Padmini Kolhapure

Padmini Kolhapure

Padmini Kolhapure is an Indian actress and singer. She began acting in 1972 at the age of 7, and her early works included Zindagi and Dream Girl. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Insaf Ka Tarazu at age of fifteen.

About Padmini Kolhapure in brief

Summary Padmini KolhapurePadmini Kolhapure is an Indian actress and singer. She began acting in 1972 at the age of 7, and her early works included Zindagi and Dream Girl. She had her breakthrough with the film Satyam Shivam Sundaram, starring as Young Roopa. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Insaf Ka Tarazu at age of fifteen. At age 17, she won the Best Actress Award for the tragic romance Prem Rog, becoming the second-youngest actress to win the awards in the respective categories.

Padmini is niece of legendary singers Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle. She sang for her own films such as Vidhaata, Daana Pani, Professor Ki Padosan Hum Intezaar Karenge and Sadak Chaap. She released an album with Bappi Lahiri titled Music Lovers in 1986. She met Pradeep Sharma, alias Tutu Sharma, who was the producer of the film Aisa Pyar Kahan, after a brief courtship in 1986, and they have a son named Priyank Sharma.