Sonali Bendre, started out as a model before being selected for the "Stardust Talent Search". She switched to bollywood with AAG AUR NARAZ film in 1994. Her innocence and fresh charm are indeed just part of her costume - two more ways of getting ahead in a perilous profession. After a spate of flops - Takkar, Bhai, Diljale, Duplicate - Sonali Bendre finally made it with Sarfarosh. She showed some traces of acting skills in this film and Zakhm .

She has faced a lot of rejections and has the most number of flops as a newcomer. But with a face and figure like hers, she has a certain kind of oomph and aura around her that makes her so special. None of her films have given her career the required push, but Sonali Bendre has charmed millions of her admirers by flashing just a sweet smile.

With her reticence, reserve and accentuated coyness, she has displayed how the end-millennium woman can be traditional too: a perfect counterfoil to the aggressive, all-west Indian woman. With charm and good-natured humor, Sonali Bendre commands affection from friends and strangers alike.