Sadhana Singh is an Indian film and television actor.[1][2][3] Sadhana was born in the ancient city of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Her family hailed from the Indian state of Punjab.[1] Her first magazine shoot are done by Pardeep Mishra.
She started her film career with the 1982 film Nadiya Ke Paar, by writer-director Govind Moonis.[4] Sadhana[5] became a hit after the release of the film and started being called Gunja,[6] the character she played in the film Nadiya Ke Paar. Gunja was an innocent looking village girl who fell in love with Chandan (Played by Sachin), brother-in-law of her elder sister, in the film. She has acted in more than twenty Bollywood and Indian regional language films.[6] Goggles of Rajesh Khanna,[7] Jugni[8][9] and Mukkabaaz[10] (by Anurag Kashyap) are some of her recent films. Apart from films, she also acted in many popular TV serials.
Personal life
She is married to film producer Rajkumar Shahabadi (Hails from Giridih Jharkhand).[11] The couple have a daughter and a son. Her daughter Sheena Shahabadi is also an actress. Bhojpuri film producer late Vishwanath Prasad Shahabadi was her father-in-law.
Filmography
| Film | Year | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nadiya Ke Paar | 1982 | Gunja |
| 2 | Sasural | 1984 | |
| 3 | Piya Milan | 1985 | |
| 4 | Papi Sansar | 1985 | |
| 5 | Yeh Kaisa Farz | 1985 | |
| 6 | Sur Sangham | 1985 | Sharda |
| 7 | Tulsi | 1985 | |
| 8 | Durgaa Maa | 1986 | Parvati |
| 9 | Parivaar | 1987 | |
| 10 | Falak | 1988 | |
| 11 | Aurat Aur Patthar | 1989 | |
| 12 | Pyar Ka Sawan | 1991 | |
| 13 | Jugni | 2016 | Bibi Saroop |
| 14 | Mukkabaaz | 2017 | |
| 15 | Super 30 | 2019 | Jayanti Kumar |
| 16 | Zindagi Tumse | 2019 | Mamta |
TV Series
- Maan
- Saarrthi
- Pyar Zindagi Hai
- Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek Raadha, Ek Shyaam
- Prratima
- Phulwa
- Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil
- Kabhi To Milenge
- Hamari Sister Didi
- Ghar Jamai
- Chalti Ka Naam Antakshar
- Santoshi Maa as Vidya Raghavendra Mishra (2015 - 2017)