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Vaishnavi Macdonald
Macdonald in 2014
Born	Vaishnavi Mahant Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1988–present
Known for	Shaktimaan, Miley Jab Hum Tum, Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke
Spouse	Leslie Macdonald
Children	1

Vaishnavi Macdonald (née Mahant) is an Indian film and TV actress who is best known for playing Geeta Viswas in Mukesh Khanna's television series Shaktimaan, telecasted on Doordarshan. She is currently seen in Dangal's recently launched Aye Mere Humsafar. She has acted in various Bollywood films such as Bambai Ka Babu, opposite Saif Ali Khan, Ladlaa and Barsaat Ki Raat (1998). She is also known for playing Shilpa Sharma in Miley Jab Hum Tum, Shail in the Zee TV show Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke and Leela Taneja in the television series Tashan-E-Ishq.

Early life and career

As a child she moved to Hyderabad where she decided to become a scientist. However, while vacationing in Mumbai, she had the opportunity to appear in the Ramsay Brothers' horror film Veerana and decided to pursue acting as a profession. She subsequently appeared in Barsaat Ki Raat, Ladlaa, Maidan-E-Jung, Bambai Ka Babu, Daanveer and Oru Mutham Manimutham.

From 1998 to 2005, she played the female lead Geeta Vishwas in the superhero series Shaktimaan on Doordarshan. The show, as well as her character, got high acclaim and was considered her breakthrough role. When her journalist character Geeta Vishwas was written out of the series, fan protests prompted the producers to bring her back. In 2000, she played the role of ACP Ratna, a daring police officer in the comedy serial Raju Raja Rajasaab on Sahara TV.

She went on to play leading roles in several Telugu films.

She played the role of Sameera's mother Sapna in Chhoona Hai Aasmaan and Bhaskar's mother in the Sony Entertainment Television serial Bhaskar Bharti. She also appeared in Karmyudh on Doordarshan in the role of Inspector Shivangi Chauhan.

She is married to Leslie Macdonald and has a daughter.

Filmography

Films

Television

Publications

• Macdonald, Vaishnavi. The Invisible Hand of God. ISBN 979-8-6696-6456-5.
• Macdonald, Vaishnavi. The Cinderella Effect: Nothing Here is Forever. Pen It! Publications, LLC. ISBN 978-1-954868-15-1.

References

1. "First of Many: Vaishnavi MacDonald revisits Veerana". The Indian Express. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
2. An Interview with Vaishnavi Mahant. 12 October 2001. www.indiantelevision.com Accessed 1 February 2011.
3. "Christmas 2019: Here's how Vaishnavi Macdonald celebrates the festival". India Today. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

External links

• Vaishnavi Macdonald at IMDb

• Living people
• Actresses from Mumbai
• Actresses from Hyderabad, India
• Indian film actresses
• Indian television actresses
• Actresses in Hindi cinema
• Actresses in Malayalam cinema
• Actresses in Kannada cinema
• Actresses in Hindi television
• Indian Christians
• Kasautii Zindagii Kay
• 20th-century Indian actresses
• 21st-century Indian actresses