Sulabha Arya

Indian actress

Ishan Arya

(died 1996)

Children2RelativesSrishti Behl (daughter-in-law)^[2]FamilyAkhtar-Azmi family
Behl family

Sulabha Arya (born 15 July 1950) is an Indian actress in Hindi and Marathi film, television and stage industry. She is the wife of late veteran Indian cinematographer Ishan Arya and mother of cinematographer Sameer Arya and actor Sagar Arya.^[3] She is best known for her role of Shanti Masi in Sasural Genda Phool. She also portrayed Lakshmamma in Shyam Benegal's Amaravati ki Kathayein.

Career

Arya was part of the Indian television industry's first sitcom, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, aired in 1984.^[4] She played the role of Kanta Ben in the 2003 dramedy film Kal Ho Naa Ho.^[5] She played the role of the mother-in-law in television series, Yes Boss on SAB TV. She was last seen at SET SAB's Maddam Sir as Saira Begum.^[6]

Personal life

She is a Maharashtrian who married Ishan Arya (Irshad Ahsan). Her son Sameer Arya (married to Srishti Behl, the daughter of Ramesh Behl) is also a cinematographer, known for films like Koyla (1997), Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) and Shootout at Wadala (2013).^[7]^[8]

Television

1984 Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi as Mandira Bhattacharya
1988 Palash ke phool seriel
1989 Tumhare liye seriel
1992 Kirdaar
1993 Mitti ke Rang (episode Mavali)
1998 Hum Sab Ek Hain as Buaji (1 episode)
1999–2000 Muskaan as Malti Bua
1999–2009 Yes Boss as Meera's mother
2009–2010: Shraddha as Madhu Khurana
1998-2001: Hip Hip Hurray as Mrs Sharma
2010–2012: Sasural Genda Phool as Shanti Bajpai
2015–2016: Begusarai as Badi Amma
2019–2020: Ishaaron Ishaaron Mein as Geeta Shrivastava
2021–2022 Zindagi Mere Ghar Aana as Santo Sakhuja
2022 Maddam Sir as Saira Begum

Awards

Screen Award for Best Comedian^{[citation needed]} – Won
1997 Masoom

References

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^ Sulbha Arya Archived 14 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Bollywood Hungama.
^ Ishaaron Ishaaron Mein^{[permanent dead link]}. Sonyliv.
^ "Logic In Lens". Indian Express. 24 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
^ "Sameer Arya - Through The Lens". Cine Blitz. June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.