Pallavi Joshi

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Pallavi Joshi
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Joshi in 2012
Born4 April 1969 (1969-04-04) (age 55)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Writer
  • Film producer
  • Host
Spouse
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(m. 1997)​
Children2

Pallavi Joshi (born 4 April 1969) is an Indian actress, writer, and film producer who works primarily in Hindi films and television. In a career spanning across films and television, Joshi is the recipient of such accolades as three National Film Awards, and a nomination for the Filmfare Awards.

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Born in Mumbai to Marathi parents who were stage actors,[ citation needed ] Joshi made her acting debut at age four with a minor role in the Hindi film Naag Mere Sathi (1973). Following numerous film appearances as a child artist, Joshi garnered recognition and acclaim when she ventured into the parallel cinema movement, with roles in critically acclaimed films like; Bhujangayyana Dashavathara (1988), Rihaee (1988), Rukmavati Ki Haveli (1991), and Woh Chokri (1992), for which she won the National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film). Joshi also appeared in several commercial films, including Insaaf Ki Awaaz (1986), Andha Yudh (1987), which earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress, Mujrim (1989), Saudagar (1991), Panaah (1992).

Joshi's career further expanded with her venture into television, garnering praise and popularity for revered Doordarshan shows as; Talaash (1992), Aarohan (1996–1997), Alpviram (1998), Justujoo (2002–2004). In recent years, Joshi has mainly collaborated with her husband, director Vivek Agnihotri, most notably for the films; The Tashkent Files (2019), and The Kashmir Files (2022), both of which she co-produced and won her two National Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress.

Career

Films, critical acclaim and accolades

Joshi started performing on stage at an early age. She acted in films like Badla (1976) and Aadmi Sadak Ka (1977) as a child artist. She played a blind child who reforms a notorious gangster in Dada (1979). In the 1980s and early 1990s she acted in art films like Rukmavati Ki Haveli (1991), Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1992), Trishagni (1988), Vanchit, Bhujangayyana Dashavathara (1991) and Rihaee (1988). She also played supporting character roles as a sister or the heroine's friend in commercial big budget films including Saudagar , Panaah , Tehelka and Mujrim . Her performance as a disabled girl in Andha Yudh (1988) earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She won the National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film) for Woh Chokri (1992). [1] [2] She also appeared as Kasturba Gandhi in Shyam Benegal's The Making of the Mahatma , (1995). She acted with Madhavan in a thriller titled Yeh Kahaan Aa Gaye Hum, which was stopped abruptly.

Joshi has also worked in regional films, She has played the central character ‘Shantha’ in the critically acclaimed Malayalam movie Ilayum Mullum (1994), directed by K. P. Sasi and a pivotal role in the Kannada film Bhujangayyana Dashavathara (1991) enacted and directed by Lokesh. She has also played a lead role in Rita, a Marathi film directed by Renuka Shahane.

Joshi at the 67th National Film Awards ceremony in New Delhi on 25 October 2021 PallaviJoshi NationalAward.jpg
Joshi at the 67th National Film Awards ceremony in New Delhi on 25 October 2021

She is also the recipient of the Excellence In Cinema Award at the 7th Global Film Festival, Noida. She co-produced and starred in her husband, director Vivek Agnihotri's directorials, The Tashkent Files (2019) and The Kashmir Files (2022), winning two National Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in the films. Joshi was nominated as a member of Film and Television Institute of India society, but she refused to take up the position in view of the students' protest against appointment of actor and BJP member Gajendra Chauhan as the chief of the institute's governing council. [3]

Television, hosting and other work

Joshi's most significant hosting stint was co-anchor for popular music show Zee Antakshari for 5 years. Joshi also hosted a televised singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Marathi Li'l Champs on Zee Marathi. [4] She also acted in some episodes of Rishtey , aired on Zee TV during 1999 and 2001. Her TV appearances include Mr. Yogi, Bharat Ek Khoj , Justujoo , Alpviram , Mriganayani, Talash and Imtihaan and her most famous Doordarshan serial has been Aarohan , a youth serial based on the navy. Justujoo was a weekly serial on Zee TV in 2002, which also starred Harsh Chhaya and Arpita Pandey. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] Joshi is also a producer of Marathi serials and has produced serials including Asambhav and Anubandh on Zee Marathi.

