Girija Oak is an Indian actress known for her performances in ''

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Career

Oak made her debut on the big screen at the age of 15. She acted in Marathi movies including ''Goshta Choti Dongraevadhi'', ''Gulmohar'', ''Manini'' and ''Adgule Madgule''. Her first Marathi television show as lead actress was

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's ''Lajja'' with

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and

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. She portrayed scandal victim Manaswini Desai (Manu) who was supported by young CID Inspector Aakash Ketkar (played by

). She has also played leading roles in Marathi plays. In 2018, Oak made her short film debut with the film ''Quarter'' directed by Navjyot Bandiwadekar. The film was premiered at the 71st Cannes Film Festival in the Court Métrage (Short Film Corner) category and was later showcased at more than 12 International Film festivals. For her performance in the film, Oak won her first international award as Best Actress at the ''European Cinematography Awards'' 2018 and was nominated as Best International Actress at the ''

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'' 2018. Quarter was the first Indian short film to launch a poster and trailer at a public event attended by members of the Indian press and Indian film industry personalities. The film was digitally released worldwide on 10 April 2020. From 2018 to 2019 Oak played the lead role in the second season of the Hindi serial ''

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'' on

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. She was the finalist of the popular singing contest Singing Star.

Personal life

Oak is the daughter of Marathi actor

Girish Oak Girish Oak (born 17 August 1960) is a Marathi, editor, film actor, play actor and poetry writer. His play U Turn has become very popular. From 22 July 2019, he played a lead role in the Marathi serial ''Aggabai Sasubai'' on Zee Marathi and from ...

. She completed her degree in biotechnology from

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Kandivali East, Mumbai. She joined a theater workshop and started acting in advertisements. Oak is married to Suhrud Godbole. She is the daughter-in-law of Marathi film actor, dialog writer and film producer

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Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oak, Girija 1987 births Living people Actresses from Nagpur Indian stage actresses Indian film actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema Marathi actors Actresses in Marathi cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema 21st-century Indian actresses