Mona Ambegaonkar

Mona Ambegaonkar (born 5 March 1970) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and television.[1] She has featured in over 15 plays, 18 feature films, 38 TV projects, 37 advertising campaigns. She had a minor role in film Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa and medical drama Dhadkan (TV series) as Dr. Chitra.[1]

Mona Ambegaonkar
Born5 March 1970 (1970-03-05) (age 53)
OccupationActress
Children1

Mona Ambegaonkar plays the lead in the 2018 Hindi feature film Evening Shadows directed by Sridhar Rangayan and produced by Solaris Pictures.[2]
She plays the role of Vasudha, a South Indian woman who is confronted by the truth of her son Kartik (Devansh Doshi) being gay. Being from a traditional society and bound within a patriarchal family, she finds it very difficult to accept her son's sexuality. She also is scared that her strict husband Damodar (played by eminent actor Ananth Narayan Mahadevan) will find out about the truth.[3]
She won the award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role at Out At The Movies, Winston-Salem for her role in the film Evening Shadows.

Television

  • Thoda sa aasman as an aspiring airhostess
  • Dekh Bhai Dekh (1993) as Neeru
  • Saanp-Sedhi (1994) as a co-host with Mohan Kapoor
  • Kya Baat Hai (1997) as Mona
  • C.I.D. (2004-2005) as Dr. Anjalika Deshmukh
  • Aahat (1995-2001) as episodic role
    • Episode 1.18-1.19 (1995) as Karuna
    • Episode 1.108-1.109 (1997) as Raksha
    • Episode 1.132-1.133 (1998) as Shilpa
    • Episode 1.176-1.177 (1999) as Anju
    • Episode 1.268-1.269 (2001) as Reena
  • Dhadkan as Dr. Chitra Sheshadri[4]
  • Nyaay (1999-2000) as Advocate Varsha
  • Rishtey (TV series) as Various Characters
  • Shubh Mangal Savadhan (2003) as Maria
  • Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak
  • Amber Dhara (2007-2008) as Lata, Amber & Dhara's mother
  • Kaala Teeka as Kalyani Jha (main antagonist)
  • Baat Hamari Pakki Hai as Usha Sharma
  • Life Sahi Hai (2016-2018) as Jasjit's mother

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role
1990 Zakhmi Zameen Mona Singh (Thakur's daughter)
1991 Baharon Ke Manzil Asha
1993 Bonnie
1995 Kala Sach Pooja Desai / Kavita
1997 Mrityudand Special Appearance
Chirantan
1998 Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa Binny
1999 Bindhaast ACP Nisha Velankar
2000 Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani Shalini (Ajay Bakshi's crush)
2000 Dead End (TV movie)
2003 Yeh Hai Chakkad Bakkad Bumbe Bo
2003 Raja Dil Ka Ghulam Cameo appearance
Shafaq
2003 Bakra
2004 White Noise
2004 I - Proud to Be an Indian I's sister-in-law
2005 Mangal Pandey: The Rising Kamla
2007 Buddha Mar Gaya
2007 Gandhi, My Father Prostitute
2008 Hijack Simone
2012 Cheeka, the crier
2014 Super Nani
2014 Mardaani Meenu Rastogi, Karan's mother
2015 Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 Supriya's mother
2016 Dishoom Gayatri Shubha Mishra, Indian Minister of External Affairs
2017 Secret Superstar Advocate Sheena
2018 Evening Shadows Vasudha
2020 Bhaag Beanie Bhaag Beanie's mother
2022 Tara Vs Bilal Farzana, Bilal Khan's mother

Web series

Year Title Role Platform Notes
2019 M.O.M. - Mission Over Mars Sunita Vyas ALTBalaji, ZEE5

References

  1. Mona darling!
  2. "Evening Shadows (2018) - IMDb". IMDb.
  3. "Indian Gay Film 'Evening Shadows' premieres at Mardi Gras Film Festival". Biz Asia Live. 19 February 2018.
  4. "Spotless and... unreal". The Hindu. 5 April 2002. Archived from the original on 5 April 2003. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
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