Shubha Khote
{{Short description|Indian film and television actress}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox person
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| image = Shubha Khote image.jpg
| caption = Khote at ITA Awards 2010
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| birth_date =
| birth_place =Mumbai, Maharashtra
| nationality = Indian
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| occupation = Actress
| known_for =Film & Theatre
| spouse= {{marriage|D.M. Balsavar|1960|2024|end=died}}
| children = 2 (including Bhavana Balsavar)
| family = Durga Khote (aunt)
Viju Khote (brother)
}}
Shubha Balsavar (née Khote) is an Indian film and television actress who has worked in several Hindi-language and a few Marathi- Bhojpuri- films. She is also a former women's national champion in swimming and cycling.
Early life and education
Shubha Khote was born into a Marathi-Konkani family, the daughter of noted Marathi theatre personality Nandu Khote by his wife, a Konkani lady from Mangalore in Karnataka. The actor Viju Khote was her younger brother.{{Cite news |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/4551-9.html |title=Rakhi Special: Bollywood's best brother-sister duo |date=4 August 2011 |work= IBN Live |access-date=9 June 2012 |archive-date=13 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413144341/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/4551-9.html |url-status=dead }} Actress Durga Khote was the wife of Shubha's father's brother. Shubha's maternal uncle, Nayampalli, was also an actor.{{cn|date=March 2025}}
Shubha Khote studied at St. Teresa's High School, Charni Road and St.Columba school (Gamdevi). As a girl, she excelled at swimming and cycling, and in an era when very few women even ventured into such sports, she was women's national champion in swimming and cycling for three successive years, 1952–55. After completing school, she graduated in English Literature from Wilson College.{{CN|date=June 2023}}
Shubha is married to D. M. Balsavar, who was (like Shubha's mother) from Mangalore. He was the Vice President of Marketing in Nocil, a major Indian corporate.{{Cite web |title=I never believed I was pretty - Shubha Khote |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/i-never-believed-i-was-pretty-shubha-khote-33134.html |access-date=2020-11-05 |website=filmfare.com |language=en |archive-date=10 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810221741/https://www.filmfare.com/features/i-never-believed-i-was-pretty-shubha-khote-33134.html |url-status=live }} He appeared in a cameo in the Marathi movie Chimukla Pahuna (1968), which she produced and directed.{{cn|date=March 2025}} Their daughter, Bhavana Balsavar is also a TV actress.{{cite news |author= |date=29 March 2024 |title=Veteran actress Shubha Khote mourns the demise of her husband Dinesh Balsawar, writes 'For 60 years we said to each other grow old with me' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/veteran-actress-shubha-khote-mourns-the-demise-of-her-husband-dinesh-balsawar-writes-for-60-years-we-said-to-each-other-grow-old-with-me/articleshow/108878911.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=16 March 2025}}
Career
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She made her stage debut as child actor at age 4, and her film debut in Seema (1955) as Putli. Her good cycling made her widely known, and led to Seema's team casting her. Since then, she has starred in a large number of Hindi and Marathi movies, stage shows, and TV serials. She mostly starred opposite Mehmood and the pair became hit in Sasural, Bharosa, Ziddi, Chhoti Behan, Sanjh Aur Savera, Love in Tokyo, Grahasthi, Humrahi and Beti Bete. She also played negative roles in Paying Guest and Ek Duuje Ke Liye. In 1962, she received two nominations for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for Gharana and Sasural, though she lost the award to Nirupa Roy.
