Sulbha Arya


Sulabha Arya is a veteran Hindi and Marathi film, television and stage actress. Sulbha is another variation for the same name. She is the wife of late veteran Indian cinematographer Ishan Arya and mother of cinematographer Sameer Arya and actor Sagar Arya. She is best known for her role of Shanti Masi in Sasural Genda Phool.

Career

Arya was part of the Indian television industry's first sitcom, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, aired in 1984. Arya played the role of Kanta Ben in the 2003 dramedy film Kal Ho Naa Ho. She played the role of the mother in law in television series, Yes Boss on SAB TV. She was last seen in Priyanka Chopra's 2016 Marathi production Ventilator.

Personal life

She is a Hindu Maharashtrian who married Muslim Ishan Arya in Arya Samaj. Her son Sameer Arya is also a cinematographer, known for films like Koyla, Koi... Mil Gaya and Shootout at Wadala. Her other son Sagar Arya is an actor and married to Anwesha Bhattacharya, daughter of Rinki and film director Basu Bhattacharya.

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