Biography / Profile:

Born : 3 November
Occupation : Actress

The girl originally from Kolhapur is not new to this entertainment field; as she began her career as a stage artist, while she was doing her job in Pune. Being passionate about films since her childhood; Usha shifted to Mumbai with a new job at Mahalaxmi and kept trying her luck giving auditions at UTV and other production houses.. She had already bagged prominent ad films like ‘Tata Docomo, Fevicol Muchwali, Head N Shoulders with Prieta Zinta, ICICI Bank with Sujit Sarkar, Idea with Abhishek Bachchan and so on. On the recommendation of a friend, she gave her audition for Madhur Bhandarkar’s film ‘Traffic Signal’ and bagged an important role of a young girl selling goods at the traffic signal. It was a good opening for her; as by that time, she had also bagged an ad with Amitabh Bachchan for the promotion of KBC.

Usha has also worked under Deepti Naval’s direction for the film ‘Do Paise ki Dhoop char Aane ki Baarish’, with Chandan Arora in ‘Striker’ and her forthcoming Hindi film is ‘Cinema Ki Aankh’ where she plays lead opposite Prashant Narayanan (Murder- 2 fame) . But, at present, all eyes on the official release of her Marathi film ‘Dhag’, where her performance will appreciated by one and all. Usha has already received appreciation from people like Saie Paranjape, Shabana Azmi and Academy awards winner Resul Pookutty, who have seen her film during Goa and Pune festivals. Some have compared her with Smita Patil.

Filmography:

Movie(s)
Marathi Movies
Dhag (2015)
Bai Manus
Ek Saat Free

Hindi Movies
Veerappan (2016)
Bhoothnath Returns (2014)
Striker (2010)
Ashok Chakra: Tribute to Real Heroes (2010)
Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish (2009)
Traffic Signal (2007)

Serial(s)
Lakhon Mein Ek (Star Plus)
Kalay Tasmay Namaha (ETV Marathi)
Play(s)

Award(s):

National Film Award – Best Actress – For The Film Dhag
Maharashtra Times Sanmaan Award – Best Actress – For The Film Dhag

Interview(s):