Pooja Pawar
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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
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| birth_place = Kolhapur, Maharashtra
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| years_active = 1987 – 1999
2014 – present
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Pooja Pawar is an Indian actress in Marathi cinema and television.{{Cite news |date=3 November 2020 |title=Veteran Marathi actress Pooja Pawar to play a negative role in Karbhari Laybhari |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/veteran-marathi-actress-pooja-pawar-to-play-a-negative-role-in-karbhari-laybhari/articleshow/79018029.cms |access-date=5 June 2023 |issn=0971-8257}} She appeared in Marathi cinema during the late 1980s and early 1990s.{{Cite news |title=Varsha Usgaonkar to Jyoti Chandekar: Veteran Marathi film actresses who continue to shine in pivotal roles in TV shows |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/varsha-usgaonkar-to-jyoti-chandekar-veteran-marathi-film-actresses-who-continue-to-shine-in-pivotal-roles-in-tv-shows/photostory/100073660.cms?from=mdr |access-date=5 June 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}
Career
Born in Kolhapur, Pooja Pawar made her acting debut at the age of 16 with Sarja (1987), which went on to win the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi. She is known for films such as Chikat Navra (1994), Ek Hota Vidushak (1992), Zapatlela (1993),{{Cite web |date=30 October 2019 |title=‘झपाटलेला’ चित्रपटातील लक्ष्याची ऑनस्क्रीन प्रेयसी आता कशी दिसते? |url=https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan/zapatlela-movie-actress-pooja-pawar-salunke-now-looks-beautiful-avb-95-2004510/ |access-date=6 June 2023 |website=Loksatta |language=mr}} Vishwavinayak (1994), and Topi Var Topi (1995).{{Cite web |last=Marathi |first=TV9 |date=27 March 2021 |title=अजिंक्य देव-लक्ष्मीकांत बेर्डेंची हिरोईन ते काकीसाहेब, पूजा पवार यांची कारकीर्द 'लय भारी' |url=https://www.tv9marathi.com/entertainment/veteran-marathi-actress-pooja-pawar-salunkhe-plays-kaki-saheb-in-karbhari-laybhari-zee-marathi-serial-426178.html |access-date=5 June 2023 |website=TV9 Marathi |language=mr}} Zapatlela (1993) remains among the most popular films in Marathi cinema.{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Zapatlela @30: ‘झपाटलेला’ चित्रपटातील लक्ष्याची ऑनस्क्रीन प्रेयसी आता कशी दिसते? पाहा फोटो |url=https://www.lokmat.com/marathi-cinema/30-years-of-marathi-movie-zapatlela-actress-pooja-pawar-salunke-latest-pics-a-a590/ |access-date=14 June 2023 |website=Lokmat |language=mr}} She then took a break from acting after her marriage and returned to television.
Filmography
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!Year !Title !Role !Notes !Ref |
| 1987
|Kastura |Debut | |
| Rowspan="2"|1989
|Utawala Navra |Shanta | | |
| Rajane Wajavila Baja
|Mogra | | |
| Rowspan="2" |1992
|Subhadra | | |
| Anuradha
|Seema | | |
| 1993
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| Rowspan="5"|1994
|Chikat Navra |Jayu | | |
| Majha Chakula
|Maina | | |
| Sonyachi Mumbai
| | | |
| Zadpi Lido
|Aarti | | |
| Vishwavinayak
|Uma | | |
| Rowspan="2"|1995
|Painjan |Laila | | |
| Topi Var Topi
|Sheela | | |
| 1999
|Rang Premacha |Baby | | |
| 2014
|Headline | | | |
| 2015
|Dhangarwada | | | |
| 2017
|Dhondi | | |
| Rowspan="2"|2019
|Ashi Hi Aashiqui |Amarja's Mother | | |
| Purushottam
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| 2022
|Flicker |Jyoti Sawant | | |
Television
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!Year !Title !Role !Channel !Ref. |
| 2014
|Asha Prabhakar Agnihotri | |
| 2017
|Aaisaheb Zunjarrao |
| 2019-2020
|Reshma Polekar | |
| 2019
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| 2020-2021
|Kanchan Suryavanshi | |
| 2023–present
|Meenakshi Prabhudesai |
References
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