Sonal Jha (born 29 July 1971) is an Indian film and television actress. Sonal Jha is best known for her roles in films such as Lipstick Under My Burkha, 3 Storeys, Chillar Party and TV Serials such as Na Aana Is Des Laado and Balika Vadhu.[1][2]

Sonal Jha
Jha in 2016
Born (1971-07-29) 29 July 1971 (age 53)
Patna, Bihar, India
NationalityIndian
EducationDelhi University (MA) Ithaca College (MS)
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Personal life

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Sonal Jha was born in Bihar, Patna and has been involved in theatre since her childhood. In Patna, she performed as an actress and singer for 15 years. Jha later moved to Delhi to pursue her postgraduate education, receiving her master's degree in history from Delhi University.

Acting career

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Jha became a member of Ekjute Theater Group, learning from personalities such as Nadira Babbar and acting in several plays throughout India. Eventually, [Prakash jha] hired Jha for his regional (Bhojpuri), in which she played the mother of Bahubali. She rose to fame as Indian soap opera's sensitive and charming mother while playing Irawati in Balika Vadhu. That made her a household name after playing equally important roles in Sapno Ke Bhanwer Main and Na Aana Is Des Laado. Her short film MAD was a Perfect 10 winner at The Mumbai Film Festival.[3]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Note
2006 Return to Rajapur - English film
2006 Kya Tum Ho -
2011 Aarakshan Shanti Bua
2011 Chillar Party Encyclopedia's Mother
2016 Ishq Forever Mother
2017 Lipstick Under My Burkha Leela's Mother
2017 MAD Mother Short film[4]
2017 Aao Khele Gulli Danda -
2018 3 Storeys Malini's mother
2019 Malaal Rajni Tripathi
2023 Coat Sahamuni
2023 Agra Aunty ji

Television

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Year Title Channel Production Role Language
2007 Bombay Lawyers NDTV India Mr Satyajeet Bhatkal Lawyer Hindi
2008 Bahubali Mahua Prakash Jha Mother of Bahubali Bhojpuri
2008 Hum Ladkiyan Sony Emotion Pictures Subhadra; Alka's mother Hindi
2009 Na Aana Is Des Laado Colors Shakuntalam Telefilms Sheela Chachi Hindi
2011 Sapno Ke Bhanwer Main Life OK B.A.G. Films & Media Mother Hindi
2008-2013 Balika Vadhu Colors Viacom 18, Nova television Irawati, MIL of Anandi Hindi
2012 Upanishad Ganga DD National Chandraprakash Dwivedi - Hindi
2016 Ek Rishta Saajhedari Ka Sony Rajshri Productions Chandra Bua Hindi

Web series

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Year Title Role Language Platform Ref
2017 The Test Case Captain Shikha's Mother
2021 Sunflower Mrs. Iyer Hindi ZEE5 [5]
2023 Jehanabad Kasturi's Mother Sony Liv
2024 Dil Dosti Dilemma Afroz prime video
Murder In Mahim Shaheen JioCinema

Theatre

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Year Show Director Production Role Language
1982-1992 IPTA - Patna - Hindi
2010 Bali Aur Shambhu Manav Kaul - - Hindi
2011 Teen Ekant Sheikh Shami - - Hindi
2014 Pagla Ghoda Vijay Kumar - - Hindi
2014 Sakharam Binder Vijay Kumar - Champa Hindi
2015 Tumhara Vincent Satyabrata Raut - Christine Hindi
2016 CanServive Vandana Vasist - Kamal Hindi
2016 Mughal-e-Azam (musical) Feroz Abbas Khan Shapoorji Pallonji Group Maharani Jodha Hindi

References

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  1. ^ "Lipstick Under My Burkha movie review: It's clear why censors were unnerved by this brave, fun film". Firstpost. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Bollywood Awards 2017: The best director, actors, music and tech wizzes of the year". Firstpost. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. ^ "10 Indian Short Films That You Must Watch". HuffPost India. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  4. ^ "'MAD' short film review: Eavesdropping on a naked conversation". www.inuth.com. 6 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Reliance Entertainment's 'Sunflower' to premiere on ZEE5 on 11 June".
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