Nishigandha Wad Explained

Nishigandha Wad
Birth Date:	1969 10, df=y^[1]
Birth Place:	Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Spouse:	^[2]
Other Names:	Nishigandha Deulkar
Occupation:	Actress
Known For:	Sasural Simar Ka Bandhan
Children:	Ishwari Deulkar

Nishigandha Wad is an Indian film & television actress,^[3] social scientist, and author. She is known for her roles in 90s Marathi films.

Early life

She received her doctorate from the University of Mumbai with a dissertation on Changing Role of Women In Society - Reflections from Marathi & British Theatres (1970–1990).^[4]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
1989	Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro	Anees		Debut film^[5]
1990	Shejari Shejari	Sushila Kulkarni	Marathi	Lead role^[6]
	Eka Peksha Ek	Anuradha Shinde		Lead role
1991	Gunehgar Kaun	Rama	Hindi	Supporting role
	Bandhan	Pramila Jadhav	Marathi	Lead role^[7]
	Pratikar	Priya	Hindi	Cameo appearance
1992	Karm Yodha	Anjali		Supporting role
	Anuradha	Anuradha	Marathi	Lead role
	Vaat Pahate Punvechi	Anjali Urangaonkar
	Gruhpravesh	Pooja
1993	Bala Jo Jo Re	Pooja/Aarti Naik	Marathi	Lead role
	Wajva Re Wajva	Swati
	Shivrayanchi Soon Tararani	Tarabai
	Janmathep	Sandhya Bhosale
	Premankur	Krishnapriya Chiplunkar		Lead role
	Porka	Savitri
	Tu Sukhkarta	Aarti
1994	Bajrangachi Kamal	Priya Pradhan		Parallel lead^[8]
	Sasar Maher	Vijaya		Parallel lead
	Janmadaata	Kunda		Lead role
1995	Topi Var Topi	Ratna
1997	Daadagiri	Radha Sinha	Hindi	Supporting role
2001	Ashi Dnyaneshwari	Sujata Kulkarni	Marathi	Lead role
2002	Deewangee	Unnamed	Hindi	Cameo appearance
	Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge	Geeta Singh Thakur		Supporting role
	Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage	Nisha Dholakia		Supporting role
2003	Indian Babu	Thakur's wife		Cameo appearance
2010	Shaapit	Kaaya's mother		Supporting role
2014	Sata Lota Pan Sagla Khota	Satyavan's wife	Marathi	Special appearance
2016	Prem Kahani Ek Lapleli Goshta	Sujata
	Wazir	Ruhana's mother	Hindi	Supporting role
2017	Race 3	Sumitra Ranchod Singh		Special appearance

Television

Year	Title	Role	Language	Ref.
1987	Aavhan	Veena		^[9]
1991	Peecha Karo	Sarita
1995-1996	Daastaan	Nishi
1996	Aakhir Kaun	Nisha
1998	X Zone	Rajni Sharma
2005	CID - Special Bureau	Mamta Somnath Khanna
2008	Waqt Batayega Kaun Apna Kaun Paraya	Sunanda
2010-2011	Matti Ki Banno	Janki Devi Singh
2011-2016	Sasural Simar Ka	Sujata Bharadwaj		^[10]
2012	Sajda Tere Pyaar Mein	Mrs. Chauhan
2014	Khushiyon Kii Gullak Aashi	Prabha
2017-2018	Savitri Devi College & Hospital	Savitri Malhotra
2019	Meri Gudiya	Parvati Gujral		^[11]
2021	Jay Bhawani Jay Shivaji	Rajmata Jijau	Marathi	^[12]
2022	Kabhi Kabhie Ittefaq Sey	Sargam Kulshreshth	Hindi
2022 -present	Rabb Se Hai Dua	Hina Akhtar

Notes and References

1. Web site: अमिताभ यांचा वाढदिवस निशिगंधा यांच्यासाठीही असतो खास, म्हणाल्या योगायोग म्हणजे... . 2023-10-31 . Maharashtra Times . mr.
2. Web site: 31 July 2019 . Marathi Actress Nishigandha Wad is married to Deepak Deulkar हा अभिनेता आहे निशिगंधा वाड यांचा नवरा, पाहा त्यांचे फोटो Lokmat.com . 3 June 2022 . LOKMAT . mr.
3. Web site: Exclusive: Nishigandha Wad: I am not homophobic. My words are being misconstrued - Times of India ► . 16 March 2022 . The Times of India . en.
4. Web site: 2020-02-27 . 50 साल की उम्र में पढ़ाई करती हैं ये एक्‍ट्रेस, कहा- सेट पर वक्‍त निकाल कर लिखती हूं किताबें . 2023-10-31 . News18 हिंदी . hi.
5. News: Akhtar . Amaal . 2019-04-26 . Gully Boy and the legacy of Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-10-31 . 0971-751X.
6. Web site: Shejari Shejari (1991) . 2023-10-31 . Radio Times . en-GB.
7. Web site: Watch Bandhan Full HD Movie Online on ZEE5 . 2023-10-31 . ZEE5 . en-IN.
8. Web site: Bajrangachi Kamaal 1994 Cast, Trailer, Videos & Reviews . 2023-10-31 . OTTPlay . en.
9. Web site: 2020-08-25 . चाळीस वर्षे मालिकांची . 2023-10-31 . Loksatta . mr.
10. Web site: NISHIGANDHA WAD SASURAL SIMAR KA . 2023-10-31 . photogallery.indiatimes.com.
11. Web site: 2020-02-27 . 50 साल की उम्र में पढ़ाई करती हैं ये एक्‍ट्रेस, कहा- सेट पर वक्‍त निकाल कर लिखती हूं किताबें . 2023-10-31 . News18 हिंदी . hi.
12. News: Notable actress Nishigandha Wad to play Rajmata Jijau in Jai Bhavani Jai Shivaji . The Times of India . 2023-10-31 . 0971-8257.