Radhika Apte (born 7 September 1985) is an Indian actress who began her career in theatre and made her film debut with a brief role in the Hindi fantasy Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! (2005). She has acted in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, and English-language films. Her first lead role was in the 2009 Bengali social drama Antaheen. She received praise for her supporting roles in the 2015 Bollywood films Badlapur, Hunterrr, and Manjhi - The Mountain Man. In 2016, her leading roles in the independent films Phobia and Parched brought further acclaim.
In 2018, Apte starred in three Netflix productions: the anthology film Lust Stories, the thriller series Sacred Games, and the horror miniseries Ghoul. She was nominated for an International Emmy Award for Lust Stories. Her mainstream work includes the Tamil action film Kabali (2016), and the Hindi films Pad Man (2018) and Andhadhun (2018), all commercially successful. Apte has been married to London-based musician Benedict Taylor since 2012. She made her directorial debut with The Sleepwalkers, which competed in the Best Midnight Short category at the Palm Springs International ShortFest 2020.
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