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{{Short description|Indian actress (born 1950)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2013}}
{{Infobox person
|image = Suhasini Mulay graces the screening of Sonata.jpg
|caption = Mulay in April 2017
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1950|11|20}}
|birth_place = [[Patna]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
|yearsactive = 1969–present
|spouse = {{marriage|[[Atul Gurtu]]|2011}}
}}

'''Suhasini Mulay''' (born 20 November 1950) is an Indian actress in [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Bollywood]] and [[Marathi language|Marathi]] films as well as television. She won five [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]] .<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021124/spectrum/tv.htm |title=Quest for creativity |date=24 November 2002 |work=The Tribune}}</ref><ref>[http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/y2k3/actor/suhasinimulay.htm Interview with actor Suhasini Mulay] indiantelevision.com, 20 March 2003.</ref><ref>[http://www.the-south-asian.com/feb%202003/suhasini_mulay2.htm SUHASINI MULAY ... just begun'] South Asian, 20 February 2003.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/announcements/riseup-campaign-social-stereotypes/ |title=RISEUP campaign: Women Who Rise up and Walk Away from Social Stereotypes}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Suhasini was born in a [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
speaking family in [[Patna]] where she spent the early part of her childhood. She lost her father when she was only three and was brought up by her mother, noted documentary filmmaker and film historian [[Vijaya Mulay]]. Suhasini was attracted to film because of her mother.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chatterji |first=Shoma A |date=25 May 2019 |title=Akka Vijaya Mulay - Mother, Activist, Filmmaker, Author (1921-2019) |url=https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/14/16990/Akka-Vijaya-Mulay---Mother-Activist-Filmmaker-Author-1921-2019 |access-date=20 February 2021 |website=The Citizen |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Mulay was in an extended live-in relationship that ended in 1990. On 16 January 2011 she got married at [[Arya Samaj]] to a [[physicist]], Prof. [[Atul Gurtu]].<ref name="weddingwithAtulGurtu">{{cite news |date=11 March 2011 |first=Kunal M |last=Shah |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-11/news-interviews/28679820_1_physicist-tifr-profession |title=Suhasini Mulay ties the knot at 60 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515221356/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-11/news-interviews/28679820_1_physicist-tifr-profession |archive-date=15 May 2012 |url-status=dead |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=21 February 2021}}</ref>

==Career==
In 1965 she was chosen by Pears Soap to be its model. It was this ad film which caught [[Mrinal Sen]]'s attention and he signed her for ''[[Bhuvan Shome]]'' (1969).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sengupta |first=Aditi |date=25 January 2019 |title=The man who found Gauri |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/watch/the-man-who-found-gauri/article26089002.ece |access-date=17 February 2021 |website=@businessline |language=en}}</ref>

Though ''Bhuvan Shome'' proved to be a milestone in Indian cinema, Suhasini did not pursue acting as a career. Instead she enrolled at the [[McGill University]] in Montreal, Canada for a course in agricultural technology with specialization in soil chemistry and microbiology. She also obtained a degree in mass communication, and majored in film, radio, TV, journalism and print from the same university.

Suhasini returned to India in 1975 and worked as an assistant to [[Satyajit Ray]] in the Bengali film ''[[Jana Aranya]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=EXCLUSIVE: Suhasini Mulay donates Louis Malle's camera for preservation: He gave it to my mother for me |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/exclusives/exclusive-suhasini-mulay-donates-louis-malle-s-camera-preservation-he-gave-it-my-mother-me-598934 |access-date=23 April 2021 |website=PINKVILLA |date=22 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Later she joined [[Mrinal Sen]] as an assistant director in ''[[Mrigayaa|Mrigaya]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What I Learnt From Mrinal Sen About Filmmaking, and Being a Good Human |url=https://thewire.in/film/what-i-learnt-from-mrinal-sen-about-filmmaking-and-being-a-good-human |access-date=20 February 2021 |date=31 December 2018 |website=The Wire}}</ref> Since then, she has been actively producing films and has made over 60 documentaries. She achieved national awards for four of them.

Almost 30 years after ''Bhuvan Shome'', she made a great comeback to mainstream Bollywood cinema, through Gulzar's ''[[Hu Tu Tu]]'' for which she received a national award as the best supporting actress.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 May 2020 |title=Streaming Guide: Gulzar movies |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/streaming-guide-gulzar-movies-5992646/ |access-date=20 February 2021 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> She has been playing mother roles in Bollywood since then. She has worked on ''[[Jaane Kya Baat Hui]]'', a television serial. Currently she completed her latest film PEEDA directed by Hemant Verma. PEEDA recently received best feature film award at FOG film festival USA.

