Bhagyashri Borse (born 6 May 2000) is an Indian actress who appears primarily in South films. After doing cameo appearances in Hindi films Yaariyan 2 (2023) and Chandu Champion (2024), she made her lead debut in South with the Telugu film Mr. Bachchan (2024) for which she has won the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut â Telugu.
Borse was born on 6 May 2000 in Aurangabad, now known as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, in Maharashtra, India. She lived in Lagos, Nigeria, for seven years during her schooling before moving back to India. She later studied business management (BMS) in Mumbai while pursuing modelling.
Bhagyashri made a cameo appearance in Hindi cinema with Yaariyan 2 (2023) and Chandu Champion (2024). She entered Telugu cinema with Mr. Bachchan (2024), directed by Harish Shankar and starring Ravi Teja. BhagyashriâÂÂs performance in Mr. Bachchan received attention from critics. Cinema Express observed that director Harish Shankar âÂÂrelies on commercial treatment but gives enough room for his female lead Bhagyashri Borse to shine.â Deccan Chronicle later featured her among rising Telugu cinema talents, noting that her âÂÂtransition from modelling to mainstream Telugu films has drawn strong audience recall.âÂÂ
Her breakthrough came with Kingdom (2025), an action thriller directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri and starring Vijay Deverakonda, where she played a significant supporting role. She is signed as a lead alongside Ram Pothineni in Andhra King Taluka and also cast opposite Dulquer Salmaan in her Tamil debut film Kaantha, for which she gained a lot of praise as the audience called her the new age Mahanati.