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Rohini Hattangadi is an Indian actress, who has labored in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, English, Marathi, and Malayalam movies. She is greatest identified for her roles within the movies Gandhi (1982), Saaransh (1984), and Agneepath (1990). She is the one Indian actress to win “BAFTA Award for Finest Actress in a Supporting Function” for her superb efficiency as “Kasturba Gandhi” within the movie Gandhi (1982). She received Nationwide Movie Award for the movie Celebration (1984). Aside from this, she has additionally received two Filmfare Awards for her roles within the movies, Arth (1982) and Agneepath (1990).

Wiki/Biography

Rohini Hattangadi, additionally spelt as Rohini Hattangady was born as Rohini Oak on Monday, 11 April 1955 (age 68; as of 2023) in Pune, Maharashtra. Her zodiac signal is Aries. She did her education at Renuka Swarup Memorial Women Excessive College, Pune. When she was at school, she acted in a number of kids’s performs. She was additionally a pupil of Indian classical dance. Throughout her faculty days, she was utterly into sports activities. She used to play volleyball and basketball for the college. She was within the NCC as effectively. However for her ardour in the direction of theatre, she got here to Delhi in 1971 to affix the Nationwide College of Drama. At NSD, she was educated by Ebrahim Alkazi, an Indian theatre director and drama instructor. Upon completion of her commencement in 1974, she obtained two awards, Finest Actress Award and Finest All-Spherical Pupil.

Bodily Look

Peak (approx.): 5′ 4″

Hair Color: Gray

Eye Color: Darkish Brown

Household

She belongs to a Marathi household.

Dad and mom & Siblings

Her father’s identify was Anant Oak. She has a brother.

Rohini Hattangadi along with her household

Husband & Youngsters

She married Jayadev Hattangadi in 1977.

Rohini Hattangadi and Jayadev Hattangadi’s marriage image (1977)

The couple has a son named Aseem Hattangadi. Aseem is an actor.

Rohini Hattangadi along with her husband and son

On 5 December 2008, Jayadev Hattagadi died on the age of 60 after a protracted battle with most cancers.

Profession

Theatre

She began her appearing profession as a theatre artist and performed a number of roles in Marathi performs.

A nonetheless from Rohini Hattangadi’s theatre act

Whereas within the Nationwide College of Drama, Rohini and Jayadev began “Awishkar,” a Marathi theatre group in Mumbai that has produced greater than 150 performs. She gained reputation for her superb efficiency in Changuna, a Marathi adaptation of the Spanish traditional, Yerma, by Federico García Lorca. The play was produced by Awishkar in Mumbai. She received the Finest Actress Award at Maharashtra State Drama Competition, Mumbai for her efficiency within the play. She is the primary girl to behave in a Kannada play, Yakshagana, and the primary girl in Asia to behave in a Japanese Kabuki play, Ibaragi. She gave highly effective performances in a number of different performs together with Aparajita, Medea, Mitra Chi Gosht, Hori, and Kohra.

Movie

Hindi

In 1978, Rohini Hattangadi made her debut with the movie “Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan.” The movie was awarded the “Filmfare Critics Award” for Finest Film. In an interview, she mentioned,

Naseer and Om had been my seniors. Someday Om informed me that Saeed Mirza is making a movie and he’s on the lookout for a lady for a small function. That’s how I bought Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastan.”

Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastan (1978)

Afterward, she grabbed minor roles within the movies, Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai (1980) and Chakra (1981). She acted in a number of different movies like Arth (1982), Celebration (1984), Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! (1984), Saaransh (1984), Pratighaat (1987), Aghaat (1985), Anjuman (1986), Agneepath (1990), Damini (1993), Ghatak: Deadly (1996), Pukar (2000), Lajja (2001), Avgat (2001), Badhaai Ho Badhaai (2002), Karzzzz (2008), David (2013), and Jalsa (2022). The movie David was partially reshot in Tamil.

