Deepti Naval

Deepti Naval (born 3 February 1952) is an Indian[2] actress, director, and writer of Indian origin mostly active in Hindi cinema.

Deepti Naval
Naval in 2011
Born (1952-02-03) 3 February 1952
Other namesDipti Naval
Alma materHunter College, New York City
Occupation
  • Actress
  • director
  • writer
Years active1978–2020
Spouse(s)Prakash Jha (1985-2002)
ChildrenDisha Jha (daughter)
Websitewww.deeptinaval.com

Her major contribution has been in the area of art cinema, winning critical acclaim for her sensitive and 'close to life' characters that emphasized the changing roles of women in India.

Early life

Naval was born in Amritsar, East Punjab, India, but moved to New York City when her father got a teaching job at City University of New York. She studied fine arts at Hunter College.[3]

Acting career

Naval made her debut in 1978 with Shyam Benegal's film Junoon. Two years later, she played a lead role in Ek Baar Phir.[3] Alongside Smita Patil and Shabana Azmi, she became an actress in 1980s Parallel Cinema, playing roles in films like Kamla (1984) or Ankahee (1985).[4]

Starting with Chashme Buddoor in 1981, she was often cast with Farooque Shaikh and they became an iconic on-screen couple of the early 1980s, with films such as Chashme Buddoor, Saath Saath, Kissi Se Na Kehna, Katha, Rang Birangi and Faasle. Three decades later, they reunited in Tell Me O Kkhuda (2011). Their last film together was Listen... Amaya which was released in 2013, the year Shaikh died.[5]

While she was very prolific in the 1980s, her career slowed down in the 1990s and she explored other art forms.[4] She came back in the 2000s with social dramas like Bawandar and Firaaq, and won Best Actress awards in several international film festivals for her roles in Leela (2002), Memories in March (2010) and Listen... Amaya (2013).[6][7][8] She was also recognized as the 2007 Tribute Honoree of the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles.[9]

Mostly present in Hindi cinema, Naval also acted in other Indian languages, as with Marhi Da Deeva and Mane, which respectively won the award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi and Best Feature Film in Kannada at the 1990 National Film Awards ceremony.[10] She was to make her debut in a Bengali movie under director Sanjoy Nag but the film - Memories in March - was eventually shot in English.[11]

Naval has been active on TV with a few telefilms and serials such as Sauda (1992), Tanaav (1994) or Muqammal (2003). She came back in 2011 with the daily soap opera Mukti Bandhan on Colors.[12] She made her theater debut in 2015 with the poetic stage show Ek Mulaqaat in which she played the celebrated Punjabi writer Amrita Pritam.[13]

In 2019, Naval appeared in an episode of Made in Heaven, a web series on Amazon Prime directed by Zoya Akhtar.

Other work

Naval made her directorial debut with Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish starring Manisha Koirala and Rajit Kapoor. The film won the Best Screenplay Award at the 2009 New York Indian Film Festival[14] which released on Netflix in 2019.[15] She also wrote and directed Thoda Sa Aasmaan, a TV serial centred around strong female characters, and produced a travel show, The Path Less Travelled.[3]

Her first selection of poems in Hindi, Lamha Lamha was published in 1983. In 2004, MapinLit published a new collection called Black Wind and Other Poems.[3] Naval is also the author of a collection of short stories, The Mad Tibetan, published in 2011.[16]

Naval is also a painter and photographer with several exhibitions to her credit. Her works as a painter include the controversial Pregnant Nun.[17] She also runs the Vinod Pandit Charitable Trust, set up in memory of her late companion, for the education of the girl child.[18]

Personal life

Naval was married to the filmmaker Prakash Jha and the two have an adopted daughter, Disha Jha.[17] Naval was later in a relationship with the late Vinod Pandit, the nephew of Pandit Jasraj.[19]

She is also interested in painting and photography.

