Sai Deodhar

Sai Deodhar is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. Deodhar is best known for portraying Flight Lieutenant Monica Singh Kochar in Saara Akaash, Ananya Sachdev Samarth in Ek Ladki Anjaani Si and Kasturi Singh in Udaan.^[1] For Saara Akaash, she received the Indian Telly Award for Fresh New Face – Female nomination.^[2][3]

Sai Deodhar
Occupations	Actress producer director
Years active	1991–present
Spouse	Shakti Anand ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	1
Parents	Debu Deodhar (father) Shrabani Deodhar (mother)

Life and family

Sai with her Husband Shakti Anand at an event

Deodhar's father, cinematographer Debu Deodhar, is a Marathi and her mother, director Shrabani Deodhar, is Bengali.^[4][5]

Deodhar married her Saara Akaash co-star, Shakti Anand in 2005. She gave birth to their daughter in 2011.^[6]

Filmography

Films

• All films are in Marathi unless otherwise noted.

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1991	Prahaar: The Final Attack	Chiku	Hindi film
1993	Lapandav	Chinu Mahashabde
1996	Daayraa	Munni		[7]
2019	Mogra Phulaalaa	Shivangi Kulkarni		[5]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2003–2005	Saara Akaash	Flight Lieutenant Monica Singh Kochar		[8]
2004–2005		Shazia Khan
2005	Siddhanth	Hemangi Mathur		[9]
2005	Nach Baliye 1	Contestant	8th place
2005	CID	Inspector Priyanka		[10]
2006	Kasautii Zindagii Kay	Debonita
2006–2007	Ek Ladki Anjaani Si	Ananya "Anu" Sachdev Samarth
2007	Don	Un­known
2010	Kashi – Ab Na Rahe Tera Kagaz Kora	Ishwari
2010–2011	Baat Hamari Pakki Hai	Nidhi Saurabh Jaiswal
2012	Upanishad Ganga	Devayani	Episode 8: "Upaveda: Story of Kacha & Devayani"
		Savitri	Episode 28: "Anatman: Not the Self Abhimanyu & Savitri"
		Gargi	Episode 30: "The Existence Principle: Yagyavalkya & Gargi
		Nati	Episode 33: "Bondage: Camel's Rope"
2014	Adaalat	Advocate Soundarya Sharma		[11]
2014–2018	Udaan	Kasturi Bhuvan Singh		[12]
2015	Dil Ki Baatein Dil Hi Jaane	Barkha
2016	Darr Sabko Lagta Hai	Sunita	Episode 24
2017	Savdhaan India	Sunaina Surajpratap Singh	Episode 2158	[13]
2023; 2024	Dabangii – Mulgii Aayi Re Aayi	Damini "Chhaya" Rajyavadhkar		[14]
2025–present	Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin

Special appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Reth	Tanu
	Jodee Kamaal Ki	Herself	Episode 2
	Kkavyanjali	Debonita
	Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii	Debonita	Episode 1158
	Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai	Herself	Episode 9
2019	Kitchen Champion 5	Herself

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2024	Maeri	Tara Deshpande	ZEE5's series	[15]

Director

• D.A.T.E.
• Silent Ties^{[citation needed]}
• Fathers Day To You (Pocket Films)^[16]
• Blood Relation^[17]
• When A Man Loves A Woman^[18]
• Badhai Ho^[19]
• Worship The Woman Within - International Women's Day Anthem"^[20]
• Jhooti Jhooti Batiyaan - music video^[21]
• (Un)Sanskari - short Film^[22]

Producer

• Mujhse Kuchh Kehti...Yeh Khamoshiyaan (2012-2013)- TV show on Star Plus
• Sata Lota Pan Sagla Khota (2015) - film
• D.A.T.E. (2018)
• The Sholay Girl (2019)
• Blood Relation^[23] (2020)
• When A Man Loves A Woman - short film^[18] (2021)
• Badhai Ho (short film)^[19] (2021)
• Worship The Woman Within - International Women's Day Anthem" (music video)^[20] (2021)
• Jhooti Jhooti Batiyaan - music video^[21]
• (Un)Sanskari - short film^[22]
• Sonyachi Pavla - TV show on Colors Marathi^[24]
• KavyaAnjali - Sakhi Savali - TV show on Colors Marathi^[25]

References

1. Lalwani, Vickey (12 December 2003). "Interview with actor Sai Deodhar > "I won't wear undersized outfits and do sexy scenes. I am looking at meaningful cinema"". Indian Television Dot Com. Indiantelevision.com. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
2. Mazumder, Ranjib (25 December 2008). "TV couple eye big screen with home-made project". DNA India. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
3. "Telly awards 2004 Popular Awards nominees". Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
4. "Playing new roles". The Telegraph. 3 December 2005. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
5. Shetty, Anjali (29 May 2019). "Mogra Phulala has been a beautiful journey: Shrabani". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
6. "Shakti Anand's Birthday Special". The Times of India. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
7. Chopra, Anupama (15 January 1997). "Daayra, daring and original, uses humour to tackle serious issues". India Today. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
8. "Entertainment - Flying High". The Telegraph. Calcutta. Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
9. "Yet another DELHI BAHU". The Hindu. 24 January 2005. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
10. "The TV show with the highest ratings". Rediff. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
11. "Sai Deodhar returns to TV with Adaalat". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
12. "Colors' Show Udaan completes 1000 Episodes". 17 March 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
13. Kumar, Aakash (3 July 2017). "Savdhaan India: Shakti Anand & wife Sai Deodhar to REUNITE onscreen after 10 years!". ABP Live. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
14. "Saara Akaash co-stars Manav Gohil and Sai Deodhar reunite for new show Danbangii; former writes, 'Now that's a bond of over two decades in a frame'". The Times of India. 14 October 2023. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
15. Scroll Staff (28 November 2024). "'Maeri' trailer: A woman seeks justice for her daughter". Scroll.in. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
16. "Fathers Day To You - A tribute to all the fathers and the mothers working during COVID". YouTube. Pocket Films. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
17. "Telly tattle: Tasty treat courtesy Mithun Chakraborty; Sai Deodhar directs short film". mid-day. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
18. "When A Man Loves A Woman | Barun Sobti | Girija Oak | Sai Deodhar | A Love Story Short Film". 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021 – via YouTube.
19. Chandani, Priyanka (5 March 2021). "Actor Sai Deodhar takes a leap into the digital world with her production house, Purple Morning Movies". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
20. "Worship The Woman Within | Parleen Gill | Sai Deodhar | International Women's Day Anthem 2021". Purple Morning Movies. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021 – via YouTube.
21. "Jhooti Jhooti Batiyaan | Meera Deosthale | Rajat | Sai Deodhar | Bandish | Rock Fusion | Carnatic". Purple Morning Movies. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021 – via YouTube.
22. "(UN)Sanskari | Comedy | Family Drama | Gouri Tonnk | Shresth Kumar | Sai Deodhar". Purple Morning Movies. July 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022 – via YouTube.
23. "Telly tattle: Tasty treat courtesy Mithun Chakraborty; Sai Deodhar directs short film". mid-day. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
24. "VOOT - Watch Free Online TV Shows, Movies, Kids Shows HD Quality on VOOT. Keep Vooting". Voot. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
25. "KavyaAnjali - Sakhi Saavali on Jio Cinema". Jio Cinema.

External links

• Sai Deodhar at IMDb