Her efficiency within the movie Saaransh (1984) gained a variety of reputation when she, together with Anupam Kher, performed the function of an aged couple who struggled with the demise of their son.

A nonetheless from the movie Saaransh (1984)

She has additionally acted in Munnabhai MBBS (2003) the place she performed the function of Parvati Sharma, mom of Munna. She reprised her function as Kasturi Venkatraman within the Tamil model of the movie, Vasool Raja MBBS (2004).

Munnabhai MBBS (2003)

English

In 1982, she gained immense reputation by enjoying the function of Kasturba Gandhi, spouse of Mahatma Gandhi, within the movie Gandhi which was directed and produced by Richard Attenborough.

Gandhi (1982)

By means of this function, she gained worldwide recognition by changing into the one Indian Actress to win “BAFTA Award for Finest Actress in a Supporting Function” for her efficiency in 1983. She was 27 when she performed the function of middle-aged Kasturba which helped her to get the roles of ladies from this age group.

A nonetheless from the movie Gandhi (1982)

Tamil

In 2004, she performed the function of Kasturi Venkatraman within the movie Vasool Raja MBBS, a Tamil model of the Bollywood movie, Munnabhai MBBS. She has additionally acted in Veeram (2014) and Kolaiyuthir Kaalam (2019).

Marathi

She made a debut within the Marathi movie business by appearing within the movie Premachi Goshta (2013) as Ram’s mom.

Premachi Goshta (2013)

In 2018, she performed the function of Shubhhu Mavshi within the romantic drama Marathi movie Mumbai Pune Mumbai 3. Her different Marathi movies embody As soon as Extra (2019) and Baipan Bhaari Deva (2023).

Within the movie As soon as Extra (2019), Rohini performed the function of each a male and a feminine character. Prosthetics had been used for the male character of Rohini Hattangadi.

As soon as Extra (2019)

Telugu

She made a debut within the Telugu movie business by enjoying the function of Janakamma within the movie Seetharamayya Gari Manavaralu (1991).

Seetharamayya Gari Manavaralu (1991)

Her different Telugu movies embody Bhale Pellam (1994), High Hero (1994), Little Troopers (1996), Ganesh Simply Ganesh (2009), Shirdi Sai (2012), Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013), Ramayya Vasthavayya (2013), Brahmotsavam (2016), Chal Mohan Ranga (2018), and Chitralahari (2019).

Gujarati

She made a debut in Gujarati movies by working within the movie Oxygen in 2018. She additionally appeared within the movie Baa Tane Hu Kya Rakhu in 2020.

A nonetheless from the movie Oxygen (2018)

Malayalam

She debuted within the Malayalam movie business by enjoying the function of Rukmini Kunjamma within the movie Achuvettante Veedu in 1987.

Achuvettante Veedu (1987)

She has additionally labored in Agnidevan (1995).

Kannada

In 1986, she made a debut within the movie Surya. Her different Kannada movies embody Ek Ghar and Mane, each launched in 1991.

Tv

Hindi

She made her tv debut within the Hindi TV present Thode Hai Thode Ki Zaroorat Hai (1997-1999) on Sony TV. Her different roles within the Hindi TV reveals are Mahayagya (1997-1998) on Sony TV the place she performed the function of Vimla Pandey, Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyann (2006-2009) on Zee TV the place she performed the function of Gayatri Baa, Maayke Se Bandhi Dor (2011) telecasted on Star Plus, Yeh Kahaan Aa Gaye Hum, Hindustani, and lots of extra. She made a particular look within the present Chhal — Sheh Aur Maat (2012) telecasted on Colours TV.

Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyann (2006-2009)

Marathi

She made a debut in Marathi TV reveals by enjoying the function of Ashalata Deshmukh in Char Divas Sasuche (2001-2013) aired on ETV Marathi.

