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Jyoti Subhash is an Indian actress who works in Marathi film, television and theatre industry. She is best known for her works in Marathi films like ''
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'' (2008), ''
Gabhricha Paus ''Gabhricha Paus'' ( mr, Gabhricha Paus, English: ''The Damned Rain'') is a 2009 Marathi-language film written and directed by Satish Manwar. Gabhricha Paus has been produced by Prashant Penthe and released on 10 July 2009. Plot The film is ab ...
'' (2009) and
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films like ''
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'' (2008) and ''
Aiyyaa ''Aiyyaa'' () is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language parody film starring Rani Mukerji and Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead roles. It was written and directed by Sachin Kundalkar and jointly produced by Anurag Kashyap and Viacom 18 Motion Pictures. Th ...
'' (2012).


Career

Jyoti Subhash started her career through theatre and then moving to television and films. She was recognised in her early works of television. Aired on
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, she featured in the telefilms ''
Rukmavati Ki Haveli ''Rukmavati Ki Haveli'' (1991) ( en, Rukmavati's Mansion) is an Indian feature film. The film is directed by Govind Nihalani and is based on Federico Garcia Lorca's Spanish play ''The House of Bernarda Alba''. The screenplay is written by Nihalan ...
'' (1991) and ''Zazeere'' (1992). Directed by
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, the 1991 show ''Rukmavati Ki Haveli'' was based on the Spanish play ''
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'', which was written by
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. A story of a new-widow, Rukmavati, raising her five unwed daughters in her ''
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'' in
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, was shot on
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and was later blown up to 35 mm. Recently in 2009, the film was shown in a special session by National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai. In 1999, she translated the Marathi play ''Raste'', originally written by
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into Hindi as ''Raaste''. The Hindi play was directed by
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and
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. She played various supporting roles of elder women in the family in films like ''Dahavi Fha'', ''Devrai'', '' Aamhi Asu Ladke'', ''Shubhra Kahi'' and more. In 2004, she was seen in an
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partition era of India. Subhash played an aged
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woman left behind in
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while her family migrates to India. Her haveli is then occupied by a
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family who at first are hostile to her, but later on accept her into their family. In 2006, she acted in the Marathi movie ''Nital'', directed by
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and Sunil Sukhthankar.
Neena Kulkarni Neena Kulkarni (''neena'' Joshi) is an Indian actress. She began her acting career in the 1970s on the Marathi professional stage and Hindi experimental stage, along with fashion shows and modelling simultaneously. She met Pt Satyadev Dubey, h ...
was a co-actress. The lead character was played by
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. The film was produced b
Dr. Maya Tulpule
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a Vitiligo self help support group. The film showcased the story of a girl having vitiligo and social stigma around it. Directed by
Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni is a Marathi film director. He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India ( FTII), Pune. He is known for Marathi films such as ''Valu'' (The Wild Bull), ''Vihir'' (The Well), ''Deool'' (The Temple) and ...
and with an ensemble cast, ''
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'' (2008) was a comedy film where she played Sakhubai. The film also starred
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in a major role, along with other actors like
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,
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,
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,
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and more. The script was written by Umesh and Girish Kulkarni. They together made their next film, ''
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'', in 2010 where again Subhash was cast. She played a grandmother to two school going boys who come to their village in their holidays. Next year in 2011 the Kulkarni duo came up with the satirical film ''
Deool ''Deool'' () is a 2011 Indian Marathi dark comedy directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni and produced by Abhijeet Gholap. The film stars Girish Kulkarni, Nana Patekar, Dilip Prabhawalkar, Sharvani Pillai, Sonali Kulkarni in lead roles. The film is ...
'', where again Subhash was included. Girish Kulkarni considers her to be their "lucky mascot". She has also played Kulkarni's mother in ''
Gabhricha Paus ''Gabhricha Paus'' ( mr, Gabhricha Paus, English: ''The Damned Rain'') is a 2009 Marathi-language film written and directed by Satish Manwar. Gabhricha Paus has been produced by Prashant Penthe and released on 10 July 2009. Plot The film is ab ...
'', where the plight of Vidarbhian farmers was depicted. In 2009, she played a mother worried about her daughter's marriage in the film '' Gandha''. Directed by
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, the film had three different stories and Subhash played her real-life daughter,
Amruta Subhash Amruta Subhash is an Indian actress who works in Marathi and Hindi films, television, and theatre. She is a graduate of the National School of Drama, New Delhi. She won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the Marathi-langua ...
's mother. In 2012, the film was made in Hindi by Kundalkar as ''
Aiyyaa ''Aiyyaa'' () is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language parody film starring Rani Mukerji and Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead roles. It was written and directed by Sachin Kundalkar and jointly produced by Anurag Kashyap and Viacom 18 Motion Pictures. Th ...
'', where she played the lead actresses's grandmother; a role which was not present in the original Marathi version. The lead role was played by Bollywood actress
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, while her mother was played by
Nirmiti Sawant Nirmiti Sawant is a Marathi actress, who mainly acts in Marathi films, television and dramas. She became popular after her performance in daily TV soap ''Kumari Gangubai Non-Matric'' along with Pandharinath Kamble. This was followed by a ser ...
. Subhash's role was of comedy genre as a wheel-chair ridden grandmother and was considered delightful. In ''Masala'' (2012), she plays the supporting role of a wife of a businessman (played by
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), who helps the lead character played by
Girish Kulkarni Girish Pandurang Kulkarni (born 25 November 1977) is an Indian actor, writer, and producer. He is a recipient of two National Film Awards namely, National Film Award for Best Actor in 2011 for his performance in ''Deool'' and National Film Award ...
set up his new business. Recently in 2013, she was part of the Marathi play ''Uney Purey Shahar Ek'' (or ''Boiled Beans on a Toast''), originally written by
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in
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as ''Benda Kaalu on Toast''. Being story of a city, rather than of people, the play had cast of
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,
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, Anita Date, Ashwini Giri and more.


Personal life

Her original name is Jyoti Subhashchandra Dhembre after marriage. Jyoti Subhash is mother of actress
Amruta Subhash Amruta Subhash is an Indian actress who works in Marathi and Hindi films, television, and theatre. She is a graduate of the National School of Drama, New Delhi. She won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the Marathi-langua ...
. They have acted together in many films (''Aaji'', ''Zoka'', '' Gandha'', ''Masala'', ''Nital'', ''
Valu Valac is a demon described in the goetic grimoires ''The Lesser Key of Solomon'' (in some versions as Ualac or Valak and in Thomas Rudd's variant as Valu), Johann Weyer's ''Pseudomonarchia Daemonum'' (as Volac), the ''Liber Officiorum Spirituum' ...
'', ''Badha'', ''
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'', ''
Vihir ''Vihir'' (English: The well) is a 2009 Marathi film directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni which was released in March 2010 and was featured in Berlin film festival and Rotterdam International Film Festival 2010, the Netherlands. This is AB Corp Li ...
'') and a play (''Kalokhachya Leki''). She says that being together in any creative process makes the bond stronger. She played Amruta's grandmother in ''Aaji'' and that of her mother in 2009 film '' Gandha''. She also helped her while playing a 60-year-old woman in her film ''Kavadase''. Her son-in-law Sandesh Kulkarni is a film director.


Selected filmography

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External links

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