Pallavii Subhash Shirke (born 9 June 1984) is an Indian actress. A model turned actress, she began her career in

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plays, films and TV shows and later appeared in

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TV shows. She has worked in various

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, Sinhala films. She is known for her roles as Dharma in the television show '' Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat'' (2015-2016), and as Yasodhara - the wife of

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- in the film '' Bimba Devi Alias Yashodhara'' (2018).

Career

Television

After completing her

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, Pallavii Shirke wanted to pursue law and become an advocate like her grandfather but she got an offer from the director

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to play a role in the Marathi play ''Tu Tu Mee Mee'' and from here her career in the television industry started. She worked in various Marathi plays, films, ads and TV shows. She appeared in the Marathi serials ''

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'' on ETV Marathi and ''Adhuri Ek Kahani'' on

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. Subhash debuted with the Hindi serial ''

Tumhari Disha ''Tumhari Disha'' is an Indian drama television series produced by Filmfarm India that premiered on 22 August 2004 on Zee TV. It is based on the life of a girl named Disha and the moments that changed her life forever. Plot Vijayendra and Su ...

''. She was noticed by

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in that serial and in 2006 got selected for the next Hindi serial, ''

Karam Apnaa Apnaa ''Karam Apnaa Apnaa'' is an Indian soap opera which aired on Star Plus from 29 August 2006 to 27 March 2009. It was produced by Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms. It starred Sumeet Sachdev, Pallavi Subash, Muhammad Iqbal Khan and Yash Tonk in the l ...

'' produced by

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. In this she played the central role of Gauri, a middle class

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girl, for her performance she was nominated for the Indian Telly Award for Fresh New Face in 2007. From 2007 to 2008 she played a negative role of Meera in

's ''

Kasamh Se ''Kasamh Se'' (English title: ''The Promise'') was an Indian soap opera produced by Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms. The show aired on Zee TV from 16 January 2006 to 12 March 2009. The story is about three sisters: Bani, Piya and Rano. It w ...

''. For her role in this show she was nominated for the

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in 2008. From 2008 to 2009 Pallavii Shirke played a role of Sneha Ahuja in television series ''

Aathvaan Vachan ''Aathvaan Vachan - Saath Vachano Se Badhkar'' (English: ''The'' ''Eighth Vow - Greater Than The Seven Vows'') was an Indian Hindi television series that aired on Sony Entertainment Television India from 1 September 2008 to 21 May 2009. Plot T ...

'' aired on

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. She has also worked in the serial '' Basera'' aired on

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in which she was seen as Ketaki Sanghvi. in 2009. She later acted in '' Godh Bharaai'' in which she has a chance to play her age, but it did badly and was pulled off air. In 2011 she played a role of a character of her age opposite

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's daily soap ''

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'' by

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. In 2013 she played the role of

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in the mythological series ''

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'' by

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. She was earlier supposed to play the role of Princess Amba in the series, but had to opt out of it because her prior commitments clashed with the shoot of the show. From 2015 to 2016 she played the role of Subhadrangi in the historical series '' Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat''. Her role was of

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's mother and

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's second wife. In 2018 she play a role of Aruna in Indian Hindi horror

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television series

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in the story tittle 'Mother'.

Films

In 2003 Pallavii Shirke starred alongside

Vijay Patkar Vijay Patkar (born 29 May 1961) is an Indian theatre, television, Marathi film and Bollywood actor. He is best known for his comic roles in films like ''Tezaab'', ''Apna Sapna Money Money'', ''Golmaal 3'', '' Tees Maar Khan'', '' Daddy Cool'', ...

in the Marathi movie ''Polisachi Bayko'' directed by Mansingh Pawar. Its a comedy drama film in which a submissive policeman who likes to keep his boss happy is stunned when his wife lands a better-paying job, written by Omkar. She made her film debut in 2005 in the Marathi film ''Kunku Zale Vairi'' directed by Nagesh Darak and she was nominated for the 'Best Actress Zee Gaurav Award' for her performance in the film. She also played a role in Mandar Shinde's comedy Marathi film ''

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'' in the same year where

Navin Prabhakar Navin Prabhakar is an Indian comedian, singer, actor and a mimicry artist. He is most known for his ''Pehchan Kaun'' (Mumbai bar girl) act on ''The Great Indian Laughter Challenge'' (2005). Subsequently, he hosted a mimicry and stand-up show ...

