Sudha Shivpuri
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Sudha Shivpuri is a noted TV actress, who is most famous for her role as 'Baa' in the Hindi
TV serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
(2000–2008).
, Sudha Shivpuri started her career early, when she was in the eighth standard in school. Her father had died, and her mother had fallen ill, thus the onus of earning a living for the family came on to her, and so she started acting in plays.
, Jaipur
as a radio artist; it was here she met Om Shivpuri
, who was working there.
Later they both joined National School of Drama
, New Delhi
and, when they graduated in 1964, they joined the recently formed NSD Repertory Company, as actors; Om Shivpuri became its first chief as well.
Om Shivpuri and Sudha got married in 1968 and continued work in Delhi
theatre. They formed their own theatre company, Dishantar, which produced several important play of its era, including Aadhe Adhurey, Tughlaq, and Vijay Tendulkar
's Khamosh! Adalat Jari Hai in which she played the lead role, all directed by Om Shivpuri
.
In 1974, she shifted to Mumbai
, as her husband had started getting many offers for Hindi
films.
She made her film debut with Basu Chatterjee
's Swami
in 1977 and went on to act in films like Insaaf Ka Tarazu
, Hamari Bahu Alka, Sawan Ko Aane Do
, Sun Meri Laila, Burning Train, Vidhaata and Maya Memsaab
(1993).
Thereafter she took a break from films and shifted to television, where she acted in a few serials like Aa Bail Mujhe Maar and Rajni, in which she played Priya Tendulkar
's mother-in-law.
After the death of her husband in 1990, she started acting again and went on to do many TV serials, including Missing, Rishtey, and Bandhan. Her big break in television came in 2000, when she was asked to perform the role of 'Baa', the old mother-in-law, in the TV serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
produced by Balaji Telefilms
.
She has done many other shows like Sheeshe Ka Ghar, Waqt Ka Dariya, Daman, Santoshi Ma, Yeh Ghar, Kasamh Se
, and Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil
.
In 2003 she acted in Hindi film Pinjar
, based on Amrita Pritam
's famous partition
novel.
film actor, and had a son, Vineet.
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
TV serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi was an Indian Soap Opera that aired on STAR Plus. This is ranked at top, number 1, on the list of STAR Plus top 10 shows of all time.This show was Asia's #1 most watched and awarded show...
(2000–2008).
Early life
Brought up in RajasthanRajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
, Sudha Shivpuri started her career early, when she was in the eighth standard in school. Her father had died, and her mother had fallen ill, thus the onus of earning a living for the family came on to her, and so she started acting in plays.
Career
She joined All India RadioAll India Radio
All India Radio , officially known since 1956 as Akashvani , is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati. Established in 1936, it is the sister service of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster. All India Radio is one of the largest radio networks...
, Jaipur
Jaipur
Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....
as a radio artist; it was here she met Om Shivpuri
Om Shivpuri
Om Shivpuri was an Indian theatre actor-director and character actor in Hindi films.A National School of Drama, New Delhi alumni, Om Shivpuri became the first chief of the National School of Drama Repertory Company and one of its actors; he later founded an important theatre group of its era, in...
, who was working there.
Later they both joined National School of Drama
National School of Drama
National School of Drama is a theatre training institute situated at New Delhi, India, established . It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, and became an independent school in 1975...
, New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
and, when they graduated in 1964, they joined the recently formed NSD Repertory Company, as actors; Om Shivpuri became its first chief as well.
Om Shivpuri and Sudha got married in 1968 and continued work in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
theatre. They formed their own theatre company, Dishantar, which produced several important play of its era, including Aadhe Adhurey, Tughlaq, and Vijay Tendulkar
Vijay Tendulkar
Vijay Tendulkar was a leading Indian playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist, and social commentator primarily in Marāthi...
's Khamosh! Adalat Jari Hai in which she played the lead role, all directed by Om Shivpuri
Om Shivpuri
Om Shivpuri was an Indian theatre actor-director and character actor in Hindi films.A National School of Drama, New Delhi alumni, Om Shivpuri became the first chief of the National School of Drama Repertory Company and one of its actors; he later founded an important theatre group of its era, in...
