Guddi Maruti

Guddi Maruti
Guddi Maruti
Born	Tahira Parab
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1980–present
Relatives	Marutirao Parab (Father) Kamal (mother)

Guddi Maruti is an Indian actress best known for her comedy roles on TV and in Bollywood movies.^[1][2][3]

Early life

Maruti was born to an actor-director father Marutirao Parab in Bandra, Mumbai.^[4] Her real name is Tahira Parab and she was nicknamed Guddi. Manmohan Desai gave her the screen name which is what she is known by today.^[1]

Career

Maruti started her career at the age of 10 years as a child artist in the film Jaan Haazir Hain.^[1] After her father's death, she continued acting to support the family. Due to her physical appearance, she bagged comedy roles in films and kept on going with her career.^[3][5]

Maruti has acted in over 97 movies since the 1980s. Over the years, she acted in TV shows and is well known for her role as Bua in the TV show Doli Armano Ki.^[2] Her popular movies include Khiladi, Shola Aur Shabnam, Aashik Aawara, Dulhe Raja and Biwi No. 1.^[6] She did not take chances to get to mainstream acting to avoid risks of being unsuccessful.^[1]

In 1995, Maruti and Vrajesh Hirjee did a stand up comedy show, Sorry Meri Lorry,^[4] which also added to her fame.^[1]

She took a career break in 2006 and rejoined the film industry in 2015. She started her career again with the comedy movie Hum Sab Ullu Hain.^[5][6]

Filmography

Year	Film/TV	Role
1980	Sau Din Saas Ke	Maina
1983	Gupchup Gupchup (Marathi Film)	Roza, College Student
1985	Bewafai	Guddi
	Maa Kasam	Tribal Fat Girl/ Bholaram Daughter
1986	Aag Aur Shola	College Student
	Tan-Badan	Doctor's Wife
	Nagina	Bhanumati
1987	Hukumat	Prostitute in Red Light Area
1988	Kasam (1988 film)
1989	Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharni	Bela Batliwala
	Elaan-E-Jung	Football,Massage girl
1990	Amiri Garibi	Fat Girl in Rickshaw
	Mera Pati Sirf Mera Hai	Dolly
1991	Farishtay	Pandit's wife
	Karz Chukana Hai	Dudhwani Khareram
	Narasimha	Fisherwomen
	Swarg Yahan Narak Yahan	School Principal/Hostelmanager/Radha's Aunt
	Trinetra	Mona's friend
1992	Shola Aur Shabnam	Guddi
	Khiladi	Chandramukhi/ Vada Pav
	Chamatkar	She-Girl
	Honeymoon (1992 film)	Maizaah
	Zulm Ki Hukumat
	Jeena Marna Tere Sang	College Student
	Balwaan	Radha
1993	Aashiq Awara	Batwoman in Club
	Waqt Hamara Hai	College Student
	Dil Tera Aashiq	Passenger in the train
	Santaan	Vachani Daughter
1994	Dulaara	College friend of Priya
1995	Policewala Gunda	Renu
1996	Vijeta (1996 film)	Rani
	Dil Tera Diwana (1996 film)	Momo
	Chhote Sarkar	Doctor/ Police Constable
1997	Tarazu	Pooja Friend
1998	Dulhe Raja	Ajgar Singh's Wife
	Aunty No. 1	Asha
1999	Rajaji	Kalicharan's Wife
	Biwi No 1	Travel Agent
2001	Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya (2001 film)	Komal Singh
2002	Aadhar (Marathi Film)	Mrs Sharma
2011	Meri Marzi
2015	Hum Sab Ullu Hain
2019	Zindagi Tumse[7][8]	Durga
2020	Kaamyaab	herself
2022	Mister Mummy

Television

• Idhar Udhar (1986) as Moti Shabnam
• Zabaan sambhal ke (1993)
• Shreeman Shreemati (1995) as Mrs. Mehta
• Sorry Meri Lorry (1996)
• Agadam Bagdam Tigdam (2007) as Rosie
• Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein (2012) as Paddy Aunty
• Doli Armaano Ki (2013) as Bua
• Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai (2018–2019) as Principal Ma'am VJN College
• Hello Zindagi (2019) as Bijoya Di

References

1. "When I was working, I was not allowed to lose weight". Rediff. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
2. "Guddi Maruti makes comeback in films after nine years". The Indian Express. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
3. "Guddi Maruti - Bollywood Bindass". Bollywood Bindass. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
4. EXCLUSIVE | Guddi Maruti Talks About Divya Bharti, Govinda Akshay & Fight With Mamta Kulkarni |. Bollywood Thikana. 1 July 2023. Event occurs at ^{[time needed]}. Retrieved 8 July 2023 – via YouTube.
5. "Guddi Maruti (Actor) – Profile". FilmiLive. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
6. "Guddi Maruti makes comeback in films after nine years - FacenFacts". facenfacts.com. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
7. "Five actresses to star in 'Hello Zindagi'". The Times of India.
8. "60 Year Old Guddi Maruti Stages Her Come Back With Film 'Zindagi Tumse'". Daily Hunt.

External links

• Guddi Maruti at IMDb