Smita Tambe

Smita Tambe
Tambe in 2017
Born	(1983-05-11) 11 May 1983 (age 41) Satara, Maharashtra, India
Occupation(s)	Actor, Entertainer
Spouse	Virendra Dwivedi ​ (m. 2019)​

Smita Tambe is a Marathi and Hindi film, television and stage actor. She is known for her work in 72 Miles for which is won Maharashtra state award for best actress.

Early life

Tambe was born in Satara, Maharashtra. She was brought up in Pune, and moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in Marathi films and television.^[1] She also pursued a PhD in Marathi Loksahitya and Samaj.^[2]

Career

She had a brief role in Jogwa in 2009,^[1] and her first lead role was in Akshay Kumar's Marathi movie 72 Miles-Ek Pravas. She also owns the production house Ringing Rain, which produced Saavat in 2019.^[3] She appeared in the projects Hawa Badle Hassu, Sacred Games (Season 2) and Panga.^[4] In 2023, she appeared in the Hindi action film Jawan.

Filmography

Films

Year	Movie	Language	Character	Notes
2006	NaatiGoti	Marathi
2007	It's Breaking News	Marathi	Mrs. P. Gupta
2009	Jogwa	Marathi	Phule
2011	Deool	Marathi
2012	Tukaram	Marathi	Manjula	[5]
2013	72 Miles - Ek Pravas	Marathi	Radhakka	[6]
	Vanshvel	Marathi	Herself	Special appearance in song "Ambe Krupa Kari"
2014	Candle March	Marathi	Shabana	[7]
	Mahaguru	Marathi
	Singham Returns	Hindi	Usha	[8]
2015	Laathi	Marathi
	Partu	Marathi		[9]
	Bioscope	Marathi
	Umrika	Hindi	Uday's mother	[10]
2016	Ganvesh	Marathi
2017	Ajji	Hindi	Mother	^[citation needed]
	Rukh	Hindi	Nandini	[11]
	Noor	Hindi		[12]
2018	Double Game	Hindi
	Truckbhar Swapna	Marathi
2019	Saavat	Marathi	ACP Aditi Deshpande	Also co-produced the movie.[13]
2020	Panga	Hindi	Smita Dwivedi (Indian Team Captain)
2020	Hawa Badle Hassu		Arti	Web Series on Sony Liv[14]
2020	My Name is Sheela		Sheela	Web series on Eros Now[2]
2020	Sacred Games (Season 2)	Hindi		Netflix Show
2023	Yashwant	Marathi	Jaywanti	Film by Piyush Vijay Bhonde
2023	Jawan	Hindi	Kalki's Mother
2023	Joram[15]	Hindi	Phulo Karma
2024	Kaasra	Marathi	Anju	[16]
2024	Babu	Marathi		[17]
2024	Sister Midnight	English	Reshma

Television

Year	Serial	Role	Ref.
2009-2010	Anubandh	Supporting Role
2020-2021	Ladachi Mi Lek Ga!	Kamini Satam (Mummy)	[18]
2024	Murder In Mahim

Personal life

Tambe married theatre artist Virendra Dwivedi in 2019.^[19][20]

References

1. Singh, Debarati (26 October 2017). "I am confident that the audience will like Rukh: Smita Tambe". sakaltimes.com. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
2. "Cinema has its own language". Telangana Today. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
3. "स्मिता तांबेचं 'या' चित्रपटाद्वारे निर्मिती क्षेत्रात पदार्पण". Loksatta (in Marathi). 22 February 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
4. "Singham Returns fame Smita Tambe bags the female lead in Hawa Badle Hassu". Mid-Day. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
5. "Review: Tukaram one of the best Marathi films of 2012". DNA India. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
6. "72 MILES EK PRAVAS MOVIE REVIEW - Times of India". The Times of India. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
7. "CANDLE MARCH MOVIE REVIEW - Times of India". The Times of India. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
8. "Marathi actors rule Singham Returns - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
9. "Smita turns old for Partu - Times of India". The Times of India.
10. "'Umrika': Sundance Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
11. "Smita Tambe: Manoj Bajpayee is a brilliant actor". Glamsham. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
12. "Noor movie review: Sonakshi Sinha's film is just insufferable and embarrassing". India Today. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
13. Matkari, Ganesh (5 April 2019). "Saavat Movie Review: The Smita Tambe-starrer is unable to reach the subject's true potential". Pune Mirror. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
14. "Singham Returns fame Smita Tambe bags the female lead in Hawa Badle Hassu". Mid-Day. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
15. "Joram | IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
16. "Kaasra Movie (2024): Cast, Trailer, OTT, Songs, Release Date | कासरा | Exclusive 2024 - Rang Marathi". Rang Marathi. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
17. "Babu Movie (2024): Cast, Trailer, OTT, Songs, Release Date | बाबू Movie | Exclusive 2024 - Rang Marathi". Rang Marathi. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
18. "Mitali Mayekar, Aroh Welankar, Smita Tambe - Know More About The Star Cast Of Ladachi Mi Lek Ga". ZEE5 News. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
19. "अभिनेत्री स्मिता तांबे चढली बोहल्यावर, या कलाकारासह अडकली विवाहबंधनात". divyamarathi (in Marathi). 20 January 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
20. "Smita Tambe ties the knot - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

External links

• Smita Tambe at IMDb 
• Smita Tambe at Bollywood Hungama