Mukta Barve
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Mukta Barve is an India
n television
, theatre
and film
actress. She is known for her role in the critically acclaimed Marathi
film Jogwa
.
, Maharashtra
. She performed in her first play Ghar tighāncha hava when she was in high school. She graduated from Pune University majoring in theatre
, and joined the Dramatics program at Lalit Kala Kendra (Institute for Fine Arts), Pune. She then moved to Mumbai to focus completely on her acting career.
sport enthusiast in the theatre production Kabaddi-Kabaddi, for which she won the 2007 Zee award for best actress in a commercial play.
Mukta made her film debut with the 2004 Marathi film Chakwa, and followed it with several productions including Thang, Maati Maay, Saavar Re and Ashok Saraf
's directorial debut Ek Daav Dhobi Pachhad.
In 2009, Mukta acted in the National Award winning film Jogwa
, dealing with religion in rural India. Mukta played Suli, a Jogtin, a happy and innocent girl who is forced into a lifetime of servitude to the local deity, who enters a relationship with Tayappa, a forced eunuch portrayed by Upendra Limaye
. To prepare for the role, Mukta studied the life of a Jogtini through photographs and by observing day-to-day rural behavior. Mukta also starred in the 2010 romantic film Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai
in the role of a savvy Mumbai-based fashion designer, alongside Swapnil Joshi
. In December 2010, she also appeared on the TV show Khupte tithe Gupte, which is hosted by Marathi singer & Musician Avadhoot Gupte.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n television
Television in India
Television is one of the major mass media of India and is a huge industry and has thousands of programmes in all the states of India. The small screen has produced numerous celebrities of their own kind some even attaining national fame. TV soaps are extremely popular with housewives as well as...
, theatre
Theatre in India
The earliest form of the theatre of India was the Sanskrit theatre. It began after the development of Greek and Roman theatre and before the development of theatre in other parts of Asia...
and film
Cinema of India
The cinema of India consists of films produced across India, which includes the cinematic culture of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. Indian films came to be followed throughout South Asia and...
actress. She is known for her role in the critically acclaimed Marathi
Marathi cinema
Marathi cinema refers to films produced in the Marathi language in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is the oldest and pioneer film industry in India...
film Jogwa
Jogwa
Jogwa - The Awakening The film bagged five awards at the national film awards for 2008. National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues, National Film Award for Best Actor for Uupendra Limaye, National Film Award for Best Music Direction for Ajay Atul, National Film Award for Best Male Playback...
.
Early life and education
Mukta was born in PunePune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
, Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. She performed in her first play Ghar tighāncha hava when she was in high school. She graduated from Pune University majoring in theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
, and joined the Dramatics program at Lalit Kala Kendra (Institute for Fine Arts), Pune. She then moved to Mumbai to focus completely on her acting career.
Career
Mukta started out by working in several TV serials such as Abhāḷamāyā, Gangādhar Tipre, Buwā Ale and Chitta chor. After starring in several plays such as Hum To Tere Ashique Hai and Final Draft, Mukta won critical acclaim for her portrayal of a KabaddiKabaddi
Kabaddi is a South Asian team sport...
sport enthusiast in the theatre production Kabaddi-Kabaddi, for which she won the 2007 Zee award for best actress in a commercial play.
Mukta made her film debut with the 2004 Marathi film Chakwa, and followed it with several productions including Thang, Maati Maay, Saavar Re and Ashok Saraf
Ashok Saraf
Ashok Saraf is an Indian actor and comedian. He has appeared in many Hindi and Marathi movies for since the late 1960s.Ashok Saraf is known mainly for comedy movies, many of which he appeared in with Laxmikant Berde...
's directorial debut Ek Daav Dhobi Pachhad.
In 2009, Mukta acted in the National Award winning film Jogwa
Jogwa
Jogwa - The Awakening The film bagged five awards at the national film awards for 2008. National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues, National Film Award for Best Actor for Uupendra Limaye, National Film Award for Best Music Direction for Ajay Atul, National Film Award for Best Male Playback...
