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Prabha Sinha is an Indian
film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...
and
television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertisin ...
actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...
. She entered the television scene around the time there was a boom of soap operas. She gained popularity with her performance in
Mahesh Bhatt Mahesh Bhatt (born 20 September 1948) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter known for his works in Hindi cinema. A stand-out film from his earlier period is ''Saaransh'' (1984), screened at the 14th Moscow International Film F ...
's ''
Swabhimaan ''Swaabhimaan'' is an Indian soap opera directed by Mahesh Bhatt and Debaloy Dey and was scripted by Shobha De and Vinod Ranganath. Plot Swaabhimaan divulges the story of an attractive woman - Svetlana - who finds herself in a battle where t ...
'' (1995), written by
Shobha De Shobha De ('' née'' Rajadhyaksha, formerly Kilachand; born 7 January 1948) is an Indian novelist and columnist. She is best known for her depiction of socialites and sex in her works of fiction, for which she has been referred to as the "Jackie ...
.


Biography

Granddaughter of Rai Bahadur Mukteshwar Prasad, she excelled in academics with first class first honors in
Sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of Empirical ...
. Coming from a family of mostly doctors and lawyers, she entered the television scene accidentally after she had 2 daughters (both Software Engineers in US now). She also likes doing social work.


TV career

Best known for her portrayal of the character ''Sheela'' in the television serial ''Swabhimaan'', opposite
Deepak Parashar Deepak Parashar (born 2 April 1952) is an Indian actor and former model. He was a contestant on ''Bigg Boss'' in 2006. Early life He was born in Pune, India on 2 April 1952 to Shobha and Vishvanath Parashar. He was married in 1985 to Sarita an ...
, which was DD's second daily soap just after '' Shanti''. It was later telecasted on
Star plus StarPlus is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, ...
. She starred in ''Itihaas'', which was Balaji's first daily soap on DD. ''Itihaas'' was centered on the story of three sisters, one of which was played by her. This was followed by ''Parampara'' on Zee TV, a Siddhant cine vision production ( Manish Goswami). Another notable performance by Prabha was in the television serial ''Palchin'' on
Star Plus StarPlus is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, ...
, directed by
Neena Gupta Neena Gupta (born 4 June 1959) is an Indian actress and television director who works in Hindi films and television. Known for her work in both art-house and commercial films, she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for pl ...
, opposite
Arun Govil Arun Govil ( ; born 12 January 1958) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films and television. He is best known for portraying the role of Lord Rama in Ramanand Sagar's epic Television Series '' Ramayan'' and King Vikramāditya in ''Vikram ...
and
Mohan Bhandari Mohan Bhandari (31 July 1937 – 24 September 2015) was an Indian actor who featured in several popular TV serials such as '' Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar''. He died of brain tumor. His son Dhruv Bhandari is also a TV actor. Acting career Moh ...
. '' Aurat'' was telecasted on DD. This was a B.R. Chopra Production. In ''Zameer'' on Zee TV, she was opposite Virendra Singh and
Mohan Gokhale Mohan Gokhale (7 November 1953 – 29 April 1999) was an Indian film, television and theater actor who has worked in art films such as '' Sparsh'', ''Bhavni Bhavai'' and ''Mirch Masala''. His father was a senior journalist and Editor of the wee ...
. ''Chonch Ladi Re Chonch'' ran on 9 Gold, this was her first venture in comedy, it was directed by
Anuj Kapoor Anuj may refer to: * Anuj (name), Indian masculine given name (including a list of persons with the name) ** Anuj (singer), an Indian-born Australian pop-singer * Anuj, Hamadan, a village in Iran * Anuj-e Olya, a village in Iran * Anuj-e Sofla, ...
and opposite
Benjamin Gilani Benjamin Gilani is an Indian film, television and stage actor who works in Hindi cinema. Early life and career Gilani was schooled at Bishop Cotton School, Shimla. He is a postgraduate from Delhi University having studied and taught English lit ...
. In ''Ittefaq'' telecasted on
Zee Tv Zee TV (stylised as ZEE TV) is a Hindi general entertainment pay television channel in India. It was launched on 2 October 1992, as the first privately owned TV channel in the country. It is owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Zee TV also ...
, she was opposite yesteryear film star
Rajesh Khanna Rajesh Khanna () (; born Jatin Khanna; 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who worked in Hindi films. He is called as the "First Superstar of Hindi cinema", he consecutively starred in a record ...
. She was the protagonist in the serial ''Sanskruti'' on
Star Plus StarPlus is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, ...
( Cine Vista) along with actress
Savita Prabhune Savita Prabhune is an Indian show opera actress best known for her role of ''Aai'' in Ekta Kapoor's Indian soap opera ''Kkusum'' and as ''Sulochana Karanjkar'' in Ekta Kapoor's Indian soap opera ''Pavitra Rishta''. She had also played the main ...
, opposite
Vijayendra Ghatge Vijayendra Ghatge is an Indian actor in Bollywood film and television. He is known for his role of Lala Vrishbhaan in the TV serial ''Buniyaad'' that originally aired on DD National in 1986. Among other serials and several films, he is also kn ...
. ''Karawaas'' on Zee TV, opposite
Arun Govil Arun Govil ( ; born 12 January 1958) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films and television. He is best known for portraying the role of Lord Rama in Ramanand Sagar's epic Television Series '' Ramayan'' and King Vikramāditya in ''Vikram ...
. ''Ashiqui'' on Zee TV, opposite Arun Govil (directed by
Arun Frank Arun may refer to: People * Arun (given name), including a list of people with that name * Ila Arun, Indian actress * Priya Arun (born 1967), Indian actress * Bharat Arun (born 1962), Indian Test cricketer Places * Arun, Badakhshan, Afghanistan ...
). ''Kahani Nahin, Jeevan Hai'' on ETV. ''Kundali'' on Star Plus, (Balaji prod.) opposite Sai Balal, was an interesting story about two sisters and she played their mother-in-law. She also starred in the hit television series ''Kumkum'' on Star plus BAG Films, which ran for a very long duration. She also starred in the hit television series ''KKusum'' on Sony TV Balaji Production. ''Bazar'', ''Intezaar Aur Sahi'' on DD, opposite
Rajeev Verma Rajeev Verma (born 28 June 1949) is an Indian actor. He has worked in film and television. Early life Rajeev Verma is a veteran Indian actor who works mainly in film and television. Verma was born in Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh, India. He ob ...
(Samvaad Video). ''Kaisi Lagi Lagan'' on Cine Vista on Sahara TV. ''Chhoti Bahu'' on Zee Tv was DJ's production, opposite
Surendra Pal Surendrapal Singh (born 25 September 1953) is an Indian film and television character actor who works in Hindi films and TV series. He is best known for his roles of Dronacharya in ''Mahabharat'', Amatya Rakshas in ''Chanakya'', Tamraj Kilvish ...
. Her role in ''Shubh Kadam'' was also admired.