Personal life

Joshi was born on 4 April 1969. [10] She married Indian film maker Vivek Agnihotri in 1997 and has two children. [11] She is the sister of child actor Master Alankar (Joshi).[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
Films
YearFilmLanguageRoleNotes
1973Naag Mere SathiHindiChild artist
1976BadlaMarathiPallavi
Khamma Mara Veera GujaratiAsha
RakshabandhanHindi
1977 Aadmi Sadak Ka HindiPinky
Daku Aur Mahatma HindiVandana
Maa DikriGujarati
Dream Girl HindiPallavi
1978 Ankh Ka Tara HindiMakhan
Chor Ki Dadhi Main TinkaHindi
Dost Asaava Tar AsaMarathiPinky
Chhota BaapHindi
Madi Na JaayaGujarati
1979 Dada HindiMunni
ParakhGujarati
1980Allakh Na OtleGujarati
MohabbatHindi
1981 Khoon Ki Takkar Hindi
1984Hum Bachhey Hindustan KeHindi
1985Dikri Chhali SasariyeGujarati
VanchitGujarati
1986 Amrit HindiSunita Saxena
Kab Tak PukaroonHindi
Insaaf Ki Awaaz HindiJyoti Azaad
Ek KahaaniHindi
1987 Susman HindiChinna
Theertham MalayalamSreedevi
BuniyaadHindiRanno
1988 Andha Yudh HindiSaroj
Agent 777Hindi
Subah Hone TakHindi
Rihaee HindiSpecial appearance
ZanjeerenHindi
Trishagni HindiIti
1989Guru DakshinaHindi
Beauty QueenHindi
Daata HindiShanti
Mujrim HindiSunanda Bose
1990VanchitHindi
Kroadh HindiSalma A. Khan
1991 Bhujangayyana Dashavathara Kannada
Jhoothi Shaan HindiKaveri
Rukmavati Ki Haveli HindiPadma
Saudagar HindiAmla
1992MangniHindi
PriyaBengali
Panaah HindiMamta
Tahalka HindiJulie
Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda HindiLily
1993Meri Pyari NimmoHindi
1994 Ilayum Mullum MalayalamSantha
Insaniyat HindiMunni
Woh Chokri HindiAfsara / Dulari / Tunni National Film Award - Special Jury Award
1996 The Making of the Mahatma Hindi Kasturba Gandhi
1999ChocolateHindiTV film
2009 Rita MarathiRitaNominated - MFK Award for Favourite Actress
2013 Prem Mhanje Prem Mhanje Prem Asta Marathi
2016 Buddha in a Traffic Jam HindiSheetal Batki
2019 The Tashkent Files HindiAiysha Ali Shah National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
2022 The Kashmir Files HindiProfessor Radhika Menon National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
2023 The Vaccine War HindiDr. Priya Abraham
Television
YearFilmLanguageRoleNotes
1986 Katha Sagar Hindi
1988-1989 Bharat Ek Khoj HindiRatna/Kannaki/Seeta/Mallika/Shakuntala/Atri
1989 Mr. Yogi MarathiBride
1991MrignayaneeHindi
1992 Talaash HindiJunglee
1993 Jeevan Mrityu Title of Zee Horror Show Hindi
1993-1994 Adalat Hindi
1996 Imtihaan Hindi
1996-1997 Aarohan HindiCadet Nikita Sachdev
1996 Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum Hindi
1998 Alpviram MarathiAmrita
2002 Justujoo HindiLeela Sharma
2004 Kkehna Hai Kuch Mujhko HindiReva Kapoor
2015-16 Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchaan Hai HindiDevika Gaikwad "Aai", Kalyani and Ketaki's mother
2017 Peshwa Bajirao Marathi Tarabai
2018 Grahan MarathiRama Podar/Vasudha Nevrekar/Chandni Sharanpani
2023 The Kashmir Files: Unreported Hindi
English

Awards

YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
1989 Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actress Andha Yudh Nominated [12]
1994 National Film Awards Special Jury Award (Feature Film) Woh Chokri Won [13]
2021 Best Supporting Actress The Tashkent Files Won [14] [15]
2023 The Kashmir Files Won [16]

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