Fiction shows on GECs have continued to script important roles for women. Marathi actresses, who have played a variety of roles in Marathi and Hindi films, have now made a place for themselves in TV shows too. ANITA KULKARNI BALIKA VADHU

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Fiction shows on GECs have continued to script important roles for women. Marathi actresses, who have played a variety of roles in Marathi and Hindi films, have now made a place for themselves in TV shows too. ANITA KULKARNI BALIKA VADHU The choti maa of Balika Vadhu makes for a pretty mom and exudes a strong and graceful persona. She has also acted in a couple of Marathi films. (BCCL)

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NISHIGANDHA WAD SASURAL SIMAR KA Her character Sujata Bhardwaj juggles two roles — that of a mother and mother-in-law — in the show. An established Marathi actress, Nishigandha has also acted in Hindi films. (BCCL)

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USHA NADKARNI PAVITRA RISHTA The vicious saas in the show is a popular Marathi actress, who has acted in Bollywood films as well. Her track with Ankita Lokhande, initially, was one of the reasons the show garnered high TRPs. (BCCL)

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SAVITA PRABHUNE PAVITRA RISHTA In the show, Savita portrays a good mother who encounters problems in her daily life. A strong woman, she overcomes them. Savita is also a Bollywood and Marathi film actress. (BCCL)

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SHAMA DESHPANDE MADHUBALA - EK ISHQ EK JUNOON Contrary to the character of a saas on most shows on GECs, Shama essays a milder version of the ma-in-law in Madhubala… She has also played mother in some Bollywood and Marathi films. (BCCL)

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SUPRIYA PILGAONKAR EK NANAD KI KHUSHIYON KI CHABBI…MERI BHABHI Marathi actress Supriya has played much stronger roles than the one she is portraying now, in earlier TV shows. But this one has her enacting the roles of a mother and saas gracefully. (BCCL)

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NEENA KULKARNI YEH HAI MOHABBATEIN Neena plays a Tamil woman, who is keen for her daughter to get married and be happy in life. Neena has also done strong roles in Bollywood, apart from being a Marathi film actress. (BCCL)

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