Mona Ambegaonkar (born 5 March 1970) is an Indian actress who works in

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films and television.Mona darling!
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s. She had a minor role in film ''

Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa ''Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa'' ( en, The Mother of 1084) is a 1998 Indian feature filmthat deals with the life of a woman who loses her son, a Naxalite, to the violence that is a result of his adopted ideology. The film is directed produced by Govin ...

'' and medical drama ''Dhadkan (TV series)'' as Dr. Chitra. Mona Ambegaonkar plays the lead in the 2018 Hindi feature film

Evening Shadows ''Evening Shadows'' is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Sridhar Rangayan. The film stars Mona Ambegaonkar, Ananth Narayan Mahadevan, Devansh Doshi, Arpit Chaudhary, Yamini Singh, Abhay Kulkarni, Veena Nair, Kala Ramnathan, Di ...

directed by

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and produced by

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She plays the role of Vasudha, a South Indian woman who is confronted by the truth of her son Kartik (Devansh Doshi) being gay. Being from a traditional society and bound within a patriarchal family, she finds it very difficult to accept her son's sexuality. She also is scared that her strict husband Damodar (played by eminent actor Ananth Narayan Mahadevan) will find out about the truth.
She won the award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role at Out At The Movies, Winston-Salem for her role in the film

Television

*''Thoda sa aasman'' as an aspiring airhostess *'' Dekh Bhai Dekh'' (1993) as Neeru *''Saanp-Sedhi'' (1994) as a co-host with Mohan Kapoor *''Kya Baat Hai'' (1997) as Mona *'' C.I.D.'' (2004-2005) as Dr. Anjalika Deshmukh *''

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'' (1995-2001) as episodic role **Episode 1.18-1.19 (1995) as Karuna **Episode 1.108-1.109 (1997) as Raksha **Episode 1.132-1.133 (1998) as Shilpa **Episode 1.176-1.177 (1999) as Anju **Episode 1.268-1.269 (2001) as Reena *''

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'' as Dr. Chitra Sheshadri *'' Nyaay'' (1999-2000) as Advocate Varsha *''

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'' (2003) as Maria *'' Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak'' *''

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'' (2007-2008) as Lata, Amber & Dhara's mother *''

Kaala Teeka ''Kaala Teeka'' is an Indian Hindi-language serial drama television series on Zee TV. The series is produced by DJ's a Creative Unit. The show shows a story set against superstitions. The music of the show is done by Dony Hazarika and Udbhav ...

'' as Kalyani Jha (main antagonist) *''

Baat Hamari Pakki Hai ''Baat Hamari Pakki Hai'' is an Indian television drama series which premiered on Sony Entertainment Television on 31 May 2010 and went off air on 25 February 2011. Plot ''Baat Hamaari Pakki Hai'' is the story of Sanchi, an orphan who lives wi ...

'' as Usha Sharma *''

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'' (2016-2018) as Jasjit's mother

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ambegaonkar, Mona Living people Indian television actresses 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Indian soap opera actresses 1970 births