Kartika Rane

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. 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).

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.

Film Year Title Role Notes 1996 Yash Angel Hindi debut 2008 Hulla Abha

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