Sulekha Talwalkar is a Marathi film, television and theatre actress working in Maharashtra.

Career

Sulekha Talwalkar entered into an acting career while she was studying at the

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. She was part of the theatre group ''Natyawalay'' where she acted in her first commercial play ''Saatchya Aat Gharat''. A film with the same name was later created in 2004 on similar story line. Her first television show was Teri Bhi Chup Meri Bhi Chup that aired 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 later on acted in various Hindi TV shows of Adhikari Brothers. In 1995, she played the side role of Shefali Jadhav in the Marathi film ''Aai'' which was directed by

Mahesh Manjrekar Mahesh Vaman Manjrekar (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, əɦeːʃ maːɲd͡zɾekəɾ born 16 August 1958) is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer who works primarily in Hindi films, alongside Marathi language, ...

. Sulekha Talwalkar played various side roles in popular Marathi television shows like Avantika, ''

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'', Kunku,

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and

Majha Hoshil Na ''Majha Hoshil Na'' (- ''Will You Be Mine?'') is an Indian Marathi television drama that aired on Zee Marathi. The Story revolves around the Sai, Aditya and his Maternal uncles. Summary Sai hailing from rich family and Aditya hailing from mi ...

aired on

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. In 2007, she acted in the film

Chandrakant Kulkarni Chandrakant Kulkarni (born 1963) is an Indian director, script writer and actor associated with Marathi theatre and film. He is known for his works of directing the plays ''Wada Chirebandi'', ''Dhyanimani'', ''Gandhi Virudh Gandhi'' and most re ...

. Her 2008's film ''Tuzya Mazyat'' was loosely based on the 1998 English film '' Stepmom''. Sulekha Talwalkar played second wife of Shashank (played by

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) who is earlier married to Asmita (played by

Mrinal Kulkarni Mrinal Deo-Kulkarni (born 21 June 1971) is a senior film, TV actress and director of India. She is better known for her role as Meerabai in doordarshan's Meerabai seriel and angel in Hindi TV serial ''Son Pari''. She has acted in Marathi langua ...

) and also has two children. In 2009, she played the lead role in the film ''Tinhisaanja''. The film was about the generation gap and taking care of one's older parents.

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played her husband and her in-laws were played by actors

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and

Ashalata Wabgaonkar Ashalata Wabgaonkar (2 July 1941 – 22 September 2020) commonly known as Ashalata, was an Indian actress. Originally tracing her roots to Goa's Palolem village in Canacona ''taluka'' (or 'sub-district'), she was associated with the Mumbai-base ...

. Her 2012 film ''Shyamche Vadil'' saw her playing the lead role of Leena, a shrewd wife who harasses her husband for not bringing the money for the household. After seeing such harassment for 22 years, their son Shyam decides to fight for his father's rights claiming their divorce. The role of father Madhav is played by

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and of Shyam by debutant Chinmay Udgirkar. Recently in 2012 she appeared in the Marathi play ''Mahasagar'' along with a star cast of

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and others. Originally written by

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, the play was remade after 20 years by the actress

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under her banner Asmi Productions and directed by

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. Directed by

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, the original star cast included notable actors like

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and

Bharti Achrekar Bharati Achrekar is an Indian Marathi and Hindi theatre, film and television actress. She has been a part of several films in Indian cinema and was celebrated as Mrs Wagle from the doordarshan show, ''Wagle ki Duniya''. She is currently starri ...

. Since 2020, she's been hosting a YouTube talk show named "Dil Ke Kareeb" where she interacts with the personalities from the Marathi entertainment industry. New episodes are premiered every Saturday evening via her own YouTube channel.

Personal life

Talwalkar was born as Sulekha Dharadhar on 8 October. She is the only child of her parents. She completed her education from King George School, Mumbai and

. She is married to Amber Talwalkar, who is one of the director of

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, a major chain of health club in India. Her mother-in-law

Smita Talwalkar Smita Talwalkar (5 September 1954 – 6 August 2014) was a Marathi film actress, producer and director. She won two National Film Awards as producer of the films ''Kalat Nakalat'' (1989) and ''Tu Tithe Mee'' (1998). Career Born as Smita Govilk ...

was a film and television producer and also actress. She has two children, a son named Arya Talwalkar and a daughter named Tia Talwalkar.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Talwalkar, Sulekha Actresses in Marathi cinema Actresses in Marathi theatre Living people Indian television actresses Marathi actors Actresses from Mumbai Year of birth missing (living people)