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| name = Vibhawari Deshpande | | name = Vibhawari Deshpande | ||
| image = File:Vibha- | | 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= | 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 || '' | | 2012 || ''[[Tuhya Dharma Koncha]]'' || Bhulabai || | ||
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| 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 || | ||
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|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 | ||
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| 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 | |||
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|2025 | |||
|''[[Baai Tujhyapayi|''Baai Tujhyapayi'']]'' | |||
|Mangal Bai | |||
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|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> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights]] | [[Category:21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights]] | ||
[[Category:21st-century Indian women writers]] | [[Category:21st-century Indian women writers]] | ||
[[Category:Women writers from Maharashtra]] | [[Category:Women writers from Maharashtra]] | ||
[[Category:Indian women theatre directors]] | [[Category:Indian women theatre directors]] | ||
[[Category:Screenwriters from Maharashtra]] | [[Category:Screenwriters from Maharashtra]] | ||
[[Category:21st-century Indian screenwriters]] | [[Category:21st-century Indian screenwriters]] | ||
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Vibhawari Deshpande | |
|---|---|
| File:Vibha-Bharatpedia-1.jpg Deshpande in 2019 | |
| Born | Vibhawari Dixit Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Actress, writer |
| Known for | Harishchandrachi Factory |
| Spouse(s) | Hrishikesh Deshpande
( m. 2001) |
| Children | 1 |
Vibhawari Deshpande is an Indian actress, writer and director who works in Marathi theatre and Marathi cinema.
Career[edit | edit source]
Writer and director[edit | edit source]
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" that produces plays for children.[1] Along with acting and writing scripts, she has also directed a Kannada play Gumma Banda Gumma.[2]
Acting[edit | edit source]
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 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.[3] She also received the Best Actress award by MICTA for her role of Saraswati.[4] 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.[5] In 2011, Deshpande portrayed another historic role of wife of one of the greatest Marathi singers and stage actors, Bal Gandharva. Her role in the film supported the lead title role of Bal Gandharva, who enacted female roles in theater when women did not act.[6]
Filmography[edit | edit source]
| 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 | Laxmi, Balgandharva's wife | |
| 2011 | Deool | Poetya's sister-in-law | |
| 2012 | Chintoo | Chintoo's mother | |
| 2012 | Tuhya Dharma Koncha | Bhulabai | |
| 2013 | Postcard | Lisa Khamble | |
| 2017 | Tumhari Sulu | Constable | |
| 2017 | Tikli and Laxmi Bomb | Laxmi | |
| 2024 | Phullwanti | Avanti Devi |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sacred Games | Gaitonde's Mother |
| 2019 | Mayanagari: City of Dreams | Purushottam's Wife |
| 2020 | Breathe: Into the Shadows | Prakash Kamble's college friend |
| Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors | Mukta Tai | |
| 2025 | Baai Tujhyapayi | Mangal Bai |
| 2026 | Daldal | Isabel Ferreira |
| Title | Language | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| MH-12 Mukkam Post Pune | Marathi | Actress | [7] |
| Gumma Banda Gumma | Kannada | Director | [2] |
| Gayab Geet | Marathi | Director |
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Born Vibhawari Dixit[8] 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.[9]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Ainapure, Mrunmayi. "Coming to Grips with reality". Pune Mirror. Pune. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mehar, Rakesh (6 December 2006). "All a child's play". The Hindu. Bangalore. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ↑ Masand, Rajeev (30 January 2010). "Watch out for 'Harishchandrachi Factory'". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ↑ Badam, Ramola Talwar. "Bachchan accepts and confers honours in Marathi films". The National. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ↑ Parande, Shweta (27 March 2010). "Atul Kulkarni's 'Natarang' is powerful". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 13 May 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ↑ Gokhale, Shanta (26 May 2011). "The real reel". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ↑ "Vibhawari Deshpande and Prasad Oak". Daily News and Analysis. Pune. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ↑ "#puneonmymind: Vibhawari Dixit Deshpande, theatre artiste and actor on how Pune has always offered space to explore and expand culture". Hindustan Times. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ↑ "विभावरी देशपांडेचे वडील". Maharashtra Times (in मराठी). 22 January 2012. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2012.