Padmini Kolhapure

Padmini Kolhapure is an acclaimed Indian actress singer and producer known for her contributions to Hindi and Marathi cinema She emerged as a leading actress of the 1980s with a career spanning four decades and over 100 films Kolhapure has received multiple accolades including three Filmfare Awards Since 2024 she has been the Senior Vice President of the Cine and TV Artistes Association CINTAA She began her onscreen journey at age seven going from child actor to heroine at 17 Her early works include Zindagi 1976 and Dream Girl 1977 She had her breakthrough with Satyam Shivam Sundaram 1978 as young Roopa Born into a MarathiKonkani family she is the second of three daughters to musician Pandharinath Kolhapure Her greataunts are Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle Padmini won her first Filmfare Award at 13 for Insaaf Ka Tarazu 1980 Best Actress at 17 for Ahista Ahista 1981 and another for Prem Rog 1982 She starred in Vidhaata 1982 Woh Saat Din 1983 Souten 1983 Pyaar Jhukta Nahin 1985 and more working with Mithun Chakraborty in several hits After a hiatus in the 1990s she returned in the 2000s with films like Chimani Pakhar 2000 earning a Screen Award She ventured into TV with Ekk Nayi Pehchaan and Dil Bekaraar and also stage productions She launched her clothing brand PadmaSitaa unveiled by niece Shraddha Kapoor Kolhapure married producer Pradeep Sharma in 1986 and their son Priyaank Sharma is also in the film industry TMDB mini biography by Ashvin Borad