Sonali Bendre
Also Known As: सोनाली बेंद्रे
Biography: Sonali was born in Mumbai into a Marathi speaking Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu family.She studied in Bangalore and Mumbai in Kendriya Vidyalaya Malleswaram and Holy Cross Convent High School, Thane. Thereafter she went to Welham Girls School, Dehradun. She married film director Goldie Behl on 12 November 2002. On 11 August 2005, she gave birth to a son, Ranveer, at the Breach Candy Hospital. Bendre started out as a model before being selected for the "Star Dust Talent Search". She was invited to Mumbai and received training from a variety of top actors and performers of the Indian film industry. Her first role was in Aag (1994) opposite Govinda.The movie flopped,but she get noticed. And she get two awards for Filmfare Award for newcomer and Star Screen Awards Most Promising Newcomer. Though, she initially struggled to be a successful actress, she was eventually given critical acclaim for her performances in Diljale in 1996, followed by Bhai (1997), Sarfarosh, Zakhm, Duplicate, Kadhalar Dhinam (Tamil film), Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United (1999), Tera Mera Saath Rahen (2001) and Anahat (2003) among others. She is also known for being one of the few actresses who acted opposite all top four Khans (Salman, Aamir, Shahrukh and Saif). She has also starred opposite Bollywood actors such as Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt and Anil Kapoor. She also starred opposite Telugu Superstars Mahesh Babu in Murari, Chiranjeevi, Akkineni Nagarjuna and Nandamuri Balakrishna in films such as Indra, Shankar Dada M.B.B.S., Angaaray, Manmadhudu, Palanti Brahma Naidu and Kannada Superstar Upendra in the film Preethse (remake of Darr) That helped her to establish herself and she gain popularity in South and North. She is a well known Indian star internationally.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Mumbai - India
Birthday: January 01, 1975
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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Kal Ho Naa Ho
Overview: An uptight MBA student falls for the charismatic new neighbor who charms her troubled family – but he has a secret that forces him to push her away.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 2003-11-27
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Sarfarosh
Overview: When terrorists kill a cop's brother and disable his father, he fights back against the smuggling of guns and drugs which plagues his country.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1999-04-30
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Indra
Overview: A man embarks on a quest to make peace between two families fighting over the water problem in their district. In a bid to solve this crisis, he agrees to marry a girl from the rival family.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2002-07-24
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Hum Saath Saath Hain
Overview: A wealthy businessman's traditional family celebrate their togetherness when his three sons get married, but slowly find themselves growing apart after a misunderstanding.
Genres: Romance Family Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1999-11-05
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Khadgam
Overview: After being victims of terrorism, an aspiring actor, a driver and a sincere police officer come together to stop a terrorist from fleeing and put an end to his plans.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2002-11-29
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Major Saab
Overview: Major Jasbir Singh Rana (Amitabh Bachchan) trains cadets to become officers in the national defence academy. A spoilt brat Virendra Pratap Singh (Ajay Devgan) joins the academy. Little does he know the major is a strict disciplinarian who takes a row to straighten him and make him a soldier. Thus starts a war between the two. In the meantime Virendra falls in love with a beautiful girl NISHA (Sonali Bendre) whose marriage was fixed by his father to a wealthy contractor's son. But the girl loves Virendra against her father's will and so starts the fight between Virendra and the girl's father supported by the contractor and his son with gang. Majorsaab helps Virendra to get his love and to change Virendra from spoilt brat to a good and brave soldier.
Genres: Action Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1998-06-26
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Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
Overview: Inspired by the Telegu (southern Indian) film, "Pelli Chuskundam," the plot follows the life of a rape victim (Aishwarya Rai). Now, a disgrace to her family, she is turned away from her house after the sexual assault. But she finds shelter in the character played by Anil Kapoor.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 2000-08-24
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Murari
Overview: Circa 1800s, an intoxicated Jamindar insults Durga Devi by stealing her temple idol. Enraged, Devi kills him and places a curse on his heirs that, every 48 years, she will take one family member. And every 48 years, a male heir meets an unfortunate, accidental end. Come present day (the end of another 48 years), it's Murari's turn.
