Sonalika Joshi

Sonalika Joshi
Joshi in 2012
Born	Sonalika Kamble [1] (1976-06-05) 5 June 1976 (age 49) [2] Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2004–Present
Known for	Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
Spouse	Sameer Joshi ​ (m. 2001)​ [3]
Children	1

Sonalika Joshi (born 5 June 1976) is an Indian television actress. She is better known for her character of Madhavi Bhide in India's longest running sitcom television series Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah .

Personal life

Joshi has completed B.A. with History Fashion Designing & Theatre. ^[4] She is married to Sameer Joshi and has one daughter, Arya Joshi. ^[5]

Career

Sonalika Joshi with Munmun Dutta in 2012

Joshi has acted in theatre plays like Baiko Asun Shejari, Wadhta Wadhta Wadhe, Bol Bachchan, Choukon etc early in her life. Later on she did Marathi TV serials like Paus Yeta Yeta, Kimayagar, Mahashweta, Nayak, Ek Shwasache Antar, Jagnavegali etc and TV commercials as a successful actress. Since 2008, she is playing Madhavi Bhide in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah opposite Mandar Chandwadkar. ^{[6] [7]}

Filmography

Television

Year	Show	Role	Ref.
2008-present	Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah	Madhavi "Madhu" Aatmaram Bhide	[8]
2015	SAB Ke Anokhe Awards	Host	[9]
2021	India's Best Dancer	Guest	[10]
2021	Kaun Banega Crorepati	Guest	[11]

References

1. "ही कांबळे, आपल्या ग्रुपमध्ये बसत नाही, आडनावामुळं कामं गेली..सोनालिका जोशीनं केली मराठी सिनेइंडस्ट्रीची पोलखोल". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi).
2. "Mandar Chandwadkar's birthday wish for his on-screen wife Sonalika Joshi aka Madhavi". 5 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
3. "Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah's Sonalika Joshi celebrates 19 years of togetherness with hubby Sameer Joshi; pens down a note - Times of India". The Times of India. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
4. "Revealed! You will be shocked to know the education qualifications of 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma' star cast". Dainik Bhaskar. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
5. "Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah Madhavi Bhabhi Real Avatars- m.bhaskar.com". Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
6. "Matpal: Sonalika Joshi [Biography] Madhavi Bhide in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah". January 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
7. "Taarak Mehta's 500 episode celebration!". The Times of India . 18 December 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
8. "Exclusive - Taarak Mehta's Sonalika Joshi: There have been instances when army wives have told us how TMKOC has helped them come out of depression". The Times of India. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
9. "Small screen's anokhe awards are back - Times of India". The Times of India. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
10. "'India's Best Dancer': 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' team celebrates 3000 episodes; Jethalal spotted with 'Dayaben'". www.dnaindia.com. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
11. "Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah cast reaches KBC, Amitabh Bachchan says 'hey bhagwan' as Dilip Joshi shares seating plan". Hindustan Times. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2022.

External links

• Sonalika Joshi at IMDb
• Sonalika Joshi on Instagram