Bhakti Barve

Bhakti Barve
Born(1948-09-10)10 September 1948
Sangli, Bombay Province, India
Died12 February 2001(2001-02-12) (aged 52)
Bhatan, Maharashtra, India
Other namesBhakti Barve Inamdar
SpouseShafi Inamdar

Bhakti Barve (10 September 1948 – 12 February 2001) was an Indian film, theatre and television actress in Marathi, Hindi and Gujarati. She is best known for her role in Kundan Shah's comedy Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983), where she acted alongside Naseeruddin Shah, Satish Shah and Ravi Baswani.[1]

In theatre, which was her mainstay, she was associated with leading groups like Theatre Unit, Indian National Theatre, and Rangayan, and is remembered for performances in plays like Ti Phularani, Nag Mandala, Aayee Retire Hote Aahe and Hands Up. She was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in Marathi theatre Acting in 1990 by India's National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama,[2] apart from Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar, and Abhinay Puraskar. She was married to actor Shafi Inamdar, who died in 1996.[3]

  1. ^ The Oxford companion to Indian theatre, by Ananda Lal. Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-19-564446-8. page 37.
  2. ^ Bhakti Barve Inamdar 1990 Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Official listing.
  3. ^ "Tee Phulrani leaves an aching void on stage and screen". Screen. 16 February 2001. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2012.