Posted: 28 Aug 2009 11:18 AM PDT

Sagarika Ghatge 8 January 1982 is an Indian actress.She was born in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, and went to Chatrapati Shahu Vidyalaya in Kolhapur until 8th grade. She completed her 10th and 12th grades at Mayo College Girls School, Ajmer, Rajasthan and her graduation from HR college, Mumbai.

Sagarika has completed Kishore Namit Kapoor's acting training course. She used to play hockey in her college time. She got many offers to act in ad films while she was studying in college but her father strictly refused her to undertake them, till she completed her graduation. She portrayed the role of Preeti Sabharwal, a member of the Indian women's national hockey team, in the 2007 hit film, Chak De India. As a result of her role in Chak De India, Sagarika Ghatge has become a representative for Reebok.