Film career

Her first role in a movie was in ''Mother 98'', which was opposite Bollywood film star
Jeetendra Ravi Kapoor ( ; born 7 April 1942), known mononymously by his screen name Jeetendra, is an Indian actor who is known for his work in Hindi cinema. He also serves as the chairman of the Balaji Telefilms and Balaji Motion Pictures. Early life ...
, the cast also included
Rekha Bhanurekha Ganesan (born 10 October 1954), better known by her stage name Rekha, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Hindi films. Acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema, she has starred in more than 180 fil ...
,
Rakesh Roshan Rakesh Roshan (born 6 September 1949) is an Indian film producer, director, screenwriter, and actor who works in Hindi films. He is the son of Indian music director Roshan and Indian Bengali singer Ira Roshan. He had appeared in 84 films throu ...
and
Randhir Kapoor Randhir Raj Kapoor (born 15 February 1947) is an Indian actor, film producer and director who worked in Hindi cinema. He was an established actor of the 1970s and received two Filmfare Award nominations. However, his career declined in the ear ...
and it was directed by
Saawan Kumar Saawan Kumar Tak (9 August 1936 – 25 August 2022) was an Indian film director, producer, and lyricist. He directed many Hindi films, including successful films like '' Saajan Bina Suhagan'', ''Souten'', '' Souten Ki Beti'', ''Sanam Bewafa'', ...
. It was followed by ''Good Boy Bad Boy'', a
Subhash Ghai Subhash may refer to: People * Subhash Agarwal, Indian professional player and coach of English billiards and snooker * Subhash Awchat (born 1960), Indian artist and author based in Mumbai * Subhash Bapurao Wankhede (born 1963), Indian politician ...
production, where she played Emraan Hashmi's mother. Other movies included ''Amrita'', which was an NFDC film and ''Akheer'', directed by
Bhisham Kohli Vishal Anand (also known as Bhisham Kohli; died 4 October, 2020) was an Indian actor and producer worked in Bollywood films. Career Born in Mumbai, in the state of Maharashtra, India, known for his roles in '' Chalte Chalte'' (1976), Dil Se Mil ...
.


