Saiee Manjrekar Explained

Saiee Manjrekar is an Indian actress who works in Hindi and Telugu-language films. The daughter of actors Mahesh Manjrekar and Medha Manjrekar, she made her acting debut with Dabangg 3 (2019). Manjrekar has since appeared in the Telugu films Ghani (2022), Major (2022) and Skanda (2023).^[1]

Early life

Manjrekar was born 24 December 2001 to film actors Medha and Mahesh Manjrekar.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Career

Manjrekar made her film debut with a brief appearance as Kushi Damle in the Marathi film Kaksparsh (2012). She did her first leading role as Khushi Chautala in the 2019 Hindi action-comedy Dabangg 3 opposite Salman Khan.^[5] The film received negative reviews from critics, and its commercial prospects were affected by the CAA protests. It earned her a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. In 2020, she appeared in the music video for the song "Manjha", alongside Aayush Sharma.^[6]

In 2022, Manjrekar made her Telugu film debut alongside Varun Tej in Ghani, which ended up being a commercial failure. She was next featured in the Telugu-Hindi bilingual biographical action film Major, a biopic of Sandeep Unnikrishnan (played by Adivi Sesh), in which she played the role of Isha Agarwal who is Unnikrishnan's love interest.^{[7] [8]} The film received critical acclaim and became one of the highest grossing Telugu films of 2022.^[9]

Manjrekar was next appeared in Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay opposite Guru Randhawa.^[10]

In the media

Manjrekar was ranked 47th in the Times Most Desirable Women List in 2019.^[11]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2012	Kaksparsh	Kushi Damle	Marathi	Child artist	[12]
2019	Dabangg 3	Khushi	Hindi		[13]
2022	Ghani	Maya	Telugu		[14]
	Major	Isha	Telugu Hindi	Bilingual film	[15]
2023	Skanda	Parineeta	Telugu
2024	Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay	Ira Mishra	Hindi		[16]
	Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha	Young Vasudha			[17]

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer(s)	Ref.
2020	"Manjha"	Vishal Mishra	[18]
2022	"Duniya"	B Praak

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2020	Filmfare Awards		Dabangg 3		[19]
	Zee Cine Awards	Best Female Debut			[20]
	ETC Bollywood Business Awards	Highest Grossing Debut Actress			[21]
2023	Bollywood Hungama Style Icons	Most Stylish Breakthrough Talent (Female)			[22]
			Ghani		[23]

See also

• List of Hindi film actresses

Notes and References

1. News: Varun Tej introduces Saiee Manjrekar as his lady love, in new Ghani poster . India Today . 14 April 2021.
2. Web site: Saiee Manjrekar to have an intimate birthday bash with family, childhood friends . The Times of India . 12 August 2024 . 23 December 2023.
3. Web site: 5 June 2022 . Saiee Manjrekar on pressure of being a star kid: I know I'm under the scanner so I work extra hard . 23 August 2022 . PINKVILLA . en . 10 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221010111149/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/saiee-manjrekar-pressure-being-star-kid-i-know-im-under-scanner-so-i-work-extra-hard-1136773 . dead.
4. Web site: Saiee Manjrekar shares the frame with mother Medha Manjrekar and sister Gauri Ingawale . 23 August 2022 . The Times of India.
5. News: Dabangg 3 release date announced: Salman Khan's film hits theatre in December . The New Indian Express . 21 August 2019.
6. Web site: Manjha music video out: Aayush Sharma and Saiee Manjrekar indulge in patangon wala pyaar . 16 March 2020 . 25 November 2021 . India Today.
7. News: Saiee Manjrekar to star in Hindi-Telugu bilingual film on 26/11 horrors titled Major . IndiaTv News . 24 September 2020.
8. News: Adivi Sesh shares Saiee Manjrekar's first look from Major, calls it 'an all Indian film' . The Indian Express . 3 April 2021.
9. Web site: Major Boxoffice: Blockbuster Day 1 Openings for Adavi Seah's film . . The film has received blockbuster openings from everywhere including the film critics and online reviewers..
10. Web site: Guru Randhawa unveils first poster of debut film Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay with Anupam Kher and Saiee Manjrekar . News18 . 5 October 2022 .
11. Web site: Disha Patani tops The Times 50 Most Desirable Women 2019 list, check new entries in the list . 29 August 2020 . Business World.
12. Web site: 6 November 2021 . Presenting the winners of the 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020 . live . 6 November 2021 . . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20200216133526/https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/presenting-the-winners-of-the-65th-amazon-filmfare-awards-2020_-39101.html . 16 February 2020.
13. Web site: 8 December 2019 . Saiee Manjrekar on Dabangg 3: Want to do Justice to This Role . 23 August 2022 . News18 . en.
14. Web site: 7 April 2022 . Ghani: 5 reasons to watch Varun Tej and Saiee Manjrekar starrer this Friday . 23 August 2022 . The Times of India . en.
15. News: Adivi Sesh shares Saiee Manjrekar's first look from Major, calls it 'an all Indian film' . The India Express . 3 April 2021.
16. Web site: Guru Randhava and Saiee Manjrekar start shooting for Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay, share post as Heer and Iraa . 6 October 2022 . Amar Ujala.
17. Web site: Saiee Manjrekar & Shantanu Maheshwari join Ajay Devgn and Tabu for Neeraj Pandey’s Auron Mein Kaha Dum Tha . Bollywood Hungama . 7 April 2023.
18. Web site: 16 March 2020 . Manjha music video out: Aayush Sharma and Saiee Manjrekar indulge in patangon wala pyaar . 25 November 2021 . India Today.
19. Web site: Best Debut Female . 4 October 2022 . filmfare.com . en.
20. Web site: 14 March 2020 . Check Out Zee Cine Awards 2020 Full Winners List . 14 March 2020 . ABP News.
21. Web site: ZEE ETC Bollywood Business Awards 2020: A Full Nominations List Basis Box Office Collection . 2 March 2020 . Zee5.
22. News: Check out the complete list of winners of the Bollywood Hungama Style Icon Awards . Bollywood Hungama . en . 14 April 2023.
23. News: SIIMA Awards 2023: RRR, 777 Charlie win big; Jr NTR, Yash named Best Actors; Sreeleela and Srinidhi Shetty are Best Actresses . The Indian Express . 15 September 2023.