Radhika Apte (born 7 September 1985) is an
Indian film and stage actress. Hailing from Pune, Apte began her acting career in theatre, working with the theatre troupe Aasakta in her home town, before venturing into films. She made her feature film debut in the 2005
Bollywood film
Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! and had her first starring role in the 2009
Bengali film
Antaheen. She made her
Marathi film debut in 2009 with
Amol Palekar's
Samaantar. Her Bollywood breakthrough occurred in 2015, following acclaimed performances in
Badlapur and
Hunterrr. Apte, who has appeared in films in
Bengali,
Telugu,
Tamil,
Malayalam and English languages, besides
Hindi and
Marathi, has also featured in short films and a television series.