Sandeepa Dhar is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films. She made her acting debut in 2010 with Isi Life Mein.Isi Life Mein : Complete Cast and Crew details. Bollywoodhungama.com (24 December 2010). Retrieved 7 February 2011.Isi Life Mein movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India. The Times of India. (24 December 2010). Retrieved 7 February 2011. For her performance in the film, she was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut, Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer and Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow. Dhar featured in a cameo in Dabangg 2 alongside Salman Khan. Dhar also received critical acclaim for her performance in Sajid Nadiadwala's Heropanti.
Early life and education Dhar was born in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India in a Kashmiri Pandit family. She is professionally trained dancer. Have won several awards for her dancing, she trained in Bharatanatyam for 8 years from Vani Ganpathy. She also trained in Jazz and Contemporary for 4 years from Shiamak Davar and Terence Lewis.
Dhar was educated at St. Michael's Convent School, ITI Mankapur, and at National Public School, Indiranagar. She then graduated from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.
Career
Dhar made her acting debut in 2010 with Rajshri Production's Isi Life Mein opposite Akshay Oberoi. Her performance earned her nominations at Screen, Filmfare and Stardust Awards. Taran Adarsh praised her performance in the film and stated, "Sandeepa is another talent that catches your attention. Her expressions are just perfect."Isi Life Mein Review | Bollywood Reviews | Rajshri Productions | Akshay | Sandeepa – Oneindia Entertainment . Oneindia.in (24 December 2010). Retrieved 7 February 2011. The film failed commercially.
Dhar next prominent role came with the 2014 film Heropanti, she played a woman who runs away from family for her love. The film emerged a commercial success at the box office. In the 2016 film 7 Hours to Go, she played a police officer. Though the film was a box office failure, Rohit Bhatnagar of Deccan Chronicle noted, "Despite few loopholes in her character, Dhar impresses with her tough cop role."
Dhar expanded to streaming series in 2019 with the first season of Abhay, playing a police inspector opposite Kunal Khemu. In 2022, she appeared in two web series that received critical acclaim and high viewership: Mai, and Dr Arora: Gupt Rog Visheshagya.
Dhar had two releases in 2026. She first appeared as a woman conscious of her looks in Do Deewane Seher Mein. A critic of Bollywood Hungama opined: "Dhar leaves a mark in a small role. Her breakdown scene in the second half is memorable." She then played an air hostess in the series Chumbak, opposite Sumeet Raghavan. The series and her performance received positive response from critics and audience alike. Anisha Rao of India Today felt Dhar "settles comfortably" in the ensemble cast.
Filmography
Films Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2010 Isi Life Mein...! Rajnandini "RJ" Khandelwal 2012 Dabangg 2 Anjali Prasad Cameo appearance 2014 Heropanti Renuka "Renu" Chaudhary 2015 Gollu Aur Pappu Pia Dhillon 2016 Global Baba Bhavana Sharma 7 Hours to Go ACP Nandini Shukla 2017 Baaraat Company Mehek 2019 Cartel Shweta 2021 Kaagaz Herself Special appearance in song Laalam Lal 2026 Do Deewane Seher Mein Naina Shrivastava TBA Shanaya Completed
Web series Year Title Role Notes Ref.2019 Abhay Komal Season 1 Flip Firdaus Episode: "Massage" 2020 Mum Bhai Vaishnavi2021 Bisaat- Khel Shatranj Ka Dr. Kiana Verma Chattis Aur Maina Rani Angle "Maina"2022 Mai Inaya Siddiqui Dr Arora: Gupt Rog Visheshagya Mithila "Mithu" Tomar Season 1 2025 Pyar Ka Professor Mallika Choudhary 2026 Chumbak Kiran Kejriwal
Music videos Year Title Singer Ref.2022 "Ik Mili Mainu Apsraa" B Praak & Asees Kaur "Ab Kise Barbaad Karoge" Altamash Faridi 2025 "Nafrat" Darshan Raval
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref. 2011 Filmfare Awards Best Female Debut Isi Life Mein...! Screen AwardsMost Promising Newcomer – Female Stardust Awards Superstar of Tomorrow – Female Nominations of Stardust Awards 2011. Bollywoodhungama.com (22 January 2011). Retrieved 7 February 2011.
See also
List of Indian film actresses
References
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