Bhagyashri Borse

Borse was born in Aurangabad, now known as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, in Maharashtra, India.^[1] She lived in Lagos, Nigeria, for seven years during her schooling before moving back to India. She later studied business management (BMS) in Mumbai while pursuing modelling.^[3]

Bhagyashri made a cameo appearance in Hindi cinema with Yaariyan 2 (2023) and Chandu Champion (2024). She entered Telugu cinema with Mr. Bachchan (2024), directed by Harish Shankar and starring Ravi Teja.^[1] Bhagyashri’s performance in Mr. Bachchan received attention from critics. Cinema Express observed that director Harish Shankar “relies on commercial treatment but gives enough room for his female lead Bhagyashri Borse to shine.”^[4] Deccan Chronicle later featured her among rising Telugu cinema talents, noting that her “transition from modelling to mainstream Telugu films has drawn strong audience recall.”^[5]

Her breakthrough came with Kingdom (2025), an action thriller directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri and starring Vijay Deverakonda, where she played a significant role.^[2][6] She was later seen as a lead alongside Ram Pothineni in Andhra King Taluka, and also opposite Dulquer Salmaan in her Tamil debut film Kaantha, for which she gained a lot of praise as the audience called her the new age Mahanati.^[7]