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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Seema Pahwa
| image = Seema Pahwa in March 2020.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| alt =
| caption = Pahwa in March 2020
| birth_name = '''Seema Bhargava'''
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]]
| other_names =
| spouse = [[Manoj Pahwa]]
| children = {{unbulleted list|'''Manukriti Pahwa''' (daughter)|'''Mayank Pahwa''' (son)}}
| occupation = [[Actor|Actress]]<br>[[Filmmaking|Filmmaker]]
| known_for =
}}

'''Seema Pahwa''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[actor|actress]] and [[filmmaking|filmmaker]].<ref name=exp>{{cite web | title = Sister Act |work=[[Indian Express]]| url = http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/sister-act/505763/|author=Alaka Sahani|date=23 August 2009| access-date = 2016-01-26 }}</ref> At the [[63rd Filmfare Awards]], she was nominated twice for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for the films ''[[Bareilly Ki Barfi]]'' (2017) and ''[[Shubh Mangal Saavdhan]]'' (2017). She was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress in [[65th Filmfare Awards]] as well for her role in ''[[Bala (2019 film)|Bala]]'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2020/nominations|title=Filmfare Awards 2020 Nominations {{!}} 65th Filmfare Awards 2020|website=filmfare.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-18}}</ref> She made her directorial debut with the film ''[[Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi]]'' which was premiered at Mumbai Film Festival in 2019 followed by a theatrical release in 2021.

Pahwa rose to prominence for her role of ''Badki'' in the popular [[Doordarshan]] [[soap opera]] ''[[Hum Log (TV series)|Hum Log]]'' (1984-1985).<ref>{{cite news|title=The soap that gripped the nation|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080706/jsp/7days/story_9510833.jsp|access-date=16 November 2010|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (India)]]|date= 6 July 2008}}</ref> As a theatre actor she worked with Delhi-based theatre group Sambhav,<ref name=mid/> before moving to Mumbai in 1994 to work in films and continue her work in television and theatre.<ref name=exp/><ref>{{cite web| title = The Mint Planner|date= 7 August 2015 | url = http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/TydkBml6gQ5uBavnKIotsI/The-Mint-Planner-07-August-2015.html | access-date = 2016-01-26 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |work=The Pioneer| title = Culinary act | url = http://www.dailypioneer.com/vivacity/culinary-act.html |date=15 April 2014 |author= Karan Bhardwaj| access-date = 2016-01-26 }}</ref>

Subsequently, she played Maasi, or Aunt on ''[[Kasamh Se]]'' (2006-2009), a popular [[Zee TV]] soap opera by [[Ekta Kapoor]]. The character is very kind and loving towards her nephew and his wife Bani Walia, the [[protagonist]]. She won [[Star Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress]] at the 2015 [[Screen Awards]] for the movie ''[[Ankhon Dekhi]]''.

In 2014, she received acclaim for experiential theatre performance of [[Bhisham Sahni]]'s satire on the middle-class, ''Saag Meat'', where she cooked during the performance, and the food was served to the audience.<ref name=mid/> She was also very popularly loved for her role in the series ''Hip Hip Hurray'', where she played the role of a single mother of Mazhar.

==Personal life==
She is married to actor [[Manoj Pahwa]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/890971/meet-mr-and-mrs-pahwa-we-have-our-tuning-with-each-other-for-30-years|title=Meet Mr and Mrs Pahwa: 'We have our tuning with each other for 30 years'}}</ref> a co-actor in ''Hum Log'',<ref name=exp/> and lives in [[Versova, Mumbai]] along with their daughter Manukriti and son Mayank.<ref name=mid>{{cite web | title = Manoj Pahwa and family on theatre, Bhisham Sahni and more|work=Mid Day| url = http://www.mid-day.com/articles/manoj-pahwa-and-family-on-theatre-bhisham-sahni-and-more/16439194 |author=Chandrima Pal |date=9 August 2015| access-date = 2016-01-27 }}</ref>

