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Priya Tendulkar
Priya Tendulkar
Born	19 October 1954; Bombay, Bombay State, India
Died	19 September 2002 (aged 47); Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Spouse	Karan Razdan (m. 1988; sep. 1995)

Priya Tendulkar (19 October 1954 – 19 September 2002)^[1] was an Indian actress,^[2] social activist and a writer, who is most known for her eponymous role in the television series Rajani (1985).

Early life

Priya displayed an inclination towards art and culture from her childhood, as her father was the eminent popular writer and Padma bhushan awardee Vijay Tendulkar.

Career

Her first appearance was as a doll in a stage play called Hayavadana (1969), along with Kalpana Lajmi.^[3] Later, she shuffled between different jobs as a hotel service receptionist in a 5 star hotel, an air hostess, and a part-time model, and also she was a news reader.^[4]

Her debut film appearance was in Shyam Benegal's Ankur (1974), where she played Anant Nag's submissive wife. Thereafter, she switched her interest towards Marathi films and played stellar roles in nearly a dozen Marathi family socials, opposite actors like Ashok Saraf, Ravindra Mahajani and Mahesh Kothare. She also appears opposite to Anant Nag in the Kannada movie Minchina Ota, in an important role.

She rose to national fame with her TV series Rajani (1985), where she played a housewife who can't stand any injustice and solves public social issues. Her portrayal of Rajani made her a household name all over India. Later, she played a role in Vijay Tendulkar's ^[5] TV series, Swayamsiddha.

Priya led a freestyle life wherein she spoke about social issues openly without fear and always expressed her feelings without bias or prejudice. ^{[citation needed]} This side of her fiery personality reflected in her talk shows like Priya Tendulkar Talk Show and Zimmedar Kaun.

She also played an important role as actress in a Gujarati movie named Pooja Na Phool, which was a very popular movie of the time.

She has also played a role in Hum Panch TV series and she got very famous with that role.

Personal life

She married her Rajani co-star, Karan Razdan, in 1988 but they separated in 1995.^[6]

Death

Priya died following a heart attack on 19 September 2002 at her Prabhadevi residence^[7] after a long battle with breast cancer.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1974	Ankur	Saru
1980	Minchina Ota	Tony's Wife	Kannada language film
1981	Gondhalt Gondhal	Hemangi (Hema)
1982	Thorli Jaau	Namita
1982	Malavarcha Phool
1982	Mai Baap	Reema
1983	Devta	Anagya
1983	Ranine Daav Jinkla
1983	Thorali Jaau
1984	Mahadaan
1984	Mumbaicha Faujdaar	Madhuri Yadav
1984	Maherchi Manse	Vasudha
1985	Vivek
1985	Nasoor	Dr. Yashoda Gore
1986	Sasti Dulhan Mahenga Dulha	Anuradha / Anu
1986	Raat Ke Baad
1987	Besahara	Charu
1987	Majaal	Dr. Lalitha
1987	Navrayane Sodli
1987	Naam O Nishan	Geeta
1988	Sila	Priya Das
1988	Kaal Chakra	Anjali Pradhan
1988	Insaaf Ki Jung
1989	Shagun
1994	Mohra	Pooja	Special appearance
1994	Maza Saubhagya	Durga Sarlaskar
1995	Trimurti	Satyadevi Singh
1997	Gupt	Sharda Sinha
1997	Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya	Mrs. Malhotra
1999	Prem Shastra
2000	Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya	Mohit's Mother	Uncredited
2001	Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat^{[citation needed]}	Mrs. Bhardwaj	Final film role

Television

Year	Title	Role
1985	Rajani	Rajani
	Damini	Mrunalini Ranganekar
	Asmita	Asmita
1995–1999	Hum Paanch	Anand Mathur's first wife
1996–1998	Yug	Ratna^[8]
1996	Itihaas
1996	Aahat	Rakhi
1998	Aangan
1999	Professor Pyarelal	Sajni Pyarelal Chaturvedi

References

^ "Priya Tendulkar". IndiCine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
^ ^a ^b Pawar, Yogesh (19 September 2002). "Priya Rajni Tendulkar passes away". Rediff. Mumbai. Archived from the original on 4 October 2002.
^ Singh, Deepali (15 July 2019). "'I want to do plays that sock you in the gut': Naseeruddin Shah". DNA India. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
^ Sethi, Sunil (31 August 1985). "Basu Chatterji's Rajani on Doordarshan becomes a movement". India Today. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
^ wikipedia on Vijay Tendulkar
^ Lata Khubchandani (19 September 2002). "She deserved to be happy". Rediff.com.
^ "Actress Priya Tendulkar dies of heart attack". The Times of India. Mumbai. Press Trust of India. 19 September 2002. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
^ "Priya Tendulkar passes away". 19 September 2002.