Rasika Joshi

Rasika Joshi
Born 12 September 1972
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Died 7 July 2011 (aged 38)
Mumbai, India

Rasika Joshi (12 September 1972 – 7 July 2011) was a noted Marathi and Hindi film actress. A celebrated Marathi theatre and Indian television actress, she was known for Maharashtrian roleplays in Bollywood movies.

Personal life

Rasika was born in a Marathi Brahmin family and was married to Girish Joshi, director and actor.

Career

She began her career with a Marathi play by Lata Narvekar. Her last movie was Ram Gopal Verma's movie named Not A Love Story. She work as writer,director and actor in play White lilly and night rider.

Filmography

Hindi

She was first noticed and applauded in Ek hasina thi. She became quite a favorite of RGV and Priyadarshan Some of her Hindi movies include:

Television

She became a household name with marathi serial 'Prapanch', 'Ghadlay bighadlay', 'Bua alaa' Ekta Kapoor's Bandini where she played Tara Fui, a role with a negative tinge.[1]

Marathi

Joshi was a talented Marathi actor with lots of importance in films, theater as Well as television. Jabardast, Khabardaar are some of her notable works. T.V. shows like Ghadlay Bighadlay, Prapanch made her popular. She has also authored a Marathi movie Yanda Kartavya Aahe. Her self written, directed, essayed play, White Lily & Night Rider along with Milind Phatak won many awards, praises as well as accolades.

Death

She died from leukemia on 7 July 2011 in a nursing home in Mumbai, aged 39,[2] and was survived by her husband Girish Joshi and family.[3]

References

  1. Dubey, Bharti (8 July 2011). "Bandini's 'Taru Fui' Rasika Joshi passes away". TOI. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  2. "Rasika Joshi passes away". Fom Mumbai mirror (TOI). 9 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  3. "चतुरस्र अभिनेत्री रसिका जोशी यांचे निधन". Lokasatta Marathi,. Lokasatta. Retrieved 9 July 2011.