Sulabha Arya (born 15 July 1950) is an Indian actress in

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and

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film, television and stage industry. She is the wife of late veteran Indian

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

Ishan Arya Ishan Arya (born Irshad Ahsan) was an Indian cinematographer, and producer, best known as producer and cinematographer of Art cinema classic ''Garm Hava'' (1973). After working in theatre and advertising, he made his debut with ''Garm Hava'' dir ...

and mother of cinematographer Sameer Arya and actor Sagar Arya. She is best known for her role of Shanti Masi in ''

Sasural Genda Phool ''Sasural Genda Phool'' is an Indian television drama series that aired on StarPlus starring Ragini Khanna and Jay Soni. It aired during weekday evenings from 1 March 2010 to 21 April 2012. Its plot was written at the same time as Star Jalsha ...

''. She also portrayed Lakshmamma in

Shyam Benegal Shyam Benegal (born 14 December 1934) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker. Often regarded as the pioneer of parallel cinema, he is widely considered as one of the greatest filmmakers post 1970s. He has received ...

Amaravati ki Kathayein ''Amravati Ki Kathayein'' is an Indian anthology TV series, based on the Telugu short story collection " Amaravati Kathalu" by Satyam Sankaramanchi. It was produced by Venugopal K Thakker (Provideo) and directed by Shyam Benegal and aired on the ...

Career

Arya was part of the Indian television industry's first

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, ''

Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi ''Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi'' (literal meaning: 'Such is Life') is a sitcom that aired on DD National in 1984. It was written by comedy writer Sharad Joshi and directed by Kundan Shah, S. S. Oberoi and ''Raman Kumar''. Plot The episodes revolved arou ...

'', aired in 1984. She played the role of Kanta Ben in the 2003

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film ''

Kal Ho Naa Ho ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' (, ), also abbreviated as ''KHNH'', is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Nikhil Advani, written by Karan Johar with dialogue by Niranjan Iyengar, and produced by Yash Johar. The film stars ...

''. She played the role of the mother in law in television series, '' Yes Boss'' on SAB TV. She was last seen at

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Maddam Sir ''Maddam Sir'' is an Indian Hindi-language comedy action television series that premiered on 24 February 2020 on Sony SAB, digitally streamed on SonyLIV. Produced by Jay Mehta under Jay Production, it stars Gulki Joshi, Yukti Kapoor, Sonali Na ...

as Saira Begum.

Personal life

She is a Maharashtrian who married Ishan Arya (Irshad Ahsan). Her son Sameer Arya (married to Srishti Behl, the daughter of

Ramesh Behl Ramesh Behl was an Indian film director and producer belonging to Behl family of Hindi films. He produced known successful films like The Train (1970 film), '' Kasme Vaade'' (1978). He directed films like '' Jawaani'' (1984), '' Pukar'' (1983 ...

) is also a cinematographer, known for films like ''

Koyla ''Koyla'' ( Coal) is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed, co-written and produced by Rakesh Roshan, which stars Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Amrish Puri in lead roles, while Johnny Lever, Ashok Saraf, Salim Ghouse, D ...

'' (1997), '' Koi... Mil Gaya'' (2003) and ''

Shootout at Wadala ''Shootout at Wadala'' is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language biographical-gangster-crime film written and directed by Sanjay Gupta. It is a prequel to the 2007 film ''Shootout at Lokhandwala''. It is loosely based on the book '' Dongri to Dubai: Si ...

'' (2013).

Television

*1984 ''

'' as Mandira Bhattacharya *1998

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as Buaji ( 1 episode) *1999–2000 ''

Muskaan ''Muskaan'' (English: ''Smile'') is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic-thriller film directed by Rohit-Manish. It stars Aftab Shivdasani and Gracy Singh in pivotal roles. Plot Dashing and debonair fashion designer Sameer Oberoi (Aftab Shivd ...

'' as Malti Bua *1999–2009 '' Yes Boss'' as Meera's mother * 2009–2010: '' Shraddha'' as Madhu Khurana * 1998-2001: ''

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'' as Mrs Sharma * 2010–2012: ''

'' as Shanti Bajpai * 2015–2016: ''

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'' as Badi Amma * 2019–2020: ''

Ishaaron Ishaaron Mein ''Ishaaron Ishaaron Mein'' () was a twenty-first century Indian television series. The show was created by Qissago Telefilms LLP and produced by Ishrat Ara and Zama Habib. It stars Mudit Nayar, Simran Pareenja and Debattama Saha. The story is se ...

'' as Geeta Shrivastava * 2021–2022 ''

Zindagi Mere Ghar Aana ''Zindagi Mere Ghar Aana'' () is an Indian television drama series that premiered on 26 July 2021 on StarPlus and it is digitally available on Disney+ Hotstar. Produced by Qissago Telefilms LLP, it starred Hasan Zaidi and Esha Kansara. The s ...

'' as Santo Sakhuja * 2022 ''

'' as Saira Begum

Awards

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