Sheetal Agashe, Age, Family, Biography
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Hometown: Pune
Religion: Hinduism
Age: 47 Years
Bio/Wiki | |
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Full Name | Sheetal Dnyaneshwar Agashe |
Profession(s) | Businesswoman, Actress |
Famous Role | As Sheetal in TV serial Yes Boss (1999) |
Physical Stats | |
Height (approx.) | 5' 6" (168 cm) |
Eye Colour | Brown |
Hair Colour | Brown |
Career | |
Debut | Film: Minus 1 (2005) as Dilshit TV: Yes Boss (1999) aired on Sony Sab as Sheetal Book: तुम्हारे लिये (2000) |
Awards | • Times Visionary Award (2018) from Times of India • Pune's Most Powerful Award (2018) from Femina India • Business Leadership Award (2018) from Business research firm White Page India ![]() • Times Women of the Year Award (2019) from Times of India ![]() • Times Women of the Year Award (2021) from Times of India ![]() |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | May 17, 1977 (Tuesday) |
Age (as of 2024) | 47 Years |
Birthplace | Pune, Maharashtra |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Pune, Maharashtra |
School | Vidya Bhavan school, Model Colony, Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra |
College | Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce, Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra |
Educational Qualification | • Graduation in Commerce • MBA in Marketing and Advertising |
Religion | Hinduism |
Caste | Brahmin [1]Wikipedia |
Social Media | • Instagram |
Family | |
Parents | Father- Dnyaneshwar Chandrashekhar Agashe (Deceased) (Indian Businessman, Cricketer and Philanthropist) ![]() Mother- Rekha Gogte ![]() |
Siblings | Brother(s)- 2 • Mandar Dnyaneshwar Agashe (Indian Businessman, Music Director, and Former Musician) ![]() • Ashutosh Dnyaneshwar Agashe (Indian Cricket Player and Businessman) ![]() Sister- None |
Relative | Paternal Relatives: • Bapu Gokhale • Ashutosh Phatak • Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar • Purushottam Kashinath Kelkar Materal Relatives: • Balkrishna Mahadev Gogte • Rashmi Purandare-Parekh |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Sheetal Agashe
- Before moving to business, Sheetal Agashe had started her career in television and film.
- She is the great-niece of Balkrishan Mahadev Gogte who was a famous Indian lawyer, industrialist, philanthropist and educationist.
- In an interview, she said it was her father who encouraged her to join the business.
- In 1999, Sheetal was appointed as a Director at a firm financed by her father.
- Later in 2000, Sheetal Agashe joined a company as Chief Executive Officer that was founded by her elder brother Mandar Agashe.
- On the 60th birth anniversary of her father, she also wrote an essay “Father’s Daughter” for him in his Festschrift.
- In 2013 Sheetal Agashe was appointed as the managing director of Brihans Natural Products Ltd.
- She was the first woman in her family to lead the business.
- In an interview, she also shared that she was the only woman in Brihans Natural Products Ltd. when she was appointed there as managing director.
- In 2016 Sheetal Agashe started reconstructing her company’s product range and focused on adding aloe vera to every product.
- She has received various awards, including the Times Visionary Award, Femina Pune’s Most Powerful Award, and two Times Women of the Year Awards.
- In 2019 Sheetal Agashe shifted their company’s products production locally and started getting raw materials like Aloe vera, Amla and Hibiscus from the draught-prone district Solapur, Maharastra.
- In August 2021, Sheetal Agashe was one of the women in business featured on the cover of Feminas Independence Day issue of their Pune edition.
- As she belongs to the Bollywood background she easily gets celebrity endorsements and film sponsorship for her company’s products.
- In July 2021, Femina magazine also praised Sheetal Agashe and her company for raising awareness among Indian consumers on the benefits of Ayurveda.
- She also participated in award shows as an award presenter to celebrities.
- Sheetal keeps her personal life private.
- Sheetal Agashe is still single.
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