Rohini Hattangadi as Ashalata Deshmukh in Char Divas Sasuche (2001-2013)

She has additionally acted in Vahinisaheb (2006-2009) aired on Zee Marathi. Her different well-known Marathi roles embody the function of Bhagirathi Gokhale in Honar Solar Me Hya Gharchi (2013-2016) aired on Zee Marathi, the function of mother-in-law in Tuza Maza Breakup (2017-2018) on Zee Marathi, and Kashibai in Swamini (2019-2020) on Colours Marathi.

Internet Sequence

She made a debut in a Gujarati net sequence Kshadyantra in 2021 by enjoying the function of Vasanti Dosa.

Kshadyantra (2021)

Awards, Honours, Achievements

• Finest Actress Award at Maharashtra State Drama Competition, Mumbai for her efficiency within the play, Changuna

• BAFTA Award for Finest Actress in a Supporting Function (1983) for the movie Gandhi (1982)
  

  (Left to Proper) Richard Attenborough, Rohini Hattangagi, and Ben Kingsley on successful BAFTA Awards for the movie Gandhi (1982)

• Filmfare Finest Supporting Actress Award for the movie Arth (1982)

• Nationwide Movie Award for Finest Supporting Actress for the movie Celebration (1984)

• Filmfare Finest Supporting Actress Award for the movie Agneepath (1990)

• She was honoured with the “Sangeet Natak Akademi Award” in 2004 for her contribution to Indian theatre.

• She obtained the “Kala Gaurav Award” from Dir. Rajdutt in Could 2019.
  

  Rohini Hattangadi on the award night time in Could 2019

Favourites

• Meals(s): Arbi Ke Patte (colocasia leaves), Bhaji (Vegetable Fritters)

• William Shakespeare’s Play: Macbeth

• Film(s): Lagaan (2001), Trend (2008)

Details/Trivia

• For greater than eight years, she obtained coaching within the Indian classical dance kinds, Kathakali and Bharatnatyam, beneath the steering of Professor Surendra Wadgaonkar.

• In an interview, she revealed that though her important curiosity was theatre, it was not sufficient to make each ends meet. So, she switched to the movie business. In keeping with her, whereas doing theatre, the actors kind a reference to the viewers by getting stay suggestions from them. She mentioned,

In theatre you develop a reference to the viewers. It’s a type of give and take. If you spend years on the stage you begin getting stay suggestions from the viewers and mold your efficiency accordingly. Some folks begin crying loudly, what we name melodrama, to get response from the viewers. I imagine in internalising after which anticipate the viewers to grasp the nuances. As soon as a director informed me to cry however I mentioned when my appearing could make the viewers cry why I do I have to waste my tears!”

• Rohini shared an occasion the place she revealed that after her highly effective efficiency within the movie Gandhi, an American director James Ivory needed to forged her in his movie, Warmth and Mud, however was stunned to know that she was too younger at the moment. So, he determined to not forged her as a result of he didn’t need her to make use of make-up.

• In an interview, she mentioned that she didn’t have early plans to enter the cinema as she was primarily focused on theatre. Though, in her hometown, Pune, the Movie and Tv Institute of India was positioned, she moved to Delhi to affix the Nationwide College of Drama to enter into the world of theatre. She mentioned,

I simply needed to be an actor. Not like many others I didn’t be part of theatre or Nationwide College Drama with the hope that will probably be a stepping stone for cinema. If I had such plans I might have joined FTII which is in my hometown Pune. My coronary heart was in theatre as a result of I learnt from my father (Anant Oak) that actual appearing is learnt by means of theatre. That’s why I got here all the best way to Delhi to affix NSD”

• Rohini and her husband Jayadev Hattangai met on the Nationwide College of Drama, Delhi. They had been collectively educated by Ebrahim Alkazi. Jayadev took the coaching within the subject of path. Upon completion of commencement in 1974, Jayadev received Finest Director Award for his superb work.

