Meenakshi Seshadri – Ms. India ’80 – was born on 13 Nov. A dancer by profession, Meenakshi, after she won the prestigeous “Ms. India” competition, decided to make it big in the Bollywood and was quite impressive acting in different kind of roles with all the actors of her time before she faded as quickly after her tryst with marraige to Mr. Harish Mysore causing another damage to the Film Industry which has been pretty well habituated to losing a few female artists to wedding, of course.

Meenakshi had a classy touch in her action on screen. So flamboyant on and off the screen, she seemed to have enjoyed every moment during her career in Bollywood the she has no regrets at all for quitting the Film Industry that had given her joys of life.

Her first Bollywood film was the romantic Painter Babu (1983). next film gave her a real taste of success: Hero (1983). She played Radha, a girl kidnapped by a group of men, including Jackie Shroff. Her na?ve character and innocence only added charm to her fresh and youthful looks. Meri Jung (1985) is another Subhash Ghai film, in which she played Anil Kapoor’s love interest. In Ganga Jamuna Saraswathi (1988) she played Jamuna, the female lead, with Amitabh Bachchan. In the same year she worked with Amitabh in another film: Shahenshah (1988). The film was a huge hit. 1988 was a good year for Meenakshi. She played Sapna in Yash Chopra’s Vijay (1988), also starring Rajesh Khanna, Anil Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor and Hema Malini. She played the female lead in the love story Gharana (1989). She made her presence felt in the action film Joshilaay (1989). In Toofan (1989) she played Radha once more; the film had Amitabh in double role- 2 brothers separated at birth. Meenakshi played the lover of one of the brothers, and Amrita Singh was the other one. In the family drama Ghar Ho To Aisa (1990) she played the stubborn feminist Seema, opposite Anil Kapoor. In the critically acclaimed Ghayal (1990) she played a journalist, Varsha Bharti, in love with Sunny Deol, who is wrongly accused of his brother?s murder.

Meenakshi then played the role of her lifetime in Rajkumar Santoshi’s Damini (1993). As Damini she essayed not just a strong character, but one of the strongest characters that Bollywood has seen. In 1996 she worked in another Rajkumar Santoshi film, Ghatak. This film has been touted to be her last one. Do Rahain (1997), as per some sources, is actually her last movie. There isn?t any information on this one.

Movies Done By Meenakshi Seshadri

1983 Painter Babu Rajiv Goswami
1983 Hero Jackie Shroff
1984 Love Marriage Anil Kapoor
1985 Hoshiyar Jeetendra
1985 Mera Jawab Jackie Shroff
1985 Aandhi-Toofan Mithun Chakraborty
1985 Mahaguru Rajinikanth
1985 Bewafai Rajesh Khanna
1985 Maha Shaktimaan-3D Raj Babbar
1985 Mera Ghar Mere Bachche Raj Babbar
1985 Paisa Yeh Paisa Jackie Shroff
1985 Meri Jung Anil Kapoor
1985 Lover Boy Anil Kapoor
1985 Awara Baap Rajesh Khanna
1986 Ricky Kunal Goswami
1986 Main Balwaan Mithun Chakraborty
1986 Maa Beti Karan Shah
1986 Dahleez Jackie Shroff, Raj Babbar
1986 Pahuche Hue Log None Guest appearance
1986 Allah Rakha Jackie Shroff
1986 Dilwaala Mithun Chakraborty
1986 Swati Akbar Khan
1987 Satyamev Jayate Vinod Khanna
1987 Dacait Sunny Deol
1987 Inaam Dus Hazaar Sanjay Dutt
1987 Muqaddar Ka Faisla Raj Babbar
1987 Parivaar Mithun Chakraborty
1988 Main Tere Liye Sunil Anand
1988 Aurat Teri Yehi Kahani Raj Babbar
1988 Bees Saal Baad Mithun Chakraborty
1988 Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswati Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty
1988 Inteqam Sunny Deol
1988 Vijay Anil Kapoor
1988 Shahenshah Amitabh Bachchan
1989 Aag Se Khelenge Anil Kapoor
1989 Toofan Amitabh Bachchan
1989 Bade Ghar Ki Beti Rishi Kapoor
1989 Sachché Ká Bol-Bálá Jackie Shroff
1989 Joshilaay Anil Kapoor
1989 Gharana Rishi Kapoor
1989 En Rathathin Rathame Bhagyaraj Tamil film; Remake of Mr.India
1989 Mahadev Vinod Khanna
1989 Mohabat Ka Paigham Raj Babbar, Aditya Pancholi
1989 Nache Nagin Gali Gali Nitin Bharadwaj
1990 Amba Anil Kapoor
1990 Jurm Vinod Khanna Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
1990 Ghayal Sunny Deol
1990 Awaargi Anil Kapoor, Govinda
1990 Ghar Ho To Aisa Anil Kapoor
1990 Pyar Ka Karz Mithun Chakraborty
1990 Shandaar Mithun Chakraborty
1991 Akayla Amitabh Bachchan, Jackie Shroff
1991 Brahmarishi Vishwamitra Nandamuri Balakrishna Telugu film
1992 Aapadbandhavudu Chiranjeevi Telugu film
1992 Humshakal Vinod Khanna
1992 Police Aur Mujrim Vinod Khanna
1992 Aaj Ka Goonda Raj Chiranjeevi
1992 Humlaa Anil Kapoor
1992 Yeh Raat Phir Na Ayegi Jeetendra
1992 Kalinga Newcomer Unreleased (Director Dilip Kumar)
1993 Sadhna Rishi Kapoor
1993 Badi Behen Raj Babbar
1993 Aadmi Khilona Hai Govinda
1993 Ghar Parivar Rishi Kapoor
1993 Kshatriya Vinod Khanna
1993 Damini Rishi Kapoor Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
1993 Teri Payal Mere Geeth Govinda
1994 Duet Ramesh Arvind, Prabhu ganeshan Tamil film
1996 Ghatak: Lethal Sunny Deol
1996 Swami Vivekananda Sarvadaman Bannerjee Young woman who desires to marry Narendranath Datta
2016 Ghayal Once Again Sunny Deol Flashback

Television Series Done By Meenakshi Seshadri

1999 Movers & Shakers Herself Last talk show appearance, Interviewed by Shekhar Suman
1999 Star Yaar Kalakaar Herself TV reality show, Hosted by Farida Jalal

Documentary Done By Meenakshi Seshadri

1992 World of Film: India Herself Appeared alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor and Mira Nair
2006 Meenakshi Accept Her Wings Herself Directed by Margret Stephens