Suhasini Mulay (born 20 November 1950) is an Indian actress in Assamese, Bollywood and Marathi films as well as television. She is also an acclaimed documentary filmmaker and has made over 60 documentaries, 4 of which have won four National Film Awards. She has also won a National Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress.Interview with actor Suhasini Mulay indiantelevision.com, 20 March 2003.SUHASINI MULAY ... just begun' South Asian, 20 February 2003.
Early life and education Suhasini was born in a Marathi-speaking family in Patna where she spent the early part of her childhood. She lost her father when she was only three and was brought up by her mother, noted documentary filmmaker and film historian Vijaya Mulay. Suhasini was attracted to film because of her mother. She did her schooling from Ballygunge Shiksha Sadan (BSS), Kolkata.
Personal life Mulay was in an extended live-in relationship that ended in 1990. She moved to Mumbai in 2000. On 16 January 2011 she got married at Arya Samaj to a physicist, Prof. Atul Gurtu.
Career In 1965, she was chosen by Pears Soap to be its model. It was this ad film which caught Mrinal Sen's attention and he signed her for Bhuvan Shome (1969).
Though Bhuvan Shome proved to be a milestone in Indian cinema, Suhasini did not pursue acting as a career. Instead, she enrolled at the McGill University in Montreal, Canada, for a course in agricultural technology with specialisation in soil chemistry and microbiology. She also obtained a degree in mass communication, and majored in film, radio, TV, journalism and print from the same university.
Suhasini returned to India in 1975 and worked as an assistant to Satyajit Ray in the Bengali film Jana Aranya. Later she joined Mrinal Sen as an assistant director in Mrigayaa. Since then, she has been actively producing films and has made over 60 documentaries. She achieved National Film Awards for four of them. She also worked as a casting director for the 1993 film, Sardar, which was a biopic of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Almost 30 years after Bhuvan Shome, she made a great comeback to mainstream Bollywood cinema, through Gulzar's Hu Tu Tu for which she received a national award as the best supporting actress. She has been playing mother roles in Bollywood since then. She has worked on Jaane Kya Baat Hui, a television serial. She then completed the film Peeda, directed by Hemant Verma. Peeda won the best feature film award at FOG Film Festival in USA.
Filmography Films Year Film Role Notes 1969 Bhuvan Shome Gauri Bollywood debut 1972 Grahan 1980 Bhavni Bhavai 1982 Ramnagari Ram Nagarkar's wife 1982 Aparoopa Aparoopa Titular character in an Assamese film 1984 Apeksha Hindi remake of Assamese film Aparoopa 1987 Sadak Chhap 1993 Shatranj Mrs. Usha D. Verma 1999 Hu Tu Tu Malti Bai Won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress 2001 Lagaan: Once Upon A Time In India Yashodamai Dil Chahta Hai Sid's Mother Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar Paresh Rawal's Sister 2002 Filhaal Humraaz Dadima (Raj's Grandmother) Deewangee Judge 2003 Baaz: A Bird in Danger Kuch Naa Kaho Dr. Malhotra (Raj's Mother) Khel Dadi 2004Hum Kaun Hai?Anita2005HananPage 3Sehar Prabha KumarSitamVaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi Dadi2006Humko Tumse Pyaar Hai Durga's MotherYun Hota Toh Kya Hota NamrataNaksha Hope and a Little SugarMrs. Oberoi2007Big Brother Dhamaal LandlordSpeed 2008Mithya Jodhaa Akbar Rani PadmawatiMy Friend Ganesha 2 Chamku200913BMother in SerialMere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye The White Land Tumhare Liye Bits And PiecesRang Rasiya2013Club 60 Mrs. Mansukhani2014Gandhi of the MonthMrs. Kurien2015Prem Ratan Dhan Payo Savitri Devi, Grandmother of Rajkumari MaithiliHamari Adhuri Kahani Hari's Mother2016Rocky Handsome Carla AuntyMohenjo DaroLaashi, Maham's wifePeedaMrs. Malik2017Basmati BluesMrs. Patel 2024Sur Lagu De2025De De Pyaar De 2Naani2026IkkisMaheshwari Khetarpal
Television Year Show Role Notes 2007 Chaldi Da Naam Gaddi 2001Maan 2006Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu ThiKaushalya Malhotra (Tanya's Mother) 2006Jabb Love Hua 2006Kulvaddhu2002-2006Piya Ka GharIravati Bhavanishankar Sharma, Bhavanishankar's wife, Indu's sister-in-law, Rakesh, Prateek, Jayanti and Avinash's mother, Yashoda, Kaveri and Rimjhim's mother-in-lawMamtaJaane Kya Baat HuiTithir AtithiEk Tha Rusty Miss BeanVirasaatPrincess Dollie Aur Uska Magic BagGeet – Hui Sabse ParayiMaan's grandmotherStar OneDil Se Diya VachanKya Mast Hai LifeTV show on Disney ChannelHum- Ek Chote Gaon Ki Badi Kahani Retelecasting and remake of Hum LogDevon Ke Dev...Mahadev Parvati's grandmother 2012Hongey Judaa Na HumAniruddh's grandmother 2013-14Desh Ki Beti Nandini Rajveer's grandmother 2014Udaan Shakuntala Singh 2014EverestShikha maa 2015MTV Warrior HighAnvesha Rajput2020MismatchedRishi's Grandmother(Dadi) 2022The Fame Game Kalyani TV Show on Netflix2024Dil Dosti DilemmaAkhtar BegumTV Show on Prime Video2025Itti Si KhushiSurekha Ajji 2 episodes
Accolades Year Award Category Film Result 1983National Film AwardsNational Film Award for Best Non-Feature FilmAn Indian Story 1988Bhopal: Beyond Genocide 1989National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional FilmChitthi 1998National Film Award for Best Arts/Cultural FilmThe Official Art Form 2000 Filmfare Awards Best Supporting ActressHu Tu Tu 2000 National Film Awards Best Supporting Actress
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