Priyadarshini Indalkar is an Indian actress known for her work in

Marathi language Marathi (; , 𑘦𑘨𑘰𑘙𑘲, , ) is a Classical languages of India, classical Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra and is also spoken in Goa, and parts of Guj ...

movies and comedy TV show Maharashtrachi Hasyajatra. She is acted in Marathi films such as ''

Phulrani ''Phulrani'' (subtitled onscreen with ''Avismarniya Prem Kahani''; ) is a 2023 Indian Marathi-language romantic film co-written and directed Vishwas Joshi. The film is jointly produced by Amruta Films, Third Ace Entertainment and Fincraft Media, i ...

'', '' Soyrik'', and '' Navardev Bsc. Agri''.

Early life and education

Indalkar was born in

Sangli Sangli (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Sāṁgalī''; ) is a metropolitan town and the headquarters of Sangli District in Maharashtra, in south-western India. It has earned the nickname "Turmeric City of India" for being the hub of the Asia's largest produ ...

and grew up in

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. She attended Renuka Swarup Memorial Girls High School. Indalkar completed her

B.E. A Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) or a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded to a college graduate majoring in an engineering discipline at a higher education institution. In the United Kingdom, a Bac ...

(IT) degree from Pune Vidhyarthi Griha's College of Engineering and Technology in Pune.

Career

Indalkar started her career with a performance on ''Aflatoon Little Masters'', a kids show on

ETV Marathi Colors Marathi (previously known as ETV Marathi) is an Indian Marathi language general entertainment channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. It primarily telecasts programs such as serials, reality shows and ...

. Indalkar moved to

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for her work in 2018 and became friends with her later ''Hasyajatra'' co-star Vanita Kharat. She started her

Marathi theatre Marathi theatre is theatre in the Marathi language, mostly originating or based in the state of Maharashtra in India, and elsewhere with Marathi diaspora. Starting in the middle of the 19th century, it flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. Today, ...

career with a part in ''Maunaantar'' and later worked in ''Khamoshi'' and ''Parana''. She has also done some dubbing work. Indalkar had a recurring role in

Sony Marathi Sony Marathi is an Indian pay television channel that broadcasts programming in Marathi. It was launched on 19 August 2018 and is owned and operated by Culver Max Entertainment Culver Max Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., Trade name, trading as Sony ...

TV show ''Assa Maher Nako Ga Bai''. Her big break came when she became a regular performer in the '' Maharashtrachi Hasyajatra'' sketch-comedy show. In 2021, she had a brief role in Marathi movie Photoprem. Later, she acted in multiple Marathi movies and was the female lead in ''

'', '' Soyrik'', and '' Navardev Bsc. Agri''. Indalkar has appeared in Hindi and Marathi web series, starring in productions like Shantit Kranti and

Farzi ''Farzi'' () is an Indian Hindi-language black comedy crime thriller television series created, produced and directed by Raj & DK, who also co-wrote the series with Sita Menon and Suman Kumar. It stars Shahid Kapoor, Vijay Sethupathi, Kay Kay ...

Filmography

Play

*Maunaantar *Khamoshi *Parana

Television

* Assa Maher Nako Ga Bai * Maharashtrachi Hasyajatra

Film

*Photoprem *

* Soyrik * Navardev Bsc. Agri

Web Series

* Shantit Kranti *

Awards

Indalkar was awarded the following awards: *2023: Global Icons of India Award * 2024 (April): Marathi

Filmfare Award The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Indian cinema.Al The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India. The awards were introduced by Filmfare magazine of The Time ...

for best newcomer *2024 (June): The ''Indira Chitnis memorial comedienne award'' by the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Natya Parishad *2024 (July): The ''best new face'' by

Sakal ''Sakal'' ("Morning") is a Marathi daily newspaper published by Sakal Media Group, headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra, India. It is among the most widely circulated Marathi newspapers. Pratap Pawar joined the board of Sakal in 1985 and is ...

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