Archana Joglekar

Indian actress (born 1963)


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years_active1987–2012
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Archana Joglekar is an Indian actress and classical dancer. She has acted in Marathi, Odia and Hindi films and also in television serials. Some of her noted films are Sansar (Hindi), Nivdung (1989),Eka Peksha Ek(1990) (Marathi) and Anapekshit (Marathi). She is a Kathak dancer and choreographer. She was trained in Kathak by her mother, Asha Joglekar, a Kathak dancer and instructor. In 1963, her mother founded a dance school in Mumbai called Archana Nrityalaya. In 1999, Joglekar opened a branch of this dance school in New Jersey, US.

Career

She made her debut in Marathi films with Khichdi and gained recognition with the superhit Marathi movie Ardhangi. She was cast opposite Ajinkya Deo In Ardhangi.

She was known for her roles in Odia, Marathi, and Hindi movies. She also starred alongside Arun Govil in Phoolwanti and Nitish Bharadwaj in Anpekshit.

The actress made her mark in the movie Sansar alongside Rekha, Raj Babbar, and Anupam Kher. Her role as Rajni in the film earned her recognition. She also appeared in other Hindi movies like Mardangi, Aatank Hi Aatank, and Aag Se Khelenge. Her work extended to Marathi cinema, with praise for her performances in Eka Peksha Ek and Anpekshit. She won best actress Maharashtra state award for film Anpekshit.

She also appeared on television shows, with roles in serials like Chunauti, Karmabhoomi, Chahat Aur Nafrat, and Kissa Shanti Ka. She then disappeared from the silver screen.

Filmography

Films

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YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
1985KhichdiHemaMarathiDebut film
ArdhangiArchanaLead role
1987Mardon Mein MardSheelaHindiHindi debut
SansarRajni Sharma-FernandezSupporting role
1988Suna ChadheiBandana (Binni) DasOdiaOdia debut
Rangat SangatGeetaMarathiLead role
MardangiSona SinghHindi
1989Billoo BadshahNisha T. MirchandaniSupporting role
Aag Se KhelengeSunita
NivdungChitraMarathiLead role
1990Maa Kasam Badla LoongaSikander/Hindi
Eka Peksha Ek (film)Eka Peksha EkSonaMarathi
1991Baat Hai Pyaar KiAnjaliHindi
AnpekshitMeghana VardeMarathi
1993AakankshaManjuMarathi
1995MogamulYamunaTamilTamil debut
Aatank Hi AatankRazia PathanHindiLead role
1998StreeBarshaOdia
2012Married 2 AmericaAnjali MalhotraHindi
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Television

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YearTitleRoleRef.
1987ChunautiArchana
1990KarmabhoomiSakina
1992PhoolwantiPhoolwanti
1995Kissa Shanti KaShanti
1999Chahat Aur NafratPooja
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Controversy

While filming a movie in Odisha on November 30, 1997, Joglekar was the victim of an attempted rape. The police made an arrest on December 1, 1997. In April 2010, a court in Bhubaneswar sentenced the perpetrator to 18 months in jail.

References

References

  1. Life&More. (2019-02-18). "Dance is oxygen: Archana Joglekar".
  2. Defrance, Y., 2001. L'Encyclopedie Garland des musiques du monde (suite), The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. New York and London: Garland Publishing, Inc. 10 vol., 1998-2004. Cahiers d'ethnomusicologie. Anciennement Cahiers de musiques traditionnelles, (14), pp.290-299.[https://books.google.com/books?id=Hh03DwAAQBAJ&q=+joglekar&pg=PT725]
  3. "Meet Archana Joglekar, 90s superstar who quit acting forever after a shocking incident, has worked with Aamir, Govinda".
  4. (2023-08-02). "When Archana Joglekar Quit Acting After This Traumatic Incident".
  5. Live, A. B. P.. (10 June 2023). "शूटिंग के दौरान इस हसीना से शख्स ने की थी रेप की कोशिश, अब इंडस्ट्री से दूर ऐसे जी रहीं लाइफ".
  6. "सौंदर्यात ऐश्वर्यालाही दिलेली टक्कर; शुटिंगदरम्यान नकोशी घटना अन् तिने इंडस्ट्रीच सोडली".
  7. (2023-05-02). "Where Is Sansar Fame Archana Joglekar? Here's Everything You Need To Know".
  8. Sisodia, Kirti. (2017-01-01). "Aamir Khan : A Social Spark: Aamir Khan: A Journey Towards Social Transformation". Prabhat Prakashan.
  9. "किस हाल में हैं अनुपम खेर की बेटी अर्चना जोगलेकर, 90s की स्टार फिल्में छोड़ अब कर रहीं यह काम".
  10. Live, A. B. P.. (30 August 2022). "इस एक्ट्रेस ने करियर के पीक पर कह दिया था बॉलीवुड को अलविदा, अब विदेश में करती हैं ये काम!".
  11. (2010-04-22). "Man jailed for 18 months for attempting to rape actress".
  12. Network, Post News. (2021-03-01). "Archana Joglekar queen of 80s faced worst things, once someone tried to rape the actress - OrissaPOST".

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