Sulekha Talwalkar

Sulekha Talwalkar
Sulekha Talwalkar
Born	8 October 1976
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Amber Talwalkar
Children	Arya Talwalkar, Tia Talwalkar
Relatives	Smita Talwalkar (mother-in-law), Poornima Talwalkar (sister-in-law)

Last updated February 10, 2025

Sulekha Talwalkar is a Marathi film, television and theatre actress working in Maharashtra.

Career

Sulekha Talwalkar entered into an acting career while she was studying at the Ramnarain Ruia College, Matunga, Mumbai. She was part of the theatre group Natyawalay where she acted in her first commercial play Saatchya Aat Gharat. A film with the same name was later created in 2004 on similar story line. Her first television show was Teri Bhi Chup Meri Bhi Chup that aired on Zee TV. She later on acted in various Hindi TV shows of Adhikari Brothers. In 1995, she played the side role of Shefali Jadhav in the Marathi film Aai which was directed by Mahesh Manjrekar.

Sulekha Talwalkar played various side roles in popular Marathi television shows like Avantika, Asambhav , Kunku, Shejari Shejari Pakke Shejari and Majha Hoshil Na aired on Zee Marathi. In 2007, she acted in the film Chandrakant Kulkarni. Her 2008's film Tuzya Mazyat was loosely based on the 1998 English film Stepmom . Sulekha Talwalkar played second wife of Shashank (played by Sachin Khedekar) who is earlier married to Asmita (played by Mrinal Kulkarni) and also has two children.^[1] In 2009, she played the lead role in the film Tinhisaanja. The film was about the generation gap and taking care of one's older parents. Sandeep Kulkarni played her husband and her in-laws were played by actors Ramesh Deo and Ashalata Wabgaonkar.^[2] Her 2012 film Shyamche Vadil saw her playing the lead role of Leena, a shrewd wife who harasses her husband for not bringing the money for the household. After seeing such harassment for 22 years, their son Shyam decides to fight for his father's rights claiming their divorce. The role of father Madhav is played by Tushar Dalvi and of Shyam by debutant Chinmay Udgirkar.

Recently in 2012 she appeared in the Marathi play Mahasagar along with a star cast of Subodh Bhave, Ashalata Wabgaonkar, Shailesh Datar and others. Originally written by Jaywant Dalvi, the play was remade after 20 years by the actress Neelam Shirke under her banner Asmi Productions and directed by Neena Kulkarni. Directed by Vijaya Mehta, the original star cast included notable actors like Vikram Gokhale, Usha Nadkarni, Nana Patekar, Macchindra Kambli and Bharti Achrekar.^[3]^[4]

Since 2020, she's been hosting a YouTube talk show named "Dil Ke Kareeb" where she interacts with the personalities from the Marathi entertainment industry. New episodes are premiered every Saturday evening via her own YouTube channel.