Genres: Drama Romance Thriller
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2001-02-17
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Tarazu
Overview: Police Inspector Ram Yadav is a honest, handsome, and incorruptible young man. He lives with his sister-in-law, Shakuntala, and elder brother, Raj . A lovely yet petty thief, Pooja admires Ram so much that she moves in to his house in the guise of a maid-servant, and eventually claims that she is to bear his child. Ram, unable to handle this, agrees to marry her. His duties and investigation lead him to suspect the renowed and influential Appa Rao. Appa Rao is engraged at Ram, and watches and waits for an opportunity to strike back at him. Janardan (Mohnish Behl), Appa Rao's spoiled and way-ward son, initially attempts to pick up a college-girl, when she refuses and humiliates him publicly, he retaliates by setting her on fire in broad daylight, in front of several college students. No one is bold enough to stop Janardan, nor even attempt to save the girl. When Ram finds out, he immediately arrests Janardan and holds him in custody.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1997-08-01
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Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega
Overview: Desperate for money, three men plot to kidnap a woman and hold her for ransom.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 2001-06-21
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Keemat
Overview: Ajay and Dev are two small-time crooks. One day they accidentally killed a man named Mohan Tripathi. With a good and pleasant mind they find out the address of the decreased and pays a visit to his village. Only to see the young man's family eagerly waiting for his return from abroad, seeing the family's plight they decides to lie about the young man and told the family that he is alive but was delayed because of some urgent work. Days and months passed and Mohan did not showed up towards his family and both young men continues to lie to them. The question remain what will be the outcome of Ajay and Dev when the family learns that there son is no longer alive and that both are his killers?
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1998-04-10
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Zakhm
Overview: Amidst religious riots, a son deals with his mother's life-threatening injuries, and her last request.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1998-12-14
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Shankar Dada MBBS
Overview: Shankar Dada (Chiranjeevi) is a local goon with a good heart who defends his extortion and settlement business as social service to maintain peace in society. But he pretends to be a doctor to his parents to make them contended about their son's achievement. One fine day, Dr. Rama Lingeswara Rao (Paresh Rawal) - dean of the biggest medical college in Hyderabad - exposes the real identity Shankar Dada to his parents. Gravely disappointed, Shanakr Dada's parents vow not to visit their son's place and leave him. An emotionally wrecked Shankar Dada decides to become doctor in real to teach a lesson to Dr. Lingam and his beautiful daughter Sunita (Sonali Bendre) and at the same time to prove to his parents that their son is a doctor, in deed!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2004-10-15
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Duplicate
Overview: Seeking vengeance on those who double-crossed him, an escaped prisoner impersonates an unsuspecting chef.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1998-05-08
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Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara!
Overview: Shoaib's life takes a precarious turn when he finds himself pitted against a younger contemporary - not just in "business", but in love...
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 2013-08-14
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Diljale
Overview: Captain Ranvir is assigned the task of apprehending two terrorists named Shaka and Dara. Upon arrival in the region, he meets with and falls in love with Radhika, the daughter of Rajasaheb, who also is a Mantri. The latter approves of him, and arranges his wedding with his daughter. Before the engagement could take place, Ranvir finds out that he has a rival in Shaka, who was in love with Radhika before, and is all set to prevent this marriage at any and costs. Ranvir decides to postpone his wedding until such time he arrests Shaka and his associates - a decision that will not only pit him against well-armed terrorists, but also result in the abduction of a bus-load of Vaishnodevi devotees - which include Radhika and her Bua.
Genres: Action Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1996-09-21
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Takkar
Overview: A convict studies law in prison and becomes a lawyer to seek revenge against the corrupt police officer who framed him on the very day of his marriage.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Romance Thriller
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1995-07-13
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English Babu Desi Mem
Overview: Vikram Mayur is looking after his late brother's eight-year-old son and is torn between choosing to take Nandu back to England to learn his family's business, or risk throwing it all way.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1996-01-26
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Bhai
Overview: Kundan, a simple village boy, comes to the city with his younger brother to earn a living. However, fate compels him to take a few erroneous steps that end up making him a notorious gangster.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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Palnati Brahmanayudu
Overview: Palnati Brahmanayudu is an Action based movie. In which, Bhavani Prasad (Bala Krishna) lives in Karampudi. Sruthi, a girl who is going to get engaged to an NRI (Pruthvi), falls in love with Bhavani Prasad. When their marriage is about to happen, a lady called Siva Nageswari (Sonali Bendre) enter the premises of hall and shoots at Bhavani Prasad.The rest of the story is all about why Siva Nageswari shoots Bhavani Prasad and Why?
