Bendre (also Bendrey) is an Indian surname native to the state of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Goa.[1] Typically it is found in the Marathi Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu (CKP),[2] Chitpavan Brahmin[3] and Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin (DRB) communities.[4]
Notable people with the surname include:
Sonali's [Sonali Bendre]'s family is CKP...
Nana [N. S. Bendre], as he was known to close friends and family members, was born on August 21, 1910, in a Deshastha Brahmin (Rigvedi) family, whose family deity is Narasimha.