Renuka Shahane

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Renuka Shahane
Renuka Shahane (at Premiere of Marathi film 'Mission Possible').jpg
Shahane in 2010
Born (1966-10-07) 7 October 1966 (age 57)
Alma mater St. Xavier's College (B.A)
University of Mumbai
Occupations
  • Actress
  • film director
  • screenwriter
Years active1988–2022
Spouses
Vijay Kenkare
(divorced)
(m. 2001)
Children2
Parent

Renuka Shahane (born 7 October 1966) [1] is an Indian actress who is widely known for her work in the Hindi and Marathi films and several television productions. She is best known as the co-presenter of the Doordarshan TV show Surabhi (1993–2001). [2] She has received several awards and nominations including a Filmfare Award Marathi.

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Early life

Renuka Shahane was born into a Marathi family in Bombay (present Mumbai). [3] [4] Her father, Lt. Cdr. Vijay Kumar Shahane, was an officer in the Indian Navy. [4] Her mother, Shanta Gokhale, is a theatre personality and film critic who works mainly on Marathi theatre. When Renuka was very young, her mother divorced her father and married Arun Khopkar, a film-maker. [5] The second marriage also ended in divorce, after which Shanta Gokhale began a long-term friendship with Jerry Pinto, also a film journalist like her.[ citation needed ]

Renuka and her only sibling, Girish Shahane grew up with their mother in Mumbai. Renuka did her B.A. in Psychology from St. Xavier's College and her Post graduation in Clinical Psychology from Mumbai University. [6]

Her brother Girish Shahane is a contemporary writer, art critic, and artist who has been associated with several art fairs and is a columnist with Scroll.in. [7] [8]

Personal life

Renuka has been married twice. Her first marriage was to Vijay Kenkare, a veteran Marathi theater writer and director, but the marriage did not last long and they were soon divorced. [9] She then married Ashutosh Rana (original name Ashutosh Neekhra), who is also a Bollywood actor. [10] They have two sons, namely Shauryaman Neekhra and Satyendra Neekhra. [11] [12]

Career

Renuka Shahane started her career with the Marathi film Hach Sunbaicha Bhau. She then worked as one of the two anchors of the vastly popular Hindi language TV show, Surabhi, and this is what made her a household name. Her broad smile became a byword for charm in the era when Doordarshan was the only TV channel in India, and Renuka was certainly one of the most popular TV personalities of the 1980s. [13] [14]

In 1994, at the height of her fame while hosting Surabhi, Renuka got the opportunity to act in the movie Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! , that soon became the highest grossing Indian movie. [15] [14] Her role in the film was much appreciated and added to her image of a storehouse of wholesome, traditional values. [16] She starred in the Marathi film "Aboli" for which she was widely praised and lead her to win Filmfare Award Marathi Best Actress at Filmfare Awards Marathi in the year 1995

Renuka Shahane has acted in many Marathi Films. She released her first Marathi film as a director, called Rita . Adapted from her mother Shanta Gokhale's novel, Rita Welingkar, [17] Renuka plays the pivotal role of a friend, guide and philosopher of Rita, the protagonist. Rita had Jackie Shroff, Pallavi Joshi, Suhasini Mulay and Mohan Agashe in the cast. She also acted in a Telugu movie Money , produced by Ram Gopal Varma, which was a big hit.

Circus was one of the initial Indian television serials that she starred in. She portrayed the love interest of then relatively unknown Shah Rukh Khan's character. Her role as a strong-willed woman in another television serial, Imtihaan was widely appreciated. Tribhanga is Renuka Shahane's first Hindi directorial starring Kajol, Tanvi Azmi, Mithila Palkar, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Vaibhav Tatwawaadi, Manav Gohil, Kanwaljeet Singh, Shweta Mehendale, Nishank Verma. [18]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleLanguageRef.
1988 Tamacha Rashmi Hindi
1992Aapli Mansa Marathi
1992Haach Sunbaicha BhauNandita [19]
Hun Hunshi Hunshilal ParveenGujarati
1993 Money Renu Telugu
1994 Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! Pooja Hindi [20]
Money Money Renu Telugu
1995AboliBappa's daughter Marathi Filmfare Award Marathi Best Actress
1996 Masoom Yashoda Hindi
1997 Tunnu Ki Tina Tinnu's first girlfriend
2002Tum Jiyo Hazaaron SaalHema
2003 Ek Alag Mausam Rita [21]
2004 Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa Rishabh's sister[ citation needed ]
2006 Sun Zarra Gauri Shankar's wife [22]
2009 Rita Saraswati Marathi [ citation needed ]
2014 Bhakarkhadi 7 km Dr. Sameer's mother[ citation needed ]
Dusari Goshta
Akalpith Dr. Mugdha[ citation needed ]
2015 Highway
Te Aath Diwas [ citation needed ]
Janiva Lawyer Charitra Dharamadhikari
2018 3 Storeys Flory Mendonca Hindi [23]
Bucket List Anjali Deshpande Marathi [24]
Gulabjaam Guest appearance [25]
2019 Smile Please Guest appearance [26]
2021 Tribhanga Writer & Director Hindi [27]
2022 Govinda Naam Mera Asha Waghmare

Television

YearTitleRoleLanguageRef.
1989–1990 Circus Maria Hindi [28]
1990Yeh Hui Naa Baat
1993–2001 Surabhi Host [29]
1994 Imtihaan [30]
Aasmaan Se Agay
Junoon Chandni
1995–1998 Sailaab Shivani [31] [32]
1997 Mrs. Madhuri Dixit Madhuri Dixit [33]
1997-1998 Ghutan Shamli [34]
9 Malabar Hill Suman [35]
1998–1999 Kora Kagaz Pooja [36]
2001Khamoshiyaan...Kab Tak
2007Jeete Hain Jiske LiyeAnjali Dhanrajgir [37]
2010–2011 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 Contestant [38]
Hyala Jeevan Aise NaavHost Marathi [39]
2011 Fu Bai Fu Judge [40]
Aawaj Mahrashtracha Host [ citation needed ]
Ladies FirstCo-Host Hindi [41]
2014 Mere Rang Mein Rangne Waali Renuka Deshmukh [42]
2015 Comedychi Bullet Train Judge Marathi [43]
2015 Kabhi Aise Geet Gaya Karo Amrita Hindi [44]
2018 Khichdi Bawaskar Madam [45]
2018 Chala Hawa Yeu Dya Guest [46]
2019 Kaun Banega Crorepati 12 Guest [47]
2020 The Kapil Sharma Show Guest [48]
2022 Band Baja Varat Judge Marathi [49]

Web series

YearTitleRoleLanguageRef.
2018-2019What the FolksVandu Solanki Hindi [50]

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