Rajshree Thakur (born 22 September 1981) is an Indian

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best known for her role as Saloni in the Hindi television drama ''

Saat Phere – Saloni Ka Safar ''Saat Phere – Saloni Ka Safar'' (International title: ''Saloni'') is a Hindi television serial that was broadcast on Zee TV from 17 October 2005 to 28 May 2009. The story focuses on Saloni, who faces social discrimination because of her dar ...

'',

Jaiwanta Bai Jaiwanta Bai Songara (), also known as Maharani Jaiwanta Bai, was the queen of the Kingdom of Mewar. She was the chief consort and first wife of Udai Singh II, and the mother of Maharana Pratap. Early life Jaiwanta Bai was born in Pali, Jalo ...

in ''

Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap ''Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap'' () is an Indian historical fiction series produced by Contiloe Entertainment. It is based on the life of Maharana Pratap, a sixteenth century ruler of Mewar kingdom. It starred Sharad Malhotra, R ...

'' and Preeti Jindal in '' Shaadi Mubarak.''

Early life

She was born in

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. Before ''

'', she worked at

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as a Marathi news reader and did ads for companies. Rajshree acted in the Indo-French film '' Hava Aney Dey'' directed by Partho Sen-Gupta. As a result, she was selected for the character of Saloni in ''

''.

Career

Thakur made her film debut in the 2004 movie Hava Aney Dey. She was awarded the Best Fresh Face of the Year - Female 2006 at the Sixth Indian Telly Awards along with

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who stars in ''

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''. She married her childhood friend Sanjot Vaidya in 2007. Thakur debut in

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's Popular show ''

'' (2005–2009). She also acted in the role of Maharani Jaiwanta Bai Songara (Maharana Pratap's Mother) in ''

'' that aired on

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. In August 2020, Thakur portrayed the female lead role of Preeti Jindal in

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‘s Shaadi Mubarak opposite

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. She quit the show in October due to hectic schedule. In replacement,

Rati Pandey Rati Pandey is an Indian actress known for her performances in ''Hitler Didi'', ''Miley Jab Hum Tum'', ''Porus (TV series), Porus'', ''Devi Adi Parashakti'', ''Begusarai (TV series), Begusarai'', ''Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai'' and ''Shaadi Mubarak' ...

took the role. She was last seen in ''

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Filmography

Films

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* 1981 births Living people Actresses from Mumbai Indian television actresses Indian film actresses Actresses in Hindi television Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Marathi cinema All India Radio people All India Radio women Indian women radio presenters Indian radio presenters 21st-century Indian actresses {{India-tv-actor-stub