==Selected filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Year
! scope="col"|Film
! scope="col"|Role
! class="unsortable" scope="col" |Notes
|-
|1989
|''Adhuri Zindagi''
|
| TV movie co-starring [[Shah Rukh Khan]]
|-
|1996
|''[[Sardari Begum]]''
| Kulsum's Mother
|
|-
|1997
|''...Jayate''
| Nurse Linda
| TV movie
|-
|1999
|''[[Godmother (film)|Godmother]]''
| Shanti (Veeram's sister-in-law)
|
|-
|2000
|''[[Hari-Bhari]]''
| Rampyari
|
|-
|2001
|''[[Zubeidaa]]''
|Zainab Bi
|
|-
|2008
|''Roorkee By-Pass''
| Maasi
| Short film
|-
|2010
|''[[Tere Bin Laden]]''
| Shabbo
|
|-
|2012
|''[[Ferrari Ki Sawaari]]''
| Baboo Didi
|
|-
|2014
|''[[Ankhon Dekhi]]''
| Amma
| Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 2015 [[Screen Awards]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2015
|''[[Dum Laga Ke Haisha]]''
|Subhadra Rani
|Released internationally as ''My Big Fat Bride''
|-
|''[[All Is Well (2015 film)|All Is Well]]''
| Mamiji
|
|-
|''Hasmukh Saab Ki Wasihat''
| Mrs. Sonal Mehta
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2016
|''[[Wazir (film)|Wazir]]''
|Pammi
|
|-
|''BHK Bhalla at Halla.Kom''
|Neelam Khanna
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2017
|''[[Bareilly Ki Barfi]]''
|Susheela Mishra
|Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
|''[[Shubh Mangal Saavdhan]]''
|Sugandha's Mother
|Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2018
|''[[Khajoor Pe Atke]]''
|Sushila
|
|-
|''Everything is Fine''
|Asha
|Short film
|-
|''Bhaiyya Morey''
|Old woman
|Short film
|-
|rowspan=5|2019
|''[[Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga]]''
| Billauri
|
|-
|''[[Arjun Patiala]]''
| MLA Prapti Makkad
|
|-
|''[[Bala (2019 film)|Bala]]''
|Mausi
|Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
|''[[Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi]]''
| Director
|Debut as director<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/seema-pahwa-to-debut-as-director-with-film-starring-naseeruddin-shah-konkona-sen-manoj-pahwa-4878471.html|title=Seema Pahwa to debut as director with film starring Naseeruddin Shah, Konkona Sen, Manoj Pahwa- Entertainment News, Firstpost|date=2018-08-02|website=Firstpost|language=en|access-date=2019-09-09}}</ref>
|-
|''Shame''
| Laundry lady
| Short film
|-
|rowspan=3|2020
|''[[Chintu Ka Birthday]]''
|Nani
| Won–[[Filmfare OTT Awards|Filmfare OTT for Best Supporting Actress (Web Original)]]
|-
|''[[Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari]]''||Yeshodha Dhillon
|Released theatrically on 13 November 2020<ref name=rel:indtod>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/suraj-pe-mangal-bhari-manoj-bajpayee-diljit-fatima-sana-shaikh-film-to-release-in-theatres-this-diwali-1730694-2020-10-12|title=Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari: Manoj Bajpayee, Diljit, Fatima Sana Shaikh film to release in theatres this Diwali|publisher=India Today|date=12 October 2020|access-date=12 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
|''Das Capital: Gulamon Ki Rajdhani''|| Rashida
|Streaming on Cinemapreneur<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2020/nov/26/fighting-several-pandemics-at-once-2228036.html|title=Fighting several pandemics at once|publisher=New Indian Express |date=26 November 2020|access-date=19 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=3|2022
! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;";scope="row"|''Ye Mard Bechara''{{dagger}}
|Shanti Devi
|rowspan=2| Post Production
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;";scope="row"| ''Pagli Shaadi Go Dadi''{{dagger}}
|Dadi
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;";scope="row"|''[[Gangubai Kathiawadi]]''{{dagger}}
|TBA||Releasing January<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/alia-bhatt-starrer-gangubai-kathiawadi-release-january-6-2022/|title=Alia Bhatt starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi to release on January 6, 2022|work=Bollywood Hungama|date=30 September 2021|access-date=30 September 2021}}</ref>
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Year
! scope="col"|Film
! scope="col"|Role
! class="unsortable" scope="col" |Notes
|-
|1984–85
|''[[Hum Log (TV series)|Hum Log]]''
| Badki
|
|-
|1995–96
|''Khushi (Season 1)''
|
|
|-
|1995
|''Sidhhi''
| Sneha Aditya Diwan
|
|-
|1997
|''Pehla Pyar''
| Nirmala Mathur
|
|-
|1998–01
|''[[Hip Hip Hurray (TV series)|Hip Hip Hurray]]''
| Mrs. Merchant
|
|-
|1999
|''[[Rishtey (TV series)|Rishtey]]''
| Leelavati
| Episode 70: Naya Vivah
|-
|2000–01
|''Khushi (Season 2)''
|
|
|-
|2002–06
|''[[Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani]]''
|Archana's mother
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2002
|''[[Sanjivani (2002 TV series)|Sanjivani-A Medical Boon]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand]]''
|
|
|-
|2003
|''[[Aandhi (TV series)|Aandhi]]''
|Bua Ji
|
|-
|2006–07
|''[[Kulvaddhu]]''
|Padma Chauhan
|
|-
|2006–09
|''[[Kasamh Se]]''
|Billo Masi
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Hum Ladkiyan]]''
|Dadiji
|
|-
|2012
|''[[Lakhon Mein Ek (TV series)|Lakhon Mein Ek]]''
| Teejan Bai/Hema Dhawan
|
|-
|2017
|rowspan=3|''[[The Kapil Sharma Show]]''
|rowspan=3| Herself
| Episode 128: Promotion of ''[[Bareilly Ki Barfi]]''
|-
| 2020
| Episode 274: Celebrating ''[[Hum Log (TV series)|Hum Log]]''
|-
| 2021
| Episode 171: Promotion of ''[[Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi]]''
|}

