1 / 12Actor-filmmaker Amol Palekar was Maine Pyar Kiya actress Bhagyashree 's next-door neighbour who convinced her to act in Kachchi Dhoop, a television show, which turned out to be a successful collaboration.2 / 12Bhagyashree ended up replacing the actress who was originally signed but abandoned the project abruptly. Kachchi Dhoop was an adaptation of Louisa Mary Alcott's Little Women.3 / 12Bhagyashree got her big break in 1989 with Rajshri Productions' Maine Pyar Kiya, opposite Salman Khan.4 / 12Bhagyashree won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for her role.5 / 12Bhagyashree wed actor-turned-businessman Himalaya Dasani in 1990. 6 / 12Bhagyashree's father, Vijay Singhrao Madhavrao Patwardhan, is the current Raja of Sangli.7 / 12Apart from Bollywood, Bhagyashree has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi and Bhojpuri films.8 / 12Bhagyashree has also worked in daily soaps like Alaap.9 / 12Bhagyashree and husband Himalaya Dassani have a son Abhimanyu and daughter Avantika.10 / 12Bhagyashree's son Abhimanyu Dassani made his Bollywood debut in the quirky action comedy titled Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota.11 / 12He earned accolades for his performance.12 / 12Bhagyashree made her Bollywood comeback in 2001 with Hello Girls and went on to act in Janani (2006), Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006) and Red Alert: The War Within (2008).