Rajeshwari Sachdev Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Birth name	Raj Kaur Sachdev
Profession(s)	Actor, Singer, Theatre Artist
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 168 cm in meters- 1.68 m in feet & inches- 5’ 6”
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Brown
Career
Debut	Film (Marathi; As an actor): Aayatya Gharat Gharoba (1991) as Kaanan Film (Hindi; As an actor): Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1993) as Jamuna Film (English; As an actor): Little Buddha (1993) as Yasodhara Film (Urdu; As an actor): Sardari Begum (1996) as Sakina Film (Punjabi; As an actor): Mitter Pyare Nu Haal Mureedan Da Kehna (2004) as Preet TV (Hindi; As an actor): Margarita (1997) as Margarita Music Video (As a singer): Hulle Hullare (1999)
Awards & Honours	• 1997: Won Best Supporting Actress by National Film Awards for the Urdu film Sardari Begum • 1998: Won Best Actress by Screen Awards for the Hindi TV show Margarita • 2011: Won Best Actress by Maharashtra State Film Awards for the Marathi film Aayatya Gharat Gharoba • 2017: Won Best Actress in a Supporting Role by Indian Television Academy Award for the Hindi TV serial Peshwa Bajirao • 2018: Won Best Supporting Actress by Lions Gold Awards for the Hindi film Peshwa Bajirao • 2019: Nominated for Best Actress by Maharashtra State Film Awards for the Marathi film Aayatya Gharat Gharoba • 2019: Won Best Actress in a Supporting Role by Indian Television Academy Award for the Hindi TV serial Dil Hi Toh Hai • 2020: 7th World Women Leadership Congress and Awards by CMO Global • 2021: Award of Recognition for the Hindi short film Taxi- An Uncertain Conversation by Best Shorts Competition • 2021: Certificate of Achievement for the Hindi short film Taxi- An Uncertain Conversation by Indo-French International Film Festival • 2021: Stree Shakti Sammaan by the Honourable Governor of Maharastra Bhagat Singh Koshiyari • 2022: Herald Global Award
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Source 1: 14 April 1974 (Sunday) Source 2: 2 March 1974 (Saturday) [1]Twitter - Rajeshwari Sachdev
Age (as of 2023)	49 Years
Birthplace	Mumbai
Zodiac sign	Source 1: Aries Source 2: Pisces
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai
School	Little Angels High School, Mumbai
College/University	• Guru Nanak Khalsa College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Mumbai • University of Mumbai, Mumbai
Educational Qualification	MA in English Literature at the University of Mumbai, Mumbai [2]Facebook – Rajeshwari Sachdev [3]YouTube – Sansad TV
Religion	Punjabi Sikh (from father's side) and a Tamilian Hindu (from mother's side) [4]YouTube - Sansad TV
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Varun Badola (actor)
Engagement Date	19 April 2004
Marriage Date	24 November 2004
Family
Husband/Spouse	Varun Badola
Children	Son- Devagya Badola (born on 10 May 2010; image in husband's section) Daughter- None
Parents	Father- Inderjeet Singh Sachdev (associated with the theatre group Indian People’s Theatre Association, Mumbai) Mother- Meenakshi Sachdev
Siblings	Brother- Jagmohan Sachdev (works at a customer’s transformational solutions company named Prime Focus Technologies in Mumbai) Sister- None
Other Relative(s)	Father-in-law- Vishwa Mohan Badola (actor and journalist) Sister-in-law- Alka Badola (actor)
Favourites
Song(s)	Hoon Abhi Main Jawan from the film Aar Paar (1954) by Geeta Dutt, Madhaniyan by Musarrat Nazir
Film(s)	Guide (1965), Padosan (1968), Pyar Kiye Jaa (1986)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rajeshwari Sachdev

• Rajeshwari Sachdev is an Indian actor and singer. She has received the National Film Award for best supporting actress in the Hindi film ‘Sardari Begum.’

• Her father was associated with the theatre group Indian People’s Theatre Association (IPTA) in Mumbai. As a kid, Rajeshwari used to accompany her father to IPTA and from there she started developing an interest in acting after watching the performance of various theatre artists. Later, she was chosen to participate with the IPTA’s Balmanch Theatre Group. She then participated in a number of theatre productions as a theatre artist.
  

  Rajeshwari Sachdev performing in a theatre play

• She began her Bharatanatyam training at the age of 5 in Mumbai at the Sri Rajarajeswari Bharata Natya Kala Mandir. She did her training for about 14 years.

• She used to take part in a variety of athletic and dancing competitions while she was in school. The first prize she ever received was for best school athlete.
  

  Rajeshwari Sachdev’s childhood picture with her brother

• Rajeshwari is known for performing in the Hindi theatre plays Shabd Leela and Gauhar.
  

  Rajeshwari Sachdev in a theatre play

• She has appeared in various Hindi films like ‘Mammo’ (1994), ‘English Babu Desi Mem’ (1996), ‘Hari-Bhari’ (2000), ‘Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero’ (2005), ‘Welcome to Sajjanpur’ (2008), and ‘Issaq’ (2013).
  

  A still of Rajeshwari Sachdev from the Hindi film Issaq

• She has also acted in a few Hindi TV serials such as ‘Om Namah Shivay’ (1997; aired on DD National), ‘Laut Aao Trisha’ (2014; Life OK), ‘Balika Vadhu’ (2015; aired on Colors), ‘Peshwa Bajirao’ (2017; Sony), and ‘Shaadi Mubarak’ (2020; Star Plus).
  

  Shaadi Mubarak (2020)

• Rajeshwari, along with the Indian actor Annu Kapoor, hosted the popular Zee TV musical show ‘Antakshari’ from 1994 to 2001.

• She is also a singer, and in 2000, she released the Punjabi music album ‘Mukhda Piya Ka.’
  

  Mukhda Piya Ka

• In 2001, she met the Indian actor Varun Badola on the sets of the Indian musical game show ‘Antakshari.’ In 2004, they did a film together. They became friends on the sets of the film and soon, fell in love with each other. Within a few months of dating, the couple got married.

• In 2004, she released the music album ‘Ummang,’ in which folk songs from different states of India were included. Later, she performed live at various stage shows and other events.
  

  Ummang (2004)

• She also acted in the 2005 Hindi television film ‘Phir Se.’

• In 2005, Rajeshwari, along with her husband Varun Badola, participated in the celebrity couple dance reality TV show ‘Nach Baliye.’
  

  Rajeshwari Sachdev with Varun Badola on the sets of Nach Baliye

• She hosted the Sony TV contest ‘K for Kishore’ in 2007.
  

  K for Kishore

• She acted in the 2009 English film ‘7 Days in Slow Motion.’
  

  7 Days in Slow Motion

• Rajeshwari has also appeared in Marathi films such as ‘Runh: The Debt’ (2015), ‘Welcome Zindagi’ (2015), ‘Firebrand’ (2018), and ‘Nazar Andaz’ (2022).
  

  Runh: The Debt

• She was invited as a guest speaker at the talk show TEDx MICA in 2017.
  

  Rajeshwari Sachdev in TEDx Talks MICA event

• Some of her Hindi short films as an actor are ‘Taxi… an Uncertain Conversation’ (2021) and ‘Stories on the Next Page’ (2022).
  

  Stories On The Next Page (2022)

• She is a dog lover and has two pet dogs named Sargeant and Sadhu.
  

  Rajeshwari Sachdev and her pet dog

• Rajeshwari and the Indian actress Neha Dhupia were once featured on the cover of Femina magazine.
  

  Rajeshwari Sachdev featured on the cover of Femina magazine