Radhika Apte

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Radhika Apte
Born Radhika Apte
(1985-09-07) September 7, 1985
Pune, Maharastra
Occupation Actress
Years active 2005–present
Spouse(s) Benedict Taylor

Radhika Apte is an Indian film and stage actress.[1]

Early life

Apte was born on September 7, 1985 in Pune. She is an Economics graduate from Fergusson College, Pune. She is associated with Mohit Takalkar’s theatre troupe Aasakta in her hometown. She is the daughter of Pune’s leading neurosurgeons Dr Charu Apte.[2] After doing four films, she moved to London and studied contemporary dance at London’s Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.[3]

Career

Actor Rahul Bose, who had seen her perform in Anahita Oberoi’s play Bombay Black, suggested her name to director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury who cast her in Antaheen along with Aparna Sen, Sharmila Tagore and Rahul Bose. She played the role of Brinda Roy Menon, a TV journalist, in Antaheen.[4]

She has also done Marathi plays like Tu, Purnaviram, Matra Ratra, Kanyadaan[5] and Samuel Beckett’s That Time with Rehan Engineer.

In Darmiyan,[6] a short film, she played a college girl Ekta. Apte appeared as Savitri, a village girl in KBC productions Marathi film Gho Mala Asla Hava. She appeared in a significant role in Ram Gopal Varma's Rakhtcharitra and its sequel. She also appeared in Shor in the City under Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Films banner. She was also seen in Maneej Premnath’s thriller The Waiting Room.[7] Apte will also star in Akash Khurana’s Life on Life, about a bunch of youngsters working in a BPO and Amol Palekar’s Marathi film, Samaantar.

In 2013, she was seen in the Bengali film Rupkatha Noy.[8] About her character she said, "I play Sananda, an IT engineer, who is a single mother of a three-year-old child. Sananda had a dreadful past, which keeps haunting her".[9] She starred in Anurag Kashyap's short film on eve teasing, That Day After Everyday which was released in YouTube.[10] She has finished shooting for two Hindi films — Mountain Man directed by Ketan Mehta and Vasu by Harsh Kulkarni and a Tamil film, Vetri Selvan.[3] Mountain Man is based on Dashrath Manjhi and Radhika plays Manjhi’s wife Falguni Devi in the film.[11]

Personal life

In 2012, Radhika got married to her British boyfriend Benedict Taylor.[12][13] Radhika met Benedict, a London-based musician, in 2012 during her year-long sabbatical when she had gone to learn contemporary dance.[14]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2005 Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! Anjali Hindi
2006 Darmiyan Ekta Hindi
2009 Antaheen Brinda Bengali
Gho Mala Asla Hava Savitri Marathi
Samaantar Rewa Marathi
2010 The Waiting Room Tina Hindi
Rakht Charitra I Nandini Hindi/Telugu
Rakht Charitra II Hindi/Telugu
2011 I Am Hindi
Shor in the City Sapna Hindi
2012 Dhoni Nalini Tamil/Telugu Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Tukaram Aavli Marathi
2013 Rupkatha Noy Sananda Bengali
All in All Azhagu Raja Meenakshi Tamil
That Day After Everyday Hindi Short film
Vetri Selvan Tamil Post-production
Mountain Man Falguni Devi Hindi Post-production[15]
Vasu Hindi Post-production
Pendulum Bengali Post-production[16]
The Bright Day Rukmini Hindi Filming[17]
Lai Bhari Marathi Filming
Postcard Marathi Filming[18]
Uncha Gaon Neecha Gaon Hindi Filming[19]
X Hindi Filming[20]
2014 Legend Telugu Filming
Kolai Nokku Paarvai Tamil Filming[21]
Ula Tamil Filming

Theatre

Year Title
2013 Uney Purey Shahar Ek
2009 Kashmir Kashmir
2009 Garbo
2008 Bombay Black
2007 Matra Ratra
2007 Poornaviram
2007 Kanyadaan
2007 That Time
2006 Tu
2006 Shobha Yatra
2003 Brain Surgeon
2003 Pan Amhala Khelayachay
2003 Noko Re Baba

References

  1. ↑ "Radhika Apte- Anurag Kashyap bonding well". The Times of India. 19 Nov 2013. Retrieved 6 Jan 2014. 
  2. ↑ "Bonds that work". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 6 November 2012. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Radhika Apte in Rupkatha Noy". Telegraphindia.com. 2013-08-20. Retrieved 2013-11-16. 
  4. ↑ "Sharmila Tagore, Aparna Sen share screen space for the first time". Screen. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2009. 
  5. ↑ "All about daughters". Indian Express. 26 June 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2009. 
  6. ↑ "Cast of Darmiyan". Roving Eye Films. Retrieved 6 January 2012. 
  7. ↑ "Waiting for daybreak". The Hindu. 4 April 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2009. 
  8. ↑ Ruman Ganguly, TNN Nov 9, 2012, 11.29AM IST (2012-11-09). "I got engaged to a brit musician: Radhika Apte - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-11-16. 
  9. ↑ "Soumitra Chatterjee asked Radhika Apte if his shot was okay - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2013-08-20. Retrieved 2013-11-16. 
  10. ↑ "Anurag Kashyap’s That Day After Everyday gets over 4 lakh hits in 2 days". Hindustan Times. 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2013-11-16. 
  11. ↑ Anuj Kumar (2013-08-15). "Road less travelled". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-11-16. 
  12. ↑ South, Filmy (2012-06-20). "Radhika Apte engaged to a London musician". Entertainment.in.msn.com. Retrieved 2013-11-16. 
  13. ↑ By admin on 19 September 2013 17:37 Tweet Share (2013-09-19). ""I Reinvent Myself Every Day" -Radhika Apte". Southscope.in. Retrieved 2013-11-16. 
  14. ↑ http://punemirror.in/printarticle.aspx?page=comments&action=translate&sectid=63&contentid=20121028201210280827269572e3067a6&subsite=
  15. ↑ "Radhika Apte in Ketan Mehta’s next - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2013-11-16. 
  16. ↑ Sreelekha Mitra; (below) Radhika Apte (2012-06-14). "Radhika Apte and Sreelekha Mitra in Pendulum". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2013-11-16. 
  17. ↑ "Mohit Takalkar’s film to compete at a film festival in Shanghai - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-11-16. 
  18. ↑ Omkar Rege @womkerr. "Delivering Emotions". Epaper.dnaindia.com. Retrieved 2013-11-16. 
  19. ↑ "Nila’s next on water scarcity - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2013-09-05. Retrieved 2013-11-16. 
  20. ↑ "Aatma director wants Q’s red glasses - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2013-11-16. 
  21. ↑ Apr 9, 2013, 05.27PM IST. "Kolai Nokku Paarvai - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-11-16. 

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