Uttara Mhatre Kher

Who is Uttara Mhatre Kher?

Uttara Mhatre Kher is a former model and beauty pageant contestant from India. She won the Navy Queen Ball in 1981 and was chosen to represent India at the Miss Asia Pacific Pageant. In 1982, she was crowned Miss India and represented India at the Miss World 1982 pageant.

She has been a part of over a hundred commercials and print campaigns. She was also on the covers of many magazines.

She is married to Adwait Kher So making Tanvi Azmi her sister-in-law. She has two daughters Saiyami Kher and Saunskruti Kher. Both her daughters are now working towards their debuts in the Hindi Film industry. After her marriage, she and her husband quit the glamour world and moved to Nashik. In Nashik they owned three restaurants named Tandoor, Aangan and The Bombay Talkies. They also ventured into the furniture business and conduct regular exhibitions in Mumbai.

In 2006 she joined Maharashtra Navnirman Sena as a head of the women’s wing and also the environmental wing. Disillusioned with party politics, she quit the party in 2009. Since then, she has been involved with many environmental issues independently. She is also a trustee of Nashik Run, a run for charity.