Name: Sonali BendreBirth name: Sonali Bendre
Date of birth: January 1, 1974
Birthplace: Maharashtra, India
Occupation: Actress, Model, Television presenter
Sonali Bendre was born on 1 January 1974. She is an Indian actress and model. She has starred in Bollywood films mostly but has acted in a few Marathi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. She is also one of the four judges of Indian Idol season 4. Bendre started out as a model before being selected for the "Star Dust Talent Search". She was invited to Bombay 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. Though she initially struggled to be a successful actress, she was eventually given critical acclaim for her performances in films like Bhai (1997), Sarfarosh, Zakhm, Duplicate, Kadhalar Dhinam (Tamil film), Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United (1999), Tera Mera Saath Rahey and Anaahat (2003) among many others.
