Padmarani, spelled as Padma Rani, was an Indian actress who performed in Gujarati plays, Gujarati films, and Hindi films.
12 Facts About Padmarani
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Padmarani was born to a Maharashtrian family in Pune, Maharashtra on 25 January 1937.
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Padmarani was brought up in Kanabi Vad, Unchi Pol on Rajmahal Road in Vadodara, Gujarat.
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Padmarani's father, Bhimrao Bhosle, was a barrister, and her mother, Kamlabai Rane, was from Goa.
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Padmarani was young when her family encountered a period of financial hardship, and she and her sister, later a veteran actress Sarita Joshi, began performing on stage to help.
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Padmarani completed her primary education from Govindrao Central School in Dandiya Bazar, Vadodara.
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At the age of eighteen, Padmarani married Namdar Irani, uncle of Aruna Irani, who was a zamindar and member of the Parsi family and a theatre director.
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Padmarani was a lead actress in number of popular plays, including Baa Retire Thai Chhe, Baa E Maari Boundary, Kevda Na Dankh, Saptapadi, Chandarwo, 5 Star Aunty and Vachan.
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Padmarani worked with Arvind Rathod, a well known Gujarati actor, in numerous plays, including Baa Retire Thai Chhe.
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In 1966, Padmarani acted in Kalapi, based on the life of Gujarati royal and poet, Kalapi, where she played the princess wife of Kalapi, who was played by Sanjeev Kumar.
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Padmarani acted in some Hindi films including her major debut Kanyadaan where she played the talkative but perceptive Gulabi, Parivar, Veer Ghatotkach, Jai Santoshi Maa, Dil and Zaalim.
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Padmarani died on her 79th birthday, 25 January 2016 in Mumbai following complications in lungs due to viral infection.