Varsha Usgaonkar

Varsha Usgaonkar
Varsha Usgaonkar in 2011
Born	Varsha Usgaonkar (1968-02-28) 28 February 1968 Goa, India
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	1987–present
Spouse(s)	Ajay Sharma

Varsha Usgaonkar(born 28 February 1968) is an Indian film actress from Goa, who has worked in various Bollywood and Marathi movies as the leading lady. During the 1990s, she was the most popular actress in Marathi cinema.^[1] Usgaonkar is regarded as one of the most successful and influential Marathi movie actresses of all time.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Varsha Usgaonkar first shot to fame in 1984 as the lead heroine in the super-hit Marathi stage play "Brahmachari". Subsequently she quickly rose to one of the top heroines 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, Lapandaav, Aflatoon and others. She has also 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 Hrishitaa Bhatt. Usgaonkar started her television career in the late 1990s, after taking a hiatus from movies. The role of Uttara, wife of Abhimanyu and mother of Parikshit, (the future of the Bharat Dynasty in 1988 TV serial Mahabharata) created a turning point in her career. She also played role of Roopmati(Snake Queen) in 1994 TV serial Chandrakanta. She has appeared in the Marathi shows Aakash Zep and Eka Mekansathi, and she has also acted in the Hindi television serials Alvida Darling,^[2] Tanha and Anhonee. Usgaonkar has also sung in a Konkani music album Roop Tujem Laita Pixem with Ulhas Buyao.^[3]

Personal life

Varsha is a Konkani.^[4][5] She is the daughter of Goa's former Deputy Speaker Sri Atchut K Usgaonkar. She has two sisters Dr Mrs Tosha Kurade and Mrs Manisha Tarcar.^[6] Usgaonkar married in March 2000 to Ajay Sharma, son of Indian film music director Ravishankar Sharma or Ravi.^[7]

Filmography

See also

• List of Indian film actresses

References

External links

• Varsha Usgaonkar at the Internet Movie Database