Priya Tendulkar Age, Death, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Other Name	Rajani (Her name in the TV serial, Rajani (1985)
Profession(s)	Actor, Social Activist, and Writer
Famous Role	Titular role in the TV serial, 'Rajani' (1985)
Physical Stats & More
Eye Colour	Hazel Brown
Hair Colour	Brown
Career
Debut	Theatre Play (Actor): Haya Vadan (1969); as a doll Film (Actor): Ankur (1974)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	19 October 1954 (Tuesday)
Birthplace	Bombay
Date of Death	19 September 2002 (Thursday)
Place of Death	Her 'Prabhadevi' residence in Mumbai
Age (at the time of death)	47 Years
Death Cause	She died of a heart attack, and she had also been battling with breast cancer for a long time.
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Bombay
Educational Qualification(s)	• Degree in Political Science • Diploma in Painting [1]The Guardian
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Saraswat Brahmin [2]Wikipedia
Hobbies	Cooking, Sketching, and Painting
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Divorced
Marriage Date	Year 1998
Family
Husband/Spouse	Karan Razdan (Actor)
Children	None
Parents	Father- Vijay Tendulkar (Writer) Mother- Nirmala Tendulkar
Siblings	Brother- Raja Tendulkar (Cinematographer) Sister(s)- Tanuja Mohite and Sushma Tendulkar

Some Lesser Known Facts About Priya Tendulkar

• Priya Tendulkar was an Indian actress, social activist, and writer.

• She appeared in a TV commercial of a sewing machine at the age of 15.

• She did various jobs like hotel service receptionist in a 5-star hotel, an air hostess, a part-time model, and a newsreader, before starting her career as an actor.

• Reportedly, she is India’s first TV superstar.

• As per the sources, she was engaged to the Anant Nag, but later, they got separated. ^[3]IMDB 

• After seven years of her marriage with Karan Razdan, the couple got divorced.

• She worked as an actor in the films, like ‘Minchina Ota’ (1980), ‘Nasoor’ (1985), ‘Besahara’ (1987), ‘Mohra’ (1994), ‘Trimurti’ (1995), and ‘Gupt’ (1997).
  

  A Still From One of the Priya Tendulkar’s Film

• She acted in various Hindi TV serials, including ‘Yug’ (1996), ‘Itihaas’ (1996), ‘Hum Paanch’ (1995), and ‘Professor Pyarelal’ (1999).
  

  Hum Paanch

• She was the host of the talk shows, like ‘Priya Tendulkar Talk Show’ and ‘Zimmedar Kaun.’

• She was featured in various TV commercials.

• She was honoured with various Maharashtra and Gujarat state awards.

• She received many awards for her books as an author.

• The former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee expressed his condolence on the demise of Priya Tendulkar.