1. Sarita Joshi garnered widespread recognition for her role as the matriarch Godavari Thakkar in the Star Plus hit dramedy Baa Bahoo Aur Baby.
22 Facts About Sarita Joshi
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Sarita Joshi was recently seen in Zee TV's Hamari Bahu Silk as a hard-working business woman who hates films especially 'A' grade films.
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Sarita Joshi is currently seen on Anupama: Namaste America a prequel web series to Star Plus show Anupamaa.
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Sarita Joshi was born in a middle class Marathi family in Pune, though she grew up in Vadodara.
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Sarita Joshi's father, Bhimrao Bhosle, was a barrister and mother, Kamlabai Rane, was from Goa.
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Sarita Joshi began acting on stage at the age of nine along with her sister Padmarani, due to financial problems that her family found itself in.
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Sarita Joshi is often confused with her sister, Padmarani, who is an actress.
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Sarita Joshi went to act with Indian National Theatre Gujarati, and it was here that she met her future husband Pravin Joshi.
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Sarita Joshi made television debut in the 1980s, with the TV series, Titliyan, directed by Nadira Babbar, followed by numerous series in the 90s, including, Zee TV's Zee TV's Hasratein.
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Sarita Joshi is best known for portraying Baa aka Godavari Labhshankar Thakkar a tough yet fair and loving matriarch in the household hit serial Baa Bahoo Aur Baby in which she was cast opposite a renowned theatre, film and television actor Arvind Vaidya with whom she did the play named Masala Mami, which stopped on 28 March 2009 for a temporary seasonal break, but was renewed on popular demand.
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In 2009, Sarita Joshi played in the serial Kuchh Kook Hota Hai as Rani on 9X.
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Sarita Joshi played Asha Parekh's friend in the movie Kanyadaan in 1968 and appeared in the song "Mil Gaye Milgaye Aaj Mere Sanam" from the same film.
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Sarita Joshi played Vijayanthimala's friend in the movie Pyar Hi Pyar in 1969.
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Sarita Joshi portrayed Abhishek Bachchan's mother in Guru, directed by filmmaker Mani Ratnam.
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Sarita Joshi played a central character in the 2008 movie Dasvidaniya.
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Sarita Joshi then travelled to the United States that year to be part of the crossover film, Bollywood Beats, starring alongside Lilette Dubey and Pooja Kumar, in a film directed by Mehul Shah.
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Sarita Joshi appeared in Meri Aashiqui Tumse Hi in 2015 as female lead grandmother aka Hansa Govardhan Parekh.
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Sarita Joshi was seen playing the character of Lalita Swamy "Amma" and as "daadi maa" in the episodic story 9 saal ki dadi maa in Sab TV's serial Khidki.
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Sarita Joshi played cameo as Champa Kaki in Star Plus's Khichdi Returns.
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Sarita Joshi played the character of Subhadra in the Colors TV show Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka.
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Sarita Joshi is the mother of actresses Ketki Dave, who played the role of Daksha in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and of Purbi Joshi, who appears on Comedy Circus as a host.
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Sarita Joshi's niece is Manasi Joshi Roy and nephew is actor Sharman Joshi, son of theatre veteran Arvind Joshi.