The Pune-born actress Dhanashri Kadgaonkar is a Marathi television, theater, and movie actor who is best remembered for portraying the role of Vahini in the Zee Marathi's Tujhyat Jiv Rangala. Dhanashri took to acting after participating in Zee Marathi's reality show 'Maharashtracha Superstar', where she was one of the finalists. After having appeared on the show, she was cast in a number of Marathi television series such as Gandh Phulancha Gela Saangun, and Majhiya Priyala Preet Kalena to name a few. While she has appeared in plays like Jhopi Gelela Jagaa Jhala and Aadhi Basu Mag Bolu, she made her movie debut in 2017 with the biographical drama Brave Heart. Her 2018 release includes Chitthi.