In the 80’s and 90’s, some such shows came whose imprint is still imprinted on the hearts of the audience. The serial ‘Chandrakanta’, which came in 1994, is also one of those few serials, to watch which the audience used to leave all their work and sit in front of the TV. Leaving aside all the work, everyone had only one thing to do, to watch ‘Chandrakanta’. Actors like Vinod Kapoor, Shikha Swaroop, Mamik Singh, Akhilendra Mishra and Krutika Desai were seen in this serial, who breathed such life into their characters that whenever the characters of Chandrakanta are mentioned, the faces of these actors come before our eyes. ‘Chandrakanta’ had shaped the career of another actress, whose name is Varsha Usgaonkar. Varsha played the negative role of Nagrani Rumati in this serial and was successful in leaving a different impression on the hearts of the audience with her character.
Varsha Usgaonkar is the daughter of former Deputy Speaker of Goa.
Varsha Usgaonkar, former deputy speaker of Goa, A.K. She is the daughter of S. Usgaonkar and has today become a well-known name in Marathi and Hindi cinema. Varsha is still known as the ‘Naagriani’ of ‘Chandrakanta’. Even though this serial has been running for 32 years, the identity of the actors seen in it still remains intact. Many artists come before our eyes just by mentioning the name of this serial. Before Chandrakanta, Varsha had appeared in the role of Uttara in BR Chopra’s ‘Mahabharata’. Her father wanted her to do this historical serial, but Varsha did not audition for it.
Got offer after one year of serial starting
Varsha Usgaonkar was not a part of this serial initially, but her luck changed when she came to watch the shooting of ‘Mahabharat’ with her family. It was here that Gufi Pental, playing the character of ‘Shakuni’, caught sight of Varsha and he was offered a lovely role. The makers were looking for a new face for the character of ‘Uttara’ at that time. As soon as Gufi Pental, who was present on the set, saw Varsha, he asked her whether she would like to play this character? Varsha’s parents were also present with her, who immediately agreed and Varsha was selected for this serial and that too without any screen test.
Varsha Usgaonkar
Entry through Kathak dance
Varsha’s character Uttara’s entry in ‘Mahabharat’ was through a spectacular Kathak dance choreographed by Gopi Krishna and from the very first look, Varsha gained national recognition. With this, the doors of Hindi film industry also opened for Varsha. Although, Varsha started her career with Marathi theater and famous actor Sachin Pilgaonkar launched her with ‘Gammat Jammat’, but ‘Mahabharat’ made her famous overnight. After this, Varsha made her Bollywood debut with Jackie Shroff in the film ‘Doodh Ka Karz’ in 1990. Then he worked in films like ‘Tiranga’, ‘Honeymoon’ and ‘Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi’ and created a distinct identity for himself.
Married to Ravi Shankar Sharma’s son Ajay Shankar
Talking about personal life, Varsha Usgaonkar is married to Ajay Shankar Sharma, son of famous music composer Ravi Shankar Sharma. But there was always discord between Varsha and her in-laws. Not only this, her father-in-law had also evicted her husband from the property. A case regarding this also went on in the court. Ravi Shankar Sharma never gave any share to his son and daughter-in-law in his will and left the entire property in the name of his daughters. According to his will, his son and daughter-in-law never took care of him, so he left his property in the name of his two daughters.
Also read: Ram Charan’s ‘Peddi’ also postponed, makers took a big decision 15 days before its release, how long will we have to wait?
Have you seen the wife of ‘Hathoda Tyagi’? Curly hair and lovely smile, give competition to Bollywood beauties in beauty and style.
SK Sharma is a content writer who writes on news, entertainment, and lifestyle topics. She has over four years of experience and is known for conveying information in simple and clear language.
