Jayshree Gadkar

Jayshree Gadkar ( Marathi : जयश्री गडकर , Jayśrī Gaḍkar ; born February 21, 1942 in Kanasgiri , Karnataka ; † August 29, 2008 in Mumbai , Maharashtra ) was an Indian actress of marathic and Hindi films . She started out as a dancer, frequently starred as the innocent and tearful daughter-in-law in some of the longest and most sentimental marathic films in the 1960s and 1970s, and tried briefly as a director in the 1990s.

Life

Jayshree Gadkar comes from the Konkan village of Kanasgiri near Kanwar in the Uttara Kannada district of what is now the Indian state of Karnataka . She probably had her first film appearance as an extra in 1955 as a background dancer in V. Shantaram's Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje . She starred other films as a child directed by Raja Paranjpe . Her early roles in the 1950s and 1960s were heavily influenced by the play of actress Hansa Wadkar , who played the role of her foster mother in Anant Mane's Sangtya Aika (1959) - Gadkar's first great success. In rural dramas by Anant Mane and Dinkar D. Patil , she was often seen as a Tamasha dancer. Her best-known films of this time include Sangtya Aika , Manes Manini (1961) and Bhalji Pendharkars Mohityanchi Manjula (1963) and Sadhi Manse (1965). Her film partners included Dara Singh and Chandrakant . Under the direction of Dhirubhai Desai and Babubhai Mistri , she then appeared in mythological Hindi films, particularly in the 1970s. She played Ram's mother Kaushalya in Ramanand Sagar's TV series Ramayan in the 1980s . She directed Sasar Maher (1994) and Ashi Asavi Saasu (1996).

Gadkar's autobiography Ashi Mi Jayshri was published in 1986. She was married to the actor Bal Dhuri .

Filmography

1956: Dista Tasa Nasta 1956: Gaath Padli Thaka Thaka 1957: Aliya Bhogasi 1957: Aai Mala Kshama Kar 1957: Pahila Prem 1957: Devagharcha Lena 1957: Utavala Narad 1958: Sanskar 1958: Padadar 1959: Sangtye Aika 1959: Yala Jeevan Aise Nav 1959: Pativrata 1959: Ek Armaan Mera 1959: Madari 1959: Do Gunde 1959: Charnon Ki Dasi 1960: Avaghachi Sansar 1960: Lagnala Jato Wed 1960: Saranga 1960: Paishyacha Paoos 1960: Pancharati 1960: Bindiya 1960: Police Detective 1961: Kalanka Shobha 1961: Manini 1961: Rangaapanchami 1961: Shahir Parashuram 1961: Vyjayanti 1961: Jai Bhawani 1961: Ramleela 1961: Sasural 1962: Baap Mazha Brahmachari 1962: Bhagya Lakshmi 1962: Preeti Vivah 1962: Sukh Ale Majhya Daari 1962: Private Secretary 1963: Mohityanchi Manjula 1963: Naar Nirmite Nara 1963: Subhadra Haran 1963: Sukhachi Savli 1963: Yeh Dil Kisko Doon 1963: Mere Arman Mere Sapne 1964: Ek Don Teen 1964: Kai Ho Chamatkar 1964: Saval Mazha Aika 1964: Sundara Manamadhye Bharli 1964: Vaishakh Vanava 1964: Sati Savitri 1964: Seeta Maiya 1965: Gopal Krishna 1965: Mahasati Ansuya 1965: Aai Kuna Mhanu Mi 1965: Malhari Martand 1965: Sadhi Manse 1965: Yugo Yugo Mi Vat Pahili 1965: Kadhi Karishi Lagna Mazhe 1966: Toofan My Pyar Kahan

