Besides acting, Sonali Bendre is an exemplary writer as well. Testimony to this is the book which she had authored titled 'The 'Modern Gurukul: My Experiments With Parenting'.

Prior to Bollywood, the birthday girl Sonali was a model and had done commercials for many brands. 

Those who have ‘witnessed’ the nineties will swear by the euphoria that was created when the legendary Michael Jackson had visited India for his much-awaited concert. It was at that time, Sonali Bendre had the opportunity to welcome Michael Jackson. Sonali, who was dressed in a traditional Marathi sari, welcomed Michel Jackson by applying the traditional ‘tilak’ on his forehead.

Not many know that, besides films, Sonali Bendre has also acted in a play called ‘Aap Ki Soniya’.

Sonali Bendre’s debut film was ‘Aag’. Besides Sonali, the film had Govinda and Shilpa Shetty in the lead roles. The film was released in the year 1994 and was directed by K. Ravi Shankar.

Besides Hindi, Sonali Bendre had also acted in regional films including Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi languages. 

Not many know that the actress rung in the New Year 2023 with a gleaming Mercedes-Benz as the year’s first purchase!