Genres: Action
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2003-06-05
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Manmadhudu
Overview: Abhiram, a misogynist, works as a manager in his own advertising agency. When his uncle, the chairman, appoints Harika as an assistant manager, he mistreats her, but his hatred soon turns into love.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2002-12-20
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Kannodu Kanbathellam
Overview: Seetharam is in love with Kalyani and wants to propose to her. However, when two lovers, Akhila and Akash, play a prank on Seetharam that results in him losing Kalyani, he takes revenge on them.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1999-08-13
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Anaahat
Overview: A woman pushes against social mores by asserting her right to sexual fulfillment.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: mr
Release Date: 2003-10-06
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Preethse
Overview: Preethse is a 2000 psychological thriller Kannada film starring Upendra, Shivrajkumar and Sonali Bendre.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: kn
Release Date: 2000-01-01
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Love You Hamesha
Overview: Trouble follows when a young woman (Sonali Bendre) breaks her engagement to a jealous man (Amitabh Nanda) to marry someone else (Akshaye Khanna).
Genres: Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1999-07-07
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Chori Chori
Overview: 'Chori Chori' is a romantic film telling the story of Ranbir (Ajay Devgan) and Khushi (Rani Mukherjee) who are as different as chalk and cheese. They bump into each other on the streets of Delhi. It certainly isn't love at first sight for them. In fact there is nothing but war of words and arguments. Circumstances keep Ranbir and Khushi together, much to their discomfort. Till they realize that th
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 2003-08-01
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Kadhalar Dhinam
Overview: Two college students, the slum child Raja and the dean's daughter Roja, chat with each other over the Internet and fall in love. However, Roja is engaged and Raja cannot bear to disrespect her father, to whom he owes his livelihood.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1999-07-09
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Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hai
Overview: Gangaram alias Ganga has been raised by his foster parents who reside in the village thus he gets accustom to village life. 24 years later his birth parents multi-millionaire Avinash and his wife Radha comes to ask him to move into their bungalow located in the city to which Ganga agrees and goes to bid farewell to his friends and girlfriend Saawni. While in the city Ganga is introduced to his elder brother, Milind, his wife, Supriya, and his younger brother; Ganga finds it very hard to adjust to the city life and is often scuffed at. Avinash arranges his marriage with equally wealthy Tina to which he agrees although he is not comfortable with this marriage as he is still in love with Saawni; meanwhile Ganga's honest policy gets him and his new found family into further problems.
Genres: Comedy Drama Family
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 2000-10-13
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Tera Mera Saath Rahen
Overview: Raj Dixit lives with his younger brother, Rahul, who is disabled, both mentally and physically, from birth. Raj is also employed full-time, and after work, has the responsibility of looking after Rahul, which leaves him no time for himself. His beautiful neighbor, Suman Gupta, is attracted to him, but he regards her as a friend only. When Mr. Khanna introduces him to his niece, Madhuri, both instantly falls in love. The only problem is that Madhuri will only marry Raj, if Rahul is institutionalized. Raj agrees to get him admitted in a facility, much to Madhuri's delight, and together they start to plan their marriage, not realizing that things are going to take a turn for the worse.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 2001-11-07
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Rakshak
Overview: ASP Raj Sinha is assigned to nab the criminal responsible for printing and circulating fake currency notes. However, he is in for a rude shock when he learns that the criminal is his childhood friend
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1996-11-23
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Dil Hi Dil Mein
Overview: Ram Chandra is a Tamilian who lives in a shanty hut in Bombay's Dharavi, along with his mom and a younger sister. He dream is to attend school, which he does so, after his sister is loaned out to a beggar to collect alms, but she is unable to withstand hunger for long and passes away. Ram leaves home and subsequently works hard, studies, becomes rich and constructs several colleges to accommodate needy students. One such student he accommodates is a new arrival from Allahabad, Raja, and he arranges his admission in Ram Chandra College for Business Management along with full board and shelter. He also helps Raja sort out his personal problems, including his romance with a young woman he met at the Cyber Café and then at Bandra Railway Station. While Ram Chandra is busy arranging his daughter's marriage with Rajesh Gupta, the only son of a multi-millionaire and educationist, he is quite unaware that the object of Raja's affections is none other than Roja, his very own daughter.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 2000-04-21
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Sapoot
Overview: Singhania big hearten Don who does not like to trade in drugs and other illegal business which does not go well with his rivals Dhaneshwar and Tejeshwar.Singhania's older son Raj is taking care of his business,While is younger son Prem is a Casanova.Dhaneshwar is killed by Singhania when he attacks on Raj.Kantiilal and Samsher trusted aide of Singhania's betray him and he gets killed by them and Tejeshwar.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1996-11-08
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Aag
Overview: Birju is the mysterious guardian of a remote village. One day, a beautiful young woman arrives and disrupts the order. This disruption forces Birju into conflict with the village aristocracy and reveals his shocking past.
