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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Vibhawari Deshpande		\| name = Vibhawari Deshpande
	\| image = File:Vibha-~~Wikipedia~~-1.jpg		\| image = File:Vibha-Bharatpedia-1.jpg
	\| caption = Deshpande in 2019		\| caption = Deshpande in 2019
	\| birth_name = Vibhawari Dixit		\| birth_name = Vibhawari Dixit
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	Deshpande received her first acting break for a cameo role as a receptionist in the multi-award-winning 2004 film ''[[Shwaas]]''. Her next role came in [[Smita Talwalkar]]'s production ''[[Saatchya Aat Gharat]]''. Here she played the role of Ketaki, one of the seven college students around whom the story revolved. She also worked in one of the documentaries directed by [[Jabbar Patel\|Dr. Jabbar Patel]].		Deshpande received her first acting break for a cameo role as a receptionist in the multi-award-winning 2004 film ''[[Shwaas]]''. Her next role came in [[Smita Talwalkar]]'s production ''[[Saatchya Aat Gharat]]''. Here she played the role of Ketaki, one of the seven college students around whom the story revolved. She also worked in one of the documentaries directed by [[Jabbar Patel\|Dr. Jabbar Patel]].

	She later on acted in a few Hindi films doing side roles. Her big break came in 2009 when she played the historical role of Saraswati Phalke, wife of the father of Indian cinema [[Dadasaheb Phalke]], in the film ''[[Harishchandrachi Factory]]''. Deshpande's role was of a supportive wife who helped her husband in his journey towards making India's first full-length feature film ''[[Raja Harishchandra]]''.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-review-harishchandrachi-factory-an-important-film/109409-8.html?from=webx \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111205906/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-review-harishchandrachi-factory-an-important-film/109409-8.html?from=webx \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=11 November 2010 \|title=Watch out for 'Harishchandrachi Factory' \|publisher=[[IBN Live]] \|date=30 January 2010 \|access-date=19 December 2012 \|author=Masand, Rajeev \|author-link=Rajeev Masand}}</ref> She also received the Best Actress award by [[MICTA]] for her role of Saraswati.<ref>{{cite news \|url=~~http~~://www.~~thenational~~.ae/arts-culture~~/film~~/bachchan-accepts-and-confers-honours-in-marathi-films \|title=Bachchan accepts and confers honours in Marathi films \|work=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)\|The National]] \|access-date=19 December 2012 \|author=Badam, Ramola Talwar}}</ref> In 2010, she played the role of Dwarka, wife of Guna, in the film ''[[Natarang]]''. Based on the novel of same name by [[Anand Yadav]], Dwarka's character was of a wife who dislikes her husband's involvement in [[Tamasha]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/atul-kulkarnis-natarang-is-powerful/112209-47-82.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100513192345/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/atul-kulkarnis-natarang-is-powerful/112209-47-82.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=13 May 2010 \|title=Atul Kulkarni's 'Natarang' is powerful \|publisher=[[IBN Live]] \|date=27 March 2010 \|access-date=29 November 2012 \|author=Parande, Shweta}}</ref> In 2011, Deshpande portrayed another historic role of wife of one of the greatest Marathi singers and stage actors, [[Bal Gandharva]]. Her role in [[Balgandharva (film)\|the film]] supported the lead title role of Bal Gandharva, who enacted female roles in theater when women did not act.<ref>{{cite news \|url=~~http~~://~~articles.~~timesofindia.indiatimes.com/~~2011-05-26~~/art-culture/~~29585404_1_balgandharva~~-~~mahesh~~-~~limaye-marathi~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107114535/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-26/art-culture/29585404_1_balgandharva-mahesh-limaye-marathi \|url-status=~~dead~~ \|archive-date=7 January 2014 \|title=The real reel \|date=26 May 2011 \|access-date=19 December 2012 \|author=Gokhale, Shanta \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|author-link=Shanta Gokhale}}</ref>		She later on acted in a few Hindi films doing side roles. Her big break came in 2009 when she played the historical role of Saraswati Phalke, wife of the father of Indian cinema [[Dadasaheb Phalke]], in the film ''[[Harishchandrachi Factory]]''. Deshpande's role was of a supportive wife who helped her husband in his journey towards making India's first full-length feature film ''[[Raja Harishchandra]]''.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-review-harishchandrachi-factory-an-important-film/109409-8.html?from=webx \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111205906/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-review-harishchandrachi-factory-an-important-film/109409-8.html?from=webx \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=11 November 2010 \|title=Watch out for 'Harishchandrachi Factory' \|publisher=[[IBN Live]] \|date=30 January 2010 \|access-date=19 December 2012 \|author=Masand, Rajeev \|author-link=Rajeev Masand}}</ref> She also received the Best Actress award by [[MICTA]] for her role of Saraswati.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/bachchan-accepts-and-confers-honours-in-marathi-films-1.496706 \|title=Bachchan accepts and confers honours in Marathi films \|work=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)\|The National]] \|access-date=19 December 2012 \|author=Badam, Ramola Talwar}}</ref> In 2010, she played the role of Dwarka, wife of Guna, in the film ''[[Natarang]]''. Based on the novel of same name by [[Anand Yadav]], Dwarka's character was of a wife who dislikes her husband's involvement in [[Tamasha]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/atul-kulkarnis-natarang-is-powerful/112209-47-82.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100513192345/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/atul-kulkarnis-natarang-is-powerful/112209-47-82.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=13 May 2010 \|title=Atul Kulkarni's 'Natarang' is powerful \|publisher=[[IBN Live]] \|date=27 March 2010 \|access-date=29 November 2012 \|author=Parande, Shweta}}</ref> In 2011, Deshpande portrayed another historic role of wife of one of the greatest Marathi singers and stage actors, [[Bal Gandharva]]. Her role in [[Balgandharva (film)\|the film]] supported the lead title role of Bal Gandharva, who enacted female roles in theater when women did not act.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/art-culture/The-real-reel/articleshow/8584053.cms \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107114535/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-26/art-culture/29585404_1_balgandharva-mahesh-limaye-marathi \|url-status=live \|archive-date=7 January 2014 \|title=The real reel \|date=26 May 2011 \|access-date=19 December 2012 \|author=Gokhale, Shanta \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|author-link=Shanta Gokhale}}</ref>

