Indian film and television actress

Varsha Usgaonkar is an Indian actress from Goa, who has worked in various Marathi as well as Bollywood movies as the leading lady. During the 1990s, she was the most popular actress in Marathi cinema.

Contents

• 1 Career
• 2 Personal life
• 3 Filmography
• 4 See also
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Career

Varsha Usgaonkar first shot to fame in 1984 as the lead *e in the super-hit Marathi stage play Brahmachari.

Subsequently, she quickly rose to one of the top actress in the Marathi film industry with super-hits such as Gammat Jammat, Hamal De Dhamal, Saglikade Bombabomb, Sawat Majhi Ladki, Shejari Shejari, Ek Hota Vidushak, Lapandav and Aflatoon. She starred as the lead actress in the Bollywood films Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi and Pathreela Raasta. In 2005, she appeared in the Bollywood films Mangal Pandey: The Rising and Mr Ya Miss as a supporting actress. In the Faisal Saif-directed controversial Hindi feature film, Jigyaasa, she played mother to Hri*aa Bhatt. Usgaonkar started her television career in 1988 playing the role of Uttara, wife of Abhimanyu and mother of Parik*, (the future of the Bharat Dynasty TV serial Mahabharata). The role led her to many Hindi movie offers and most of them failed to create a box office success. She also played Roopmati (Snake Queen) in the 1994 TV serial Chandrakanta. She has appeared in the Marathi shows Aakash Zep and Eka Mekansathi, and she has acted in the Hindi television serials Alvida Darling, Tanha and Anhonee.

One of her most prominent performances was on the TV serial Jhansi Ki Rani in the 1990s on Doordarshan, where she played the lead character of Rani Lakshmibai.

Usgaonkar sang in a Konkani music album Roop Tujem Laita Pixem, with Ulhas Buyao.

She is currently playing the supporting role of Nandini Yashwant Shirke-Patil in marathi channel Star Pravah's popular show Sukh Mhanje Nakki Kay Asta.

Personal life

Usgaonkar with husband Ajay Sharma in 2014

Usgaonkar is a Konkani. She is the daughter of Goa's former Deputy Speaker A. K. S. Usgaonkar. She has two sisters, Tosha Kurade and Manisha Tarcar.

Usgaonkar married Ajay Sharma, son of Indian film music director Ravishankar Sharma or Bombay Ravi, in March 2000.

Filmography

See also

• Bollywood portal

• List of Indian film actresses

References

External links

• Varsha Usgaonkar at IMDb
• Varsha Usgaonkar at Bollywood Hungama
• Konkani film ‘Zanvoy No.1’ released amidst fanfare