Suhasini Joshi (born 12 July 1947), popularly known by her screen name Suhas Joshi, is a Marathi theater, film and television actress. She is also seen in many

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films. She was awarded the

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for 2018 for Acting. She is better known for her role in ''

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'' and '' Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai 3'' as Swapnil Joshi's grandmother. She is currently portraying the role of

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's mother-in-law in Zee Marathi's '' Tu Tevha Tashi''.

Career

Joshi was attracted to the field of acting from her college days where she acted in few plays. Noticing her interest in it, she did a 3-year diploma course in acting from

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, Delhi where she was trained by noted theater director

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. Joshi started her career in 1972 with the Marathi play ''Barrister''. Directed by

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, the play was written by Jaywant Dalvi based on his previously published novel ''Andharachya Parambya''. Joshi played the role of Radha in this play where the lead title role of Barrister was played by

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. Later on, Joshi starred in various other plays. Her notable plays include

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's ''Sakkhe Shejari'' and

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's ''Kanyadaan''. Her role in ''Kanyadaan'' was opposite veteran actor Dr. Shriram Lagoo. The play was produced by the Marathi unit of the organization

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. Directed by

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, who also played a role in the play, the drama performed more than 200 shows. Later, Joshi co-starred with Lagoo on various plays like ''Agnipankha'', ''Natasamraat'' and ''Ekach Pyaala''. Joshi also performed the

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play ''Smriti Chitre'' which is based on the autobiography of Lakshmibai Tilak, wife of

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Narayan Waman Tilak. The play follows Lakshmibai's journey from a

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woman to her adopting

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in her husband's footsteps. The autobiography is considered as one of the masterpieces of Marathi literature and has also been translated to English as "I Follow After". Being a monologue, Joshi has worked out 3-4 different voices, including that of males. The play had previously been played by Kusumtai. Joshi has also worked in various Bollywood film. Some of her notable works were in commercially successful film like ''

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'' (1988), '' Chandni'' (1989) and '' Josh'' (2000). She has also acted in Marathi films like ''

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'' (1998) and '' Saatchya Aat Gharat'' (2004). For her work in ''Tu Tithe Mee'', Joshi has received various awards and has been widely appreciated. Produced by Smita Talwalkar and directed by Sanjay Surkar, the film was adjudged as the Best Feature Film in Marathi at the

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. In their official citation, the jury also appreciated Joshi's and her co-star

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's works by quoting "Beautiful performance by Mohan Joshi and Suhas Joshi are the highlights of the film." Apart from her wide long theater and films career, Joshi was also seen in Marathi as well as Hindi television shows. As of 2012, she is seen in the Hindi TV show '' Khamoshiyaan'' that airs on

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Personal life

Joshi has done her

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from the

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in the subjects

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and

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language. She is also trained in

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and has given four examinations (''Madhyama'') of

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. She is married to Subhash Joshi, who is also a theater artist. She has 2 kids, Sonali Joshi and Saket Joshi.

Selected filmography

Films

Theater

Television

Awards

For her performance in the film ''Tu Tithe Mee'', Joshi was presented with

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in the Best Actress in Marathi film category. For the same film and in the same category, she also received the

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in 1999. In 2011, Joshi also received a "Ganga-Jamuna Award" for her works in the Marathi theater. The award is presented jointly by Thane Municipal Corporation and P Sawalaram Smriti Samiti (PSSS). She was awarded the

for 2018 for Acting.

References

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