Did you know Mahesh Babu starrer 'Murari' marked Sonali Bendre's Telugu acting debut?

Sonali Bendre is a versatile actress well kwn for her diverse roles in film industry. She me her acting debut with Bollywood film 'Aag' and also in Mahesh Bhatt's 'Naaraz' in 1994 when she was 19. During her college days, she also dabbled in modelling which garnered her many offers from modelling and film industry. In Hindi films, she was well-received for her appearances in films like Diljale, Sarfarosh, Zakham, Hum Saath Saath Hain and many more. She me her Telugu acting debut in 2001 film 'Murari' directed by Krishna Vamsi with le hero Mahesh Babu. Re on to kw more about Murari movie trivia!

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'Murari' movie trivia

'Murari', Telugu supernatural drama film by Krishna Vamsi has Mahesh Babu in title role and is about 'Murari', a carefree man who is next victim of a curse on his family by goddess Durga since 19th century.  Royal Family suffers a loss of life much early due to this curse. Murari n learns that he is next victim in his generation and film deals with him doing whatever it takes to uproot curse and set his life and his family free from curse forever with help of his grandmor. Sonali Bendre played Murari's love interest 'Vasundhara'. film dealt with many supernatural tropes and earned praise for performances of Mahesh Babu and Sonali Bendre. It was regarded as Mahesh Babu's first blockbuster film in his career and catapulted Bendre into stardom in early 2000s.

More about Sonali Bendre's life and work

Since 'Murari', Bendre starred in three or Telugu films in 2002: Indra, Kgham and Manmudhu. She me her Marathi debut with 2003 film 'Anahat' for which she was minated for 'Star Screen Awards' in Marathi. 2004 was last active year in Bendre's career with film 'Shankar Da Becha' before taking a hiatus of almost 10 years and n making a comeback in a cameo role in 2013 film 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara'. This film was last active film she starred in. Since 2001, she has also hosted many television shows as host in Kya Masti Kya Dhoom, reality shows Indian Idol 4, India's Got Talent, Hindustan Ke Hunarbaaz and India's Best Dramebaaz. On July 4, 2018, Bendre revealed on Twitter that she h developed an aggressive form of metastatic cancer and underwent treatment at a hospital in New York. She has since become a cancer survivor and inspired positivity through her social media and cancer awareness outreach campaigns across country.