Radhika Apte Age, Wiki and Bio

Radhika Apte

Quick Info

ProfessionActress
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth07/09/1985
Age39 years
BirthplaceVellore, Tamil Nadu, India

Physical Stats & More

Height158 cm
Weight50 kg
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolTilak Nagar High School, Dombivli, Maharashtra
College(s)
  • Fergusson College, Pune
  • Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London

Personal Life

ReligionHinduism
Food HabitNon-Vegetarian
AddressA flat in Versova, Mumbai
Hobbies
  • Reading
  • Dancing
  • Listening to Music
Controversies
  • In February 2015, Radhika Apte's lewd pics went viral. After the investigation, it was found that the lady in the pics was her look alike.
  • In March 2015, she made a bold statement against the Telugu film industry by criticizing them for being very 'patriarchal' and 'male-chauvinist'. She also said that she had struggled the most with the Telugu film industry as actresses over there are not treated well.
  • In April 2015, a video clip of Radhika Apte went viral on the internet. The video clip was part of Anurag Kashyap's short film, in which Radhika was lifting her clothes in front of the camera. When Anurag came to know about it, he rushed to the Cyber Crime Branch of the Mumbai Police and filed a complaint about it.

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/Boyfriends
  • Tusshar Kapoor (Actor)
  • Benedict Taylor (Musician)
Marriage DateMarch, 2013

Family

HusbandBenedict Taylor (Musician)
Parents
FatherCharudutt Apte (Doctor)
MotherName Not Known (Doctor)
Siblings
BrotherKetan Apte

Career

Debut
Bollywood FilmVaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! (2005)
Bengali FilmAntaheen (2009)
Marathi FilmSamaantar (2009)
Telugu FilmRakht Charitra (2010)
Tamil FilmDhoni (2012)
Malayalam FilmHaram (2015)
Hindi TVStories by Rabindranath Tagore (2015)
Awards
  • 2016: Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles Award for Best Actress for the Bollywood film, Parched
  • 2017: Tribeca Film Festival Award for Best Actress for the Bollywood film, Madly
  • 2018: Vogue Digital Disruptor Award

Favourites

Food(s)
  • Chicken Biryani
  • Caramel Custard
  • Asparagus
  • Rosy Rhubarb Pie
BeverageBlack Tea
Actor(s)
  • Aamir Khan
  • Shah Rukh Khan
  • Akshaye Khanna
  • Naseeruddin Shah
  • Om Puri
  • Jack Nicholson
Actresses
  • Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
  • Shabana Azmi
Film(s)
  • The Lady in the Van
  • Son of Saul
  • Where to Invade Next
Restaurant(s)
  • Blue Nile
  • Kayani Bakery
  • Cafe Goodluck
  • Vaishali in Pune
ColourGreen
Film DirectorSriram Raghavan

Style Quotient

CarVolkswagen Passat

Some Lesser Known Facts

Radhika Apte comes from a Marathi family with her father, Charudutt Apte, being the chairman and surgeon at Sahyadri Hospital in Pune.
Her favorite subject was Mathematics, which she learned from her grandmother, Madhumalati Apte, a mathematician and PhD holder from France.
Radhika is a trained Kathak dancer with eight years of training in the dance form.
She started acting at 18 in Marathi theatre plays, debuting in 'Nako Re Baba' (2003).
Radhika has performed in numerous plays in Hindi and English.
She is associated with Aasakta Kalamanch, Mohit Takalkar’s theatre troupe in Pune.
Her acting career began in 2005 with the Bollywood film 'Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!', where she portrayed Anjali.
Radhika prefers grey roles over glamorous ones.
She has worked in films across various languages including Hindi, English, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam.
In 2014, Radhika received critical acclaim for starring in nine films released in different languages.
Her television debut was in 2015 with the Hindi series 'Stories by Rabindranath Tagore', where she played Binodini.
In 2018, she co-wrote and starred in the Bollywood film 'Lust Stories' as Kalindi.
Radhika has appeared in several short films across different languages.
Her role as Nida Rahim in the Netflix series 'Ghoul' (2018) brought her significant recognition.
She has graced the covers of magazines like Femina Wedding Times, Grazia India, Cosmopolitan India, and Better Homes and Gardens India.
Radhika shares a close friendship with Kalki Koechlin.
She resides in Mumbai, while her husband, Benedict Taylor, lives in London, with frequent visits between them.
Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui once admitted to having a secret crush on her.
Radhika Apte is known for her love of dogs.