Usha Nadkarni

Usha Nadkarni
Usha Nadkarni
Born	Usha Kalbag; 13 September 1946 (age 77); Bombay, British India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1979–present
Spouse	Anand Nadkarni (m. 1972,separated)
Children	1

Last updated February 21, 2024

Usha Nadkarni is an Indian film, television and theatre actress. She predominantly works in Hindi and Marathi industry. She is best known for her role of Savita Deshmukh in the popular show Pavitra Rishta , for which she was nominated in Zee Rishtey Awards as "Best Evil Mother-in-Law".

She participated as a contestant on the Marathi version of Bigg Boss in 2018 and became one of the oldest contestants to participate in Bigg Boss. She is best known for her evil roles in Marathi and Hindi films. In 2015, she starred in a stage show, Londoncharya Aajibai by Rajiv Joshi, playing the community leader Aajibai Banarase.^[1]

Early life

Usha Nadkarni was born on 13 September 1946^[2] as Usha Kalbag. She loved acting since childhood and often took part in cultural events during public Ganesh festivals. However, her mother opposed her pursuit of a career in acting. She started her career as a banker for fifteen years.^[3]

Personal life

She married with Anand Nadkarni in early 70s. After few years of marriage, they both get separated. The couple had one son.^[4]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Character	Language
1979	Sinhasan	Shanta	Marathi
1984	Hech Mazha Maher	Ganga Maushi	Marathi
1986	Musafir	Parvati Pillai	Hindi
1987	Pratighaat	Laxmi's Mother-in-law
	Sadak Chhap	Mai, Blind women
	Purna Satya	Dr. Ashmita	Marathi
1988	Nashibwan	Bairubai
1990	Dhumakul	Maushi
1990	Ghanchakkar	Maushi
1991	Narsimha	Mrs. Rastogi	Hindi
	Love	Guest at Prithvi's show
	Hafta Bandh	Poor Woman
	Lakshmanrekha	Madhav's wife
	Jasa Baap Tashi Pore	Kalavati Savkar	Marathi
	Dhadakmaar	Usha
	Bandalbaaz	Kaikayi Devi
	Maherchi Saadi	Laxmi's Sasu
1992	Nishpaap	Kusum Gaikwad
1993	Shatranj	Mrs. Verma	Hindi
1994	Purush	Ambika's mother	Hindi
1995	Jamla Ho Jamla	Leela Aatya	Marathi
1995	Gundaraj	Parvati Chauhan	Hindi
1996	Tu Chor Main Sipahi	Daadi
1997	Yeshwant	Slum Dweller Women
1999	Vaastav	Gayatri Devi
1999	Nirmala Machindra Kamble	Yashwantrao's wife	Marathi
2001	Gang	Gangu's mother	Hindi
2001	Yeh Tera Ghar Yeh Mera Ghar	Saraswati's Mother
2002	Hathyar	Gayatri Devi
2003	Praan Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye	Suvarna
2003	Patth	Avinash 's mother
2004	Krishna Cottage	Disha's Mom
2005	Pak Pak Pakaak	Gaurakka	Marathi
2006	Aai Mala Maaf Kar	Usha's mother
2007	Soon Majhi Bhagyachi	Sasu
2008	One Two Three	Kanta	Hindi
	Urus	Mother	Hindi
	Sakhi	Kundatai	Marathi
2010	Agadbam	Raiba's Mom
	Kalshetkar Aahet Ka?	Kaminibai Sangle
	Huppa Huiyya	Renuka Aaji
	Bhairu Pehelwan Ki Jai Ho	Bhairu's mother
2011	Deool	Sarpanch's Mother-In-Law
2012	Matter	Sulbhatai
2013	R... Rajkumar	Old Lady	Hindi
2014	Yellow	Gauri's classmate's mother	Marathi
2014	Bhoothnath Returns	Lolita Singh	Hindi
2015	Janiva	Mrs D'Souza	Marathi
	Vakratunda Mahakaaya	Papad Seller
	Slambook	Sumi Ajji
2016	Rustom	Rustom's Maid	Hindi
	Great Grand Masti	Amar's Mother-in-law	Hindi
	Ventilator	Akka	Marathi
2018	Jaane Kyun De Yaaron	Aaji	Hindi
	Yeh Kaisa Tigdam	Barrod's mother
	Kadke Kamal Ke	Usha Tai
	Maza Agadbam	Raiba's mother	Marathi
	Love Training	Aai
2022	Adrushya	Old Lady
2022	Love Jaisa Pyaar	Rajan's grandmother	Hindi
2023	Global Aadgaon	Mankaji	Marathi

Television

Year	Show	Character	Channel	Language	Ref.
1999–2000	Rishtey	Episodic role	Zee TV	Hindi
2006–2007	Thodi Si Zameen Thoda Sa Aasmaan	Girija	Star Plus
2006–2007	Virrudh	Nani	Sony TV
2007–2008	Kuchh Is Tara	Shanta Tai	Sony TV
2009–2014	Pavitra Rishta	Savita Damodar Deshmukh	Zee TV
2012	Kairee	Narrator	Colors TV		^[5]
2012	Madhubala - Ek Ishq Ek Junoon	Mrs. Dixit (Mukund's mother)			^[6]
2013	Mrs. Pammi Pyarelal	Kamini Faujdar Dadi			^[7]
2013	Bh Se Bhade	Inspector Usha Shinde	Zee TV		^[8]
2015	Rishton Ka Mela	Mela (Fare)'s owner	Zee TV
2016-2017	Khulta Kali Khulena	Parvati Dalvi (Aajji)	Zee Marathi	Marathi
2018	Bigg Boss Marathi 1	Contestant (Evicted on day 77)	Colors Marathi	Marathi	^[9]
2019	Khatra Khatra Khatra	Herself (Guest)	Colors TV	Hindi	^[10]
2019	Ghadge & Suun	Aau Ghadge	Colors Marathi	Marathi	^[11]
2019-2020	Molkarin Bai – Mothi Tichi Savali	Durga	Star Pravah		^[12]
2022	Bus Bai Bas Ladies Special	Guest	Zee Marathi
2022-2023	Ase He Sundar Amche Ghar	Narayani Rajpatil	Sony Marathi
2023-2024	Kaise Mujhe Tum Mil Gaye	Dnyaneshwari Chitnis	Zee TV	Hindi	^[13]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Character	Show
2011	Zee Gold Awards	Best Actor In A Negative Role(Female)	Savita Deshmukh	Pavitra Rishta
2011	BIG Television Awards	Favorite Teekha Character	Savita Deshmukh
2012	Zee Gold Awards	Best Actress In A Negative Role (Critics)	Savita Deshmukh
2016	Zee Marathi Ustav Natyancha Awards	Best Character Female	Parvati Aaji	Khulta Kali Khulena

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↑ "Usha Nadkarni as inspector Usha in Bh Se Bhade - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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[6] "Usha Nadkarni in Madhubala? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[7] "Pavitra Rishta's Usha Nadkarni to play a retired jailer in Mrs. Pammi Pyarelal". The Indian Express. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[8] "Usha Nadkarni as inspector Usha in Bh Se Bhade - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[9] "Exclusive: Pavitra Rishta fame Usha Nadkarni confirms participation in Bigg Boss Marathi - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[10] "JioCinema - Watch Movies, TV Shows & Music Videos Online". www.jiocinema.com. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[11] uthor/online-lokmat (12 January 2019). "Exclusive: 'बिग बॉस'नंतर उषा नाडकर्णी पुन्हा दिसणार छोट्या पडद्यावर". Lokmat (in Marathi). Retrieved 2 February 2021.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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