Jayshree Gadkar

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Jayshree Gadkar (21 February 1942– 29 August 2008) was an Indian actress who worked in Marathi and Hindi language films. She is regarded as one of the greatest stars of Marathi cinema. Gadkar was the recipient of various accolades, receiving six Maharashtra State Film Awards, a Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar, and a Rasrang Phalke Puraskar. Gadkar's career spanned over 45 years in a wide range of genres. She often played strong-willed women. In 2003, Gadkar was honoured with the V. Shantaram Award, Maharashtra's highest award in the field of cinema. She began her career as a child dance artist. She entered films as a tamasha dancer in movies. Her first role was that of a group dancer in V. Shantaram's Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje in 1955, which featured Sandhya as the leading lady. Later, well known Marathi film Director Dinkar D. Patil cast her in a small role with dance in his Marathi film Disat Tasa Nasat, opposite Raja Gosavi. This was followed by Sangtye Aika, a tamasha-based movie which was...

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