Vandana Pathak

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Vandana Pathak
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Vandana Pathak at premiere of Kehvatlal Parivar (2022)
Born
Vandana Vaidya

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present
Notable work
SpouseNeeraj Pathak
Children2

Vandana Pathak is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films, stage and television. She is known for her role as Jayshree Parekh in the Khichdi franchise; as well as her antagonistic role of Gaura in the soap opera Saath Nibhaana Saathiya . She has played many Gujarati roles in Indian serials. [1] In a career spanning more than two decades, she has most of her memorable work in comedy plays and sitcoms.

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Born in Maharashtrian family and brought up in Ahmedabad, she is the daughter of Gujarati actor Arvind Vaidya. Making her television debut in 1995, she gained notice due to her performance as Meenakshi Mathur in the sitcom Hum Paanch.

Career

She started her career with Hum Paanch in 1995. She also acted in Gujarati plays. [2] After the success of Hum Paanch, Pathak was chosen to star in another sitcom called Khichdi, playing the role of Jayashree Parekh. In 2005, she reprised the same character in its sequel, Instant Khichdi which was equally successful as its predecessor. However, she was replaced by actress Nimisha Vakharia in the film adaptation of the series which was released in 2010.

She portrayed the twisted character of Sheela Devi in SAB TV's light-comedy show Main Kab Saas Banoongi .

In 2011, she had a starring role in another comedy show R. K. Laxman Ki Duniya . [3] She also starred in Mahisagar. [4]

She played the role of an alien in television series Badi Door Se Aaye Hai . She said that she took inspiration from her father for the character. [5]

In 2015, she entered Star Plus's longest-running popular show Saath Nibhaana Saathiya . Pathak said that she "had been doing comedy for the last 14 years" and "was on the lookout for more serious roles when Gaura of Saathiya came her way."[ citation needed ]. She took a break from the show in May 2016; but returned to the series in October 2016. [6] The show went off-air in July 2017.

In 2017, she was cast as the villainous character of Padmini (also called Vaidehi) in Colors TV's medical drama show Savitri Devi College & Hospital.

Personal life

Pathak was brought up in Ahmedabad, [7] where her father, Arvind Vaidya was invovled in Gujarati theatre, Gujarati and Hindi films and television series. She is married to writer-director Neeraj Pathak who has made films like Apne , Gumnaam (2008) and Right Yaaa Wrong (2010). The couple has two children: son Yash and daughter Radhika. [8]

In 2016, she fell down the stairs and injured herself on the sets of her show Saath Nibhaana Saathiya. [9]

Television series

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Maheshwri, Neha (12 November 2011). "Vandana Pathak on new TV show". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Vandana Pathak Biography".
  3. ↑ "Vasavada family's leisure trip – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Twin trouble chasing Mahi on MahiSagar – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Inspired by father, Vandana plays an alien with a hearing problem – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Vandana Pathak returns to 'Saathiya...' after five months – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Makarsankranti celebration in RK Laxman..." The Times of India . 14 January 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "Will the real Jayshree please stand up?". MiD DAY. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  9. ↑ "Television actors who got injured | The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Talking point with Vandana Pathak". The Indian Express. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  11. ↑ "Bushirt T-shirt". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "'Khichdi 2-Mission Paanthukistan' to release in theatres on November 17". The Week. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
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