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Radhika Apte

movie Actress cake 7 September 1985 (Saturday) (Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India)
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Height

in centimeters- 158 cm in meters- 1.58 m in feet inches- 5’ 2”

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Age

39

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Nation

Indian

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Basic Information

Date of Birth: 7 September 1985 (Saturday)
Birthplace: Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Pune, Maharashtra, India

Family & Relationships

Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Benedict Taylor
Children: Daughter- 1 (born in December 2024)

Education

Schools: Tilak Nagar High School, Dombivli, Maharashtra
Colleges: Fergusson College, Pune Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London
Education: A Bachelor's degree in Economics and Mathematics Diploma in Dance Studies

Lifestyle

Religion: Hinduism
Food Habit: Non-Vegetarian

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Some Lesser Known Facts About Radhika Apte

  • Does Radhika Apte smoke?: Yes
  • Does Radhika Apte drink alcohol?: Yes
  • Radhika Apte belongs to a Marathi family. Her father, Charudutt Apte is the chairman and surgeon at the Sahyadri Hospital in Pune.

    Radhika Apte childhood picture
    Radhika Apte childhood picture
  • Her favourite subject was Mathematics. Her grandmother, Madhumalati Apte, who was a mathematician and a PhD from France, used to teach her maths.
  • Radhika is a trained Kathak dancer and received training in it for eight years.
  • At the age of 18, Radhika started acting in the Marathi theatre plays, and her debut play was ‘Nako Re Baba’ (2003).
  • She has done a number of plays in Hindi and English languages.
  • Radhika Apte is associated with Mohit Takalkar’s theatre troupe, Aasakta Kalamanch in Pune.
  • Some of her notable theatre plays are Purnaviram, Tu, Kanyadaan, Matra Ratra, Brain Surgeon, That Time, Bombay Black, etc.
  • She started her acting career in 2005 in the Bollywood film, Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!, in which she played the role of Anjali.

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    Radhika Apte in ‘Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!’ (2005)
  • She loves doing grey roles rather than the typical glamorous roles.
  • Radhika has worked in Hindi, English, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam films.
  • In 2014, her nine films were released in different languages, for which she was highly praised by the critics.
  • In 2015, she made her television debut with the Hindi TV series, Stories by Rabindranath Tagore, in which she portrayed the character of Binodini.
  • In 2018, Radhika co-wrote the Bollywood film, Lust Stories. She also played the lead role of Kalindi in it.

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    Radhika Apte in ‘Lust Stories’ (2018)
  • She has also worked in a number of short films in different languages like ‘Darmiyan’ (2008), ‘Vakratunda Swaha’ (2010), ‘That Day After Everyday’ (2013), ‘The Calling’ (2015), etc.

  • Her role in the Netflix horror miniseries, Ghoul (2018) as Nida Rahim gave her huge fame.

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    Radhika Apte in ‘Ghoul’ (2018)
  • Radhika Apte has been featured on the cover of various magazines like Femina Wedding Times, Grazia India, Cosmopolitan India, and Better Homes and Gardens India.

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    Radhika Apte’s appearance on the Grazia India magazine cover
  • She is a good friend of Kalki Koechlin.

    Radhika Apte with Kalki Koechlin
    Radhika Apte with Kalki Koechlin
  • She lives in Mumbai while her husband “Benedict Taylor” lives in London, though they visit each other often.
  • Actor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, once revealed that he had a secret crush on her.

    Radhika Apte with Nawazuddin Siddiqui
    Radhika Apte with Nawazuddin Siddiqui
  • She is an avid dog lover.

    Radhika Apte with Her Dog
    Radhika Apte with Her Dog

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