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and Savita Malpekar were in the lead role. Subhash played a lead role in Manoj Palrecha's 2006 Marathi film ''Sage Soyare'' alongside

Sonali Kulkarni Sonali Kulkarni (born 3 November 1974) is an Indian actress, producer, and writer who primarily appears in Marathi and Hindi films. She has also appeared in Kannada, Tamil, Gujarati and English films. She has worked in over 70 films, both com ...

, Pankaj Vishnu and Vilas Ujawane. In the same year she also starred alongside Ankush Chaudhary,

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, Sushant Shellar,

Yatin Karyekar Yatin Karyekar is a veteran Indian actor in the Bollywood film industry. He was also part of long running television serial ''Shanti (TV series), Shanti''. He appeared in the role of Aurangzeb in popular Marathi serial Raja Shivchhatrapati. ...

, Shakuntala Nare and Amit Phalke in the Marathi film ''Aaila Re!!'' directed by Deepak Naidu. In 2008 classic Marathi movie ''Mee Sansar Mandite'' directed by Vishwanath Chauhan released. In this film Subhash starred alongside

Alka Kubal Alka Kubal (born 23 September 1963) is a Marathi film actress from Mumbai, India. She has worked in many Marathi movies and some Hindi Bollywood movies as well. Her film '' Maherchi Sadi'' made her a household name in Maharashtra. She has wor ...

-Aathalye,

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, Ravindra Berde and Suhasini Deshpande. After seven years she made a comeback to films with three Marathi projects,

Atul Kale Atul Kale is an Indian actor, singer, musician and director. He directed ''Matichya Chuli'', ''De Dhakka'' and ''Shahanpan Dega Deva''. He has won MATA Sanman and Zee Gaurav awards for his singing, music direction, acting and directing. Early ...

's ''Asa Mee Ashi Tee'' opposite

Sachit Patil Sachit Patil is an Indian actor, director, writer and theatre director. He is known for his work in Marathi cinema. He made his debut in the Bollywood film ''Kyon?'' (2003). He made his Marathi film debut with Avdhoot Gupte's '' Zenda'' (2010), ...

, Tejas Deoskar's '' Premasutra'' opposite

and Gashmeer Mahajan's ''Dhava Dhava Khun Khun''. ''Asa Mee Ashi Tee'' and '' Premasutra'' were romantic films. In the former she played an urban career oriented Punjabi girl for which she had to speak Marathi with a Punjabi accent and a Goan Catholic girl named Saniya in the latter. She had shot for two films in the past with actor

but both the films didn't make it to the theaters. She also acted in a Tamil film ''Om'' with

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. and then in a Kannada film ''Rascal'' but both could not be released. In 2014 Subhash appeared in

Sachin Kundalkar Sachin Kundalkar or ''Sacin Kuṇḍalakar'' is an Indian film director and screenplay writer who mostly works in Marathi cinema. He is known for his directorial works of '' Nirop'' (2007) and '' Gandha'' (2009). He has also written for the thea ...

’s film '' Happy Journey''. In this film

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and

Priya Bapat Priya Bapat (born 18 September 1986) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Marathi films. She is best known for her roles in the movies '' Kaksparsh'' and '' Aamhi Doghi'', for which she won the Best Actress award at the Screen Awards in 20 ...

were in the lead roles and the film grossed nearly ₹4Crore (US$560,000) at the box office. She was signed as the female lead for

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's next Tamil film ''

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'' opposite

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, but couldn't continue allot bulk dates to the film and was replaced by

Manjima Mohan Manjima Mohan is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. She started her career as a child artist in Malayalam films. she made her debut as a lead actress with ''Oru Vadakkan Selfie'' (2015) in Malayalam and '' ...

