Shubhangi Atre

{{Short description|Indian television actress (born 1981)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Use Indian English|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Shubhangi Atre

| image = Shubhangi Atre in 2018.jpg

| caption = Atre in 2018

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|4|11}}

| birth_place =

| occupation = Actress

| education = MBA

| othername =

| known_for = {{ubl|Kasautii Zindagii Kay|Kasturi|Do Hanson Ka Jodaa |Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!}}

| yearsactive = 2007–present

| spouse = {{Marriage|Peeyush Poorey|2003|February 2025|end=divorced}}

| children = 1

}}

Shubhangi Atre (born 11 April 1981) is an Indian television actress. Atre debuted in acting with Ekta Kapoor's Kasautii Zindagii Kay where she played Palchinn Basu. She went on to earn numerous recognition and awards success for starring as the titular lead, Kasturi, in Kapoor's Kasturi (2007–09), Preeti in the Indian Drama serial Do Hanson Ka Jodaa (2009-2010) and Angoori Manmohan Tiwari in the Hindi sitcom Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain! (2016–present), that ranks among the longest running Indian comedy sitcoms.{{cite news |last1=Doshi |first1=Hasti |title=On International Day of Peace, actors urge for unity against COVID |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/on-international-day-of-peace-actors-urge-for-unity-against-covid/articleshow/78234015.cms |access-date=25 September 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=21 September 2020 |language=en |archive-date=22 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922171505/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/on-international-day-of-peace-actors-urge-for-unity-against-covid/articleshow/78234015.cms |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=IANS |title=Konkona inspires Shubhangi Atre |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/konkona-inspires-shubhangi-atre/story-Q1MuAB6kb0MnpcUMP2rEQJ.html |access-date=11 May 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=20 February 2010 |language=en |archive-date=11 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511104634/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/konkona-inspires-shubhangi-atre/story-Q1MuAB6kb0MnpcUMP2rEQJ.html |url-status=live}}

Early life

Atre was born on 11 April 1981. She hails from Indore and has an MBA degree (Master of Business Administration).{{cite news |title=Angoori bhabhi, Shubhangi Atre reveals her birthday plans, read here |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/angoori-bhabhi-shubhangi-atre-reveals-her-birthday-plans-read-here/articleshow/58107519.cms |access-date=15 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=10 April 2017 |language=en |archive-date=19 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719120334/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/angoori-bhabhi-shubhangi-atre-reveals-her-birthday-plans-read-here/articleshow/58107519.cms |url-status=live}}

Career

Before coming to the TV industry, Atre shot for a shampoo brand (regional product). It was an ad for print.{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/divyanka-tripathi-shubhangi-atre-tv-celebs-reveal-their-first-salary/photostory/53806232.cms |work=The Times of India |title=TV celebs reveal their first salary |date=22 August 2016 |access-date=13 December 2017 |archive-date=18 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218131902/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/divyanka-tripathi-shubhangi-atre-tv-celebs-reveal-their-first-salary/photostory/53806232.cms |url-status=live}}

After marriage, she started her acting career in 2007, when producer Ekta Kapoor gave her a role in Kasautii Zindagii Kay. She was then seen in a lead role in Kasturi. After that, she played a negative character in Havan.[http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-shubhangi-s-baby-blues-1113983 Shubhangi's baby blues] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422231552/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-shubhangi-s-baby-blues-1113983 |date=22 April 2014 }}, Daily News and Analysis, 6 August 2007 In 2013, Atre replaced Shilpa Shinde in popular sitcom Chidiya Ghar. Coincidentally, she again replaced her three years later, in April 2016,{{cite web |url=http://m.indiatoday.in/lite/story/meet-the-new-angoori-bhabhi-shubhangi-atre-to-replace-shilpa-shinde-on-bhabi-ji-ghar-par-hai/1/644014.html |title=Meet the new Angoori Bhabhi: Shubhangi Atre to replace Shilpa Shinde on Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hain |date=16 April 2016 |work=India Today |access-date=31 December 2017 |archive-date=1 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101082319/http://m.indiatoday.in/lite/story/meet-the-new-angoori-bhabhi-shubhangi-atre-to-replace-shilpa-shinde-on-bhabi-ji-ghar-par-hai/1/644014.html |url-status=live}} as Angoori Manmohan Tiwari in the show Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain! on &TV. The same year, she also portrayed the role of Devsena in Adhuri Kahaani Hamari on &TV.{{Cite web |title=In & Out: TV celebs onboard, quit or kicked out |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/in-out-tv-celebs-onboard-quit-or-kicked-out/photostory/47497504.cms |website=The Times of India |date=5 November 2015 |access-date=1 February 2016 |archive-date=7 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107092806/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/In-Out-TV-celebs-onboard-quit-or-kicked-out/photostory/49657348.cms |url-status=live}} Eventually, she became a household name from Bhabiji Ghar Par Hai!.{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}

