Mugdha Godse

Godse was born on 26 July 1986 to in Pune.^[3] She did her schooling from Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya, Pune.^[4] Godse completed her Bachelor of Commerce degree from Marathwada Mitra Mandal College of Commerce in Pune.^[5] During her early days, Godse sold oil and only earned Rs.100 a day.^[6] She then started working out in the gym and participated in local beauty contests. In 2002, she participated and won the Gladrags Mega Model Hunt. In 2004, Godse took part in the biggest modelling contest in India, the Femina Miss India contest. She reached the semi-finals and won the Miss Perfect Ten title. She then moved to Mumbai and started modelling.^[6]

Godse has appeared in commercials, including, an Airtel commercial with Shah Rukh Khan, a Close-Up toothpaste commercial, and a Hollandia Yoghurt commercial.^[7] She has spent over five years in the modelling field, doing press ads, music videos, commercials and walking the runway at national and international ramps.^[8] She appeared in the Hindi film Fashion, directed by Madhur Bhandarkar, and with Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut and Arbaaz Khan.^[9]

She was honoured with Global Cinema Award of eighth Global Film Festival Noida by Sandeep Marwah of Asian Academy of Film & Television.^{[citation needed]}

Godse made her debut with the film Fashion (2008), alongside Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut.^[6] She was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut and won the Apsara Award for Best Female Debutante.

In 2009, Godse appeared in two films, All The Best, and Jail. She appeared in Help opposite Bobby Deol, and it was released on 13 August 2010. Gali Gali Chor Hai was released in February 2012 and Will You Marry Me? was released in March 2012. Godse and boyfriend Rahul Dev appeared in Power Couple reality show.^[10]

In 2026, she appeared in a Muslim social drama Teesri Begum, produced and directed by K C Bokadia. The lead roles are played by Kainaat Arora, Godse, Rachna Shyam, Supriya Karnik, and Zarina Wahab. The film was released on 22 May 2026. Revolving around three women, Pooja Dixit (renamed as Nagma), Tabassum and Shabana, married to a Muslim man, it was major flop.^{[11][12][13][14]}

In 2021, Godse was placed at 30th position in Times of India "50 Beautiful Faces" list.^[15]

Godse is in a relationship with actor Rahul Dev.^[2]

• Participated and won the Gladrags Mega Model Contest in 2002. She also won the Miss Body Beautiful 2002 title in the same event.
• Participated in the Ponds Femina Miss India 2004 contest. Won the Miss Perfect 10 Title.
• Participated in Best Model of the World 2002. Won award for the Best National Costume as Miss India