Rasika Joshi (12 September 1972 – 7 July 2011) was a

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and Hindi film actress. A Marathi theatre and

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actress, she was known for '' Maharashtrian''

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s in

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films.

Personal life

Rasika was born in a Marathi

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family and was married to Girish Joshi, director and actor.

Career

She began her career with a Marathi play by

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called ''Uncha Mazha Zoka'', starring Avinash Masurekar and

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. Her last movie was

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's movie ''

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''. She worked as writer, director and actor in the play ''White Lily And Night Rider''.

Filmography

Hindi

She was first noticed and applauded in ''Ek Hasina Thi''. She became quite a favourite of RGV and

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. Some of her Hindi movies include: *''

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'' (2004) *'' Ek Hasina Thi'' (2004) *''

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'' (2004) *''

Darna Zaroori Hai ''Darna Zaroori Hai'' (translation: ''Fright is necessary'') is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language anthology horror film produced by Satish Kaushik, and Ram Gopal Varma. The film is a sequel to ''Darna Mana Hai''. It stars a host of Bollywood actors i ...

'' (2006) *''

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'' (2006) *'' Darling'' (2007) *''

Johnny Gaddaar ''Johnny Gaddaar'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir thriller film written and directed by Sriram Raghavan, produced under the banner Adlabs. It stars Neil Nitin Mukesh, in his film debut, alongside Dharmendra, Biswajit Chatterjee, Z ...

'' (2007) *''

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'' (2007) *''

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'' (2007) *''

De Taali ''De Taali'' (translation: ''Hi-5'') is a 2008 Indian comedy film. It stars Riteish Deshmukh, Aftab Shivdasani, Ayesha Takia and Rimi Sen in the main roles. The movie is a remake of the 2001 film Saving Silverman. It is directed by Eeshwar Nivas ...

'' (2008) *''

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'' (2009) *''

'' (2011)

Television

She became a household name with the Marathi serials ''Prapanch'', ''Ghadlay Bighadlay'', ''Bua Alaa'' and ''Yeh Duniya Hai Rangeen'' (1999). Her performance as Tarulata in '' Bandini'' was much appreciated.

Marathi

Rasika Joshi was a talented actress who worked in many films, theatre as well as television serials. ''Jabardast'' and ''Khabardaar'' are some of her notable works. T.V. shows like ''Ghadlay Bighadlay'' and ''Prapanch'' made her popular. She has also authored the Marathi movie ''Yanda Kartavya Aahe''. Her self written, directed, essayed play, ''White Lily & Night Rider'' along with Milind Phatak won many awards, praises as well as accolades.

Death

She died from

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on 7 July 2011 in a nursing home in

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, aged 38, and was survived by her husband Girish Joshi and family.

References

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