• The Tribune, an Indian English language newspaper, gave Rohini Hattangadi and Anupam Kher (for his debut efficiency) the title of “immortal performances” for the movie Saaransh, a Hindi drama movie launched in 1984. Each Rohini and Kher performed the function of an aged couple who struggled with the latest demise of their son within the movie. Each of them had been of their early 20s once they performed the roles of an aged couple. The great efficiency of Rohini Hattangadi within the movie helped her to earn a nomination for Filmfare Award for Finest Actress. This additional consolidated her picture as a mom and he or she principally bought motherly roles in her profession. In an interview, she expressed that she didn’t wish to touch upon the appearing requirements of Bollywood stars as more often than not, she used to get motherly roles. She mentioned,

I did get movies like ‘Celebration’ and ‘Arth’ however principally I bought mom’s function.” She by no means felt like commenting on the appearing requirements of Bollywood stars? “How may I once I myself was additionally doing movies like ‘Tamacha’. Sure, as soon as I requested Amitabh Bachchan how did he handle two totally different ranges of efficiency in ‘Shahenshah’ and ‘Agneepath’ (in each the movies she performed his mom). He mentioned within the former the topic needed the viewers to have some enjoyable and neglect, the latter anticipate them to sit down up and take notice. My try is to be convincing in each. As actors we carry on hoping to get that one good function, however at instances we have now to undergo a variety of trash to get there.”

A nonetheless from the movie Saaransh (1984)

• In one among her well-known interviews, she shared about numerous challenges she has to undergo to keep up the continuity of taking pictures for the character in numerous TV reveals. She mentioned,

The director may begin taking pictures the fifth scene first. So whereas giving take for the scene I have to know what I’m anticipated to do within the first 4 scenes. Generally it will get fairly complicated and on tv you by no means know when the channel will change the story or dump the character!”

• One in every of her favorite characters is Ashalata Deshmukh which she performed in Char Divas Sasuche (2001-2013) aired on ETV Marathi, the place she combines the most effective of an expert and a homemaker.

• In keeping with Rohini, Saeed Mirza (author and director of Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai, 1980) considers her his fortunate attraction. As a consequence of this, he forged her in only one scene in his movie Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai (1980). She mentioned,

One way or the other Saeed Mirza began to see me as his fortunate attraction. He forged me for only one scene in ‘Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai’. I used to be nice with it as I used to be getting a possibility to spend time with buddies. The bread and butter was coming from Marathi theatre productions which I used to be doing with my husband (Jayadev Hattangadi)”

• In keeping with her, the precise bread and butter for her household had been coming from the Marathi theatre however it was not sufficient to make each ends meet.

• Earlier than getting the function of Kasturba Gandhi within the movie Gandhi in 1982, she was requested to lose some weight in order that she will journey to London to provide auditions for the function. She mentioned that she didn’t have cash to shed some pounds however by some means managed to do it to seize the function. She misplaced eight kgs in a month. On reaching London, she noticed that Naseeruddin Shah, Smita Patil, John Damage, and Bhakti Barve had been already there, auditioning for the movie Gandhi (1982).

• Rohini was very anxious to provide auditions for the function of Kasturba within the movie Gandhi (1982) as she was a theatre individual and had the behavior of rehearsing her strains earlier than occurring the stage. She was sceptical to ask Ben Kinsley (who performed the function of Gandhi within the movie Gandhi 1982) to observe earlier than the auditions however grew to become relaxed when she got here to know that Ben was additionally from the theatre. Each of them rehearsed earlier than giving the ultimate shot. She mentioned,

I used to be pitted reverse Ben Kingsley. We got the scene the place Kasturba refuses to scrub the latrine. As a theatre individual I had this behavior of rehearsing my strains earlier than occurring stage. I used to be anxious as to how one can strategy Ben. Luckily, Ben was additionally from theatre. When he mentioned can we do our strains earlier than the audition, I felt so relieved. Sir Richard took three, 4 pictures from totally different angles and subsequent day he introduced the outcomes. Even earlier than we bought to know, my good pal Smita was already positive that I’ll get the function.”

• She confessed that she didn’t know a lot about Mahatma Gandhi and solely knew him as a freedom fighter. It was solely after studying his autobiography that she got here to learn about him intimately.

