# Rajeshwari Sachdev

Rajeshwari Sachdev (14 April 1974) is an Indian actress known for her role in Shyam Benegal's film Sardari Begum (1996), for which she won the 1997 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Sachdev co-hosted the Zee TV musical show, Antakshari from 1994 to 2001 with Annu Kapoor. In 2005, she along with her husband Varun Badola, took part a reality TV dance competition show, Nach Baliye. She also worked in Crime TV series Rihhaee where she played a role of an activist.

## Personal life

Rajeshwari was born on 14 April 1974, in Mumbai to a Punjabi father and a Tamil mother
After completing her graduation from Guru Nanak Khalsa College (King's Circle) in Mumbai. Sachdev started her career on stage doing plays with Indian People's Theatre Association. Sachdev married Varun Badola on 24 November 2004. They met on the sets of the television show Antakshari and were engaged the same year. They have a son, born on 10 May 2010. Badola has a farm house in his native Uttarakhand at a place called Bhabher in Kotdwar.

## Career

Sachdev made her film debut with the Marathi film Aayatya Gharat Gharoba (1991), directed by Sachin.
Her second film was Shyam Benegal's Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1992). She then became a regular in his films, and was cast in Mammo (1994), Sardari Begum (1996), Samar (1999), Hari-Bhari (2000), Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2005) and Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008). She also appeared in the Hollywood film Little Buddha (1993) and later in Tales of The Kama Sutra: The Perfumed Garden (1998). She also worked in the show Samvidhaan, directed by Shyam Benegal.
She sang the pop song "Hulle Hullare" in the album of the same name released in 2007.
Sachdev was signed as the lead in TV series Rihhaee replacing actress Divya Dutta who quit the show after shooting for one episode. She is currently playing the role of Mamta Noon in Sony TV's romantic drama series Dil Hi Toh Hai and Kusum Kothari in StarPlus's drama series Shaadi Mubarak.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2022 | Nazar Andaz | Mohini | |
| 2019 | Firebrand | Divya Patel pradhan | Marathi film |
| 2015 | Welcome Zindagi | | Marathi film |
| 2015 | Runh: The Debt | | Marathi film |
| 2014 | Bazaar E Husn | Didi | |
| 2013 | Issaq | Paro | |
| 2013 | Samhita | Hemangini/Bhairavi | Marathi film |
| 2012 | Arjun: The Warrior Prince | Draupadi | Voice role |
| 2010 | Malik Ek | Saraswati | |
| 2009 | 7 Days in Slow Motion | Mrs. Suri | English film |
| 2008 | Welcome to Sajjanpur | Shobharani | |
| 2004 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero | Capt. Lakshmi Sahgal | |
| 2004 | Mitter Pyare Nu Haal Mureedan Da Kehna | Preet | Punjabi film |
| 2003 | The Perfect Husband | | |
| 2001 | Meri Pyaari Bahania Banegi Dulhania | | |
| 2001 | Rahul | Sheela | |
| 2000 | Samar | | |
| 2000 | Tales of The Kama Sutra : The Perfumed Garden | Lochani/Loni | |
| 2000 | Hari-Bhari | Salma | |
| 1998 | Qila | Lajo | |
| 1997 | Tunnu Ki Tina | Tina | |
| 1996 | English Babu Desi Mem | Katariya | |
| 1996 | Sardari Begum | Sakina | Urdu film National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1995 | Param Vir Chakra | Radha | |
| 1994 | Mammo | Riyaz's mother | |
| 1994 | Triyacharitra | Bimli | |
| 1993 | Little Buddha | Yasodhara | English film |
| 1993 | Pyar Pyar | | |
| 1993 | Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda | Jamuna | |
| 1991 | Aayatya Gharat Gharoba | Kaanan | Marathi film |

### Television shows

| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Margarita | Margarita | Lead role |
| 1997–1998 | Om Namah Shivay | Rati | |
| 2004 | Rihaee | Madhavi | |
| 2005 | Phir Se | | Television film |
| 2005 | Nach Baliye 1 | Contestant | |
| 2006–2007 | Ji Bhenji | | |
| 2007–2008 | K for Kishore | Host | |
| 2014–2015 | Laut Aao Trisha | Lavanya Swaika Garewal | |
| 2014 | Samvidhaan | Rajkumari Amrit Kaur | |
| 2015–2016 | Balika Vadhu | Mangla Devi | |
| 2017 | Peshwa Bajirao | Radhabai | |
| 2018–2019 | Dil Hi Toh Hai | Mamta Noon | |
| 2020–2021 | Shaadi Mubarak | Kusum Kothari | |