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==
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	\| 2012 \|\| ''[[Chintoo]]'' \|\| Chintoo's mother \|\|		\| 2012 \|\| ''[[Chintoo]]'' \|\| Chintoo's mother \|\|
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	\| 2012 \|\| ''~~Tujha~~ Dharma ~~Konta?~~'' \|\| Bhulabai \|\|		\| 2012 \|\| ''[[Tuhya Dharma Koncha]]'' \|\| Bhulabai \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2013 \|\| ''[[Postcard (2013 film)\|Postcard]]'' \|\| Lisa Khamble \|\|		\| 2013 \|\| ''[[Postcard (2013 film)\|Postcard]]'' \|\| Lisa Khamble \|\|
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	\| 2017 \|\|''[[Tikli and Laxmi Bomb]]''\|\| Laxmi \|\|		\| 2017 \|\|''[[Tikli and Laxmi Bomb]]''\|\| Laxmi \|\|
			\|-
			\|2024 \|\|''[[Phullwanti]]'' \|\| Avanti Devi \|\|
	\|}		\|}

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	\| 2019 \|\| ''[[Mayanagari - City of Dreams\|Mayanagari: City of Dreams]]'' \|\| Purushottam's Wife		\| 2019 \|\| ''[[Mayanagari - City of Dreams\|Mayanagari: City of Dreams]]'' \|\| Purushottam's Wife
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2020 \|\| ''[[Breathe: Into the Shadows]]'' \|\| Prakash Kamble's college friend		\| rowspan="2" \| 2020 \|\| ''[[Breathe: Into the Shadows]]'' \|\| Prakash Kamble's college friend
			\|-
			\| ''[[Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors]]'' \|\| Mukta Tai
			\|-
			\|2025
			\|''[[Baai Tujhyapayi\|''Baai Tujhyapayi'']]''
			\|Mangal Bai
			\|-
			\|2026
			\|''[[Daldal (2026 TV series)\|Daldal]]''
			\|Isabel Ferreira
	\|}		\|}

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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==

	Born Vibhawari Dixit<ref name="dixit">{{Cite web \|date=23 July 2018 \|title=#puneonmymind: Vibhawari Dixit Deshpande, theatre artiste and actor on how Pune has always offered space to explore and expand culture \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/puneonmymind-vibhawari-dixit-deshpande-theatre-artiste-and-actor-on-pune-has-always-offered-space-to-explore-and-expand-culture/story-1VjOrudx8gI3oDendNTwLL.html \|access-date=4 August 2021 \|website=Hindustan Times \|language=en}}</ref> and brought up in [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]], Deshpande did her schooling at Garware High School, [[Pune]]. She did her graduation from [[Fergusson College]] in Arts and [[Mass Communication]]. Her father, Upendra Dixit runs the book store International Book Service set up by her grandfather in Pune in 1931 and her mother Maneesha Dixit was a scholar, writer and theater critic. Her grandmother [[Muktabai Dixit]] was also a famous writer and playwright in Marathi.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/11580551.cms \|title=विभावरी देशपांडेचे वडील \|work=[[Maharashtra Times]] \|language=mr \|date=22 January 2012 \|access-date=19 December 2012}}</ref>		Born Vibhawari Dixit<ref name="dixit">{{Cite web \|date=23 July 2018 \|title=#puneonmymind: Vibhawari Dixit Deshpande, theatre artiste and actor on how Pune has always offered space to explore and expand culture \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/puneonmymind-vibhawari-dixit-deshpande-theatre-artiste-and-actor-on-pune-has-always-offered-space-to-explore-and-expand-culture/story-1VjOrudx8gI3oDendNTwLL.html \|access-date=4 August 2021 \|website=Hindustan Times \|language=en}}</ref> and brought up in [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]], Deshpande did her schooling at Garware High School, [[Pune]]. She did her graduation from [[Fergusson College]] in Arts and [[Mass Communication]]. Her father, Upendra Dixit runs the book store International Book Service set up by her grandfather in Pune in 1931 and her mother Maneesha Dixit was a scholar, writer and theater critic. Her grandmother [[Muktabai Dixit]] was also a famous writer and playwright in Marathi.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/11580551.cms \|title=विभावरी देशपांडेचे वडील \|work=[[Maharashtra Times]] \|language=mr \|date=22 January 2012 \|access-date=19 December 2012 \|archive-date=7 January 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107121540/http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/11580551.cms \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

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{{short description|Indian film actress|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Vibhawari Deshpande
| image = File:Vibha-Wikipedia-1.jpg
| caption = Deshpande in 2019
| birth_name = Vibhawari Dixit
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Pune, Maharashtra, India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = Actress, writer
| years_active =
| other names =
| spouse = {{marriage|Hrishikesh Deshpande|2001}}
| children = 1
| known_for = ''[[Harishchandrachi Factory]]''
}}
'''Vibhawari Deshpande''' is an Indian actress, writer and director who works in [[Marathi theatre]] and [[Marathi cinema]].

==Career==

===Writer and director===
Deshpande started her career with acting and off-screen works in college drama. She also attended various courses organised by [[National School of Drama]], Delhi and workshops conducted by noted theatre personality [[Satyadev Dubey]]. While working for drama, she mainly worked off-screen in writing department. She has also written dialogues for the Marathi TV serial ''Agnihotra'' that aired on Star Pravaha.

Deshpande is active in theater with an Indo-German group "[[Grips-Theater|Grips]]" that produces plays for children.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.punemirror.in/printarticle.aspx?page=comments&action=translate&sectid=56&contentid=2012051320120513023417718794ed97d&subsite= |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218053015/http://www.punemirror.in/printarticle.aspx?page=comments&action=translate&sectid=56&contentid=2012051320120513023417718794ed97d&subsite= |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 February 2013 |title=Coming to Grips with reality |work=[[The Times of India|Pune Mirror]] |access-date=19 December 2012 |author=Ainapure, Mrunmayi |location=Pune}}</ref> Along with acting and writing scripts, she has also directed a [[Kannada]] play ''Gumma Banda Gumma''.<ref name=Hindu/>

===Acting===
Deshpande received her first acting break for a cameo role as a receptionist in the multi-award-winning 2004 film ''[[Shwaas]]''. Her next role came in [[Smita Talwalkar]]'s production ''[[Saatchya Aat Gharat]]''. Here she played the role of Ketaki, one of the seven college students around whom the story revolved. She also worked in one of the documentaries directed by [[Jabbar Patel|Dr. Jabbar Patel]].

She later on acted in a few Hindi films doing side roles. Her big break came in 2009 when she played the historical role of Saraswati Phalke, wife of the father of Indian cinema [[Dadasaheb Phalke]], in the film ''[[Harishchandrachi Factory]]''. Deshpande's role was of a supportive wife who helped her husband in his journey towards making India's first full-length feature film ''[[Raja Harishchandra]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-review-harishchandrachi-factory-an-important-film/109409-8.html?from=webx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111205906/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-review-harishchandrachi-factory-an-important-film/109409-8.html?from=webx |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 November 2010 |title=Watch out for 'Harishchandrachi Factory' |publisher=[[IBN Live]] |date=30 January 2010 |access-date=19 December 2012 |author=Masand, Rajeev |author-link=Rajeev Masand}}</ref> She also received the Best Actress award by [[MICTA]] for her role of Saraswati.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/film/bachchan-accepts-and-confers-honours-in-marathi-films |title=Bachchan accepts and confers honours in Marathi films |work=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] |access-date=19 December 2012 |author=Badam, Ramola Talwar}}</ref> In 2010, she played the role of Dwarka, wife of Guna, in the film ''[[Natarang]]''. Based on the novel of same name by [[Anand Yadav]], Dwarka's character was of a wife who dislikes her husband's involvement in [[Tamasha]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/atul-kulkarnis-natarang-is-powerful/112209-47-82.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100513192345/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/atul-kulkarnis-natarang-is-powerful/112209-47-82.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 May 2010 |title=Atul Kulkarni's 'Natarang' is powerful |publisher=[[IBN Live]] |date=27 March 2010 |access-date=29 November 2012 |author=Parande, Shweta}}</ref> In 2011, Deshpande portrayed another historic role of wife of one of the greatest Marathi singers and stage actors, [[Bal Gandharva]]. Her role in [[Balgandharva (film)|the film]] supported the lead title role of Bal Gandharva, who enacted female roles in theater when women did not act.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-26/art-culture/29585404_1_balgandharva-mahesh-limaye-marathi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107114535/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-26/art-culture/29585404_1_balgandharva-mahesh-limaye-marathi |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 January 2014 |title=The real reel |date=26 May 2011 |access-date=19 December 2012 |author=Gokhale, Shanta |work=[[The Times of India]] |author-link=Shanta Gokhale}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Films
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Shwaas]]'' || Receptionist ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Saatchya Aat Gharat]]'' || Ketaki ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Dum Kaata]]'' || Ananya's mother || Hindi film
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Mumbai Meri Jaan]]'' || Archana Kadam || Hindi film
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Harishchandrachi Factory]]'' || Saraswati Phalke, [[Dadasaheb Phalke]]'s wife ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Natarang]]'' || Dwaraka Kagalkar ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Balgandharva (film)|Balgandharva]]'' || Laxmi, [[Balgandharva]]'s wife ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Deool]]'' || Poetya's sister-in-law ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Chintoo]]'' || Chintoo's mother ||
|-
| 2012 || ''Tujha Dharma Konta?'' || Bhulabai ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Postcard (2013 film)|Postcard]]'' || Lisa Khamble ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Tumhari Sulu]]'' || Constable ||
|-
| 2017 ||''[[Tikli and Laxmi Bomb]]''|| Laxmi ||
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Web series
! Year !! Title !! Role
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]]'' || Gaitonde's Mother
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Mayanagari - City of Dreams|Mayanagari: City of Dreams]]'' || Purushottam's Wife
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Breathe: Into the Shadows]]'' || Prakash Kamble's college friend
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Plays
! Title !! Language !! Role !! Ref.
|-
| ''MH-12 Mukkam Post Pune'' || [[Marathi language|Marathi]] || Actress || <ref>{{cite news |url=http://dnasyndication.com/dna_photogallery_editorial_images/pid=DNPUN9173&filename=Vibhawari_Deshpande_Prasad_Oak |title=Vibhawari Deshpande and Prasad Oak |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |location=Pune |access-date=29 November 2012}}</ref>
|-
| ''Gumma Banda Gumma'' || [[Kannada]] || Director || <ref name=Hindu>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article3204254.ece |title=All a child's play |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Bangalore |author=Mehar, Rakesh |date=6 December 2006 |access-date=29 November 2012}}</ref>
|-
| ''Gayab Geet'' || [[Marathi language|Marathi]] || Director ||
|}

==Personal life==

Born Vibhawari Dixit<ref name="dixit">{{Cite web |date=23 July 2018 |title=#puneonmymind: Vibhawari Dixit Deshpande, theatre artiste and actor on how Pune has always offered space to explore and expand culture |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/puneonmymind-vibhawari-dixit-deshpande-theatre-artiste-and-actor-on-pune-has-always-offered-space-to-explore-and-expand-culture/story-1VjOrudx8gI3oDendNTwLL.html |access-date=4 August 2021 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> and brought up in [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]], Deshpande did her schooling at Garware High School, [[Pune]]. She did her graduation from [[Fergusson College]] in Arts and [[Mass Communication]]. Her father, Upendra Dixit runs the book store International Book Service set up by her grandfather in Pune in 1931 and her mother Maneesha Dixit was a scholar, writer and theater critic. Her grandmother [[Muktabai Dixit]] was also a famous writer and playwright in Marathi.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/11580551.cms |title=विभावरी देशपांडेचे वडील |work=[[Maharashtra Times]] |language=mr |date=22 January 2012 |access-date=19 December 2012}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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