She is beautiful , she is smart and she is highly talented. Shivani  Rangole possesses all the qualities, to be a lead actress of Marathi films. Shivani is playing one of those six collegians, part of the lead team members  in Sujay Dahake’s forthcoming science fiction ‘Phuntroo‘.  In the recent past, we have seen Shivani playing Vaibhav Mangle‘s  young daughter,  in the TV serial ‘Shejari Shejari Pakke Shejari’. Then, we saw her playing a young girl living in the neighborhood of Mukta Barve, in hit Marathi film ‘Double Seat‘.

We met Shivani during the trailer launch of her film ‘Phuntroo’, when she invited all the attention, even in presence of Ketaki Mategaonkar, who is the leading actress of this film. Shivani was anchoring this promotional event, along with her co star in the film Shivraj Waichal. Incidentally,  Shivani has been part of many Marathi plays in Pune, like ‘Anathema’ and ‘Jhulta Pool’.  Her entry into ‘Phuntroo’ was finalized by filmmaker Sujay Dahake, after watching her performance in the play ‘Jhulta Pool’, written by Satish Pulekar.

Born and brought up in Pune, Shivani completed her graduation in Arts,  from Fergusson College , Pune . She is just 21 year old  and is just passionate about  acting. The day is not far, when  she will  be counted among the top actresses in Marathi film industry. Are you surprised with this statement ? If yes, then watch the first look of  Ravi Jadhav’s forthcoming film ‘&.. Jara Hat Ke’  directed by Prakash Kunte.  Watch the freshness in her face, her spontaneous expressions and above all, her smile.  In this film, Shivani is playing lead role of a young girl, opposite Siddharth Menon. The film also stars Mrunal Kulkarni and Indraneil Sengupta, who is making his debut in Marathi, through this film.

During our conversation with Shivani, we  saw promise in her eyes. She just needed that big break in Marathi films and she has found it in ‘& Jara Hatke‘. But, in the meanwhile, she has a very prominent  role to play in ‘Phuntroo’, which is all set to release next month.  Few years ago, Shivani was part of  Sudarshan Rangmanch, where she received training under the guidance of renowned theatre personality Pradeep Vaidya and others. Having performed at inter collegiate drama competitions, she just needed that guidance, to move ahead in her acting career. And, for the past two years, we have seen that desired change, in her. Wishing this talented actress all the best.