Personal life

Talwalkar was born as Sulekha Dharadhar on 8 October. She is the only child of her parents. She completed her education from King George School, Mumbai and Ramnarain Ruia College. She is married to Amber Talwalkar, who is one of the director of Talwalkars, a major chain of health club in India.^[5]^[6] Her mother-in-law Smita Talwalkar was a film and television producer and also actress.^[7] She has two children, a son named Arya Talwalkar and a daughter named Tia Talwalkar.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Medium	Language	Notes
	Saatchya Aat Gharat		Theatre	Marathi
	Teri Bhi Chup Meri Bhi Chup		Television	Hindi	aired on Zee TV
1994	Shrimaan Shrimati	Mamta	Television	Hindi	Played Bablu Sharma's sister-in-law in Episode 119
1995	Aai	Shefali Jadhav-Pradhan	Film	Marathi
	Bolachich Kadhi Bolachach Bhaat		Television	Marathi
	Jawaishodh		Television	Marathi
	Shrawansari		Television	Marathi	aired on Alpha TV Marathi
2002-2005	Avantika	Ashwini	Television	Marathi	aired on Alpha TV Marathi
	Char Divas Sasuche		Television	Marathi	aired on ETV Marathi
2007	Kadachit		Film	Marathi
2008	Asambhav	Poonam Shastri	Television	Marathi	aired on Zee Marathi
2008	Tuzya Mazyat	Radhika	Film	Marathi
2009-2010	Agnihotra	Usha Vinayak Agnihotri / Kranti Band	Television	Marathi	aired on Star Pravah
2009	Tinhisaanja		Film	Marathi
2009	Canvas		Film	Marathi
2009	Man Udhan Varyache	Rajani Mohite	Television	Marathi	aired on Star Pravah
2009	Goshta Eka Anandichi		Television	Marathi	aired on Star Pravah
2010	Chaar Choughi	Gargi	Television	Marathi	aired on Star Pravah
2011	Kanyadan		Television	Marathi	aired on Mi Marathi
2011	Kunku		Television	Marathi	aired on Zee Marathi
2012	Shyamche Vadil^[8]	Leena	Film	Marathi
2012	Mahasagar		Theatre	Marathi
2013	Premachi Goshta ^[9]	Ragini	Film	Marathi
2013-2014	Shejari Shejari Pakke Shejari	Yamini Ballal Pathak	Television	Marathi	aired on Zee Marathi
2015	Ase He Kanyadan		Television	Marathi	aired on Zee Marathi
2016-2018	Saraswati	Aaisaheb	Television	Marathi	aired on Colors Marathi
2018-2019	Tu Ashi Jawali Raha		Television	Marathi	aired on Zee Yuva
2020-2021	Majha Hoshil Na	Sharmila Shashikant Birajdar	Television	Marathi	aired on Zee Marathi
2020-2021	Sang Tu Aahes Ka?	Sulakshana	Television	Marathi	aired on Star Pravah
2022–present	Muramba	Akshay's mother	Television	Marathi	aired on Star Pravah
2024-present	Savlyachi Janu Savali	Tilottama Mehendale	Television	Marathi	aired on Zee Marathi

References

↑ Kondke, Daajiba (2 May 2008). "Tuzya Mazyat could have been better". Rediff.com . Retrieved 22 January 2013.
↑ Dingankar, Sunil (21 June 2009). "अरे संस्कार संस्कार!" (in Marathi). Loksatta . Retrieved 22 January 2013.
↑ "वीस वर्षांनंतर 'महासागर' रंगभूमीवर" (in Marathi). Nashik: Lokmat. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2013.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
↑ "महासागर नाटकाचा रविवारी प्रयोग". Sakal (in Marathi). Nashik. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
↑ P R Sanjai, P. R. (24 October 2005). "Talwalkars plan pvt equity placement, IPO". Business Standard . Mumbai. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
↑ "This is how you do it". DNA. 8 October 2005. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
↑ "Tribute to Smita Talwalkar: 7 Things You Didn't Know About the Marathi Actress | Entertainment". iDiva. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
↑ "Shyamche Vadil based on divorce cases in the country". The Times of India . 10 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
↑ "Premachi Goshta to hit silver screen soon". The Times of India . 25 December 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.

External links

Sulekha Talwalkar at IMDb

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[1] Kondke, Daajiba (2 May 2008). "Tuzya Mazyat could have been better". Rediff.com . Retrieved 22 January 2013.

[2] Dingankar, Sunil (21 June 2009). "अरे संस्कार संस्कार!" (in Marathi). Loksatta . Retrieved 22 January 2013.

[3] "वीस वर्षांनंतर 'महासागर' रंगभूमीवर" (in Marathi). Nashik: Lokmat. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2013.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}

[4] "महासागर नाटकाचा रविवारी प्रयोग". Sakal (in Marathi). Nashik. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2013.

[5] P R Sanjai, P. R. (24 October 2005). "Talwalkars plan pvt equity placement, IPO". Business Standard . Mumbai. Retrieved 9 January 2013.

[6] "This is how you do it". DNA. 8 October 2005. Retrieved 9 January 2013.

[7] "Tribute to Smita Talwalkar: 7 Things You Didn't Know About the Marathi Actress | Entertainment". iDiva. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[8] "Shyamche Vadil based on divorce cases in the country". The Times of India . 10 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.

[9] "Premachi Goshta to hit silver screen soon". The Times of India . 25 December 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.

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