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Mrunal Jadhav is an Indian child actress and model, who works mainly in the Marathi and Hindi film industries. She is famous for playing the role of Anu Salgaonkar in the 2015 Bollywood film ‘Drishyam.’
Wiki/Biography
Mrunal Ravindra Jadhav was born on Wednesday, 26 November 2008 (age 13 years; as of 2022) in Mumbai. Her zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
A childhood photo of Mrunal with her elder brother, Parag
Physical Appearance
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family
Mrunal Jadhav belongs to a Marathi family in Mumbai.
Parents & Siblings
Her father, Ravindra Jadhav, is a police personnel. Her mother’s name is Sangita Jadhav. She has an elder brother named Parag Jadhav.
Mrunal with her father
Mrunal with her mother and elder brother, Parag
Career
Television
Mrunal started her acting career by playing the role of Jui D’costa in the 2012 romantic Marathi TV Show ‘Radha Hi Bawari.’
Poster of the 2012 TV show ‘Radha Hi Bawari’
Film
In 2014, she debuted in the movie ‘Lai Bhari’ as Rukmani. In 2015, she appeared as Pihu in the romantic drama Marathi film ‘Tu Hi Re’ directed by Sanjay Jadhav. Mrunal was cast in the 2017 movie ‘Andya Cha Funda’ directed by Santosh Shetty to play the role of Vasanti.
Poster of 2017 film ‘Andya Cha Funda’
Mrunal gained more attention after working in the 2015 Hindi thriller film ‘Drishyam,’ which is a remake of the 2013 Malayalam language film ‘Drishyam.’ In the film, Ajay Devgn played the role of her father, Vijay Salgaonkar, and Shriya Saran played the role of her mother, Nandini Salgaonkar.
Poster of the 2015 film ‘Drishyam’
She appeared as Namye in the 2019 drama film ‘Me Pan Sachin’ directed by Shreyash Jadhav. Swapnil Joshi, who is a Marathi actor was cast to play the role of Sachin Patil, who is a fan of iconic Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.
Mrunal on the poster of the 2019 film ‘Me Pan Sachin’
Mrunal appeared as Shreya in the Marathi horror film ‘Bhaybheet,’ which was released in 2020 and directed by Deepak Naidu.
Poster of film ‘Bhaybheet’ released in 2020
In 2022, she was cast in the Marathi short film ‘Avasaan (The Terminus)’ in which the struggles of a farmer and his family are portrayed. She played the character of Sarika Karpe Patil alongside Kishore Kadam who played the role of her father, Sahebrao Karpe Patil, and Veena Jamkar who played the role of her mother, Maltibai Karpe Patil.
Poster of the 2022 film ‘Avasaan’ released in 2022
Awards
In 2015, she won ‘Baalache Paay Palnyabaher Award’ at the 9X Jhakaas Aaishappath Awards.
Mrunal after receiving the ‘9X Jhakaas Aaishappath’ Award in 2015
Facts/Trivia
- She also goes by the name Mrinal Jadhav.
- In an interview, talking about how she entered the showbiz industry, she said that her father encouraged and supported her to work in the entertainment industry.
- Mrunal loves to dance. She has done dance training at Phulawa’s School of Dance & Gymnastics.
- In 2018, the first Marathi celebrity Acappella song was released in which many Marathi artists appeared including Mrunal.
- On 20 February 2022, she shared a picture of her physical transformation in 12 weeks on Instagram.
Mrunal posted this picture of her physical transformation after weight loss