Shilpa Shinde, who was playing the character of Angoori, made an allegation that Atre was copying her.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Shilpa-Shinde-reacts-to-Shubhangi-Atres-portrayal-of-Angoori-Bhabhi/articleshow/52054619.cms |work=The Times of India |title=Shilpa Shinde reacts to Shubhangi Atre's portrayal of Angoori |date=30 April 2016 |access-date=13 December 2017 |archive-date=24 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524051440/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Shilpa-Shinde-reacts-to-Shubhangi-Atres-portrayal-of-Angoori-Bhabhi/articleshow/52054619.cms |url-status=live}} To clarify this, Atre said that she was adopting the mannerisms of Angoori, and was not copying Shinde.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/I-am-copying-Angoori-not-Shilpa-Shubhangi-Atre/articleshow/52209917.cms |work=The Times of India |title=I am copying Angoori, not Shilpa: Shubhangi Atre |date=11 May 2016 |access-date=13 December 2017 |archive-date=25 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225080716/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/I-am-copying-Angoori-not-Shilpa-Shubhangi-Atre/articleshow/52209917.cms |url-status=live}} Atre also said:

{{blockquote|People tell me that when they close their eyes and picture Angoori bhabhi, they think of me and say, ‘Hum bhool gaye pehle kaun thi’ {{small|(We have forgotten about the earlier one)}} — and that for me is the biggest compliment.{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/television/interview-shubhangi-atre-aka-angoori-bhabhi-watched-interviews-of-rabri-devi-to-prep-for-bhabhiji-ghar-par-hai-2566576/amp |publisher=DNA India |title=Shubhangi Atre aka Angoori Bhabhi watched interviews of Rabri Devi to prep for Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai |access-date=27 December 2017 |archive-date=3 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803133814/http://www.dnaindia.com/television/interview-shubhangi-atre-aka-angoori-bhabhi-watched-interviews-of-rabri-devi-to-prep-for-bhabhiji-ghar-par-hai-2566576/amp |url-status=live}}}} After Chidiyaghar, Atre replaced Shinde for the second time in her career.{{cite web |url=http://m.hindustantimes.com/tv/meet-shubhangi-atre-the-new-angoori-bhabi-on-bhabi-ji-ghar-par-hai/story-O87wE5VeFkSHzIeTkCYsVN_amp.html |work=Hindustan Times |title=Meet Shubhangi Atre, the new Angoori Bhabi on Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai |date=5 July 2016 |access-date=13 December 2017 |archive-date=13 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813210630/https://m.hindustantimes.com/tv/meet-shubhangi-atre-the-new-angoori-bhabi-on-bhabi-ji-ghar-par-hai/story-O87wE5VeFkSHzIeTkCYsVN_amp.html |url-status=live}}

