Mukta Barve is an Indian actress, poet, theatre artist and producer. She is one of the most popular Marathi celebrities.
Wiki/Biography
Mukta Barve was born on Thursday, May 17, 1979 (44 years old in 2023) in Chinchwad, Pune, Maharashtra. Her zodiac sign is Taurus.
Mukta Barve with her grandmother as a child
She graduated from Sir Parashurambhau College, Pune. She did her Bachelor’s degree in Drama from Lalit Kala Kendra, Savitribai Phule Pune University.
Photos of Mukta Balve during her college years
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 4″
Eye color: Black
Hair color: Black
Family and caste
She comes from a Deshastha Brahmin family in Maharashtra. Her father Vasant Barve works in a telecom company and her mother Vijaya Barve is a school teacher. She has a brother Debu Barve who is a painter.
Mukta Balve’s family
Profession
theater
In class 10, Mukta Barve made her debut in a Marathi play, Ghar Tighancha Asava.
She later played supporting roles in the Marathi plays Aamhala Vegle Vhayache (2001) and Dehbhaan (2005). She made her debut as a lead actor (a student) in the Marathi play Final Draft (2005). She has acted in many Marathi plays such as Hum To Tere Aashiq Hain (2006), Kabaddi Kabaddi (2008), Chhapa Kata (2013), Lovebirds (2015) and Codemantra (2016).
television
Mukta Barve made her debut in Marathi television with Ghadlay Bighadlay (1998) as “Champa”. She also played small roles in Marathi television series Pimpalpan (1998), Bandhan (1998), Buwa Aala (1999), Chitta Chor (1999), Me Ek Bandu (1999), Abhalmaya (1999), Shriyut Gangadhar Tipre (2001) and Indradhanush (2003). In 2006, she made her debut in the TV series Agnishikha as “Kalika”.
Mukta Barve in a scene from Agnishikha (2006)
She went on to act in the television series Agnihotra (2010-11), Lajja (2011), Eka Lagnachi Dusri Goshta (2012) and Rudram (2017). She made her debut as a host on the Marathi game show Amhi Marathi Pora Hushar (2010). She also served as a judge on the Marathi television show Jhakaas Heroine: Season 2 (2015).
Movie
She made her screen debut playing the role of ‘Chaya’ in the Marathi film ‘Chakwa’ (2004).
She has starred in several Marathi films including Jogwa (2009), Bombay-Pune-Bombay (2010), Badam Rani Gulam Chor (2011), Lagna Pahave Karun (2013), Mangalashtak Once More (2013), Double Seat (2015), Highway (2015), Bombay-Pune-Bombay 2 (2015), YZ (2016), Hrudayantar (2017), Aamhi Doghi (2018), Bombay-Pune-Bombay 3 (2018), Bandishala (2019), Smile Please (2019) and Devi (2020).
Other works
In 2013, she started her own production house ‘Rasika Productions’, named after her friend, veteran Marathi actress Rasika Joshi.
Mukta Barve and Rasika Joshi
The banner debuted with the Marathi play Chhapa Kata (2013).
In 2014, she collaborated with composer, singer, painter and poet Milind Joshi for a poetry-based theatre show, Rang Nava. She even recited her own poems in the show. She has produced Marathi plays Rang Nava (2014), Lovebirds (2015), Indira (2015), Codemantra (2016), Deepsthamb (2016), Sakharam Binder (2017), Dhai Akshar Prem Ke 92017 and Challenge (2018). The proceeds from her play Codemantra will be donated to the Indian Army Welfare Fund. On December 7, 2014, the first anniversary of Vinay Apte’s death, Barve wrote an article for the Marathi daily Loksatta revisiting Apte’s memories. In 2017, she made her debut as an RJ on The Mukta Barve Show, a women-centric show that focused on the issues faced by women.
Awards and Honors
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2009- Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar
- Marathi Film Awards – Best Actress for the film Two Seats 2016
Mukta Barve wins Indian Film Award
- Smita Patil Best Actress Award 2018
Mukta Balve wins Smita Patil Award
Maharashtra State Film Award (awarded by the Maharashtra State Government)
- 2005 film Chakwa won the Best Debut Award
- In 2006, she won the Best Actress Award for a Commercial TV Series for Hum To Tere Aashiq Hain.
- In 2007, she won the Best Actress Award for a Commercial Drama for Final Draft.
- In 2007, she won the Best Actress Award in a Commercial Drama for her role in Kabaddi Kabaddi.
- In 2016, she won the Best Actress Award for the movie “Double Seat”
- Best Actress in the Film Bandisala 2019
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- 2003 Best Supporting Actress in the drama “Dehbhaan”
- In 2006, she won the Best Actress Award for a Commercial Drama for Final Draft.
- In 2008, she won the Best Actress Award in a Commercial Drama for her performance in Kabaddi Kabaddi.
- 2017 Drama Codemantra won the Most Natural Performance of the Year Award
- 2017 “Codemantra” Special Commendation Drama
Sanskriti Karadapan Award
- In 2007, she won the Best Actress Award in a Commercial Drama for her role in Kabaddi Kabaddi.
Mukta Barve receives Sanskruti Kaladarpan Award
- In 2009, she won the Best Actress Award for a Commercial Drama for “Jogwa”
- Best Screenplay for Chhapa Kata 2014
- In 2014, she won the Best Actress Award for the drama “Chhapa Kata”
- Codemantra Best Screenplay 2017
- In 2017, she won the Best Actress Award for the drama “Codemantra”
Maharashtra People’s Representative of the Year Award
- Participated in the drama “Chhapa Kata” in 2016
- 2017 Acted in the drama “Codemantra”
sign
Signed by Mukta Barve
Favorite things
- Street Food: Samosa Pav, Sevpuri, Misal Pav
Facts/Trivia
- She enjoys traveling, singing, photography and dancing.
- She is an animal lover and has a cat named Zendu.
Mukta Barve’s post about her pet cat
- She is fondly called “Mukti” by her family and loved ones.
- In an interview, she admitted that she didn’t have many friends as a child because she was socially awkward.
- Later, she moved to Mumbai to devote herself to acting and lived in a girls hostel in Kurla.
- In 2015, Balve along with a few other actors took part in the ‘Pakshi Vachva’ expedition initiated by the NGO ‘I Care for Animals’ for the conservation of birds.
- On February 8, 2016, the newspaper Loksatta published her poem “Shodh”.
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