Filmography


Soap operas

* '' Parampara'' (1993 - 1999) * ''
Swabhimaan ''Swaabhimaan'' is an Indian soap opera directed by Mahesh Bhatt and Debaloy Dey and was scripted by Shobha De and Vinod Ranganath. Plot Swaabhimaan divulges the story of an attractive woman - Svetlana - who finds herself in a battle where t ...
'' (1995) * ''
Chanakya Chanakya (Sanskrit: चाणक्य; IAST: ', ; 375–283 BCE) was an ancient Indian polymath who was active as a teacher, author, strategist, philosopher, economist, jurist, and royal advisor. He is traditionally identified as Kauṭilya o ...
'' * '' Itihaas'' * ''
Pal Chinn ''Pal Chhin'' (translation: Moment) is an Indian television drama series which ran on Star Plus from 1999. It was directed by Neena Gupta, and veteran actor Manohar Singh played the protagonist of the show. The title song of the show Koi atka ...
'' as Sandhya Singh (1999 - 2000) * '' Aurat'' * '' Zameer'' * '' Chonch Ladi Re Chonch'' * '' Ittefaq'' (2002) * '' Sanskruti'' (2001) * '' Karawaas'' * '' Ashiqui'' * '' Vishwaas'' * ''
Kundali Kundali may refer to: * Kuṇḍali, one of the five major Wisdom Kings in Buddhism *Kundali River Kundali River is a river originating in the Kundali Hills of the Western Ghats in the state of Maharashtra and flowing into the Upper Bhima River B ...
'' (2002) * ''
Kumkum - Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan Kumkuma is a powder used for social and religious markings in India. It is made from turmeric or any other local materials. The turmeric is dried and powdered with a bit of slaked lime, which turns the rich yellow powder into a red color. In Indi ...
'' as Veena Kulbhushan Wadhwa (2002 - 2009) * ''
Kkusum ''Kkusum'' is an Indian television series produced by Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms which aired on Sony Entertainment Television from 14 May 2001 to 30 November 2005. and directed by Jasbir Bhati. The show follows the journey of a young, hardwo ...
'' as Reema Raman Kanwar (2002 - 2003) * ''
Ayushmaan ''Ayushmaan'' is a Hindi language Indian television serial on Sony Entertainment Television from 2 August 2004 to 19 May 2005. It is the story of a child medical genius. Plot summary The popular soap was the story of a teenager whose carefree a ...
'' as Dr. Kavya's Mother (2005) * '' Baazar'' * '' Intezaar Aur Sahi'' * ''
Kaisi Laagi Lagan ''Kaisi Laagi Lagan'' is an Indian television series that premiered on Sahara One on 13 October 2008, based on the story of a cursed marriage. Plot The story revolves around the life of a girl named Pratha, who is raised solely by her mother si ...
'' * '' Koie Jane Na'' (2004) * ''
Chotti Bahu - Sindoor Bin Suhagan ''Chotti Bahu'' is an Indian drama television series produced by DJ's a Creative Unit. Season one aired from 8 December 2008 to 17 September 2010 and season two aired from 15 February 2011 to 18 May 2012 on Zee TV. It starred Avinash Sachdev a ...
'' as Vaishali Raj Purohit (2008 - 2010) * ''
Kaisi Laagi Lagan ''Kaisi Laagi Lagan'' is an Indian television series that premiered on Sahara One on 13 October 2008, based on the story of a cursed marriage. Plot The story revolves around the life of a girl named Pratha, who is raised solely by her mother si ...
'' (2008) * ''
Shubh Kadam ''Shubh Kadam'' is an Indian television series that aired on Sahara One Plot The story revolves around Pratha, who is haunted by an evil spirit after her marriage to Raghav, causing vengeance on her family. Cast * Mahhi Vij as Pratha * Pratee ...
'' (2009) * '' Saath Saath'' * ''
Zee Horror Show ''The Zee Horror Show'' is an Indian horror weekly television series presented by Ramsay Brothers and that aired on Zee TV from 1993 to 2001. The first episode was titled "Dastak" which was telecast on 9 August 1993 and featured Pankaj Dheer, ...
'' (As Nandini, in Critically acclaimed episode Saaya) * ''
Reporters (Indian TV series) ''Reporters'' was an Indian fiction newsroom drama television series very loosely based on The Newsroom (U.S. TV series), which premiered on 13 April 2015 on Sony Entertainment Television (India) and Sony Entertainment Television Asia. The sho ...
''


Movies

* ''
Mother ] A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given childbirth, birth, by raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring, or by supplying her ovum for fertilisation in the cas ...
'' (1999) * ''
Good Boy Bad Boy ''Good Boy Bad Boy'' is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Ashwini Chaudhary, starring Emraan Hashmi, Tusshar Kapoor, Tanushree Dutta, Isha Sharvani and Paresh Rawal. Produced by Raju Farooqui under the banner of Mukta Arts Ltd, ...
'' (2007) * ''
Amrita ''Amrita'' ( sa, अमृत, IAST: ''amṛta''), ''Amrit'' or ''Amata'' in Pali, (also called ''Sudha'', ''Amiy'', ''Ami'') is a Sanskrit word that means "immortality". It is a central concept within Indian religions and is often referred to i ...
'' * '' Akheer''


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sinha, Prabha Indian film actresses Indian stage actresses Indian television actresses 1950 births Living people Actresses in Hindi television Actresses in Hindi cinema 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses