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{{Infobox person
| name = Sushma Seth
| image = SushmaSeth.jpg
| imagesize =
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| caption = Sushma Seth in 2013
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1936|6|20}}
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], [[British India]]
| death_date = 
| death_place =
| othername =
| occupation = [[Actress]]
| yearsactive = 1956–present<ref name="offtheatre">{{cite web|url=http://sushmaseth.com/theatre.php |title=Stage plays performed from 1956-1990|access-date=6 December 2015}}</ref>
| children = 3
| relatives = [[Divya Seth]] (daughter)
}}

'''Sushma Seth''' (born 20 June 1936)<ref>Saxena-Malvankar, Nidhi (11 August 1995). "Grace personified". ''Screen Channel''. "She's 59 and a grandmother of one".</ref> is an [[India]]n 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 movie was ''[[Junoon (1978 film)|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 (TV series)|Hum Log]]'' (1984–1985).<ref name="da">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-12/delhi/28321971_1_dadi-hum-log-hindi-films|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811101210/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-12/delhi/28321971_1_dadi-hum-log-hindi-films|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|title=I am still called Hum Log's dadi: Sushma Seth|date=12 August 2010|first1=Meenakshi|work=[[The Times of India]]|last1=Sinha}}</ref> She has worked with famous directors like Dev Raj Ankur, [[Ram Gopal Bajaj]], [[Manish Joshi Bismil]] and Chander Shekhar Sharma.<ref name="hi">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/05/stories/2007020504700200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209224552/http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/05/stories/2007020504700200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 February 2007|title=Films yes, but she roots for theatre|date=5 February 2007|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

==Early and personal life ==
Brought up in Delhi, she is the elder sister of Manipuri dancer Charu Sija Mathur,<ref name="cheers"/> the wife of [[Padma Shri]] awardee [[Rajkumar Singhajit Singh]]. She completed her schooling at [[Convent of Jesus and Mary (Delhi)|Convent of Jesus and Mary, New Delhi]]. Thereafter she did a teachers training diploma in home science, [[Lady Irwin College]], New Delhi, Associate in Science diploma, [[Briarcliff College]], New York, and later, Bachelor of Fine Arts, from Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sushmaseth.com/profile.php|title=Educational Qualifications}}</ref>

Sushma Seth and her husband, businessman Dhruv Seth, have three children.<ref name="cheers">Gupta, Monika & Cardozo, William M (May 2008). "The Star Mum". City Cheers.</ref> Among them is actress [[Divya Seth]], who acted alongside her mother in ''Hum Log'' and ''Dekh Bhai Dekh''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/an-episode-in-history/485943/0 |title=An episode in history|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|first=Garima |last=Mishra |date=7 July 2009|access-date=6 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-02|title=‘Was taught to treat myself with utmost respect’: Divya Seth Shah pens note on body positivity|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/life-style/self-respect-divya-seth-shah-birthday-sushma-seth-body-positivity-fitness-yoga-selflove-7254497/|access-date=2021-05-13|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

==Career==

Seth started her career on stage in the 1950s. With [[Joy Michael]], Rati Bartholomew, [[Roshan Seth]] and others, she was one of the founders of the Delhi-based theatre group Yatrik in 1964.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delhievents.com/2009/07/yatrik-theatre-group.html |title=Yatril Theatre Group|access-date=6 December 2015}}</ref> In addition to acting, she has directed many plays.<ref name="offtheatre"/> In the 1970s, she founded and ran the Children's Creative Theatre, an ensemble that put up plays and conducted workshops for children.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2000/12/25/stories/14252188.htm |title=Sushma returns to children |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|first=Aarti |last=Dhar |date=24 December 2000|access-date=7 December 2015}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

She made her big screen debut with [[Shyam Benegal]]'s 1978 period film ''[[Junoon (1978 film)|Junoon]]'', in which she played [[Shashi Kapoor]]'s aunt. She has starred in some of the biggest hits in the Indian industry including ''[[Silsila (1981 film)|Silsila]]'', ''[[Prem Rog]]'', ''[[Ram Teri Ganga Maili]]'', ''[[Chandni (film)|Chandni]]'', ''[[Deewana (1992 film)|Deewana]]'', ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham]]'' and ''[[Kal Ho Naa Ho]]''. She also appeared in the Punjabi film ''[[Chann Pardesi]]'' (1980).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sushma Seth's career, personal life and other details you must know|url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/television-news/sushma-seths-career-personal-life-and-other-details-you-must-know.html|access-date=2021-05-13|website=Republic World|language=en}}</ref>

She received a nomination for the [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award]] for her role in the 1985 [[B. R. Chopra]] film ''[[Tawaif (film)|Tawaif]]''. She has played the mother and grandmother of many Bollywood performers including [[Rishi Kapoor]], [[Akshay Kumar]], [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]], [[Hrithik Roshan]], [[Anil Kapoor]] and [[Preity Zinta]].

Seth appeared in the TV sitcom ''[[Dekh Bhai Dekh]]'' (1993), directed by Anand Mahendroo, where she played the matriarch of the Divan family.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/the-long-run/528587/|title=THE LONG RUN|date=16 October 2009|magazine=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101023103654/http://www.screenindia.com/news/the-long-run/528587/|archive-date=23 October 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> She has also worked with theatre directors like Ram Gopal Bajaj and Manish Joshi Bismil. She is notable for her performance on the TV soap ''[[Hum Log (TV series)|Hum Log]]'', telecast in the early 80s on [[Doordarshan]], in which she played Daadi (the grandmother). Seth was so popular that her character, who was shown suffering from throat cancer, had to be extended on viewer's demand.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aug 12|first=Meenakshi Sinha / TNN /|last2=2010|last3=Ist|first3=04:14|title=I am still called Hum Log's dadi: Sushma Seth {{!}} Delhi News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/i-am-still-called-hum-logs-dadi-sushma-seth/articleshow/6296379.cms|access-date=2021-05-13|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

Since the early 2000s, Seth has been working with an NGO called Arpana, directing plays and dance dramas. She has written a play called ''Sitaron Ke Paas'' inspired by the life of astronaut [[Kalpana Chawla]].<ref name="offtheatre"/><ref name="overplayed">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news/I-never-overplayed-anything-Sushma/articleshow/6381091.cms |title=I never overplayed anything: Sushma|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=11 August 2010|access-date=6 December 2015}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{{Colbegin}}
* ''[[Junoon (1978 film)|Junoon]]'' (1978) as Javed's chachi
* ''[[Chann Pardesi]]'' (1980) as Jassi (Punjabi movie)
* ''[[Kalyug (1981 film)|Kalyug]]'' (1981) as Savitri
* ''[[Silsila (1981 film)|Silsila]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Swami Dada]]'' (1982) as Seema's mom
* ''[[Prem Rog]]'' (1982) as Badi Maa
* ''[[Romance (1983 film)|Romance]]'' (1983) as Mrs. Roy
* ''[[Naukar Biwi Ka]]'' (1983) as Sandhya's foster mom
* ''[[Salma (1985 film)|Salma]]'' (1985) as Mrs. Bakar Ali
* ''[[Khamosh]]'' (1985) as Leela
* ''[[Tawaif (film)|Tawaif]]'' (1985) as Nadira
* ''[[Ram Teri Ganga Maili]]'' (1985) as Naren's Grandmother
* ''[[Meraa Ghar Mere Bachche]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Wafadaar]]'' (1985) as Mrs. Namdev
* ''[[Faasle]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Alag Alag]]'' (1985) as Neeraj's mom
* ''[[Maa Kasam (1985 film)|Maa Kasam]]'' (1985) as Thakurain
* ''[[Palay Khan (film)|Palay Khan]]'' (1986) as Fatima Khalim
* ''[[Nagina (1986 film)|Nagina]]'' (1986) as Rajiv's mother
* ''[[Kala Dhanda Goray Log]]'' (1986) as Mrs. Durga
* ''[[Janbaaz]]'' (1986) as Laxmi Singh
* ''[[Pyar Kiya Hai Pyar Karenge]]'' (1986) as Annapurnadevi
* ''[[Naache Mayuri]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Mard Ki Zabaan]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Khudgarz]]'' (1987) as Sita Sinha
* ''Avam'' (1987) as Durga Jagrathan
* ''[[Apne Apne]]'' (1987) as Mrs. Kapoor
* ''[[Dharamyudh (film)|Dharamyudh]]'' (1988) as Kundan's mother
* ''[[Aurat Teri Yehi Kahani]]'' (1988) as Jamunabai
* ''[[Aakhri Adaalat]]'' (1988) as Mrs. Kaushal
* ''[[Hum Farishte Nahin]]'' (1988) as Supriya
* ''[[Waaris (1988 film)|Waaris]]'' (1988) as Paro's mom
* ''[[Suryaa: An Awakening]]'' (1989) as Salma Khan
* ''[[Mitti Aur Sona]]'' (1989) as Mrs. Yashoda Bhushan
