MEENAKSHI SESHADRI

Meenakshi Seshadri,(Tamil -மீனாக்ஷி சேஷாத்திரி) (born November 16, 1963) is an Indian film actress.

Early life She was born as Shashikala Seshadri at Sindri, near Dhanbad in Jharkhand (then Bihar) and was a student of Mount Carmel School. Her father was an employee of FCI at Sindri Fertiliser plant in [Sindri, Jharkhand|Sindri] [Jharkhand] India.

She won the Miss India contest in 1981 at age 18. She made her debut in Painter Babu (1982) opposite Rajiv Goswami, the son of Manoj Kumar. She shot to fame with the megahit film Hero (1983) directed by Subhash Ghai.

Her notable performances were in films Meri Jung (1985), Vijay (1988), Shahenshah (1988), Ghayal (1990),Damini (1993) and Duet (1994).

She also has a career as a Bharatnatyam, Kathak, and Odissi teacher/dancer. She has learned all four main dance styles of India and performed her Bharatnatyam Arrangetram at the age of four. One of her students performed her Odissi Manch Pravesh in 2005. Meenakshi continues to pursue dancing and has performed in several festivals in India. Overall, Meenakshi was one of the most talented and skilled dancers ever to be in any Bollywood films.