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Uttara Baokar

Actor
Born August 5, 1944Died April 12, 2023 (78 years)
Uttara Baokar was an Indian stage, film, and television actress. She acted in several notable plays, such as Padmavati in 'Mukyhamantri', Mena in 'Mena Gurjari', Desdemona in Shakespeare's 'Othello', the mother in playwright Girish Karnad's 'Tughlaq', the nautch girl in 'Chhote Saiyad Bade Saiyad', and the lead role of Umrao in 'Umrao Jaan'. In 1978, she directed Jaywant Dalvi's play 'Sandhya Chhaya', translated to Hindi by Kusum Kumar.

In 1984, she won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Acting (Hindi theatre). She appeared in Marathi films such as 'Doghi' (1995), 'Uttarayan' (2005), 'Shevri' (2006), and 'Restaurant' (2006).

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Known For

  • Dor
  • 8 x 10 Tasveer
  • Aaja Nachle
  • Suddenly, One Day
  • Land of the Gods
  • Sins
  • Tamas
  • Island City
  • Uttarayan
  • Welcome Home
  • Samhita
  • Badha

Filmography

2019
2019
2016
2015
Island City · as Ajji
2014
2013
2013
Lessons in Forgetting · as Kala Chitti
2009
8 x 10 Tasveer · as Bibiji
2007
Aaja Nachle · as Mrs. Srivastav
2006
2006
Humko Deewana Kar Gaye · as Nirmala Malhotra
2006
2006
Badha · as Aavalabai
2005
2004
Uttarayan · as Kusumawati's Mother
2002
1999
Thakshak · as Ishaan's Mother
1996
Sardari Begum · as Hemraj's Wife
1996
Two Women · as Mother
1989
Suddenly, One Day · as Sudha Roy
1988
Tamas (TV Series) · as Jasbir

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