About picking the offer to do comedy serial Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!, Atre said: {{blockquote|Honestly, at that point, I had three offers, two were brand new shows and one was Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai!. Even my husband, who always supports me, felt that I shouldn’t be taking up a show where I was replacing someone. But I used to watch it and I loved it. I think it was a game-changer, a comedy that had adult content but was not vulgar.{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/television/interview-shubhangi-atre-aka-angoori-bhabhi-watched-interviews-of-rabri-devi-to-prep-for-bhabhiji-ghar-par-hai-2566576/amp |publisher=DNA India |title=Shubhangi Atre aka Angoori Bhabhi watched interviews of Rabri Devi to prep for Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai |access-date=27 December 2017 |archive-date=3 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803133814/http://www.dnaindia.com/television/interview-shubhangi-atre-aka-angoori-bhabhi-watched-interviews-of-rabri-devi-to-prep-for-bhabhiji-ghar-par-hai-2566576/amp |url-status=live}}}}

Atre received mixed reviews from audiences for portraying "Angoori".{{cite web |url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/bhabi-ji-ghar-par-hai-shubhangi-atre-impresses-as-the-new-angoori-bhabhi-but-shilpa-shinde-is-being-missed-episode-review-1137639/ |title=Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai: Shubhangi Atre impresses as the new Angoori Bhabhi, but previous one is being missed! (Episode Review) |publisher=India.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019050837/http://www.india.com/showbiz/bhabi-ji-ghar-par-hai-shubhangi-atre-impresses-as-the-new-angoori-bhabhi-but-shilpa-shinde-is-being-missed-episode-review-1137639/amp/ |archive-date=19 October 2017 |url-status=dead}} The Times of India praised Shubhangi Atre as 'Angoori Bhabi' by saying that she is doing a fantastic work.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/not-quitting-bhabhi-ji-ghar-par-hai-shubhangi-atre/articleshow/61849460.cms |title=Not quitting Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hai: Shubhangi Atre |work=The Times of India |date=29 November 2017 |access-date=29 March 2018 |archive-date=29 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129232730/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/not-quitting-bhabhi-ji-ghar-par-hai-shubhangi-atre/articleshow/61849460.cms |url-status=live}}

Personal life

Atre married Peeyush Poorey in 2003,{{cite news |last1=Yadav |first1=Sangeeta |title=Married at 19, Shubhangi Atre credits husband for her acting career |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sex-and-relationships/married-at-19-shubhangi-atre-credits-husband-for-her-acting-career/story-gVShjxobQd7GRPZJoz3I8L.html |access-date=5 March 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=28 April 2019 |language=en |archive-date=5 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305190732/https://www.hindustantimes.com/sex-and-relationships/married-at-19-shubhangi-atre-credits-husband-for-her-acting-career/story-gVShjxobQd7GRPZJoz3I8L.html |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Actress Shubhangi Atre separates from husband after 19 years of marriage |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/actress-shubhangi-atre-separates-from-husband-after-19-years-of-marriage/articleshow/98514346.cms |access-date=22 June 2023 |work=The Economic Times |date=9 March 2023}} with whom she has a daughter Ashi.{{cite news |last1=Vijayakar |first1=R. M |title='Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hai': Shubhangi Atre Asks Fans to Shower Same Love on Her |url=https://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/television/bhabhi-ji-ghar-par-hai-shubhangi-atre-asks-fans-to/article_93684398-0ccf-11e6-992e-3fda20bac4cb.html |access-date=15 February 2021 |work=India West |date=28 April 2016 |language=en |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822033849/http://www.indiawest.com:80/entertainment/television/bhabhi-ji-ghar-par-hai-shubhangi-atre-asks-fans-to/article_93684398-0ccf-11e6-992e-3fda20bac4cb.html |archivedate=22 August 2018 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://m.indiatoday.in/lite/story/9-lesser-known-facts-about-new-angoori-bhabhi-shubhangi-atre/1/665612.html |title=8 lesser-known facts about new Angoori Bhabhi Shubhangi Atre |date=11 May 2016 |work=India Today |access-date=13 December 2017 |archive-date=13 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213145433/http://m.indiatoday.in/lite/story/9-lesser-known-facts-about-new-angoori-bhabhi-shubhangi-atre/1/665612.html |url-status=live}} After 19 years of marriage in 2022, Atre separated from her husband.{{cite news |last1=Maheshwari |first1=Neha |title=Exclusive! Shubhangi Atre separates from husband Piyush Poorey after 19 years of marriage |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-shubhangi-atre-separates-from-husband-piyush-poorey-after-19-years-of-marriage/articleshow/98499777.cms |access-date=18 June 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=9 March 2023}} On 5 February 2025 she was granted a divorce from her husband.{{cite news |last1=Maheshwri |first1=Neha |date=2 March 2025 |title=Shubhangi Atre on life after divorce: There's a newfound sense of freedom |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/shubhangi-atre-on-life-after-divorce-theres-a-newfound-sense-of-freedom/articleshow/118648835.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=2 March 2025}}