She has directed comedy plays such as Hera Pheri, Hum Dono, Bachelor's Wife and Let's Do it (2000).{{cite news |title=Inside Out |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/20000330/ien30059.html |work=The Indian Express |date=30 March 2000 |access-date=7 February 2012 |archive-date=25 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025180640/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/20000330/ien30059.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=For theatre buffs |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/04/15/stories/2002041500140300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040530121957/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/04/15/stories/2002041500140300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 May 2004 |date=15 April 2002 |work=The Hindu |access-date=7 February 2013}} Her home production Bachelor's Wives (adapted from the Marathi play Gholat Ghol) had more than 40 performances in Mumbai and Aurangabad. Her TV show Zabaan Sambhalke (based on the Mind Your Language series) was a major hit.[http://www.rediff.com/movies/oct/04sho.htm Pretty Funny!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314101330/http://www.rediff.com/movies/oct/04sho.htm |date=14 March 2011 }} by V Gangadhar. Rediff.com, 5 October 1997. She has also worked in the Marathi teleserial Eka Lagnachi Tisri Goshta on Zee Marathi.{{Cite news |title=Shubha Khote to make a comeback with Lage Raho Chachu - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Shubha-Khote-to-make-a-comeback-with-Lage-Raho-Chachu/articleshow/46563731.cms |access-date=2020-11-05 |website=The Times of India |date=10 April 2015 |archive-date=22 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230222040002/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Shubha-Khote-to-make-a-comeback-with-Lage-Raho-Chachu/articleshow/46563731.cms |url-status=live }}
Selected filmography
=Films=
- Seema (1955)
- Paying Guest (1957)
- Dekh Kabira Roya (1957)
- Mujrim (1958)
- Didi (1959)
- Chhoti Bahen (1959)
- Anari (1959)
- Gharana (1961)
- Sasural (1961)
- Hamrahi (1963)
- Grahasti (1963)
- Dil Ek Mandir (1963)
- Ziddi (1964)
- Phoolon Ki Sej (1964)
- Akashdeep (1965)
- Love in Tokyo (1966)
- Tumse Achha Kaun Hai (1969)
- Mili (1975)
- Benaam (1974)
- Gol Maal (1979)
- Badalte Rishtey (1978)
- Naseeb (1981)
- Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981)
- Suraag (1982)
- Ek Din Bahu Ka (1983)
- Pukar
- Main Awara Hoon (1983)
- Coolie (1983)
- Mera Faisla (1984)
- Gangvaa (1984)
- Hum Dono (1985)
- Haqeeqat
- Saagar (1985)
- Aakhir Kyon? (1985)
- Mazloom (1986)
- Swarag Se Sunder (1986)
- Hifazat (1987)
- Maza Pati Karodpati (1988)
- Khoon Bhari Maang (1988)
- Billoo Badshah (1989)
- Kishen Kanhaiya (1990)
- Jawani Zindabad (1990)
- Sher Dil (1990)
- Pyar Hua Chori Chori (1990)
- Begunaah (1991)
- Karz Chukana Hai (1991)
- Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin (1991)
- Saudagar (1991)
- Ek Ladka Ek Ladki (1992)
- Parda Hai Parda (1992)
- Junoon (1992){{cite magazine |last=Jain |first=Madhu |date=31 August 1992 |title=Crooks turn comic |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/story/19920831-baddies-become-buffoons-as-audiences-overdose-on-violence-in-hindi-films-766754-2013-01-02 |magazine=India Today |location=New Delhi |publisher=Living Media |access-date=17 March 2025 |url-access=subscription}}
- Anari (1993)
- Waqt Hamara Hai (1993)
- Saajan Ka Ghar (1994)
- Sangdil Sanam (1994)
- Koyla (1997)
- Sirf Tum (1999)
- Shararat (2002)
- Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (2017)
- Bucket List (2018){{cite web |last=Singh |first=Suhani |date=25 May 2018 |title=Bucket List review: Madhuri Dixit's journey of self-discovery is hardly compelling |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/bucket-list-review-madhuri-dixit-s-journey-of-self-discovery-is-hardly-compelling-1241535-2018-05-25 |website=India Today |access-date=16 March 2025}}
- Double XL (2022)
=Television=
- Junoon (1994)
- Zabaan Sambhalke (1993–1998)
- Ek Raja Ek Rani (1996)
- Andaaz (1998)
- Dam Dama Dam (1998–1999)
- Jugni Chali Jalandhar (2008–2010)
- Baa Bahoo Aur Baby (2010)
- Eka Lagnachi Tisri Goshta (2013, Marathi-language)
- Mangalam Dangalam (2018–2019)
- Spy Bahu (2022)
- Thipkyanchi Rangoli (2022, Marathi-language)
Awards
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|+ !Year !Award !Category !Nominated work !Result !{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |1962
| rowspan="2" | 9th Filmfare Awards | rowspan="2" | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress |style="text-align:center;"|Gharana |{{nom}} |
| style="text-align:center;"|Sasural
|{{nom}} |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |2025
| 23rd Pune International Film Festival |{{n/a}} |{{won}} |
References
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Category:Indian film actresses
Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema
Category:Indian stage actresses
Category:Actresses from Mumbai
Category:University of Mumbai alumni
Category:Indian theatre directors
Category:Actresses in Hindi television
Category:Indian women theatre directors
Category:20th-century Indian actresses