. In 2015 she acted in

Puneeth Rajkumar Puneeth Rajkumar (17 March 1975 – 29 October 2021), colloquially known as Appu, was an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter, and producer, who worked in Kannada cinema. He was the youngest son of actor and matinee idol Dr. Rajk ...

’s 25th film '' Chakravyuha'' (2016 film) directed by M. Saravanan. It is an Indian

language film. When Saravanan saw the rushes on the editing table, he wasn't impressed. He wanted a character who knew the language better. Saravanam replaced Subhash with Kannada girl

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. Subhash shot for a couple of days for this film. Subhash made her debut in the

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in 2016, she starred alongside

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and

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in Mallik Ram's romantic comedy film ''

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''. This film is a

remake of 2012 Hindi film ''

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''. In 2018 Subhash made her debut in

Sinhala language Sinhala ( ; , ''siṁhala'', ), sometimes called Sinhalese (), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka, who make up the largest ethnic group on the island, numbering about 16 milli ...

and she played her first title role opposite Indian actor Arpit Choudhary in Prof.

Sunil Ariyaratne Vidyodaya Vibhushana Sahithya Kala Shiromani Prof. Sunil Ariyaratne Kuruwita Bandara (born 28 July 1949 as සුනිල් ආරියරත්න), popularly as Sunil Ariyaratne, is a Sri Lankan scholar, film director, author, poet and a l ...

’s film '' Bimba Devi Alias Yashodhara''. The film is a Sri Lankan Sinhala language, epic, biographical drama written and directed by Prof. Ariyaratne. This historical biographical film depicts the life of Princess

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, the wife of Prince Siddhartha. Subhash was honoured with a Distinguished Achievement Award on 12 October 2018 at the Annual Gala Dinner and Awards nights of SAFAL 2018 in Sydney, Australia, for her contribution to the film. She is the only Marathi actress who has worked in not only all

south India South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, consists of the peninsular southern part of India. It encompasses the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, as well as the union territo ...

n languages but also in

. This film won the award for the Highest Grossing Film of the Year 2018 in

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at the Seventh Derana Lux Film Awards 2019. Thereafter she performed a significant role in Rajesh Chavan’s 2018 Marathi film ''Ghar Hota Menacha''. Where

Siddharth Jadhav Siddhartha Ramchandra Jadhav (born 23 October 1981) is an Indian actor, entertainer and comedian from Sewri, Maharashtra. He has acted in television, Marathi and Hindi films. He has acted in several Bollywood movies like '' Golmaal'' and ''Go ...

Mohan Joshi Mohan Joshi is an Indian film, television and theater actor. He has worked in Hindi, Marathi and Bhojpuri films. Early life Joshi was born in Bangalore, Karnataka. He made his acting debut in Pune, Maharashtra. For better career prospects, ...

and Avinash Narkar featured as lead characters. In 2019 Subhash starred alongside

Milind Gunaji Milind Gunaji (born 23 July 1961) is an Indian actor, model, television presenter, writer and author, most known for his roles in Marathi and Hindi cinema. He made his first film appearance in 1993's ''Papeeha'' and has since performed in over ...

and Sainkeet Kamat in the Marathi film ''Miranda House'' directed by

Rajendra Talak Rajendra Talak is an Indian film director, from Goa. He is best known for his award-winning Konkani films, ''Aleesha'' and '' O Maria''. Early life Talak was born in Comba, Margao, Goa. He attended the Mahila Nutan and Popular High Schoo ...

Modelling

Subhash is a model for TV advertisements for products like Lion Date Jam, Everest Gharam Masala, Lifebouy, 3 roses and others. She became a very popular model for TV advertisements in 2012 and 2013. She received praise for her work in the "''Meethe mein kuch meetha ho jaaye''" ad campaign for

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after which she was referred to as the 'Cadbury girl'. In 2019 she has done ad campaigns for VGN Victoria Park, The Chennai Shopping Mall and Sri Mahalakshmi Silks.

Filmography

Television

Films

Television advertisements

*2011:Appeared in Vasan Dental Care advertisement

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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