Her father is a retired engineer in PWD department, he used to get transferred due to work, hence Shubhangi's family has lived in many cities, some time ago her family shifted from Indore to Bhopal. His father is a resident of Palace Orchard Phase III, located on Kolar Road, Bhopal. Her In Laws lives in Indore.[https://www.naidunia.com/madhya-pradesh/bhopal-shubhangi-atre-1727219&ved=2ahUKEwj10N27kK6JAxXIVWwGHeTCL84QFnoECBsQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0hpFAvCCQczO66pz-jhKtS]

She is a music lover.{{cite web |url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/world-music-day-2017-from-devoleena-bhattacharjee-to-sara-khan-tv-celebs-sing-praises/1089110 |title=World Music Day 2017: From Devoleena Bhattacharjee to Sara Khan, TV celebs sing praises |publisher=FreePressJournal.in |access-date=13 December 2017 |archive-date=14 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214073129/http://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/world-music-day-2017-from-devoleena-bhattacharjee-to-sara-khan-tv-celebs-sing-praises/1089110 |url-status=live}} She is a fan of Salman Khan.{{cite web |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/news-gossip/shubhangi-atre-poses-salman-khan-sets-bhabhi-ji-ghar-par-hai-394048 |publisher=PinkVilla.com |title=Shubhangi Atre poses with Salman Khan on the sets of Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hai |date=21 December 2017 |access-date=27 December 2017 |archive-date=19 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719120318/https://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/news-gossip/shubhangi-atre-poses-salman-khan-sets-bhabhi-ji-ghar-par-hai-394048 |url-status=dead}}

Atre's catchphrase "Sahi Pakade Hain" (You Caught It Right) from her serial Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai! became popular.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-sunny-leone-refused-to-mouth-a-dialogue-in-bhabhiji-ghar-par-hain-2260017 |title=Sunny Leone refused to mouth a dialogue in 'Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hain' |date=30 September 2016 |publisher=DNA India |access-date=4 January 2018 |archive-date=7 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207103454/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-sunny-leone-refused-to-mouth-a-dialogue-in-bhabhiji-ghar-par-hain-2260017 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/Happy-being-jobless/article16797496.ece/ |newspaper=The Hindu |title=Happy being jobless |date=12 December 2016 |last1=Ahmad |first1=Irfan |access-date=31 January 2018 |archive-date=26 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426105709/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/Happy-being-jobless/article16797496.ece/amp/ |url-status=live}} About the catchphrase, Atre said that:{{blockquote|Whenever someone says something correct, I automatically say this line (Sahi Pakade Hain) whether I am at home or with friends.{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/television/interview-shubhangi-atre-aka-angoori-bhabhi-watched-interviews-of-rabri-devi-to-prep-for-bhabhiji-ghar-par-hai-2566576/amp |publisher=DNA India |title=Shubhangi Atre aka Angoori Bhabhi watched interviews of Rabri Devi to prep for Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai |access-date=27 December 2017 |archive-date=3 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803133814/http://www.dnaindia.com/television/interview-shubhangi-atre-aka-angoori-bhabhi-watched-interviews-of-rabri-devi-to-prep-for-bhabhiji-ghar-par-hai-2566576/amp |url-status=live}}}}

Filmography

=Films=

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YearFilmRoleNotesRef
2008

|C Kkompany

|Herself

|Special appearance

|

Television

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Serial

! Role

! Ref(s)