== Filmography ==
=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1969
| ''[[Bhuvan Shome]]''
| Gauri
| Bollywood debut
|-
| 1972
| ''Grahan''
|
|
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Bhavni Bhavai]]''
|
|
|-
| 1982
| ''Ramnagari''
| Ram Nagarkar's wife
|
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Aparoopa]]''
| Aparoopa
| Titular character in an [[Assamese language|Assamese]] film
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Sadak Chhap]]''
|
|
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Shatranj (1993 film)|Shatranj]]''
| Mrs. Usha D. Verma
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Hu Tu Tu]]''
| Malti Bai
| Won the [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Lagaan]]: Once Upon A Time In India''
| Yashodamai
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Dil Chahta Hai]]''
| Sid's Mother
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar]]''
| Paresh Rawal's Sister
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Filhaal]]''
|
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Humraaz]]''
| Dadima (Raj's Grandmother)
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Deewangee]]''
| Judge
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Baaz: A Bird in Danger]]''
|
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Kuch Naa Kaho]]''
| Dr. Malhotra (Raj's Mother)
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Khel (2003 film)|Khel]]''
| Dadi
|
|-
|2004
|''[[Hum Kaun Hai?]]''
|Anita
|
|-
|2005
|''Hanan''
|
|
|-
|2005
|''[[Page 3 (film)|Page 3]]''
|
|
|-
|2005
|''[[Sehar]]''
|Prabha Kumar
|
|-
|2005
|''[[Sitam]]''
|
|
|-
|2005
|''[[Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi]]''
|Dadi
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Humko Tumse Pyaar Hai]]''
|Durga's Mother
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota]]''
|Namrata
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Naksha]]''
|
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Hope and a Little Sugar]]''
|Mrs. Oberoi
|
|-
|2007
|''[[Big Brother (2007 film)|Big Brother]]''
|
|
|-
|2007
|''[[Dhamaal]]''
|Landlord
|
|-
|2007
|''[[Speed (2007 film)|Speed]]''
|
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Mithya]]''
|
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Jodhaa Akbar]]''
|Rani Padmawati
|
|-
|2008
|''[[My Friend Ganesha 2]]''
|
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Chamku]]''
|
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Yavarum Nalam|13B]]''
|Mother in Serial
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye]]''
|
|
|-
|2009
|''[[The White Land]]''
|
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Tumhare Liye]]''
|
|
|-
|2009
|''Bits And Pieces''
|
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Rang Rasiya]]''
|
|
|-
|2013
|''[[Club 60]]''
|Mrs. Mansukhani
|
|-
|2014
|''Gandhi of the Month''
|Mrs. Kurien
|
|-
|2015
|''[[Prem Ratan Dhan Payo]]''
|Savitri Devi, Grandmother of Rajkumari Maithili
|
|-
|2015
|''[[Hamari Adhuri Kahani]]''
|Hari's Mother
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Rocky Handsome]]''
|Carla Aunty
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Mohenjo Daro (film)|Mohenjo Daro]]''
|Laashi, Maham's wife
|
|-
|2017
|''[[Basmati Blues]]''
|Mrs. Patel
|
|-
|
|''Peeda''
|Mrs. Malik
|
|-
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Show
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2007
| ''Chaldi Da Naam Gaddi''
|
|
|-
| 2001
|''[[Maan (Indian TV series)|Maan]]''
|
|
|-
| 2006
|''[[Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi]]''
|Kaushalya Malhotra (Tanya's Mother)
|
|-
| 2006
|''[[Jabb Love Hua]]''
|
|
|-
| 2006
|''[[Kulvaddhu]]''
|
|
|-
|
|''[[Piya Ka Ghar (TV series)|Piya Ka Ghar]]''
|
|
|-
|
|''[[Mamta (TV series)|Mamta]]''
|
|
|-
|
|''[[Jaane Kya Baat Hui]]''
|
|
|-
|
|''Tithir Atithi''
|
|
|-
|
|''[[Ek Tha Rusty (TV series)|Ek Tha Rusty]]''
|Miss Bean
|
|-
|
|''[[Virasaat (Sahara One)|Virasaat]]''
|
|
|-
|
|''[[Princess Dollie Aur Uska Magic Bag]]''
|
|
|-
|
|''[[Geet – Hui Sabse Parayi]]''
|Maan's grandmother
|Star One
|-
|
|''[[Dil Se Diya Vachan]]''
|
|
|-
|
|''[[Kya Mast Hai Life]]''
|
|TV show on Disney Channel
|-
|
|''Hum- Ek Chote Gaon Ki Badi Kahani''
|
|Retelecasting and remake of [[Hum Log (television series)|''Hum Log'']]
|-
|
|''[[Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev]]''
|
|Parvati's grandmother
|-
| 2012
|''[[Hongey Judaa Na Hum]]''
|
|Aniruddh's grandmother
|-
| 2016
|''[[Desh Ki Beti Nandini]]''
|
|Rajveer's grandmother
|-
| 2014
|''[[Udaan (2014 TV series)|Udaan]]''
|
|Shakuntala Singh
|-
| 2014
|''[[Everest (Indian TV series)|Everest]]''
|
|Shikha maa
|-
|2020
|''[[Mismatched]]''
|Rishi's Grandmother(Dadi)
|
|-
| 2022
|''[[The Fame Game (TV series)|The Fame Game]]''
| Kalyani
| [[Netflix]]
|}

==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Award
!scope="col"| Category
!scope="col"| Film
!scope="col"| Result
!scope="col"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|[[30th National Film Awards|1983]]
| rowspan="4" |[[National Film Awards]]
| rowspan="2" |[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film]]
|''An Indian Story''
| {{won}}
|<ref name="30thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/87_30thNfacatalogue.pdf |title=30th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=30 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
|[[35th National Film Awards|1988]]
|''Bhopal: Beyond Genocide''
| {{won}}
|<ref name="35thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/82_35thNfacatalogue.pdf |title=35th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=30 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
|[[36th National Film Awards|1989]]
|[[National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film]]
|''Chitthi''
| {{won}}
|<ref name="36thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/36nfa.pdf |title=36th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=9 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
|[[45th National Film Awards|1998]]
|[[National Film Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film]]
|''The Official Art Form''
| {{won}}
|<ref name="45thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/72_45thNfacatalogue.pdf |title=45th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
|[[45th Filmfare Awards|2000]]
| [[45th Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Awards]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| rowspan="2"|''[[Hu Tu Tu]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/april2000/cs1a.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325154018/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/april2000/cs1a.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 March 2012 |title=45th Filmfare Awards winner |access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[46th National Film Awards|2000]]
| National Film Awards
| [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{won}}
| <ref name="46thaward">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/71_46thNfacatalogue.pdf |title=46th National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=2 September 2020 |archive-date=25 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725173819/http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/71_46thNfacatalogue.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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