Chandini S. Sasha

Chandini was born in Africa, where she was raised. She also studied briefly in Mysore.^[1] She was living in New York and had competed in a beauty pageant, which won her the title of Miss Photogenic. One of Upendra's managers saw her photos and Upendra insisted on casting her for A (1998) despite the producers' inhibition to pay for her travel costs.^[2][3] She went on to star in the Kannada films A. K. 47 (1999) and Deepavali (2000). She briefly took a break from acting and pursued a master's degree and PhD in food and agriculture.^[2]

She forayed into Bhojpuri cinema through the film Ganga Jaisan Mai Hamar (2004) opposite Ravi Kishan, which turned out to be a success. She then forayed into Gujarati cinema through Maru Ghar Kya Chhe (2001) co-starring Rita Bhaduri, which was produced by Hindi film company Venus Worldwide Entertainment and featured her play a 16-year-old that ages into a 60-year-old.^[2][4]

Apart from acting, she worked as a RAPA (Radio & TV Professionals Association - Trust) committee member and a programme director at Manipal University.^[4][2] She also worked as distributor for Sony Pictures, which released Pan Nalin's Samsara (2001) in India six years after its release and as a film consultant.^[5][1]

She returned to acting through the Kannada film Khaidi (2015).^[6] She was a part of the crew for Barroz 3D (2024).^[7][8]