• She examine Kasturba Gandhi in two books, Hamari Ba and Ba Bapu Ki Sheetal Chhaya Mein. In an interview, she mentioned,

Capturing for Gandhi was a revelation for me. We had been all given scripts after which we had been requested to do our homework. I looked for books on Kasturba, however I discovered solely two books, that’s all. So I needed to rely alone expertise.”

• In keeping with her, whereas taking pictures for the movie Gandhi (1982), one of the vital tough duties was to function the charkha appropriately and discuss concurrently to make an important scenes of the movie look genuine and actual.

• After the success of the movie Gandhi, she began anticipating to have excessive stands in Indian cinema and was determined to get roles in numerous movies. She agreed to behave within the movie Zakhmi Sher which was launched in 1984. She was shocked when she got here to know that she was alleged to play the function of mom of the Jeetendra. She was 12 years youthful than Jeetendra when she was requested to play the function. In an interview, she mentioned,

I used to be informed that you’ve three-four scenes as a younger lady and later you’ll play the mom of the hero. I didn’t realise that it’s their option to clarify a mom’s function. Later I used to be informed comparable tales to play Dharmendra’s mom as effectively. Even Jeetendra was shocked. I used to be at the very least 12 years youthful to him.”

• One of many main regrets Rohini has in her life concerning her profession is that after the massive success of the movie Gandhi (1982), she didn’t rent any agent to get her work in Hollywood. Nevertheless, she by no means took appearing as a way to achieve someplace and furthermore, at the moment she began her household.

• Rohini Hattangadi is an animal lover and has a number of pet cats. She can also be seen sharing footage of assorted animals on her social media accounts.
  

  Rohini Hattangadi’s pet cats

• Throughout her younger days, she had a behavior of creating scrapbooks. In one among her Instagram posts, she shared an image of her first’s kids play (1 November 1964).
  

  Image of Rohini Hattangadi’s first kids’s play (1 November 1964)

• Rohini Hattangadi loves gardening and is commonly seen planting timber and several other crops in her balcony pots.

• In her leisure time, she likes to prepare dinner and play Sudoku and Sweet Crush

• In an interview, she revealed that she didn’t have a passport to journey to London for the auditions for the function of Kasturba within the movie Gandhi (1982). However the casting agent Dolly Thakore made the preparations for the non permanent passport for her inside eight days. She mentioned,

I nonetheless keep in mind vividly how I bought Kasturba’s function in Gandhi. At the moment I used to be doing Marathi theatre when casting agent Dolly Thakore contacted me to satisfy Sir Richard. He was going from Delhi to London by way of Mumbai. Fortunately, I used to be in Mumbai that day. I met him for an hour. We spoke about theatre after which he left. I later bought to know he had so many different actresses for Kasturba’s function. So I didn’t actually financial institution on getting the function. However the very subsequent day Dolly referred to as to say I needed to go away for London for taking pictures instantly. I used to be booked for the approaching weeks for my play. I didn’t also have a passport. So how was I supposed to go away for London unexpectedly? However Dolly mentioned she’d assist me with all of the journey particulars. In eight days, I bought a short lived passport and the producer of my play was very accommodating. The whole lot simply fell into place.”

• The date of beginning of the reel Kasturba (Rohini Hattangadi) and the real-life Kasturba are the identical, i.e. 11 April.

• She revealed that she needed to take elocution courses to be taught the proper English pronunciation for the function of Kasturba within the movie Gandhi (1982). She mentioned,

Capturing for Gandhi was a revelation for me. We had been all given scripts after which we had been requested to do our homework. I looked for books on Kasturba, however I discovered solely two books, that’s all. So I needed to rely alone expertise. On the identical time Sir Richard didn’t enable us to deviate from the script. He was very clear on how he needed my English pronunciation. He didn’t need me to placed on an accent. On the identical time, he didn’t need any Maharashtrian or Marathi pronunciation in my speech. Since I had gone to a Marathi language faculty, I needed to take elocution courses as preparation individually as Kasturba. Sir Richard additionally made me and Ben Kingsley be taught to spin the charkha. We spent two-and-a-half months studying each.”

