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Bhakti Barve (10 September 1948 – 12 February 2001) was an Indian film, theatre and television actress in
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,
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and Gujarati. She is best known for the title role in the
Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India **Marathi people (Uttar Pradesh), the Marathi people in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Mar ...
play '' Ti Phularani and'' for her role in
Kundan Shah Kundan Shah (19 October 1947 – 7 October 2017) was an Indian film director and writer. He is known for his comedy classic '' Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro'' (1983) and his 1986–1987 TV series '' Nukkad'' with Saeed Akhtar Mirza. Biography Kundan Shah ...
's comedy '' Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro'' (1983), where she acted alongside
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,
Satish Shah Satish Ravilal Shah is an Indian actor. He is best known for his comic roles in films like '' Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro'' (1983), '' Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi'' (1984), '' Sarabhai vs Sarabhai'' (2004), '' Main Hoon Na'' (2004), ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' (2003), '' ...
and Ravi Baswani. In theatre, which was her mainstay, she was associated with leading groups like Theatre Unit, Indian National Theatre, and Rangayan, and is remembered for performances in plays like ''Ti Phularani'', ''Nag Mandala'', ''Aayee Retire Hote Aahe'' and ''Hands Up''. She was awarded the
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in
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Acting in 1990 by India's National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama, apart from Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar, and Abhinay Puraskar. She was married to actor
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, who died in 1996.


Personal life

Barve was born in
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,
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. During her school days she participated in Sudha Karmarkar's productions of children's theatre. She was married to late actor
Shafi Inamdar Shafi Inamdar (23 October 1946 – 13 March 1996) was an Indian actor. He started his film career with the film '' Vijeta'' and continued it in '' Ardh Satya''. He acted in a number of television serials including '' Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi''. His ...
.


Career

Barve began her career by acting for Sudha Karmarkar's Little Theatre. She also had a short stint as announcer on
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, Bombay and later as a news reader on Bombay
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(India's National broadcaster), and presenter of ''Saptahiki''. While with Doordarshan, she also performed the role of Bahinabai Choudhary, the poetess-saint, in the critically acclaimed DD produced telefilm, ''Bahinabai''. She shot to fame with her performance in plays like the
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drama ''Ajab Nyaya Vartulacha'' ('Strange Justice of the Circle') in 1973, C. T. Khanolkar's adaptation of
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's
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, Mohan Rakesh's ''Adhe-adhure'', ''Tee Phul Rani'' (Flower Queen) (1975), P.L. Deshpande's noted adaptation of G. B. Shaw's '' Pygmalion'' and in Jay Lerner's ''My Fair Lady''. She was widely appreciated in 2 super hit Marathi stage plays, ''Hands-Up!'' (1982) and ''Ranga Mazha Vegala'' (1991), both co-starring Avinash Masurekar. She acted in many TV serials and dramas, besides Hindi films,
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's '' Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro'' (1983) and Govind Nihlani's '' Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa'' (1998). She was also the chairperson of the ''Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Natya Sammelan''.


Death

Barve performed a solo act, ''Pu La Fulrani Aani Mee'', at Wai on 11 February 2001. The next morning at 02:45 IST, on her way back to
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, her car driven by her driver rammed into the opening of Bhatan Tunnel on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and she succumbed to her injuries.TV, stage actress Bhakti Barve dies in car accident
Indiantelevision, 12 February 2001.
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, 13 February 2001.


Awards

Bhakti Barve was honoured with a posthumous award at the
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in 2001 for her contribution to Indian cinema and television.


Filmography & Theatre

* '' Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro'' (1983) * '' Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa'' (1998) * ''Jannat Talkies'' * '' Rishtey'' (TV series) – Episode: 68, (Season 3) * ''Gharkul''


Theatre

* ''Tee Phulrani'' * ''Thank You Mr. Glad'' * ''Ajab Nyay Vartulacha'' * ''Aai Retire Hotey'' * ''Rang Mazaa Veglaa'' * ''Gandhi Virudh Gandhi'' * ''Akheracha Sawaal'' * ''Double Game'' * ''Kimayagar'' * ''Damba Dweepcha Mukabla'' * ''Naag Mandal'' * ''Aadhe Adhure'' * ''Hands Up'' * ''Gandhi Viruddha Gandhi'' * ''Bebii''


References


External links

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Filmography
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