Varsha Usgaonkar


Varsha Usgaonkar is an Indian film actress from Goa, who has worked in various Bollywood and Marathi movies as the leading lady. During the 1990s, she was the most popular actress in Marathi cinema.

Career

Varsha Usgaonkar first shot to fame in 1984 as the lead heroine in the super-hit Marathi stage play Brahmachari.
Subsequently, she quickly rose to one of the top heroines in the Marathi film industry with super-hits such as Gammat Jammat, Hamal De Dhamal, Saglikade Bombabomb, Sawat Majhi Ladki, Shejari Shejari, Ek Hota Vidushak, Lapandav and Aflatoon. She starred as the lead actress in the Bollywood films Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi and Pathreela Raasta. In 2005, she appeared in the Bollywood films and Mr Ya Miss as a supporting actress. In the Faisal Saif-directed controversial Hindi feature film, Jigyaasa, she played mother to Hrishitaa Bhatt. Usgaonkar started her television career in 1988 playing the role of Uttara, wife of Abhimanyu and mother of Parikshit,. The role led her to many Hindi movie offers and most of them failed to create a box office success. She also played Roopmati in the 1994 TV serial Chandrakanta. She has appeared in the Marathi shows Aakash Zep and Eka Mekansathi, and she has acted in the Hindi television serials Alvida Darling, Tanha and Anhonee.
One of her most prominent performances was on the TV serial Jhansi Ki Rani in the 1990s on Doordarshan, where she played the lead character of Rani Lakshmibai.
Usgaonkar sang in a Konkani music album Roop Tujem Laita Pixem, with Ulhas Buyao.

Personal life

Usgaonkar is a Konkani. She is the daughter of Goa's former Deputy Speaker A. K. S. Usgaonkar. She has two sisters, Tosha Kurade and Manisha Tarcar.
Usgaonkar married Ajay Sharma, son of Indian film music director Ravishankar Sharma or Bombay Ravi, in March 2000.

Filmography