Radhika apte is an indian movie and stage actress. From pune, apte began her career as an actress in the theater, going for walks with the aasakta theater enterprise in her region of beginning, in advance than venturing into movies.
Radhika Apte first appeared in a small role in the Hindi film Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! in 2005, a project she did “just for fun” while still being in college. Actor Rahul Bose, who had seen Apte perform in Anahita Oberoi’s play Bombay Black, suggested her name to director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury who cast her in his Bengali film Antaheen along with Aparna Sen, Sharmila Tagore and Rahul Bose. She played the role of Brinda Roy Menon, a TV journalist, in Antaheen. Riddhima Seal, writing for The Times of India, called Apte a “revelation“, further adding “With eyes that speak a thousand words, her passion for work and the loneliness of her heart as she waits to chat every night with that special stranger just strikes the right chord”.
In 2009, Apte had her first Marathi release, KBC productions’ Gho Mala Asla Hava by Sumitra Bhave and Sunil Sukthankar in which she appeared as Savitri, a village girl. She later collaborated with Bhave and Sukthankar again on the Hindi docufiction Mor Dekhne Jungle Mein.That year, she had also worked on Jatin Wagle’s Ek Marathi Manoos, Akash Khurana’s Life Online, about “a bunch of youngsters working in a BPO” and Amol Palekar’s Marathi film, Samaantar. In 2010, she was seen in Maneej Premnath’s thriller The Waiting Room and later appeared in a significant role in Ram Gopal Varma’s Rakta Charitra and its sequel.
Movies Done By Radhika Apte
- 2005 Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! Anjali Hindi
- 2009 Antaheen Brinda Bengali
- 2009 Samaantar Rewa Marathi
- 2009 Gho Mala Asla Hava Savitri Marathi
- 2010 The Waiting Room Tina Hindi
- 2010 Rakta Charitra I Nandini Hindi / Telugu
- 2010 Rakta Charitra II Nandini Hindi / Telugu
- 2011 I Am Natasha Hindi In the segment Abhimanyu
- 2011 Shor in the City Sapna Hindi
- 2012 Dhoni Nalini Tamil / Telugu
- 2012 Ha Bharat Maza Unknown Marathi
- 2012 Tukaram Aavli Marathi
- 2013 Rupkatha Noy Sananda Bengali
- 2013 All in All Azhagu Raja Meenakshi Tamil
- 2014 Pendulum Nandita Bengali
- 2014 Legend Jaidev’s cousin Telugu
- 2014 Postcard Gulzar Marathi
- 2014 Vetri Selvan Sujatha Tamil
- 2014 Lai Bhaari Kavita Marathi
- 2015 Badlapur Kanchan (Koko) Hindi
- 2015 Haram Isha Malayalam
- 2015 Hunterrr Tripti Gokhale Hindi
- 2015 Lion Sarayu Telugu
- 2015 Manjhi – The Mountain Man Phaguniya Hindi
- 2015 Kaun Kitne Paani Mein Paro Hindi
- 2015 The Bright Day Rukmini Hindi
- 2015 X: Past Is Present Rija Hindi In the segment Biryani
- 2016 Parched Lajjo Hindi
- 2016 Phobia Mehak Deo Hindi
- 2016 Kabali Kumudhavalli Tamil
- 2017 Madly Archana Hindi In the segment Clean Shaven
- 2018 Pad Man Gayatri Hindi
- 2018 Lust Stories Kalindi Hindi Anurag Kashyap’s segment; also co-writer
- 2018 Andhadhun Sofie Hindi
- 2018 Baazaar Priya Rai Hindi
- 2019 Bombairiya Meghna Hindi
- 2019 Chithiram Pesuthadi 2 Durga Tamil
- 2019 The Wedding Guest Samira English
- 2019 The Ashram Gayatri English
- 2019 A Call to Spy Noor Inayat Khan English
- 2020 Raat Akeli Hai Radha Hindi
Short films Done By Radhika Apte
- 2006 Darmiyan Ekta English/Hindi Dr Anand Sukumaran
- 2010 Vakratunda Swaha Unknown Bengali
- 2013 That Day After Everyday Rekha Hindi
- 2015 Ahalya Ahalya Bengali
- 2015 The Calling Shaheen English
- 2016 Kriti Dr. Kalpana Hindi
Television Done By Radhika Apte
- 2015 Stories by Rabindranath Tagore Binodini Hindi Epic Channel
- 2018 Sacred Games Anjali Mathur Hindi Netflix series
- 2018 Ghoul Nida Rahim Hindi / English Netflix miniseries
Theatre Done By Radhika Apte
- 2003 Nako Re Baba
- 2003 Pan Amhala Khelayachay Marathi
- 2003 Brain Surgeon English British play
- 2006 Shobha Yatra Marathi
- 2006 Tu Marathi
- 2007 That Time English British play
- 2007 Poornaviram Marathi
- 2007 Kanyadaan Marathi
- 2007 Matra Ratra
- 2008 Bombay Black
- 2009 Garbo
- 2009 Kashmir Kashmir English
- 2013 Uney Purey Shahar Ek Marathi
Awards Recieved By Radhika Apte
- 2010 Rakta Charitra I Screen Award Best Female Debut Nominated
- 2012 Dhoni Vijay Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated
- 2012 SIIMA Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated
- 2015 Badlapur Stardust Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated
- 2015 Producers Guild Film Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated
- 2015 Manjhi – The Mountain Man Stardust Award Performer of the Year (Editor’s Choice) Nominated
- 2016 Parched Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles Award Best Actress Won
- 2016 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Award Best Actress Nominated
- 2016 Badlapur Apsara Film Producers Guild Awards Best Actress in a supporting Role Nominated
- 2016 Herself GQ Awards, India Excellence in Acting Won
- 2016 Vogue Beauty Awards Flawless Face Won
- 2017 Madly Tribeca Film Festival Award Best Actress in an International Narrative Feature Film Won
- 2018 Lust Stories 47th International Emmy Awards Best Actress Nominated
- 2018 Andhadhun Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated
- 2018 Herself GQ Awards, India Woman of the Year Won
- 2019 Andhadhun Awards of the International Indian Film Academy Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated
- 2019 Zee cine Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated
- 2019 Herself iReel Awards 2019 Best Breakthrough Artist Won
- 2020 The Sleepwalkers Palm Springs International Short Film Festival Best Midnight Shorts Nominated