Nishigandha Wad

Nishigandha Wad
Born	(1969-10-11) 11 October 1969 (age 56) [1] Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Other names	Nishigandha Deulkar
Occupation	Actress
Known for	Sasural Simar Ka Bandhan
Spouse	Deepak Deulkar ​ (m. 1991)​ [2]
Children	Ishwari Deulkar

Nishigandha Wad is an Indian film & television actress, ^[3] social scientist, and author. She is known for her roles in 90s Marathi films.

Early life

She received her doctorate from the University of Mumbai with a dissertation on Changing Role of Women In Society — Reflections from Marathi & British Theatres (1970–1990). ^[4]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
1989	Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro	Anees	Hindi	Debut film [5]
1990	Shejari Shejari	Sushila Kulkarni	Marathi	[6]
	Eka Peksha Ek	Anuradha Shinde		Marathi Debut
1991	Gunehgar Kaun	Rama	Hindi
	Bandhan	Pramila Jadhav	Marathi	[7]
	Pratikar	Priya	Marathi
1992	Karm Yodha	Anjali	Hindi
	Anuradha	Anuradha	Marathi
	Vaat Pahate Punvechi	Anjali Urangaonkar
	Gruhpravesh	Pooja
1993	Bala Jo Jo Re	Pooja/Aarti Naik		Remake of hindi movie Sanjog
	Wajva Re Wajva	Swati
	Shivrayanchi Soon Tararani	Tarabai
	Janmathep	Sandhya Bhosale
	Premankur	Krishnapriya Chiplunkar
	Porka	Savitri
	Tu Sukhkarta	Aarti
1994	Bajrangachi Kamal	Priya Pradhan		[8]
	Sasar Maher	Vijaya
	Janmadaata	Kunda
1995	Topi Var Topi	Ratna
	Painjan
1997	Daadagiri	Radha Sinha	Hindi
	Sada Haldi Kunkwacha		Marathi
1998	Shandhyug
1999	Rang Premacha	Sumati
	Saubhagya
	Manus	Pallavi karmarkar
	Pratidav
	Pathrakhin	Naina
2000	Hrudaysparshi	Rashmi
	Navra Majhya Muthit Ga	Usha
2001	Ashi Dnyaneshwari	Sujata Kulkarni
	He Khel Nashibache
2002	Deewangee	Unnamed	Hindi
	Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge	Geeta Singh Thakur
	Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage	Nisha Dholakia
2003	Indian Babu	Thakur's wife
	Bhaubeej	Mrs Mansingh yadav	Marathi
2004	Abhalachi Savli		Marathi
2010	Shaapit	Kaaya's mother	Hindi
2014	Sata Lota Pan Sagla Khota	Satyavan's wife	Marathi
2016	Prem Kahani Ek Lapleli Goshta	Sujata
	Wazir	Ruhana's mother	Hindi
2017	Race 3	Sumitra Ranchod Singh

Television

Year	Title	Role	Language	Ref.
1987	Aavhan	Veena	Marathi	[9]
1991	Peecha Karo	Sarita	Hindi
1995-1996	Daastaan	Nishi
1996	Aakhir Kaun	Nisha
1997	Zee Horror Show Episode- Anhonee	Poornima		Episodic role
1997	Zee Horror Show: Anhonee Episode- Saazish	Roopa		Episodic role
1998	Zee Horror Show: Anhonee Episode- Junoon	Dr. Sobha		Episodic role
1998	X Zone	Rajni Sharma
2005	CID Special Bureau	Mamata Somnath Khanna
2008	Waqt Batayega Kaun Apna Kaun Paraya	Sunanda
2008-2010	Kulvadhu		Marathi
2010-2011	Matti Ki Banno	Janaki Singh	Hindi
2011-2016	Sasural Simar Ka	Sujata Bharadwaj		[10]
2012	Sajda Tere Pyaar Mein	Mrs. Chauhan
2014	Khushiyon Kii Gullak Aashi	Prabha
2017-2018	Savitri Devi College & Hospital	Savitri Malhotra
2019	Meri Gudiya	Parvati Gujral		[11]
2021	Jay Bhawani Jay Shivaji	Rajmata Jijau	Marathi	[12]
2022	Kabhi Kabhie Ittefaq Sey	Sargam Kulshreshth	Hindi
2022-2024	Rabb Se Hai Dua	Hina Akhtar
2024–2025	Suman Indori	Geetanjali Mittal
2025	Jamai No. 1	Uma Dikshit Srivastav

References

1. "अमिताभ यांचा वाढदिवस निशिगंधा यांच्यासाठीही असतो खास, म्हणाल्या योगायोग म्हणजे..." Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 31 October 2023.
2. "Marathi Actress Nishigandha Wad is married to Deepak Deulkar | हा अभिनेता आहे निशिगंधा वाड यांचा नवरा, पाहा त्यांचे फोटो | Lokmat.com". LOKMAT (in Marathi). 31 July 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
3. "Exclusive: Nishigandha Wad: I am not homophobic. My words are being misconstrued - Times of India ►". The Times of India. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
4. "50 साल की उम्र में पढ़ाई करती हैं ये एक्‍ट्रेस, कहा- सेट पर वक्‍त निकाल कर लिखती हूं किताबें". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 27 February 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
5. Akhtar, Amaal (26 April 2019). "Gully Boy and the legacy of Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 31 October 2023.
6. "Shejari Shejari (1991)". Radio Times. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
7. "Watch Bandhan Full HD Movie Online on ZEE5". ZEE5. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
8. "Bajrangachi Kamaal 1994 Cast, Trailer, Videos & Reviews". OTTPlay. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
9. "चाळीस वर्षे मालिकांची". Loksatta (in Marathi). 25 August 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
10. "NISHIGANDHA WAD SASURAL SIMAR KA". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
11. "50 साल की उम्र में पढ़ाई करती हैं ये एक्‍ट्रेस, कहा- सेट पर वक्‍त निकाल कर लिखती हूं किताबें". News18 (in Hindi). 27 February 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
12. "Notable actress Nishigandha Wad to play Rajmata Jijau in Jai Bhavani Jai Shivaji". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 31 October 2023.

External links

• Nishigandha Wad at IMDb
• Nishigandha Wad at Bollywood Hungama