Genres: Drama Action Mystery
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1994-07-27
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Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke
Overview: Karan Khanna is an orphan and a captain in the Rajputana Armed Forces. He's madly in love with beautiful model Nisha, with whom he plans to tie the knot during his next leave.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 2000-07-29
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Dahek A Burning Passion
Overview: Bengali-speaking Monalisa lives a middle-class lifestyle in Mumbai along with her mom and wheelchair-bound dad. She and her mom had to endure considerable hardships since she was six years ...
Genres: Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1999-07-31
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The Don
Overview: The Don is the story of a common man, later becoming a Don, who always stands for justice and poor against all odds and evil minds. His sister is yet to forgive him as he had murdered her fiancee
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1995-04-28
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Aga Bai Arechya
Overview: Shriranga Deshmukh is frustrated with all the women in his life. However, when he gets back from his native place, he realises he has supernatural powers allowing him to listen to any woman's thought. Inspired by "What Women Want".
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: mr
Release Date: 2004-06-25
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Humse Badhkar Kaun
Overview: Two brothers, one a villager and another a small time but street-smart con man, help their long lost mother, who happens to be the Chief Minister of the state, and oust her enemies and terrorists.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-06
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Naaraaz
Overview: Wealthy author Ajay Pandit befriends angry and poor Deva, who lives in the nearby slums with his widower father. After the two men grow up, Ajay falls in love with Sonali, while Deva continues to live a life of destitution.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1994-08-19
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Kal Ho Naa Ho
Overview: An uptight MBA student falls for the charismatic new neighbor who charms her troubled family – but he has a secret that forces him to push her away.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 2003-11-27
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Bombay
Overview: A Hindu man and a Muslim woman fall in love in a small village and move to Mumbai, where they have two children. However, growing religious tensions and erupting riots threaten to tear the family apart.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1995-03-10
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Qahar
Overview: Inspector Amar faces a dilemma when he catches two criminals, Raja and Krishna, who are also battling corruption and crime in their respective ways.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1997-12-05
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Apne Dam Par
Overview: Ram (Mithun Chakraborty) and Sapna Saxena (Shilpa Shirodkar) are in love. Sapna's brother Ranjit Saxena (Shakti Kapoor) is considered as best businessman of India. He is very proud of his wealth and status. He is planning to marry his sister to his business partner Verma's (Raza Murad) house. However, when Ranjit comes to know that his sister is in love with Ram who is merely a motor mechanic, he becomes furious. He tries to convince Ram to leave his sister by offering him money but Ram rejects his offer. Ranjit plans to murder Ram. But Sapna comes his way and sacrifices her life for Ram. The history repeats itself when Ram's younger brother Shayam (Irfan Kamal) and Ranjit's sister Divya Saxena (Anita Sharadda Nigam) fall in love. Will Shayam and Divya face the same consequences as Ram and Sapna or Ram will succeed to get his brother's love that is film's climax.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1996-01-01
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Angaaray
Overview: A police inspector (Akshay Kumar) learns that his childhood friends are working for a criminal and goes under cover to bring the crook to justice.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1998-07-24
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Gaddaar
Overview: Vijay (Harish) and Sunny (Sunil Shetty) are two friends, who are very close to each other. They study together in college and even fall in love with the same girl, Priya (Sonali Bendre). Sunny is rich and influential, and likes to control and dominate. Vijay comes from a poor family. Sunny wants to control the college scene using Vijay as a puppet, which does not work to Sunny's satisfaction. As a result, Sunny's dad (Mohan Joshi), who owns part of the college, steps in, to assert his and Sunny's position, as well as put pressure on the college authorities, and as well on the other hand, attempts to teach Vijay a lesson for betraying Sunny. But Sunny wants revenge in his own way, and he does so diabolically, by being even more friendly and close to his Vijay and his family. Will Sunny succeed?
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-06-01
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Chal Mere Bhai
Overview: Vicky, a businessman, loves his younger brother Prem, who spends his time chasing women. The family feels that secretary Sapna will make a good wife for Vicky, but she is already in love with Prem.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 2000-05-04
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