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Indian actress

For other uses, see Renuka (disambiguation).

Renuka Shahane (born 7 October 1966)^[1] is an Indian actress who is widely known for her work in the Hindi and Marathi films and several television productions.

She is best known as the co-presenter of the Doordarshan TV show Surabhi (1993–2001).^[2] She has received several awards and nominations including a Filmfare Award Marathi.

Early life

Renuka Shahane was born into a Marathi family in Bombay (present Mumbai).^[3][4] Her father, Lt.

Cdr. Vijay Kumar Shahane, was an officer in the Indian Navy.^[4] Her mother, Shanta Gokhale, is a theatre personality and film critic who works mainly on Marathi theatre. When Renuka was very young, her mother divorced her father and married Arun Khopkar, a film-maker.^[5] The second marriage also ended in divorce, after which Shanta Gokhale began a long-term friendship with Jerry Pinto, also a film