Jayshree Gadkar: Biography, Facts and Career

Jayshree Gadkar (21 February 1942– 29 August 2008) was an Indian actress who worked in Marathi and Hindi language films. She is regarded as one of the greatest stars of Marathi cinema. Gadkar was the recipient of various accolades, receiving six Maharashtra State Film Awards, a Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar, and a Rasrang Phalke Puraskar. Gadkar's career spanned over 45 years in a wide range of genres. She often played strong-willed women. In 2003, Gadkar was honoured with the V. Shantaram Award, Maharashtra's highest award in the field of cinema. She began her career as a child dance artist. She entered films as a tamasha dancer in movies. Her first role was that of a group dancer in V. Shantaram's Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje in 1955, which featured Sandhya as the leading lady. Later, well known Marathi film Director Dinkar D. Patil cast her in a small role with dance in his Marathi film Disat Tasa Nasat, opposite Raja Gosavi. This was followed by Sangtye Aika, a tamasha-based movie which was the first in which she played a leading role, helping her gain fame and recognition for such heroine roles. Gadkar acted in about 250 films over a period of four decades. Her filmography was varied and included a rich repertoire of tamasha stories as also mythologicals in addition to socials and love stories. In later years, Gadkar turned to directorial efforts such as Saasar Maher and Ashi Asavi Saasu. She also acted in Ramanand Sagar's TV series Ramayana, as Kaushalya (mother of Rama) along with her husband Bal Dhuri, who was Dasharath (father of Rama). Her autobiography Ashi Me Jayshree was published in 1986.

Quick facts about Jayshree Gadkar

• Full name: Jayshree Gadkar
• Born: 1942-02-21
• Nationality: India
• Known as: Actor
• Wikidata ID: Q448318

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