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'' and medical drama ''Dhadkan (TV series)'' as Dr. Chitra. Mona Ambegaonkar plays the lead in the 2018 Hindi feature film Evening Shadows directed by Sridhar Rangayan and produced by Solaris Pictures.
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

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) 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 Evening Shadows.

Television

*''Thoda sa aasman'' as an aspiring airhostess *''

Dekh Bhai Dekh ''Dekh Bhai Dekh'' ) is an Indian Hindi sitcom which premiered on DD Metro on 6 May 1993. It was created, developed, edited, directed by Anand Mahendroo and produced by Jaya Bachchan under the banner of Saraswati Audio Visuals Pvt Ltd. It star ...

'' (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 *''

Aahat ''Aahat'' (English: ''An approaching sound'') is an Indian thriller/ horror television anthology series created by B. P. Singh for Sony Entertainment Television. The series premiered on 5 October 1995. The episodes of first, second and fifth ...

'' (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 *'' Dhadkan'' as Dr. Chitra Sheshadri *''

Nyaay ''Nyaay'' (also spelled Nyay, meaning Justice) was a daily TV series directed by Sudhir Mishra, written by Pawan K Sethhi, produced by Harish Thawani of Nimbus Corporation and broadcast and Executive Producer Sushil Datta on Doordarshan's Met ...

'' (1999-2000) as Advocate Varsha *'' Shubh Mangal Savadhan'' (2003) as Maria *'' Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak'' *''

Amber Dhara ''Amber Dhara'' is an Indian Hindi language television series that aired on Sony Entertainment Television from 24 September 2007 until 24 April 2008, based on the lives of conjoined twins, Amber and Dhara. Plot The story revolves around the l ...

'' (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'' as Usha Sharma *'' Life Sahi Hai'' (2016-2018) as Jasjit's mother

Filmography

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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