Supriya Pilgaonkar (née Sabnis) is an Indian actress who has worked in several

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and

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films and television series. She is married to actor

Sachin Pilgaonkar Sachin Pilgaonkar, often known mononymously by his screen name Sachin, is an Indian actor, director, producer, writer and singer of Marathi language, Marathi and Hindi films. He has directed and acted in several Marathi films of the late 1980s ...

and made her debut as Chameli in his superhit film ''Navri Mile Navryala''. She is the winner of '' Nach Baliye 1''.

Personal life

Pilgaonkar was born as Supriya Sabnis in a Maharashtrian family in Mumbai, India. She met her husband,

while shooting for a Marathi movie ''Navri Mile Navryala'', which he was directing. They got married in 1985, when she was 18 and have a daughter,

Shriya Pilgaonkar Shriya Pilgaonkar is an Indian actress, director, producer, and stage performer. She is the daughter of actors Sachin and Supriya Pilgaonkar. Early life Shriya is the only child of famed Marathi actors Sachin and Supriya Pilgaonkar. As a ...

Career

Pilgaonkar has acted in a handful of television serials; the most popular of them are ''

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'',

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, ''

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'', ''

Radhaa Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi ''Radhaa Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi'' is an Indian soap opera which aired on NDTV Imagine. The series was produced by DJ's a Creative Unit. Plot The show narrates the story of a widow Radha, and her three capable daughters - Rohini (Meet ...

'' and ''Kadvee Khattee Meethi''. ''Tu Tu Main Main'' was a comic look at the differences and affection between a

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and

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, in which she played the daughter-in-law. In its sequel, ''Kadvee Khattee Meethi'', she got a new role to play — as a mother-in-law. In 2011, she participated in the comedy show, ''

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''. She has a known contribution in

films as well. The movies in which she has acted with her husband

, like ''Navri Mile Navryala'', ''Majha Pati Karodpati'', ''Ashi Hi Banwa Banvi'', ''Aaytya Gharat Gharoba'', were major successes. Pilgaonkar has also acted in a handful of movies such as ''

Awara Paagal Deewana ''Awara Paagal Deewana'' (English: ''Wayward, Crazy, Insane'') is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Vikram Bhatt. The film's music was composed by Anu Malik, and the lyrics by Sameer. It has a plot loosely inspired by ...

'', ''

Aetbaar ''Aetbaar'' () is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic psychological thriller film directed by Vikram Bhatt and stars Amitabh Bachchan, John Abraham, Bipasha Basu and Supriya Pilgaonkar. Business tycoon Ratan Tata entered Bollywood by produ ...

'', ''

Deewane Huye Paagal ''Deewane Huye Paagal'' (''Lovers Gone Mad'') is a 2005 romantic action comedy film directed by Vikram Bhatt, and produced by Firoz A. Nadiadwala. It is a stand-alone sequel to 2002 film ''Awara Paagal Deewana''. The film features Akshay Kumar ...

'' and '' Barsaat''. Pilgaonkar and Sachin appeared together on the dance show, ''

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'' and emerged as the winners of season 1.

Filmography

Television

Fiction

Non-Fiction

Films and Plays

Web Series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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