.
In 1974, she shifted to Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, as her husband had started getting many offers for Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
films.
She made her film debut with Basu Chatterjee
Basu Chatterjee
Basu Chatterjee is an Indian film director. His films are very similar to those of Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Like Mukherjee, he built his plots on middle-class lives.He was born in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India....
's Swami
Swami (1977 film)
Swami is a 1977 Hindi film directed by Basu Chatterjee and produced by Jaya Chakravarty .The film stars Shabana Azmi, Vikram, Girish Karnad, Utpal Dutt. Hema Malini and Dharmendra make a guest appearance together in the film...
in 1977 and went on to act in films like Insaaf Ka Tarazu
Insaaf Ka Tarazu
Insaaf Ka Tarazu is a 1980 Hindi film produced and directed by B. R. Chopra. The film stars Raj Babbar, Deepak Parashar, Zeenat Aman, Padmini Kohlapure, Iftekhar, Simi Garewal, Shreeram Lagoo and Dharmendra in a guest appearance. The music of the film was composed by Ravindra Jain. The film was...
, Hamari Bahu Alka, Sawan Ko Aane Do
Sawan Ko Aane Do
Sawan Ko Aane Do is a 1979 Rajshri Productions Hindi movie produced by Tarachand Barjatya and directed by Kanak Mishra. The film was noted for its enchanting songs and charismatic performance by Arun Govil....
, Sun Meri Laila, Burning Train, Vidhaata and Maya Memsaab
Maya Memsaab
Maya Memsaab , also known as Maya and Maya: The Enchanting Illusion in English) is a 1993 Hindi film directed by Ketan Mehta. The film is based on Gustave Flaubert's novel Madame Bovary.-Synopsis:...
(1993).
Thereafter she took a break from films and shifted to television, where she acted in a few serials like Aa Bail Mujhe Maar and Rajni, in which she played Priya Tendulkar
Priya Tendulkar
Priya Tendulkar was an actress, social activist and a writer of Marathi origin, who is most known for her eponymous role in the television series Rajani.-Life:...
's mother-in-law.
After the death of her husband in 1990, she started acting again and went on to do many TV serials, including Missing, Rishtey, and Bandhan. Her big break in television came in 2000, when she was asked to perform the role of 'Baa', the old mother-in-law, in the TV serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi was an Indian Soap Opera that aired on STAR Plus. This is ranked at top, number 1, on the list of STAR Plus top 10 shows of all time.This show was Asia's #1 most watched and awarded show...
produced by Balaji Telefilms
Balaji Telefilms
Balaji Telefilms is a production house based in Mumbai, India, and is promoted by Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor, Jeetendra and Tushar Kapoor.-History:...
.
She has done many other shows like Sheeshe Ka Ghar, Waqt Ka Dariya, Daman, Santoshi Ma, Yeh Ghar, Kasamh Se
Kasamh Se
Kasamh Se is an Indian soap opera produced by Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms. The series premiered on January 16, 2006 on Zee TV and aired every Monday - Thursday depending on which country it broadcasts in. The story deals with the trials and tribulations of three sisters, Bani Walia, Pia Shukla...
, and Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil
Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil
Kis Desh Mein Hai Mera Dil was a very popular Indian soap opera that aired on STAR Plus. The series is produced by popular Indian soap opera producer, Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms. The story is of two lovers, Prem and Heer and their undying love for one another...
.
In 2003 she acted in Hindi film Pinjar
Pinjar (film)
Pinjar is a 2003 film about Hindu-Muslim problems during the time around the partition of India. The film is based on a Punjabi novel by the same name, written by Amrita Pritam...
, based on Amrita Pritam
Amrita Pritam
Amrita Pritam was a Punjabi writer and poet, considered the first prominent woman Punjabi poet, novelist, and essayist, and the leading 20th-century poet of the Punjabi language, who is equally loved on both the sides of the India-Pakistan border, with a career spanning over six decades, she...
's famous partition
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
novel.
Personal life
Sudha Shivpuri has a daughter, Ritu Shivpuri who is also an HindiHindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
film actor, and had a son, Vineet.