2007

| Kasautii Zindagii Kay

| Palchhin Verma

|

2007–09

| Kasturi

| Kasturi Chawla Sabharwal

|

2007

| Karam Apnaa Apnaa

| rowspan="2" | Guest (as Kasturi)

|

2008

| Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan

|

2008

| Jalwa Four 2 Ka 1

| Contestant

|

2009

| Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai

| Guest (as Kasturi)

|

2009–10

| Do Hanson Ka Jodaa

| Preeti

|{{Cite web |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/a-new-family-in-do-hanson-ka-joda/652427/ |title=A new family in Do Hanson Ka Joda |date=30 July 2010 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=4 January 2018 |archive-date=19 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719120319/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/a-new-family-in-do-hanson-ka-joda/652427/ |url-status=live}}

2011–12

| Havan

| Trishna

|{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}

2011

| Bigg Boss 5

| Guest (Trushna)

|

2013–14

| Chidiya Ghar

| Koyal

|

2014

| Savdhaan India

| Seema

|

2015–2016

| Adhuri Kahaani Hamari

| Devsena

|{{Cite web |url=http://www.andtv.com/gossip-trivia/shubhangi-atre-play-devsena-adhuri-kahaani-humari/ |title=Shubhang Atre To Play Devsena in Adhuri kahaani Humari |publisher=&TV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105011747/http://www.andtv.com/gossip%2Dtrivia/shubhangi%2Datre%2Dplay%2Ddevsena%2Dadhuri%2Dkahaani%2Dhumari/ |archive-date=5 January 2018 |url-status=usurped}}

rowspan="2" | 2015

| Gulmohar Grand

| Kadambari

| Special Experience

Stories by Rabindranath Tagore

| Kamala

|Episode Role

2016–present

| Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!

| Angoori Manmohan Tiwari

|[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news-interviews/Karan-v/s-Shubhangi/articleshow/3136478.cms Karan v/s Shubhangi], The Times of India, 18 June 2008

Awards and nominations

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width=5%| Year

! style="width:28%;"| Award

! style="width:30%;"| Category

! style="width:17%;"| Serial

! style="width:5%;"| Outcome

! style="width:5%;"| Ref

2016

| style="text-align:center;" | ITA Awards

| style="text-align:center;" |Best Actress (Comedy)

| style="text-align:center;" | Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!

| {{won}}

|{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}

rowspan="2" rowapan="2" | 2017

| style="text-align:center;" | ITA Awards

| style="text-align:center;" |Best Actress (Comedy)

| style="text-align:center;" | Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/happiness-is-key-to-success-shubhangi-atre/amp_articleshow/61531174.cms |work=The Times of India |title=Happiness is key to success: Shubhangi Atre}}{{dead link|date=April 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

style="text-align:center;" |Aadhi Abaadi Women Achiever's Award

| style="text-align:center;" |Achievement Award

|{{n/a}}

|{{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web |url=http://www.aadhiaabadiaward.com/img/2017/1011.JPG |title=Shubhangi Atre in 2017 |publisher=aadhiaabadiaward.com |access-date=13 January 2018 |archive-date=13 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113203035/http://www.aadhiaabadiaward.com/img/2017/1011.JPG |url-status=live}}

2018

| style="text-align:center;" | Indian Telly Awards

| style="text-align:center;" |Best Actress in a Comic Role (Jury)

| style="text-align:center;" | Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!

|{{won}}

|

2018

| style="text-align:center;" | ITA Awards

| style="text-align:center;" |Best Actress (Comedy)

| style="text-align:center;" | Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!

|{{won}}

|

2019

| style="text-align:center;" | Indian Telly Awards

| style="text-align:center;" |Best Actress in a Comic Role (Jury)

| style="text-align:center;" | Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!

|{{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}

2019

|style="text-align:center;" | ITA Awards

| style="text-align:center;" |Best Actress (Comedy)

| style="text-align:center;" | Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!

| {{won}}

|

See also

References

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