Kishori Shahane

Deepak Balraj Vij, a Hindi filmmaker noticed her talent. He did Hafta Band, Bomb Blast and two more films with her. During the making of Hafta Bandh in 1991, they came closer and later got married. Kishori then switched over to Hindi TV serials and continued to work in Hindi and Marathi films. She became popular with her performance in serials like Ghar Ek Mandir, Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin, and Sindoor. Her serials have been showed on many of the Indian TV channels showing her widespread small screen network. Kishori is a classical and folk dancer, too. She has performed on stage in India and abroad. She also completed her music video "Saavan" for Venus. After almost 13 years she took part in the Mrs. Gladrags Beauty Peageant show and won Mrs. Gladrags Runner-up in 2003. As a filmmaker, her Mohatyachi Renuka (Marathi) has received Maharashtra State Award 2007 for best editing. The film was produced and directed by Kishori. Her next venture Malik Ek (Hindi) was based on the life of Sai Baba and had Jackie Shroff in the lead role. Although being well cast movie was a box office failure. She is soon to launch her next Marathi film Aika Dajiba with top Marathi stars.