Sudha Shivpuri

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Sudha Shivpuri is a noted TV actress, who is most famous for her role as 'Baa' in the Hindi TV serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2000-2007).

Biography

Early life

Born and brought up in Rajasthan, Sudha Shivpuri started her career early, when she was in the eighth standard in school. Her father had died, and her mother had fallen ill, thus the ones of earning a living for the family came on to her, and so she started acting in plays. [ [http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=212648 Sudha Shivpuri Photo Album] ]

Career

She joined All India Radio, Jaipur as a radio artist; it was here that she met Om Shivpuri, who was also working at the time. [ [http://www.rajasthan-tour-package.net/Rajasthan-Cultural-Heritage.htm Rajasthan Cultural Heritage] ]

Later they both joined National School of Drama, New Delhi, and when they graduated in 1964, they joined the recently formed NSD Repertory Company, as actors; Om Shivpuri became its first Chief as well. [ [http://www.nsd.gov.in/repertory.htm NSD Repertory] ] .

Om Shivpuri and Sudha got married in 1968, and continued work in Delhi theatre and formed their own theatre company, 'Dishantar', [ [http://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/features/hindi_theatre.asp Hindi Theatre] ] which produced several important play of its era, including, ‘Aadhe Adhurey’, Tughlaq, and Vijay Tendulkar's Khamosh! Adalat Jari Hai’ in which she played the lead role, all directed by Om Shivpuri himself.

In 1974, she shifted to Mumbai, as her husband has started getting many offers from Hindi films. [ [http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/y2k3/actor/sudhashivpuri.htm Interview with Sudha Shivpuri] ]

She made her film debut with Basu Chatterjee's film "Swami" in 1977, and went on to act in films like "Insaaf Ka Tarazu", Hamari Bahu Alka, "Sawan Ko Aane Do", "Sun Meri Laila", "Burning Train", "Vidhaata" and "Maya Memsaab" (1993).

Thereafter she took a break from films, and shifted to television, where she acted in a few serials like 'Aa Bail Mujhe Maar' and 'Rajni', in which she played Priya Tendulkar's mother-in-law.

After the death of her husband Om Shivpuri in 1990, she started acting again, and went on to do many TV serials, including: Missing, Rishtey and Bandhan. Her big break in television came in 2000, when she was asked to perform the role of 'Baa', the old mother-in-law, in the TV serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi produced by Balaji Telefilms.

She has done many others shows like Sheeshe Ka Ghar, Waqt Ka Dariya, Daman, Santoshi Ma, Yeh Ghar, Kasamh Se and Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil.

In 2003 she acted in Hindi film Pinjar, based on Amrita Pritam's famous Partition novel.

Sudha Shivpuri has a daughter, Ritu Shivpuri who is also an Hindi film actor, and had a son, Vineet.

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