• For the primary time in her profession, she performed a twin function of each a male and a feminine within the Marathi movie, As soon as Extra, which was launched in 2019. Within the 80s, she performed two characters in a theatre play Rathchakra, however each characters had been females. In an interview, she mentioned,

I’ve finished this earlier than solely as soon as within the 80s for a play named Rathchakra which occurred earlier than Gandhi. Within the play, I performed this 80-year-old girl BK Shah within the first act after which within the third, I went on to play one other character, so sure they had been two totally different characters however they had been solely feminine. Right here on this movie, I’m enjoying a male and a feminine character so sure it’s totally different and attention-grabbing. It was a problem for positive but additionally enjoyable on the identical time.”

• Prosthetics had been used for the male character of Rohini Hattangadi within the movie As soon as Extra (2019).

• In an interview, she mentioned that she needed to go to Delhi one month earlier than the start of the taking pictures of Gandhi (1982) to be taught the artwork of spinning the Charkha and elocution.

• In an interview in 2022, she shared her want to be part of Shakespeare’s performs.

• She was a pupil of Indian classical dance when she was at school. There was an audition for the play which had three dances in it. Since she was a pupil of Indian classical dance, she bought chosen and that’s how she entered the world of theatre.

• In an interview, she shared her expertise about how she bought admission to the Nationwide College of Drama in Delhi. She mentioned that after finishing her B.Sc., she was on the lookout for a job for a really very long time however did not get one. Throughout that point, her dad noticed an advert within the newspaper concerning the assorted scholarships being provided in performing arts. His dad requested her to use for that. Additionally, NSD had toured Mumbai and Pune with two of their performs, Caucasian Chalk Circle and Jasma Odan at the moment. Her father was in Mumbai when he noticed the efficiency of Ebrahim Alkazi in these performs and was impressed when he got here to know that Ebrahim Alkazi was the Director of NSD. Her father was so impressed that he requested Rohini to go to Delhi to check this artwork. Three months handed however she didn’t get any name for the interview. She misplaced all hope however then at some point, she all of the sudden bought a name and was requested to return to Kolkata for the primary spherical of interviews after which to Delhi. That is how she bought admission to NSD. There she realized lighting, music, writing, and carpentry, and bought specialised in appearing within the second 12 months.

• Varied Marathi theatre performs like Medea, Aparajita, Mitrachi Gosht, and The Home of Bernarda Alba are very near her coronary heart. Most of those performs had been carried out with the help of her husband, Jayadev Hattangadi, who used to clarify all of the logic and reasoning about all the pieces to be finished on stage to her. Rohini’s function within the play Medea was very difficult as she needed to play a task of a mom who killed her two sons. However she needed to cease the efficiency at the moment as she was pregnant and her physician had suggested her to not do the play throughout her being pregnant. Nevertheless, the play was carried out after Rohini and Jayadev’s son Aseem Hattangadi was born.

• In an interview, Rohini shared one of the vital humorous incidents from her theatre days. It was in 1981 when she was doing the play Mitrachi Gosht. She was 5 months pregnant at the moment. In a scene, she was alleged to put on a male costume and for that, she needed to put on trousers. She ran backstage to vary her garments however did not put on the trousers as she couldn’t button them attributable to her bulge. However with the assistance of a number of security pins, she managed to pin up her trousers and pulled her shirt out to cover her stomach. Aside from this, she additionally shared her grief concerning the negligence associated to the upkeep of the theatres within the present instances.

• Rohini mentioned that on her birthday, her son’s birthday, and her husband’s birthday, she at all times tries to donate one thing. She additionally donates on the demise anniversary of her husband.

• Until Richard Attenborough, the director and producer of the movie Gandhi 1982 was alive, he used to ship greeting playing cards to Rohini each Christmas.