* ''[[Gharana (1989 film)|Gharana]]'' (1989) as Shraddha
* ''[[Kasam Suhaag Ki]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Bade Ghar Ki Beti]]'' (1989) as Mrs. Din Dayal
* ''[[Toofan (1989 film)|Toofan]]'' (1989) as Devyani
* ''[[Chandni (film)|Chandni]]'' (1989) as Mrs. Gupta
* ''[[Jawani Zindabad]]'' (1990) as Sharda Sharma
* ''Jaan-E-Wafa'' (1990)
* ''[[Amiri Garibi]]'' (1990) as Sona's Aunt
* ''[[Shankara (1991 film)|Shankara]]'' (1991) as Rani Maa
* ''[[First Love Letter]]'' (1991) as Uma Devi
* ''[[Khoon Ka Karz]]'' (1991) as Savitri Devi
* ''[[Ajooba]]'' (1991) as Zarina Khan
* ''[[Do Matwale]]'' (1991) as Amar's Mother
* ''[[Maa (1992 Hindi film)|Maa]]'' as Heerabai
* ''[[Heer Ranjha (1992 film)|Heer Ranjha]]'' (1992) as Heer's mom
* ''[[Suryavanshi (film)|Suryavanshi]]'' (1992) as Rajmata
* ''[[Sarphira]]'' (1992) as Mrs. B.K. Sinha
* ''Inteha Pyar Ki'' (1992) as Mrs. Shankar Dayal Walia
* ''[[Deewana (1992 film)|Deewana]]'' (1992) as Laxmi Devi
* ''[[Bol Radha Bol]]'' (1992) as Sumitra Malhotra
* ''[[Dil Aashna Hai]]'' (1992) as Mrs. Baig
* ''[[In Custody (film)|In Custody]]'' (1993) as Safiya Begum
* ''[[Pyaar Ka Tarana]]'' (1993)
* ''[[1942: A Love Story]]'' (1993) as Gayatridevi Singh
* ''Tejasvini'' (1994) as grandma
* ''[[Daraar]]'' (1996) as Mrs. Malhotra
* ''[[Kareeb]]'' (1998) as Lata
* ''[[Bade Miyan Chote Miyan]]'' (1998) as Seema's mother
* ''[[Daag: The Fire]]'' (1999) as Dai
* ''[[Taal (film)|Taal]]'' (1999) as Mrs. Mehta
* ''[[Chal Mere Bhai]]'' (2000) as Grandmother
* ''[[Dhadkan]]'' (2000) as Ram's stepmother
* ''[[Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke]]'' (2000) as Yogi's mom
* ''[[Shikari (2000 film)|Shikari]]'' (2000) as Rajeshwari's mother
* ''[[Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya]]'' (2000) as Manisha's Mother
* ''[[Moksha: Salvation]]'' (2001) as Ritika's grandmother
* ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham]]'' (2001) as Kaur, Nandini's mother
* ''[[Tujhe Meri Kasam]]'' (2003) as grandmother
* ''Rasikan Re'' (2003)
* ''[[Kal Ho Naa Ho]]'' (2003) as Lajoji
* ''[[Pal Pal Dil Ke Ssaat]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Student Of The Year]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Shaandaar]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Tamasha (2015 film)|Tamasha]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Noor (film)|Noor]]'' (2017)
*''Mehram'' (2018) as Noor Bibi, short film released on [[ZEE5]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-08-24|title=Mehram actor Farida Jalal: Today’s films lack soul|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/farida-jalal-films-mehram-5321808/|access-date=2021-04-08|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
{{Colend}}

==Television==
{{Colbegin}}
* ''[[Staying On]]'' (1980) as Codcod Menektara
* ''[[Hum Log (TV series)|Hum Log]]'' (1984) as Dadi
* ''[[Dekh Bhai Dekh]]'' (1993) as Sarla Diwan
* ''Amma and Family'' (1995) as Ammi
* ''[[Miilee]]'' (2005)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.telegraphindia.com/india/how-things-change/cid/968076|title=How things change|website=The telegraph}}</ref>
* ''Kash-m-Kash''
* ''Ret Par Likhe Naam''
* ''Qaid''
* ''Kaun''
* ''Yeh Hui Na Baat''
*[[Dard Ka Rishta (TV series)|Dard ka Rishta]] (2014) as Ganga Dindyal Sharma
* ''Alibaba''
* ''Vansh''
* ''Aradhana''
* ''[[Tanha (TV series)|Tanha]]''
* ''Zanjeerein''
* ''[[Star Bestsellers]]''
{{Colend}}

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0786024}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|sushma-seth}}
* [http://sushmaseth.com/ Official website]

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