Awards

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978JunoonRashid's wife
1979Jallian Wala Bagh
1980Hum PaanchLajiya
1980Ek Baar PhirKalpana Kumar
1981Chashme BuddoorNeha Rajan
1981Chirutha
1982AngoorTanu
1982Saath SaathGeetanjali Gupta 'Geeta'
1982Shriman ShrimatiVeena
1983Rang BirangiAnita Sood
1983Ek Baar Chale AaoGulab D. Dayal
1983KathaSandhya Sabnis
1983Kissi Se Na KehnaDr. Ramola Sharma
1984Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!
1984Kanoon Kya KaregaMrs. Anju Gautam Mehra
1984KamlaKamla
1984Hip Hip Hurray
1984Yeh Ishq Nahin AasaanSahira H. Khan/Sahira S. Salim
1984Wanted: Dead or AliveAngela
1984Andhi Gali
1985Damul
1985FaasleSheetal
1985Telephone
1985HoliProfessor Sehgal
1985AnkaheeIndu Agnihotri
1985Aurat Pair Ki Juti Nahin Hai
1986Aashiana
1986BegaanaAsha Mathur/Asha V. Kumar
1986Nasihat
1987Meraa SuhaagSpecial appearance[20]
1987Mirch MasalaSaraswati, Mukhiya's wife
1988Abhishapt
1988ShoorveerNanda (Shankar's Wife)
1988Main Zinda HoonBina Tiwari
1989Marhi Da DeevaBhan Kaur/BhaniPunjabi film
1989Jism Ka Rishta
1990Ghar Ho To AisaSharda V. Kumar
1991ManeGeetaKannada film
1991Ek Ghar
1991SaudagarAarti
1992CurrentSita
1992YalgaarSunita (Deepak's wife)
1994Bollywood
1994Mr. AzaadRajlaxmi
1995Dushmani: A Violent Love StoryRama Oberoi
1995Jai VikraantaHarnam's Wife
1995GudduKavita Bahadur
1996Sautela BhaiSaraswati
1998Aie Sangharsha
1999Kabhi Pass Kabhi Fail
2000BawandarShobha Devi
2002LeelaChaitaliWinner – Best Supporting Actress Award at the 2003 Karachi Film Festival[6]
2002Shakti - The PowerShekhar's mother
2003Freaky ChakraMs. Thomas
2004AnahatMahattarikaMarathi film
2006YatraSmita D. Joglekar/Sharda
2008FiraaqArati
2011Tell Me O KkhudaMrs. R. Kapoor
2010Memories in MarchArati S. MishraWinner – Best Actress Award at the 2012 ImagineIndia Film Festival (Spain)[7]
2011Trapped in Tradition: RivaazParo
2011Zindagi Na Milegi DobaraRahila Qureshi
2011Bhindi Baazaar Inc.Bano
2013MahabharatKuntivoice role
2013B.A. PassMrs. SuhasiniSpecial appearance[21]
2013AurangzebMrs. Ravikant Phogat
2013InkaarMrs. KamdharNominated – Apsara Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
2013Listen... AmayaLeelaWinner – Best Actress Award at the 2013 New York Indian Film Festival[8]
2014YaariyanGirls hostel warden [22]
2014Bang Bang!Jai and Viren's mother (Shikka Nanda
2015NH10Ammaji
2015HeartlessMother of the protagonist
2015TevarPintoo's mother
2016LionSaroj Sood [23]

Television

Year Show Role Notes
1985 Apna Jahan Shanti A. Sahani Television film
1991-1992 Kahkashan
1992 Sauda
1994 Tanaav Mrs Malik
2003–2004 Muqammal Sumeesha
2011 Mukti Bandhan Parimeeta
2016 Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchaan Hai Kalyani Gaikwad
2017 The Boy with the Topknot Sathnam's Mother Television film
2019 Made in Heaven Gayatri Mathur Guest

2020 Criminal Justice Web Series

|Pawan & Pooja

References

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  3. "Not just a pretty face". 12 December 2004. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
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  10. "37th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
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  13. "When Sahir visited Amrita on a cold, winter night". 1 October 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
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  16. "Amitabh Bachchan launches Deepti Naval's book 'The Mad Tibetan'". 31 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  17. "Lesser known facts about Deepti Naval". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
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  19. "Movies: 'I was keen to come back'". rediff.com. 24 August 2002. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  20. According to the film's opening credits.
  21. "Deepti Naval makes friendly appearance in 'BA Pass'". 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  22. "Yaariyan movie review". Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  23. "Exclusive: Dev Patel, Priyanka Bose and Deepti Naval Talk 'Lion' At NY Premiere - The Knockturnal". The Knockturnal. 21 November 2016. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
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