and Hum Saath-Saath Hain, Dil Hi Dil Mein, Tera Mera Saath Rahey and Anaahat

Sonali Bendre is among those very few actresses who has got this chance to act opposite all top 4 Khan of Bollywood - Aamir, Shahrukh, Saif and Salman.

Other co-stars that Sonali gladly has shared on-screen chemistry with include Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Ajay Devgan, Sanjay Dutt and Anil Kapoor.

Sonali Bendre was fortunate enough to have won the prestigious Filmfare Lux New Face Award in 1995. 

In 2001, Sonali also won the Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai where she co-starred with Anil Kapoor and Aishwarya Ra

If you didnt know Sonali Bendre was the only one from the entire star cast of Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai to have been nominated for the award, which she eventually wo

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