, dealing with religion in rural India. Mukta played Suli, a Jogtin, a happy and innocent girl who is forced into a lifetime of servitude to the local deity, who enters a relationship with Tayappa, a forced eunuch portrayed by Upendra Limaye
Upendra Limaye
Upendra Limaye is a versatile Indian actor who has performed a wide variety of roles on stage, screen and television. He has earned several prestigious awards for acting. He has acted in numerous experimental plays, Marathi parallel films, television serials, Hindi mainstream movies and a few South...
. To prepare for the role, Mukta studied the life of a Jogtini through photographs and by observing day-to-day rural behavior. Mukta also starred in the 2010 romantic film Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai
Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai
The film Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai is about two strong minded individuals who meet each other in Pune.- Synopsis :Mukta Barve, a stylish teenager from Mumbai meets Swapnil Joshi, when the latter is playing cricket. Mukta asks for an address which turns out to be Swapnil's own address. A love story ensues...
in the role of a savvy Mumbai-based fashion designer, alongside Swapnil Joshi
Swapnil Joshi
Swapnil Joshi is a Indian film and television actor, in Hindi and Marathi languages. He is mainly known for his comic roles. He has done lead roles in TV series, Krishna , Hare Kkaanch Ki Choodiyaan , Marathi film Checkmate and Marathi film Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai...
. In December 2010, she also appeared on the TV show Khupte tithe Gupte, which is hosted by Marathi singer & Musician Avadhoot Gupte.
Films
| Year | Title | Language | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Chakwa | Marathi | Sister | |
| 2005 | Thang | Marathi/English | Guest appearance | |
| 2006 | Blind game | Detective | ||
| 2006 | Maati Maay | Marathi | Yashoda | |
| 2007 | Saawar Re | Marathi | Mukta | |
| 2008 | De Dhakka De Dhakka De Dhakka is a Marathi film released in India in 2008 inspired from the award-winning 2006 Hollywood film Little Miss Sunshine.... |
Marathi | Guest appearance | |
| 2008 | Saas Bahu Aur Sensex Saas bahu aur Sensex Saas bahu aur Sensex is a Bollywood film which released 19 September 2008 directed by Shona Urvashi.-Synopsis:With her mother suddenly divorcing her father and leaving their comfortable home in Kolkata, Nitya finds herself in the new environs of Navi Mumbai.Finding her bearings, in a new city,... |
Hindi | Parimal | |
| 2009 | Ek Daav Dhobi Pachhad | Marathi | Sulakshana | |
| 2009 | Pail Te Sumbaraan | Marathi | Kalyani (Kalli) | |
| 2009 | Jogwa Jogwa Jogwa - The Awakening The film bagged five awards at the national film awards for 2008. National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues, National Film Award for Best Actor for Uupendra Limaye, National Film Award for Best Music Direction for Ajay Atul, National Film Award for Best Male Playback... |
Marathi | Suli | State Government award for Best Actress |
| 2010 | Thanks Maa Thanks maa Thanks Maa is a Hindi Bollywood film directed by Débutante director Irfan Kamal, distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment, India. The film focuses on Child abandonment Issue in India... |
Hindi | Prostitute | |
| 2010 | Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai The film Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai is about two strong minded individuals who meet each other in Pune.- Synopsis :Mukta Barve, a stylish teenager from Mumbai meets Swapnil Joshi, when the latter is playing cricket. Mukta asks for an address which turns out to be Swapnil's own address. A love story ensues... |
Marathi | Mumbai | |
| 2010 | Aika Dajiba | Marathi | ||
| 2010 | Sumbaran | Marathi | ||
| 2010 | Aghaat | Marathi | Doctor |
TV Serials
