Ashwini Bhave (also spelled Ashvini Bhave) is an Indian model and actress known for her work in both Hindi, Kannada and Marathi-language films and television serials. She made her Marathi cinema debut with Shabas Sunbai (1986). She Received Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress twice for her performance in critically acclaimed movies Kadachit and Aahuti. Born and raised in India, she lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1]
Career
Bhave was first noticed on television in a Hindi Sci-Fi serial Antariksh. She later portrayed the lead heroine in Marathi films such as Dhadakebaaz, Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi and Kalat Nakalat opposite top Marathi movie stars like Laxmikant Berde, Ashok Saraf, Sachin and Vikram Gokhale.
She won the Maharashtra State Film Award twice for the best actress for Aahuti and Kadachit.
Her career spans over 40 films with several critically acclaimed performances in films such as Kalat Nakalat, Ahuti, Ashi Hi Banawa Banvi, Bhairavi, Purush, and the film, Henna by R.K. Productions.[citation needed] Subsequently, she starred in other Hindi movies such as Meera Ka Mohan, Honeymoon, Sainik and Bandhan. Bhave again switched over to television and Marathi movies. After the release of her film Halad Rusali Kunku Hasla, she became a popular name in the households of Maharashtra and gained immense popularity. In 1993, she performed in the Kannada film Vishnu Vijaya directed by Keshu starring South Indian actor Vishnuvardhan and Akshay Kumar.[2][3] In 1993, she played the character of a mother to Saif Ali Khan & Aamir Khan (albeit step one in Aamir's case) in the Yash Chopra's movie Parampara. She later acted in a television mega-serial Yugpurush.
Bhave also played the lead role in a famous Marathi stage play Lagnachi Bedi (The Handcuffs of Marriage).
Personal life
Bhave was born 7 May 1972 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.[4]
She graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Ruparel College, Mumbai and a bachelor's degree in Motion Pictures & Television from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She married Kishore Bopardikar, an entrepreneur, in 2007.[5] In 2007, she made a comeback as a producer and lead actress in the Marathi language movie Kadachit, which was shown in both Maharashtra and the US.[citation needed]
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