Today is the birth anniversary of the TV serial's 'Ba' i.e. Sudha Shivpuri. She played the role of 'Ba' in the popular TV show 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'. This character made her popular from house to house.
Born on July 14, 1937, in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, Sudha Shivpuri worked in many Hindi films apart from TV serials. She started acting at a very young age to help her ailing mother.
In fact, when Sudha was eight years old, her father's shadow was lifted from her head. After the death of the father, all the responsibility of the house fell on Sudha's mother but due to illness, she was unable to do anything. In such a situation, Sudha had to work from a very young age to handle the responsibility of the house. She used to run the house with the money she earned. Sudha initially worked in radio and plays. She completed her studies at the National School of Drama and thereafter worked in a theater group.
Her first film was Basu Chatterjee's film 'Swami', released in 1977. Thus began her film journey. After which she worked in memorable films like 'Insaf Ka Tarazu', 'Sawan Ko Aane Do', 'Vidhaata', 'Pinjar', and 'Maya Memsaab'.
Sudha Shivpuri married actor Om Shivpuri in 1968. This was when her husband was struggling. After this, both of them started a theater company. After the death of her husband in 1990, Sudha once again turned to the acting world and worked in TV shows like 'Missing', 'Rishtey' and 'Sarhaden Bandhan'. But she got her big break in 2000 in producer Ekta Kapoor's popular serial 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'. The character of 'Ba' played by him in this became popular from house to house. Sudha Shivpuri died of a heart attack in 2015 at the age of 78.
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