Saiee Manjrekar is an Indian actress who works in Hindi and Telugu-language films. Daughter of actors Mahesh Manjrekar and Medha Manjrekar, she made her acting debut with Dabangg 3 (2019), for which she received Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut nomination. Manjrekar has since appeared in the Telugu films Ghani (2022) and Major (2022).
Early life
Manjrekar was born on 29 August 1998 or 24 December 2001 to film actors Medha and Mahesh Manjrekar. She studied at NSS Hill Spring International School, Mumbai and University of Mumbai.
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. 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.
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. The film received critical acclaim and became one of the highest grossing Telugu films of 2022.
Manjrekar will next appear in Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay opposite Guru Randhawa.
In the media
Manjrekar was ranked 47th in the Times Most Desirable Women List in 2019.