Sonali Bendre didn't know she was pregnant while shooting for song 'Cham Cham Karta'

IANS May 23, 2025 477 views

Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre shared a surprising revelation about her pregnancy during a song shoot with Farah Khan. The incident occurred while filming the Marathi film 'Agga Bai Arrechya' in 2004, where she was unaware of her pregnancy at the time. Farah Khan playfully recounted how Bendre looked like a "filmy heroine" during the shoot. The story highlights an interesting behind-the-scenes moment in Sonali's remarkable acting career.

"I didn't know I was pregnant." - Sonali Bendre
Sonali Bendre didn't know she was pregnant while shooting for song 'Cham Cham Karta'
Mumbai, May 23: Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre revealed that she did not know she was pregnant while shooting for the Marathi dance number “Cham Cham Karta” from the 2004 film “Agga Bai Arrechya”.

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Sonali unknowingly performed dance while pregnant

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Farah Khan shared behind-the-scenes moment

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Actress married Goldie Behl in 2002

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Film was Marathi comedy 'Agga Bai Arrechya'

Sonali was having a conversation with Farah Khan, who had come to her house to cook a meal that included a flavorful Kashmiri Gucchi Pulao.

Farah said: “Actually Sonali, we have shot a lot of songs together. We have shot Aankhon mein base ho tum. Then we shot Duplicate, a Marathi famous song ‘Cham Cham Karta Hai’.”

Sonali added: “I didn’t know I was pregnant.”

Farah revealed that at that time Sonali looked full and looked like a “filmy heroine.”

To which, Sonali said: “She (Farah) is telling me you married a Punjabi… you are eating food from Goldie's house… And then I found out I was pregnant. I just didn't know.”

“She did the whole dance while she was pregnant,” added Farah.

The actress married filmmaker Goldie Behl in November 2002 in Mumbai. They have one child, a son born in 2005.

Sonali said that it was always easy to work with Farah.

“There was no stress Like with Saroji. I knew she would scold me. Farah looks like she will scold But in 2 minutes you understand that it's all a show… From inside it's all love and she and we had too much fun,” said Sonali.

“Aga Bai Arrechha!” was a Marathi comedy drama by director Kedar Shinde loosely based on the Hollywood film What Women Want. The film highlights the life and the problems of a common man living in a metropolitan city like Mumbai. The film also had a sequel titled Aga Bai Arechyaa 2, which was not a commercial success.

Sonali started her career as a model and marked her acting debut with Aag in 1994. Following several box office failures, she had her career breakthrough with the romantic action film Diljale in 1996.

She achieved further success by featuring as the female lead in Duplicate, Major Saab, the drama Zakhm, Sarfarosh, Kadhalar Dhinam and Hum Saath Saath Hain.

In the following decade, her performance in the romantic drama Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai got her wider acclaim. She further expanded to Telugu films with the romantic drama Murari, Indra, Manmadhudu and Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.

Reader Comments

Here are 6 diverse Indian perspective comments about the Sonali Bendre article:
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Priya K.
Wow! "Cham Cham Karta" was such a fun song. Can't believe Sonali was pregnant while shooting it - she danced with such energy! Our 90s heroines were truly something else. Makes me nostalgic for those carefree Bollywood days. 😊
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Rahul S.
Interesting revelation but I wish the article focused more on her Marathi film work. "Aga Bai Arechha" was such a cult classic in Maharashtra! Sonali's comic timing was brilliant. Our regional cinema deserves more attention.
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Ananya M.
As a new mom myself, I can't imagine dancing energetically during early pregnancy! Shows how professional actors are. Though I wonder if today's actresses would take such risks with pregnancy - times have changed.
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Vikram J.
The real story here is Farah Khan's cooking skills! Kashmiri Gucchi Pulao sounds delicious. Would love to see more celebrity cooking content from our Bollywood stars. Food unites us all!
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Sunita R.
Sonali was one of the most natural actresses of her time. From "Sarfarosh" to "Hum Saath Saath Hain" - such range! Wish she acted more. Today's heroines could learn from her subtle performances.
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Karan P.
While this is a fun trivia, I feel we focus too much on actresses' personal lives. Sonali had great talent - let's discuss her craft more than her pregnancy. The industry still judges women differently than men.

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