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Year
! scope="col"|Film
! scope="col"|Role
! class="unsortable" scope="col" |Notes
|-
|2019
|''Aafat''
| Rita Mohanty
| Web series on [[MX Player]]
|}

==Awards and nominations==

=== [[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress]] ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Film
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Result
|-
| 2015
!scope="row"| ''[[Aankhon Dekhi]]''
| Amma
| {{yes2}}Won
|-
| 2018
!scope="row"| ''[[Shubh Mangal Saavdhan]]''
| Sugandha's mother
| {{no2}}Nominated
|-
|2020
!scope="row"| ''[[Bala (2019 film)|Bala]]''
| Aanra Mausi
| {{no2}}Nominated
|}

=== [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award]] ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Film
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Result
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[63rd Filmfare Awards|2018]]
!scope="row"| ''[[Bareilly Ki Barfi]]''
| Susheela Mishra
| {{no2}}Nominated
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Shubh Mangal Saavdhan]]''
| Sugandha's mother
| {{no2}}Nominated
|-
|[[65th Filmfare Awards|2020]]
!scope="row"| ''[[Bala (2019 film)|Bala]]''
| Aanra Mausi
| {{no2}}Nominated
|}

=== [[Filmfare OTT Awards]] ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Category
!scope="col"| Film
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Result
|-
| 2020
| Best Supporting Actress (Web Original)
!scope="row"| ''[[Chintu Ka Birthday]]''
| Nani
| {{Won}}
|}

=== [[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress]] ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Film
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Result
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[19th IIFA Awards|2018]]
!scope="row"| ''[[Bareilly Ki Barfi]]''
| Susheela Mishra
| {{no2}}Nominated
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Shubh Mangal Saavdhan]]''
| Sugandha's mother
| {{no2}}Nominated
|}

=== [[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female]] ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Film
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Result
|-
| 2018
!scope="row"| ''[[Bareilly Ki Barfi]]''
| Susheela Mishra
| {{no2}}Nominated
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1260157}}

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