Archana Joglekar is an Indian actress and classical dancer. She has acted in

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films and television serials. Some of her noted films are ''Sansaar'' (Hindi), ''Eka Peksha Ek'' (Marathi) and ''Anapekshit'' (Marathi). She is a

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dancer and choreographer. She was trained in

by her mother, Asha Joglekar, a Kathak danseuse and instructor. In 1963, her mother founded a dance school in Mumbai called ''Archana Nrityalaya''. In 1999, Joglekar opened a branch of this dance school in

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Filmography

* '' Suna Chadhei'' (1987) (Odia) * '' Rangat Sangat'' (1988) * '' Mardangi'' (1988) * '' Bhrahmmarshi Vishvamitra'' * '' Sansar'' (1987) as Rajni * '' Billoo Badshah'' (1989) as Nisha * ''

Eka Peksha Ek ''Eka Peksha Ek'' (transl. One By One, Devanagari: एका पेक्षा एक) is a 1990 Indian Marathi-language comedy-drama action-mystery film directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar and produced by Satish Kulkarni. The film stars Laxmikant Ber ...

'' (1990) (Marathi) as Sona * '' Baat Hai Pyaar Ki'' (1991) as Anjali * ''

Mogamul ''Mogamul'' is a 1995 Tamil language film directed by Gnana Rajasekaran based on a novel written by Thi. Janakiraman. The film stars Archana Joglekar, Nedumudi Venu and Abhishek, while Vivek and Vennira Aadai Moorthy play supporting roles. The ...

'' (1994) (Tamil) * ''

Aatank Hi Aatank ''Aatank Hi Aatank'' ( ''Terror Everywhere'') is a 1995 Indian action crime film written, edited and directed by Dilip Shankar. The movie is highly inspired by ''The Godfather''. It stars Rajinikanth, Aamir Khan, Juhi Chawla and Archana Joglekar ...

'' (1995) as Razia * ''

Aag Se Khelenge ''Aag Se Khelenge'' () is a 1989 Hindi-language action film, produced by Pravesh Sippy under the N. N. Sippy Productions banner and directed by Bhaskar Shetty. It starred Jeetendra, Anil Kapoor, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Kimi Katkar in pivotal role ...

'' (1998) * '' Stree'' (1998) (Odia) * '' Married 2 America'' (2012) as Anjali Malhotra * ''

Nivdung ''Nivdung'' is a 1989 Marathi drama film produced by Hridaynath Mangeshkar. It stars Ravindra Mankani and Archana Joglekar in the lead roles. The other cast includes Sunil Shende, Suhas Bhalekar, and Nayana Apte. Plot The movie shows the stru ...

'' (Marathi Film with

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) * '' Anpekshit'' (With

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, and

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Television

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'' (1987) * ''Karmabhoomi'' * '' Phoolwanti'' (1992) as Phoolwanti * ''Kissa Shanti Ka'' * ''Chahat Aur Nafrat'' (1999) as Pooja

References

External links

Archana Joglekar, website
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Archana Joglekar Pan Pasand Ad
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