Sushma Seth

Sushma Seth
Sushma Seth in 2013
Born (1936-06-20) 20 June 1936 (age 88)
Delhi, British India
OccupationActress
Years active1956–2018[1]
Children3
RelativesDivya Seth (daughter)

Sushma Seth (born 20 June 1936)[2] is an Indian stage, film and television actress. She started her career in the 1950s, and was a founder member of the Delhi-based theatre group Yatrik. Her first film was Junoon in 1978. She is known for playing a mother and grandmother role in movies and on television, and notable for her role as Dadi in the pioneering TV soap Hum Log (1984–1985).[3] She received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Ameena Bai in B. R. Chopra's drama Tawaif (1985). She has worked with famous directors like Dev Raj Ankur, Ram Gopal Bajaj, Manish Joshi Bismil and Chander Shekhar Sharma.[4]

  1. ^ "Stage plays performed from 1956-1990". Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Sushma Seth Birthday: 42 की उम्र में सुषमा ने सिनेमा में किया था डेब्यू, कई दिग्गज कलाकारों की बनीं दादी-नानी". Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  3. ^ Sinha, Meenakshi (12 August 2010). "I am still called Hum Log's dadi: Sushma Seth". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Films yes, but she roots for theatre". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 5 February 2007. Archived from the original on 9 February 2007.