| Title | Language | TV Channel | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnihotra | Marathi | Zee Marathi Zee Marathi Zee Marathi is India-based satellite television channel, which carries broadcasts in Marathi. Zee Network, India's leading infotainment network launched it in the year 1999. It is the most viewed television channel in Mumbai... |
Manjula | |
| Lajja | Marathi | Zee Marathi Zee Marathi Zee Marathi is India-based satellite television channel, which carries broadcasts in Marathi. Zee Network, India's leading infotainment network launched it in the year 1999. It is the most viewed television channel in Mumbai... |
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| Agnishikha | Marathi | Kalika | ||
| Ghadlay Bighadlay | Marathi | Zee Marathi Zee Marathi Zee Marathi is India-based satellite television channel, which carries broadcasts in Marathi. Zee Network, India's leading infotainment network launched it in the year 1999. It is the most viewed television channel in Mumbai... |
Various | |
| Pimpal Paan | Marathi | Zee Marathi Zee Marathi Zee Marathi is India-based satellite television channel, which carries broadcasts in Marathi. Zee Network, India's leading infotainment network launched it in the year 1999. It is the most viewed television channel in Mumbai... |
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| Buwa aala | Marathi | |||
| Bandhan | Marathi | |||
| Shriyut Gangadhar Tipre | Marathi | Zee Marathi Zee Marathi Zee Marathi is India-based satellite television channel, which carries broadcasts in Marathi. Zee Network, India's leading infotainment network launched it in the year 1999. It is the most viewed television channel in Mumbai... |
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| Aabhalmaya | Marathi | Zee Marathi Zee Marathi Zee Marathi is India-based satellite television channel, which carries broadcasts in Marathi. Zee Network, India's leading infotainment network launched it in the year 1999. It is the most viewed television channel in Mumbai... |
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| Indradhanushya | Marathi | |||
| Me Ek Bandu | Marathi | |||
| Amhi marathi pora hushar | Marathi | Anchor | Game Show |
Theatre
- Kabbadi Kabbadi (2008)
- Hum to Tere Ashiq Hai (2006)
- Final Draft (2005)
- Dehbhaan (2005)
- Amhala Vegle Vhyache (2001)
Awards
- Won the ‘Best Actress‘ PIFF Award [Pune International Film Festival, Pune, India](2011) for film ‘Aghat’.
- Won the ‘Best Actress‘ MIFTA Award [Marathi International Film and Theatre Awards](2010) for film ‘Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai’.
- Won the ‘‘Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar by ‘Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi’ for year 2009, in the field of theatre.
- Won the ‘Best Actress of the year ‘State Govt. of Maharashtra’ award’ for film ‘Jogwa’ (2008-09).
- Won the ‘Best Actress in Commercial Play’ of the year, State Govt. of Maharashtra award (2006-07) for Play ‘Kabaddi-Kabaddi’.
- Won the ‘Best Actress in Commercial Play’ of the year, Maharashtra Times Award (2006-07) for Play ‘Kabaddi-Kabaddi’.
- Won the ‘Best Actress in Commercial Play’ of the year, Zee Award (2006-07) for Play ‘Kabaddi-Kabaddi’.
- Won the ‘Best Actress in Commercial Play’ of the year, Maharashtra Times Award (2005-06) for Play ‘Final Draft’.
- Won the ‘Best Actress in Commercial Play’ of the year, Zee Award (2005-06) for Play ‘Final Draft’.
- Won the ‘Best Actress in Commercial Play’ of the year, State Govt. of Maharashtra award (2004-05) for Play ‘Hum to tere Ashiq Hai’.
- Won the ‘Best Actress in the Experimental Theatre’ of the year ’Alpha Gaurav Award’ presented by ‘Zee Television’ for the role in ‘Final Draft’. (2004-05).
- Won the ‘Most promising Newcomer in the films’ of the year ‘State Govt. of Maharashtra’ award’ for film ‘Chakwa’ (2004-05).
- Won the Best Supporting Actress of the year ’Alpha Gaurav Award’ presented by ‘Zee Television’ for the role in ‘Dehbhaan’ (2002-03).
- Won the Most Promising Newcomer of the year ‘Alpha Gaurav Award’ presented by ‘Zee Television’ (2002-03).