Meet Kranti Redkar: Wife Of Cop Behind Aryan Khan's Arrest Is A Popular Marathi Actor

Sameer Wankhede wife: Narcotics Control Bureau cop Sameer Wankhede is in news ever since he led the high-profile cruise ship drug bust that led to the arrest of actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan. This isn't however the first time Wankhede has made headlines. He was the same cop who interrogated actor Rhea Chakraborty while probing the drug angle in Sushant Singh Rajput's death case last year.

An Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 2004 batch, Wankhede has vast experience of dealing with celebrities while on duty. He arrested singed Mika Singh in 2013, with undeclared foreign currency. He is also known to have conducted raids on the properties of filmmakers Anurag Kashyap and Ram Gopal Varma. What many don't know is that Wankhede has a personal connection to the entertainment industry, being married to a Marathi actor.

On October 26, Redkar came out to support Wankhede, defending him against the allegations of extortion levied by Nawab Malik. "He is definitely not targeting Bollywood. He goes to Goa to carry out operations every month, there are no celebrities in Goa, he deals with hard criminals."

Redkar also questioned the timing of allegations against her husband, "Why all this is happening when one certain person is interested in this case? Why have no extortion charges been levelled against him in any other case?" she asked, adding that this is the first time such allegations have been made in his 15 years of service.

Here's what we know about Sameer Wankhede's wife Kranti Redkar:

1. Kranti Redkar is a Mumbai-based actor who made her debut in 2000 with the Marathi film Soon Asavi Ashi.

2. The Hindi film audience may know her from a short role that she had in Prakash Kha's hit 2003 film Gangajal, featuring Ajay Devgn and Gracy Singh in lead.

3. Redkar is known for her exceptional dancing skills. She performed the hit song "Kombdi Palali" in Marathi film Jatra: Hyalagaad Re Tyalagaad. Composed by Ajay-Atul, this song was later adapted by the musician duo into the song Chikni Chameli for Hrithik Roshan's film Agneepath, picturised on Katrina Kaif.

4. Redkar has also been part of several other Marathi films like Shahanpan Dega Deva, Shikshanachya Aaicha Gho, Kho Kho and Murder Mestri.

5. In 2015, Redkar made her directorial debut with the film Kaakan, starring Urmila Kanitkar and Jitendra Joshi.

6. Redkar was part of the 2014 American film The Letters, starring Juliet Stevenson, based on the letter written by Nobel laureate Mother Teresa.

7. Kranti Redkar married Sameer Wankhede in 2017.

8. The couple has twin daughters.

9. In November last year, Wankhede was allegedly attacked by a mob of 60 drug peddlers, which left many of his colleagues seriously injured. Redkar took to social media to thank the family's well-wishers, writing, "Thank you, everyone, for your wishes and concern. #sameerwankhede is fine. We all at home are standing strong with him. Big salute to all the @narcoticsbureau officers who put up a fight and stood strong. You make us proud today and everyday." Read more about it here.

10. She also launched her own clothing brand last year, named after her daughters- ZiyaZyda.

Image Credit: TOI

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