Today is 57th birthday of 'Meenakshi Seshadri', one of the beautiful actresses of Bollywood. Born on 16 November 1963 in Sindri, Jharkhand, Meenakshi has been away from the limelight for quite some time. She is counted among the successful Bollywood actresses. Her real name is 'Sasikala Seshadri'. Along with acting, Meenakshi also specializes in dance. She is well versed in Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak and Odissi, 4 modes of dance. Meenakshi won the title of 'Eve's Weekly Miss India' in 1981 at the age of just 17. After this she represented on behalf of India in the 'Miss International' contest in Tokyo (Japan).

Meenakshi started her film career in the year 1983 with the Hindi / Telugu film 'Painter Babu'. But her film was a flop, after which she made up her mind to never act in the future. After this, director Subhash Ghai had cast Meenakshi as Jackie Shroff's opposite in the film 'Hero' and she became a star overnight. Since this film, Meenakshi was offered many films. She is known in Bollywood for films like 'Damini', 'Hero', 'Ghayal' and 'Deadly'. Meenakshi is also called 'Damini' of Bollywood. This film proved to be a milestone for him. She was praised by critics even in this film.

In 1995, Meenakshi married Harish Mysore. Harish is an investment banker. After marriage, Meenakshi settled in America. They have two children, Kendra and Josh. Meenakshi is away from the film industry these days, but she could not distance herself from the dance. She lives in Texas and teaches Kathak and classical dance. She is very popular among Indians living in Texas.

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