Rajshree Thakur (born 22 September 1981 ) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. Thakur is best known for her portrayal of Saloni Singh in Saat Phere – Saloni Ka Safar, Jaiwanta Bai in Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap and Preeti Jindal Tibrewal in Shaadi Mubarak.

Early life

She was born in Mumbai. Before Saat Phere – Saloni Ka Safar, she worked at All India Radio as a Marathi news reader and did ads for companies. Rajshree acted in the Indo-French film Hava Aney Dey directed by Partho Sen-Gupta. As a result, she was selected for the character of Saloni in Saat Phere – Saloni Ka Safar.

Career

Thakur made her film debut in the 2004 movie Hava Aney Dey. She was awarded the Best Fresh Face of the Year - Female 2006 at the Sixth Indian Telly Awards along with Prachi Desai who stars in Kasamh Se. Thakur debut in Zee TV's Popular show Saat Phere – Saloni Ka Safar (2005–2009). She also acted in the role of Maharani Jaiwanta Bai Songara (Maharana Pratap's Mother) in Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap that aired on Sony Entertainment Television. In August 2020, Thakur portrayed the female lead role of Preeti Jindal in Star Plus‘s Shaadi Mubarak opposite Manav Gohil. She quit the show in October due to hectic schedule. In replacement, Rati Pandey took the role. She was last seen in Appnapan – Badalte Rishton Ka Bandhan.

Personal life

Thakur married her childhood friend Sanjot Vaidya, in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony on 7 February 2007. Their daughter, Nyraa was born on 2 August 2017.

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Rediff.com placed Thakur fourth in its "Top TV stars of 2006" list.

Filmography

Films

Television

Awards and nominations