Vatsala Deshmukh ( mr, वत्सला देशमुख; 1930 – 12 March 2022) was an Indian

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and Hindi actress.

Life and career

Deshmukh started her career as a model and later joined the show business. She made her screen debut with the Hindi movie "Toofan and Deeya", directed by Prabhat Kumar. Deshmukh's younger sister, Vijaya Deshmukh, was married to

V. Shantaram Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre (18 November 1901 – 30 October 1990), referred to as V. Shantaram or Shantaram Bapu, was an Indian filmmaker, film producer, and actor known for his work in Hindi and Marathi films. He is most known for films such ...

, and became known as an actress

Sandhya Shantaram Sandhya Shantaram (née Vijaya Deshmukh) is an Indian actress born in 1938. She is best known for her appearances in various Hindi and Marathi films directed by her husband V. Shantaram, in 1950s-1960s, most notably ''Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje' ...

. Deshmukh was the mother of actress

Ranjana Deshmukh Ranjana Deshmukh (1955 – March 3, 2000) was a popular Marathi language, Marathi actress in 1970s & '80s, famous on-screen as just Ranjana. Life and career She is the daughter of Vatsala Deshmukh. Her aunt, Sandhya was married to V. Sha ...

. She died on 12 March 2022, at the age of 92.

Selected Filmography

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Toofan Aur Deeya ''Toofan Aur Deeya (Storm and Lamp)'' is a 1956 Bollywood film directed by Prabhat Kumar and starring Satish Vyas, Nanda, Rajendra Kumar, Vatsala Deshmukh, Shanta Kumari, Krishna Kumar, Keshavrao Date, and Ulhas. Plot Summary of Toofan Aur ...

'' (1956) as Dancer *''

Navrang Navrang is a 1959 Indian Hindi-language film co-written and directed by V. Shantaram. The film is noted for its dance sequences with lead actress Sandhya and music by C. Ramchandra, while playback singer Mahendra Kapoor made his singing debut wi ...

'' (1959) as Uma *''Iye Marathi Che Nagri'' (1965) *''

Ladki Sahyadri Ki ''Ladki Sahyadri Ki'' (Girl From Sahyadri) is a 1966 Hindi social drama film directed by V. Shantaram. Also called ''Iye Marathichiye Nagari'' (The Land of Maharashtra) in Marathi, it was a bilingual for V. Shantaram productions under the Rajkama ...

'' (1966) *''Mai Mauli'' (1971) *''Asheech Ek Ratra'' (1971) *''Ajab Tuje Sarkar'' (1971) *''

Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli '' Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli'' () is a 1971 Bollywood romance film directed by V. Shantaram, with Sandhya and Abhijeet as leads, along with Vatsala Deshmukh and Dina Pathak. This was the first Indian film for which all songs were recor ...

'' (1971) as Bhairavi *''

Pinjara The Pinjara (Rajasthani: पिंज़ारा (Devanagari) (Perso-Arabic), Kannada: ಪಿಂಜಾರ ) are a community found in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat and Rajasthan in India. The terms Pinjara, Ma ...

'' (1972) as Akka *''Naag Panchami'' (1972) as Goddess Parvati *''

Jyotibacha Navas ''Jyotibacha Navas'' is a Marathi cinema, Marathi movie released on 15 April 1975. Cast The cast includes: *Suryakant *Vikram Gokhale *Padma Chavan *Rajshekar *Bhalchandra Kulkarni *Dhumal (actor), Dhumal *Vatsala Deshmukh *Ramchandra Varde ...

'' (1975) *''Zunj'' (1975) as Godabai *''Varat'' (1975) *''Shoora Mi Vandile'' (1975) *''Farrari'' (1976) as Shripat's Mother *''

Bala Gau Kashi Angai ''Bala Gau Kashi Angai'' is a Marathi movie released on 4 April 1977. Alka loses her mind when her baby dies after Madhuri accidentally drops him. Feeling guilty, Madhuri marries Sridhar with the intention of giving her baby to Alka, which may h ...

'' (1977) as Madhuri's mother *'' Hira Aur Patthar'' (1977) *''Chandra Hota Sakshila'' (1978) *'' Suhaag'' (1979) as Jamnabai *''

Kashino Dikro ''Kashino Dikro'' () is a 1979 Indian Gujarati film directed by Kanti Madia. Being the first and the only film of Madia, it starred Rajiv, Ragini, Rita Bhaduri, and Pranlal Kharsani. The film was produced by Cine India International. Adapted fr ...

'' (1979) *''Patalin'' (1981) as Kirti's Mother

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