1966: Hi Naar Rupasundari 1966: Hirva Chuda 1966: Patlachi Soon 1966: Pavanakathcha Dhondi 1966: Veer Bajrang 1967: Poonam Ka Chand 1967: Baharon Ke Sapne 1967: Bai Mi Bholi 1967: Sangu Kashi Mi 1967: Shrimant Mehuna Pahije 1967: Thamb Lakshmi Kunku Lavte 1967: Suranga Mhantyat Mala 1967: Lav Kush 1968: Balaram Shri Krishna 1968: Har Har Gange 1968: Mata Mahakali 1968: Ek Gao Bara Bhangadi 1968: Jivhala 1969: Dongarchi Maina 1969: Gan Gaulan 1969: Murali Malhari Rayachi 1969: Tila Lavite Mi Raktacha 1969: Ram Bhakta Hanuman 1970: Bhagwan Parashuram 1970: Dagabaaz 1970: Shri Krishna Leela 1970: Gharkul 1970: Veer Ghatotkach 1970: Meech Tujhi Priya 1971: Tulasi Vivah 1971: Aai Ude Ga Ambabai 1971: Lakhat Ashi Dekhani 1971: Ashich Ek Ratra Hoti 1971: Mata Vaishno Devi 1972: Naag Panchami 1972: Hari Darshan 1972: Kasa Kai Patil Bara Hai Ka? 1972: Kunku Mazha Bhagyacha! 1972: Pathrakin 1972: Soon Ladki Hya Gharchi 1972: Shiv Bhakt Baba Balak Nath 1973: Mi Tuzha Pati Nahi 1973: Mahasati Savitri 1974: Har Har Mahadev 1974: Dawat 1974: Balak Dhruv 1974: Kisan Aur Bhagwan 1974: Soon Majhi Savitri 1974: Sugandhi Katta 1974: Bhagat Dhanna Jat 1975: Paach Rangachi Paach Pakhare 1975: Ek Gaon Ki Kahani 1975: Maya Machhindra 1975: Ghar Gangechya Kathi 1976: Mazha Mulga 1976: Bajrang Bali 1977: Gayatri Mahima

1977: Bolo He Chakradhari 1978: Chandoba Chandoba Bhaglas Ka? 1979: Har Har Gange 1979: Lagebandhe 1980: Savat 1980: Yidda 1980: Kadaklakshmi 1980: Saubhagyavan 1980: Shiv Shakti 1980: Nishana 1981: Jiyo To Aise Jiyo 1981: Soon Majhi Lakshmi 1981: Baine Kela Sarpanch Khula 1981: Jai Tulaja Bhawani 1981: Alakh Niranjan 1982: Jaya Parvati Vrat 1982: Lekhne Mathe Mekh 1982: Avhaan 1982: Farz Aur Kanoon 1982: Sati Naag Kanya 1983: He Daan Kunkvache 1983: Thorli Jau 1984: Attaracha Phaya 1984: Gangavatarana 1984: Rath Jagannathacha 1984: Jakhmi Vaghin 1984: Naya Kadam 1984: Sulagt Arman 1984: Shravan Kumar 1984: Sindoor Ka Daan 1984: Maya Bazaar 1985: Masterji 1985: Veer Bhimsen 1985: Khichadi 1985: Devashapath Khara Sangen 1986: Bijali 1986: Krishna Krishna 1986: Patton Ki Baazi 1986: Ramayan (TV series) 1987: Bhatak Bhawani 1987: Poorna Satya 1987: Sher Shivaji 1987: Nazrana 1988: Mar Mitenge 1988: Eeshwar 1988: Pandharichi Vari 1988: Shiv Ganga 1989: Mal Masala 1989: Kanoon Apna Apna 1990: Amiri Garibi 1991: Mumbai Te Mauritius 1991: Yeda Ki Khula? 1994: Sasar Maher (also director) 1995: Gandha Matila Aala 1995: He Geet Jeevanache 1996: Ashi Asavi Saasu (Director)

Web links

• Jayshree Gadkar in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Actress Jayshree Gadkar passes away in The Hindu on August 29, 2008
• http://www.jayshreegadkar.com/
• Short biography
• Remembering Jayshree Gadkar

Individual evidence

1. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen: Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema , p. 96