Kavita Lad

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Kavita Lad
Born
Kavita Lad

(1970-11-13) 13 November 1970 (age 53)
Education Holy Cross Convent High School, Thane
Occupation(s)Actress, Host
Years active1993-Present
Spouse
Ashish Medhekar
(m. 2003)
Children2

Kavita Lad-Medhekar is an Indian actress, known for her work in Marathi Theatre, Television and Films. She is best known for her daily soap opera roles in Char Divas Sasuche , [1] Unch Majha Zoka , Radha Hi Bawari , Radha Prem Rangi Rangali , Tula Shikvin Changalach Dhada and also for her theatre performances in Sundar Mi Honar, Eka Lagnachi Goshta, Char Divas Premache and Eka Lagnachi Pudhchi Goshta. [2]

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Personal life

Lad was born in Thane, Maharashtra. She completed her education from Thane college. Kavita married Ashish Medhekar in 2003. [3]

Career

Kavita Lad first made her first appearance onscreen in N. Chandras Marathi film Ghayaal opposite Ajinkya Deo. She later appeared in films like Jigar opposite Laxmikant Berde, Tu Tithe Mee with Prashant Damle which won the National Award , Lapun Chapun , Anolkhi Hey Ghar Maze, Sukhant, Urfi, Asehi Ekada Vhave . [4]

Lad made her Marathi theatre debut with Sundar Mi Honar starring Dr. Sriram Lagoo and Vandana Gupte. Her pairing with Prashant Damle in plays like Char Divas Premache , Eka Lagnachi Goshta, Mazhiya Bhaujinna Reet Kalena and recently released 2018 sequel Eka Lagnachi Pudhchi Goshta has been praised by audience and is the only evergreen hit duo in the Marathi theatre industry with maximum hit plays . [5] [6]

Been working in the Marathi Television industry for two decades, her notable work includes Char Divas Sasuche with Rohini Hattangadi, Kay Pahilas Mazyat, Dar Uagada Na Gade, Unch Maaza Zoka , Radha Hi Bawari , Tumcha Amcha Same Asta, Tuzya Vachun Karmena, Radha Prem Rangi Rangali etc.

She made her Hindi Television debut in Chandrakant Chiplunkar Seedi Bambawala with Prashant Damle in 2014. [7]

As of 2019, Lad will be seen in Love You Zindagi , a comedy drama film opposite Sachin Pilgaonkar and coming of age comedy film titled Girlfriend with Amey Wagh, Sai Tamhankar.

She also starred in Anant Mahadevan directorial Doctor Rakhmabai as Jayantibai with Prasad Oak and Tannishtha Chatterjee.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993GhayaalSangeeta MandkeDebut Film
1995Chal Kanvariya Shiv Ke Dham
1998 Jigar Lucy Pascal / Lata Pawaskar
1998 Tu Tithe Mee Kavita National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi
2006Lapun Chapun
2008Anolkhi Hey Ghar MazeShubada Deshmukh
2009SukhantVina Gunje
2015UrfiAmruta's mother
2016 Doctor Rakhmabai Jayantibai
2018 Asehi Ekada Vhave Renuka Paranjape
2019 Love You Zindagi Nalu[ citation needed ]
2019 Girlfriend Nachiket's mother

Theatre

YearTitleRoleRef.
1996Sundar Mi HonarSanjay's wife
1996 Char Divas Premache [8]
1997Shhh... Kuthe Bolaycha Nahi
1998Eka Lagnachi GoshtaManisha [9]
2012Maziya Bhaujina Reet Kalena[ citation needed ]
2018Eka Lagnachi Pudhchi GoshtaManisha [10]

Television

YearTitleRoleRef.
2000Comedy Dot ComSakhu
2000Kay Pahilas Mazyat
2001-2012 Char Divas Sasuche Anuradha Deshmukh
2016-2012Mejwani Paripoorna KitchenHost
2007Dar Ughada Na GadeEpisodic Role
2008Jodi Jamli ReHost
2012-2013 Unch Majha Zoka Umabai Kurlekar [11]
2012-2014 Radha Hi Bawari Seema Dharamadhikari
2014-2015Chandrakant Chiplunkar Seedi BambawalaHemali Chiplunkar[ citation needed ]
2015-2016 Tumcha Aamcha Same Asta Ishan's mother [12]
2016-2017Tujhya Vachun KarmenaSiddharth's mother[ citation needed ]
2017-2019 Radha Prem Rangi Rangali Madhuri Paranjape [13]
2023-present Tula Shikvin Changalach Dhada Bhuvaneshwari Suryavanshi [14]

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