Saadhika Randhawa
Saadhika Randhawa, also known as Saadhika, is an Indian actress. She has mainly appeared in Hindi language Bollywood movies and has also worked in several regional language movies including in Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi & Bhojpuri movie industry. Saadhika made her debut in 1995 in "Sanam Harjai". After that, she performed in 1997 with Saawan Kumar's Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya, opposite Ayub Khan. Saadhika appeared in a number of films in multiple languages including Hafta Vasuli, Suswagatham, Ab Ke Baras, Pyaasa, 2 October, Kash Aap Hamare Hote, Shikaar, and Aggar. Starting 2010, she has played the  lead in female centric movies like the Punjabi film "Simran" and Hindi movies "Rivaaz", "Chand Ke Pare" and "Bhanwari Ka Jaal". Personal life. Born on July 22 in Jaipur, Rajasthan, Saadhika is the younger daughter of Mehar Randhawa and Narinder Singh Randhawa. She won the Queen's crown as a student of Maharani College. She then started getting offers from Bollywood. Hailing from a Jat Sikh army background, her father initially wanted her to become an engineer but when she started getting offers from established banners, he supported her decision and she moved with her mother to Mumbai. Her elder  sister is the famous model and actress Jesse Randhawa. Career. 1993 - 1997 : Debut & Breakthrough. Randhawa won the Jaipur Queen's Crown in 1993. She then started getting movie offers but wanted to start with an established banner. She emailed her photographs to Saawan Kumar who was looking for fresh faces for his new project. He signed her alongside Simran for "Sanam Harjai" which released in 1995. It was the first Indian film to be shot in New Zealand. This movie upon its release failed to make an impact at the box office. This did not create any setback in her  career and in 1997 she went on to star as the title lead Salma in the film Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya opposite actor Ayub Khan. This movie had many popular songs and she immediately got a lot of attention. She also started getting offers from the Southern movie industry and the same year she also made her debut there with Telugu movie "Hello I Love You". 1998 - 2009 : Success in Commercial movies. Starting 1998, she worked in many big banner films with actors like Pawan Kalyan, Mohan Babu and Nandamuri Balakrishna in the movie industry of South India. While  in Bollywood she featured with actor Ayub Khan once again in the multi starrer Hafta Vasuli. In the year 2000, she did a full time focussed return to Bollywood and played the lead in the Mithun Chakraborty starrer Sabse Bada Beiman. She had several releases in 2002 like "Kaaboo", Ab Ke Baras and Pyaasa. She played character with shades of grey in Kash Aap Hamare Hote (2003), Shikaar (2004) and (2005). She later signed projects like "Ananth" opposite Krushna Abhishek (Govinda's nephew), Raj Sippy's "Mr.Khujali", Ravi Sinha's "Ghaav" opposite Hyder Khan, "The Real Cyanide", "My Friend  Ganesha 4" and producer Ved Gandhi's "Aye Watan". All of these got shelved, remain unreleased and from some she opted out due to shooting date related issues. Saadhika played highly glamorous roles in Aggar (2007), "Phir Tauba Tauba" (2008) and "Meri Padosan" (2009). In addition to her acting, she is also known for her good dancing skills through her item numbers in several films like Choosoddaam Randi (2000), Satta (2003), Janam Janam Ke Saath (2007) and Wake Up India (2013). She has also been performing in several stage shows and TV commercials. She has featured in album songs like  Yeh Kaali Kaali Aakhen Remix sung by Aditya Narayan and worked with popular singer Daler Mehndi in his music video album "Nabi Buba Nabi". Saadhika has also featured in Bhojpuri cinema mostly with superstars Manoj Tiwari and Ravi Kishan. Her films with Manoj Tiwari like "Pyar Ke Bandhan" and "Purab" were hits. She made a successful pairing with Ravi Kishan in hits like "Dharam Veer", "Paandav" and "Chandu Ki Chameli". She also worked in other popular Bhojpuri movies like "Brijwa", Saat Saheliyan and Abhay Sinha's Janam Janam Ke Saath. 2010 - Present : Shift to realistic cinema. After years of working  in mainstream commercial movies, she made a shift to content driven realistic cinema. In 2010, she played the title role in the Punjabi movie "Simran" opposite actor Guggu Gill. This movie was based on the concept of loving the girl child. She was then seen opposite actor Naveen Vadde in Telugu movie "Uncle Aunty Nandagopal". The following year she played a village belle in Hindi movie "Rivaaz". Her other notable releases are "Sai Ek Prerna" (2011), "Chand Ke Pare" (2012), "Saanwariya - Khatu Shyam Ji Ki Amar Gatha" (2013) and "Bhanwari Ka Jaal" (2014). She played the role of a ghost  in the movie "Anhoni Saya" which saw a digital release in 2016. Her most recent release was director Vicky Ranawat's "Satya Sai Baba" in January 2021 where she featured with actor Jackie Shroff and has singer Anup Jalota playing the titular role. This movie was released in four languages - English, Hindi, Telugu and Marathi. She is currently shooting for its sequel "Satya Sai Baba 2" which is the directorial debut of singer Anup Jalota. Television work. Throughout her career she kept balancing her commitments to movies with big budget Television serials. She played the role of a top model  opposite actor Sanjay Kapoor in Karishma - The Miracles of Destiny and was seen in a traditional look in "Jhilmil Sitaron Ka Aangan Hoga". She played the role of Indumati in the mythological Shobha Somnath Ki. She played lead role in 2009 Doordarshan serials Ek Din Achanak (TV series) and Panaah. She was seen as the title lead in "Chandramukhi" directed by Sunil Agnihotri and producer Dheeraj Kumar's family drama "Hamari Bahu Tulsi". She started her own production company and during 2014 - 2016 she produced and acted as the lead in the Doordarshan prime time weekend show "Janmon Ka Bandhan . Saadhika is active on social media and enjoys immense following. She is the winner of the 4th Annual Cinema Aajtak Achievers Awards (2020) under the Award category - Most Gorgeous Actress in Bollywood".