Shubha Khote
Shubha Balsavar ("née" Khote) is an Indian film and television actress who has worked in several Hindi-language and few Marathi-language films. She is also a former women's national champion in swimming and cycling. Early life and education. Shubha Khote was born into a Marathi-Konkani family, the daughter of noted Marathi theatre personality Nandu Khote by his wife, a Konkani lady from Mangalore in Karnataka. The actor Viju Khote was her younger brother. Veteran actress Durga Khote was the wife of Shubha's father's brother. Shubha's maternal uncle, Nayampalli, was also an actor . Shubha Khote studied at St. Teresa's High School, Charni Road and St.Columba school (Gamdevi). As a girl, she excelled at swimming and cycling, and in an era when very few women even ventured into such sports, she was women's national champion in swimming and cycling for three successive years, 1952–55. After completing school, she graduated in English Literature from Wilson College. Shubha is married to D. M. Balsavar, who is (like Shubha's mother) from Mangalore. He was the Vice President of Marketing in Nocil, a major Indian corporate. He appeared in a cameo in the Marathi  movie "Chimukla Pahuna" (1968), which she produced and directed. Their daughter, Bhavana Balsavar is also a TV actress. Career. She made her stage debut as child actor at age 4, and her film debut in "Seema" (1955) as Putli. Her good cycling made her widely known, and led to Seema's team casting her. Since then, she has starred in a large number of Hindi and Marathi movies, stage shows, and TV serials. She mostly starred opposite Mehmood and the pair became hit in "Sasural", "Bharosa", "Ziddi", "Chhoti Behan", "Sanjh Aur Savera", "Love in Tokyo", "Grahasthi", "Humrahi" and "Beti Bete . She also played negative roles in Paying Guest" and "Ek Duuje Ke Liye". In 1962, at the 9th Filmfare Awards, she received two nominations for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for "Gharana" and "Sasural", though she lost to Nirupa Roy. She has directed comedy plays such as "Hera Pheri", "Hum Dono", "Bachelor's Wife" and "Let's Do it" (2000). Her home production "Bachelor's Wives" (adapted from the Marathi play "Gholat Ghol") had more than 40 performances in Mumbai and Aurangabad. Her TV show "Zabaan Sambhalke" (based on the "Mind Your Language series") was a major hit. She  has also worked in the Marathi teleserial "Eka Lagnachi Teesri Goshta" on Zee Marathi. Selected filmography. Movies TV