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Ashvini Bhave | |
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Born | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 7 May 1972
Nationality | Indian |
Other names | Ashvini Bhave |
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Spouse | Kishore Bopardikar (m. 2007) |
Children | 2 |
Website | http://www.ashvinibhave.com |
Ashwini Bhave (also spelled Ashvini Bhave) is an Indian model and actress known for her work in both Hindi, Kannada and Marathi-language films and television serials. Ashwini Bhave is the Top Actress of Marathi Cinema during 80s and 90s. She made her Marathi cinema debut with Shabas Sunbai (1986). She Received Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress twice for her performance in critically acclaimed movies Kadachit and Aahuti. Born and raised in India, she lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. [1]
Bhave was first noticed on television in a Hindi Sci-Fi serial Antariksh. She later portrayed the lead heroine in Marathi films such as Dhadakebaaz, Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi and Kalat Nakalat opposite top Marathi movie stars like Laxmikant Berde, Ashok Saraf, Sachin and Vikram Gokhale.
She won the Maharashtra State Film Award twice for the best actress for Aahuti and Kadachit.
Her career spans over 40 films with several critically acclaimed performances in films such as Kalat Nakalat, Ahuti, Ashi Hi Banawa Banvi, Bhairavi, Purush, and the film, Henna by R.K. Productions.[ citation needed ] Subsequently, she starred in other Hindi movies such as Meera Ka Mohan, Honeymoon, Sainik and Bandhan . Bhave again switched over to television and Marathi movies. After the release of her film Halad Rusali Kunku Hasla, she became a popular name in the households of Maharashtra and gained immense popularity. In 1993, she performed in the Kannada film Vishnu Vijaya directed by Keshu starring South Indian actor Vishnuvardhan and Akshay Kumar. [2] [3] In 1993, she played the character of a mother to Saif Ali Khan & Aamir Khan (albeit step one in Aamir's case) in the Yash Chopra's movie Parampara. She later acted in a television mega-serial Yugpurush.
In 1997 she acted in V. Manohar's directorial Kannada film Rangenahalliyage Rangada Rangegowda starring Dr.Ambareesh and Ramesh Aravind.
Bhave also played the lead role in a famous Marathi stage play Lagnachi Bedi (The Handcuffs of Marriage).
Bhave was born 7 May 1972 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. [4]
She graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Ruparel College, Mumbai and a bachelor's degree in Motion Pictures & Television from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She married Kishore Bopardikar, an entrepreneur, in 2007. [5] In 2007, she made a comeback as a producer and lead actress in the Marathi language movie Kadachit , which was shown in both Maharashtra and the US.[ citation needed ]
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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1986 | Shabas Sunbai | Ratan Inamdar debut film | Marathi | |
1987 | Rajlakshmi | Jamuna | Hindi | |
1988 | Kiss Bai Kiss | Gauri | Marathi | |
Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi | Madhuri | |||
Gholat Ghol | Madhu Kulkarni | |||
1989 | Kalat Nakalat | Manisha | ||
Ek Ratra Mantarleli | Padma | |||
Sharavegada Saradara | Teja's love interest | Kannada | ||
1990 | Dhadakebaaz | Sub-Inspector Uma Jadhav | Marathi | |
Baap Re Baap | Anju | |||
1991 | Henna | Chandani Kaul | Hindi | |
Halad Rusali Kunku Hasla | Gauri | Marathi | ||
1992 | Sagle Sarkhech | Madhavi Jagdale | ||
Meera Ka Mohan | Meera | Hindi | ||
Honeymoon | Lata | |||
Than Than Gopal | Priya | Marathi | ||
Aahuti | Aasha Sathe | Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress | ||
Zunj Tujhi Majhi | Reshma Phadke | |||
1993 | Sainik | Alka | Hindi | |
Parampara | Rajeshwari | |||
Kayda Kanoon | Shehnaz Lucknowi / Maria D'Souza | |||
Ashaant | Anita | |||
Vishnu Vijaya | Anitha | Kannada | ||
Janmathep | Kasturi | Marathi | ||
1994 | Vazir | Kamal Kamble | Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Marathi | |
Cheetah | Anita | Hindi | ||
Chauraha | Poonam | |||
Zakhmi Dil | Anitha | |||
Ekka Raja Rani | Asha | |||
Mohabbat Ki Arzoo | Shalu Singh | |||
Purush | Ambika Apte | |||
Mayechi Sawli | Radha Shehnaiwale | Marathi | ||
1995 | Vapsi Sajan Ki | Pooja | Hindi | |
1996 | Jurmana | Kiran Saxena | ||
Bhairavi | Ragini Sridhar | |||
1997 | Judge Mujrim | Inspector Ashwini Sinha | ||
Rangena Halliyage Rangada Rangegowda | Kasthuri | Kannada | ||
1998 | Sarkarnama | Journalist Vaijayanti Patil | Marathi | |
Yugpurush | Dipti | Hindi | ||
Bandhan | Pooja Thakur | |||
1999 | Teri Mohabbat Ke Naam | Amrita | ||
2008 | Kadachit | Dr. Gayatri Pradhan | Marathi | Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress |
2013 | Aajcha Divas Majha | Mrs. Mohite | ||
2017 | Manjha | Samidha [6] | ||
Dhyanimani | Shalini Pathak | |||
2024 | Gharat Ganpati | Ahilya Sharad Gharat | [7] | |
Gulaabi | Gauri Apte | [8] | ||
Year | Film | Role | Language |
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2020 | The Raikar Case | Sakshi Naik Raikar [9] | Hindi |
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