Kartika Rane

Kartika Rane
Born	(1977-03-17) 17 March 1977 (age 48) Goa, India
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Kartikadevi Rane
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1994–2008

Kartika Rane (born 17 March 1977) is an Indian actress. Rane began her career as Yamunabai in historical drama, The Great Maratha. She found success in her roles as Antara in Ek Se Badkar Ek, Lieutenant Maya in Captain Vyom, and Mallika in Hum Pardesi Ho Gaye. Following this breakthrough, she appeared in Hindi movies, Yash, Hulla and Marathi movie, Saatchya Aat Gharat.

Career

While studying in the first year of college, she was persuaded by a model friend to try out modelling. As a model, she worked with multiple agencies, including McCann Erickson, O&M, ICI, Lintas, HTA, Chaitra Leo Burnett and advertised products including Forhans, Dulux, Fair & Lovely, Rin and Vim.

While working as an advertising model, Rane was spotted by producer and director, B. R. Chopra. Chopra signed her for the weekly countdown show, Ek Se Badkar Ek. The show turned out to be a breakout role for her. Reflecting on her career after her role in Ek Se Badkar Ek, Rane said, "If the serial sounded good and my role was meaty, I signed it. After all, since I had decided to work on television, I didn’t want any good opportunities to pass me by". In late 90s, her career included serialised roles such as Satyabhama in Mahabharat Katha and Lieutenant Maya in the sci-fi series, Captain Vyom. The success earned her a debut in Bollywood with movie, Yash (1996). However the film was a critical and commercial failure.^[1] During this period, she also worked on various anthology series, Saturday Suspense, Rishtey, Gubbare.

In 2000s, Rane continued her television work with series like Hum Pardesi Ho Gaye and Nyaay. Unlike her early career, she said, "Unless I am comfortable and confident about the part I am playing, I say no. A role must give me professional satisfaction." She also worked in a Marathi movie, Saatchya Aat Gharat (2004) and a Hindi movie, Hulla (2008).^[2]

Personal life

Rane is a native of Goa. Her uncle is Pratapsingh Rane, the ex-Chief Minister of Goa. She is a sociology graduate from Sophia College.^[3]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
1996	Yash	Angel	Hindi debut	[2]
2004	Saatchya Aat Gharat	Madhura	Marathi debut	[4]
2008	Hulla	Abha

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
1994	The Great Maratha	Yamunabai	Main role
1995	Mano Ya Na Mano	Neenu	Episodes: 51–55	[5]
1996	Ek Se Badkar Ek	Antara	Main role
1997–1998	Mahabharat Katha	Satyabhama	Main role
1998	Captain Vyom	Maya/Chaya	Main role	[6]
1999	Saturday Suspense	Shreya / Rushali	Episodes: Episode 1 – "My Last Birthday", Episode 85 – "Raktarekha"	[7]
1999	Rishtey	Veera	Episode: Episode 58 – "Highway"	[8]
1999	Janam	Neha	Main role	[2][9]
2000	Gubbare	Mohini	Episode: Episode 6 – "Jhooth"	[2][10]
2000	Nyaay	Nandita	Main role	[2]
2001–2002	Hum Pardesi Ho Gaye	Mallika	Main role	[2]
2001–2002	Kangan	Chadni	Main role	[2]

References

1. "Yash - Movie - Box Office India". Retrieved 31 May 2025.
2. Mukherjee, Sanjeeb (4 October 2001). "Riding on the wings of luck". Tribune India. Archived from the original on 16 January 2002.
3. "Famous Sophia College, Mumbai Alumni". 3 July 2024.
4. "Saatchya Aat Gharat". Retrieved 31 May 2025.
5. "Mano Ya Na Mano | Hindi Horror TV Show".
6. "Hit 90's Show 'Captain Vyom' To Get A Modern Day Reboot, To Be Made Into A Five-Part Web Series". 8 July 2022.
7. "Saturday Suspense Old Zee TV Serial".
8. "Before Gangubai Kathiawadi, Highway paved the way for Alia Bhatt. On Monday Masala". 22 February 2022.
9. "Janam - Hindi TV Serial - Full Ep - Zee TV".
10. "Gubbare – Hindi Comedy TV Show – Full Episodes".

External links

• Kartika Rane at IMDb