Entertainment: 1999–2005 Agashe initially began her career as a television and film actress in
Bollywood. Between 1999 and 2003, she had a
recurring role on the
SAB TV sitcom
Yes Boss, alongside
Aasif Sheikh,
Rakesh Bedi,
Kavita Kapoor, and
Delnaaz Irani. Her
eponymous character was the personal assistant to Sheikh's character. In January 2000, her mother served as the official publisher of her
collection of
Hindi poetry titled
तुम्हारे लिये (), which Agashe
self-published under the
mononym Sheital. In April 2002, she contributed an essay titled ''Father's Daughter'' to her father's
festschrift. In April 2005, she starred in a leading role alongside
Archana Puran Singh and
Seema Biswas in the English language
independent film Minus One (2005), directed by Renny Mascarenhas. She subsequently left acting, stating that it was her father who encouraged her to transition from acting into business. In January 2013, she was appointed as the managing director for Brihans Natural Products, becoming the first woman in her family to head a business under their group of companies. By May 2014, Agashe had limited the range of products being manufactured by the company, choosing to focus on
Aloe vera as the prime ingredient in its products. In September 2015, she was an award presenter at the
Shraavan Queen beauty pageant held in
Mumbai and hosted by the
Maharashtra Times. By 2016, she began restructuring the company's range under a single
umbrella brand. In April 2018,
The Times of India awarded Agashe with a
Times Visionary Award from their Pune chapter. The award was presented to her by
Abhay Deol. In June 2018, she was the recipient of a Pune's Most Powerful Award from
Femina, being presented the award by
Huma Qureshi. In October 2018, she was an award presenter alongside
Amyra Dastur for the Mrs. Stylista beauty pageant hosted by the magazine. In December 2018, she was the recipient of a
business leadership award by the
business research firm White Page India. By 2019, Agashe had shifted Brihans Natural Products's production to locally sourcing the Aloe vera,
Indian gooseberry, and
hibiscus used in their products from Indian farmers in drought-prone districts such as
Solapur in Maharashtra. She has also leveraged her Bollywood background to secure
celebrity endorsements and film sponsorships for the company's brands. In April of that same year, she was the subject of an episode on
Marathi businesswomen for
Sakal Money. In December that same year, she and
Diana Penty presented the
Filmfare Award for Woman of Style & Substance to
Dia Mirza at the
6th Filmfare Glamour and Style Awards. from
Anupam Kher in January 2021|thumb|right In January 2021,
The Times of India praised Agashe, after her company launched Ayurvedic
hand sanitisers and soaps in response to the
COVID-19 pandemic in India in 2020, awarding her with a second Times Women of the Year Award that same month. The award was presented to her by
Anupam Kher. In August 2021, she was one of the
women in business featured on the
cover of
Femina's
Independence Day issue of their Pune edition. In May 2022, Agashe featured on the cover of
Femina's Pune issue for their cover story on women in the
healthcare industry. In August 2022, at the
67th Filmfare Awards, she and Dia Mirza presented the
Filmfare Award for Best Story to
Abhishek Kapoor, Supratik Sen and Tushar Paranjape, the writers of
Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui (2021). In June 2023, Agashe alongside
Jonita Gandhi and
Shilpa Rao presented the
Grazia Millennial Award for Breakthrough Performer of the Year to
Sanya Malhotra. In April 2024, alongside
Hemant Dhome, she presented the
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor to
tied winners
Jitendra Joshi and Vithal Kale at the
8th Filmfare Awards Marathi. In October 2024, Agashe was one of the women entrepreneurs invited alongside
Pankaja Munde to the
lamp lighting ceremony at the inauguration of the Dhaga exhibition organised by
Medha Vishram Kulkarni and the
Ramabai Ambedkar Mahila Sabalikaran Kendra. == Published works ==