Uttara Baokar

Biography

Uttara Baokar was an Indian stage, film, and television actress. She acted in several notable plays, such as Padmavati in 'Mukyhamantri', Mena in 'Mena Gurjari', Desdemona in Shakespeare's 'Othello', the mother in playwright Girish Karnad's 'Tughlaq', the nautch girl in 'Chhote Saiyad Bade Saiyad', and the lead role of Umrao in 'Umrao Jaan'. In 1978, she directed Jaywant Dalvi's play 'Sandhya Chhaya', translated to Hindi by Kusum Kumar.

In 1984, she won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Acting (Hindi theatre). She appeared in Marathi films such as 'Doghi' (1995), 'Uttarayan' (2005), 'Shevri' (2006), and 'Restaurant' (2006).

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Known For

Kora Kagaz

mother of Ravi and Mahesh

Tamas

Jasbir

Aaja Nachle

Mrs. Srivastav

Dor

Thakshak

Ishaan's Mother

Ek Din Achanak

Sudha Roy

Land of the Gods

Sins

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2019	Welcome Home
2019	Dithee
2016	Land of the Gods
2015	Island City	Ajji
2013	Samhita
2012	Ha Bharat Maza
2007	Aaja Nachle	Mrs. Srivastav
2006	Restaurant	Padmakka
2006	Dor
2006	Shevri
2006	Crystal Clear
2005	Sins
2004	Uttarayan	Kusumawati's mother
2002	Vaastupurush	Mother
1999	Thakshak	Ishaan's Mother
1996	Sardari Begum	Hemraj's wife
1996	Katha Doan Ganpatraonchi
1991	Rukmavati's Mansion	Rukmavati
1989	Ek Din Achanak	Sudha Roy
1988	Tamas	Jasbir

Year	TV Show	Role
1998	Kora Kagaz	mother of Ravi and Mahesh
1988	Tamas	Jasbir