Happy Birthday, Radhika Apte, "Omnipresent"@33

Radhika Apte, an actress par excellence turns 33 today. She has featured in critically acclaimed films like Badlapurand Parched along with big banner films like Akshay Kumar's PadMan. Her roles in Netflix's Ghoul, Sacred Games and Lust Stories have been applauded with equal enthusiasm too. Radhika,created a spoof video titled "Omnipresence", with which she addressed the memes about her presence on every other Netflix India show.In a career spanning 14 years, Radhika has made films in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali and Marathi. Here's a pictorial look at her journey so far. This image was posted on Instagrammed by radhikaofficial

Radhika Apte was born in Tamil Nadu to neurosurgeon Dr Charudutt Apte. She completed her graduation in mathematics and economics from Fergusson College, Pune. Radhika was trained by Kathak exponent Rohini Bhate for eight years while she was in college. After doing a couple of films, Radhika pursued a course in contemporary dance at London's Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. This image was posted on Instagrammed by radhikaofficial

Radhika debuted in Bollywood with 2005 film Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!, co-staring Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao. She wasn't seen in Bollywood for the next five years and she made her comeback with The Waiting Room. Image courtesy: YouTube

In between she made two Marathi films - Samaantar and Gho Mala Asla Hava - and Bengali film Antaheen. This image was posted on Instagrammed by radhikaofficial

Radhika's breakthrough was Ram Gopal Varma's Rakht Charitra films, which also got her nominated in the Best Female Debut category at the Screen Awards. Image courtesy: YouTube

In 2011, she starred in I Am and Shor in the City but she again vanished from Bollywood for three years. Image courtesy: YouTube

Between 2012 and 2014, Radhika featured on small and supporting roles in films such as Dhoni (Tamil / Telugu), Ha Bharat Maza (Marathi), Tukaram (Marathi), Rupkatha Noy (Bengali), All in All Azhagu Raja (Tamil), Pendulum (Bengali), Legend (Telugu), Postcard (Marathi), Vetri Selvan (Tamil) and Lai Bhaari (Marathi). Image courtesy: YouTube

Radhika returned with a bang in Sriram Raghvan's Badlapur, co-starring Varun Dhawan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vinay Pathak. Image courtesy: YouTube

Radhika Apte created a record of sorts by starring in eight films in one year - Badlapur, Hunterrr, Lion, Manjhi - The Mountain Man, Kaun Kitne Paani Mein, The Bright Day and X: Past Is Present in Hindi and Haram in Malayalam. Image courtesy: YouTube

Radhika Apte's Parched got her both critical acclaim and a controversy. Her leaked sex scene with Adil Hussain featured in headlines prompting this reaction from the actress: "I was really shocked and I couldn't believe that people were making it bigger and bigger and they had no sensitivity of any sorts." Image courtesy: YouTube

The same year she featured in Phobia and Tamil film Kabali opposite Rajinikanth. Image courtesy: YouTube

Radhika Apte also carved a niche for herself by starring in short films like Ahalya and Kriti. Image courtesy: YouTube

In 2018, Radhika impressed the audience with her acting prowess in Akshay Kumar's PadMan, in which she played the role of a rural housewife. Image courtesy: YouTube

Radhika featured in Netflix's anthology film Lust stories, in which she featured in Anurag Kashyap's segment. Image courtesy: YouTube

Radhika made a back-to-back appearance in Netflix's web-series Sacred Games and Ghoul. She currently features in Ghoul, in which she plays the role of Nida Rahim, a trainee soldier at the National Protection Squad's academy. Image courtesy: YouTube

Radhika awaits the release of her next film AndhaDhun, opposite Ayushmann Khurrana. She also has English film The Ashram and Rajan Madhav's Tamil film Ula in the pipeline. Image courtesy: YouTube

Happy Birthday, Radhika Apte. This image was posted on Instagrammed by radhikaofficial