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| Born | Vandana Aswani June 1, 1979 Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra, India | |||
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| Other name(s) | Saloni | |||
| Occupation | Actress | |||
| Years active | 2003-present | |||
Saloni Aswani (born on 1 June, 1979 as Vandana Aswani) is an Indian film actress and model, who has appeared in Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu language films.
Early life
Saloni was born in Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra into a Sindhi-speaking family as Vandana. Her father was a Customs Officer. The family moved to CGS quarters at Wadala, Mumbai, when she was around 5 years old. It is here she started getting interested in acting.After completing school, she enrolled in Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s University (SNDT) near New Marine Lines/Churchgate, Mumbai, and after graduating in Psychology, she took acting lessons in Ashok Kumar’s Acting Academy, run by his daughter, Preeti Ganguly.
Throughout her academic career, she had always participated in dramas, especially mimicking Sridevi. She also participated with a theater group “Kala Sansad”. Her initial appearances were in commercials from Vaseline, Lifebuoy, Parachute Oil, Moove, Chic shampoo, Three roses tea, Meera soaps, etc.