Shalini Pandey (born 23 September 1993) is an Indian actress who works in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. She made her acting debut in the Telugu film Arjun Reddy (2017), and has since acted in the Tamil film 100% Kadhal (2019), the Telugu films Mahanati (2018) and 118 (2019), and the Hindi film Jayeshbhai Jordaar (2022).

Career

Pandey started her career in a theatre in Jabalpur. She made her film debut with the Telugu film ''Arjun Reddy'' in 2017 opposite Vijay Deverakonda. She did her own dubbing, though she doesn't speak Telugu fluently. The film was a commercial success and she received SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut (Telugu) nomination for her performance as Preethi. She then appeared in a Cameo appearance in the Hindi film ''Meri Nimmo'' in 2018. The same year she appeared in the successful Telugu film ''Mahanati''. She then appeared in a Cameo appearance in the Hindi film ''Meri Nimmo'' in 2018. The same year she appeared in the successful Telugu film ''Mahanati''.Pandey had five releases in 2019. She played Sowcar Janaki in Telugu film ''NTR: Kathanayakudu''. She then appeared in Telugu film ''118'' which was a commercial success. In October 2019, Pandey made her Tamil debut with ''100% Kadhal''. alongside G. V. Prakash Kumar. It became a box office failure. Her last two release of the year came with the Tamil film ''Gorilla'' and Telugu film ''Iddari Lokam Okate''.Pandey made her Hindi film debut in 2020 with the ZEE5 film ''Bamfaad'' alongside Aditya Rawal. She then appeared in the Telugu-Tamil bilingual ''Nishabdham''.In 2022, she portrayed Mudra, a Gujarati mother opposite Ranveer Singh in ''Jayeshbhai Jordaar''.Pandey will next appear in Junaid Khan's ''Maharaja'' for which she started filming in 2021.

Debut and breakthrough (2017-2019)

Pandey started her career in a theater in Jabalpur. She made her film debut with the Telugu film ''Arjun Reddy'' in 2017 opposite Vijay Deverakonda. She did her own dubbing, though she doesn't speak Telugu fluently. The film was a commercial success and she received SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut (Telugu) nomination for her performance as Preethi.

She then appeared in a Cameo appearance in the Hindi film ''Meri Nimmo'' in 2018. The same year she appeared in the successful Telugu film ''Mahanati''.

Pandey had five releases in 2019. She played Sowcar Janaki in Telugu film ''NTR: Kathanayakudu''. She then appeared in Telugu film ''118'' which was a commercial success. In October 2019, Pandey made her Tamil debut with ''100% Kadhal''. alongside G. V. Prakash Kumar. It became a box office failure. Her last two release of the year came with the Tamil film ''Gorilla'' and Telugu film ''Iddari Lokam Okate''.

Recent work (2020-present)

Pandey made her Hindi film debut in 2020 with the ZEE5 film ''Bamfaad'' alongside Aditya Rawal. She then appeared in the Telugu-Tamil bilingual ''Nishabdham''.

In 2022, she portrayed Mudra, a Gujarati mother opposite Ranveer Singh in ''Jayeshbhai Jordaar''.

Pandey will next appear in Junaid Khan's ''Maharaja'' for which she started filming in 2021.