Sushma Seth
Birthday: Born in 1936-06-20 in Delhi, India
Deathday: Alive
Sushma Seth (born 20 June 1936) is an Indian stage, film and television actress. She started her career in the 1950s, and was a founder member of the Delhi-based theatre group Yatrik. Her first movie was Junoon in 1978. She is known for playing the mother and the grandmother in movies and television, and is best remembered for her role of Dadi in the pioneering TV soap Hum Log (1984–1985).She has worked with famous directors like Dev Raj Ankur, Ram Gopal Bajaj, Manish Joshi Bismil, Chander Shekhar Sharma
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देख भाई देख
Character: Sarla Deewan
Dekh Bhai Dekh was one of the most popular comedy Hindi sitcom created, developed, edited, directed and line produced by Aanand Mahendroo, produced by Jaya Bachchan, starring, Shekhar Suman, Navin Nischol, Farida Jalal, Bhavana Balsavar, Deven Bhojani, Sushma Seth, Vishal Singh, Nattasha Singh lead roles. It premiered on Doordarshan's metro channel, on 6 May 1993 until 1997. Subsequently, there have been several re-runs on DD National, Sony TV, and SAB TV till 2005. It is considered as a classic...
Dard Ka Rishta
Character: Ganga Dindyal Sharma
Dard Ka Rishta is an Indian Television Show on DD National with a Tagline ‘Badalte Sambandhon ki kahani‘....
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Kal Ho Naa Ho
Character: Lajjo Kapur
An uptight MBA student falls for the charismatic new neighbor who charms her troubled family – but he has a secret that forces him to push her away....
Inteha Pyar Ki
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Rohit (Rishi Kapoor) meets Taniya (Rukhsaar) and its love at first sight. Rohit informs his mother (Sushma Seth) that he has found the girl of his dream. On the threshold of marriage, Rohit and Taniya meet with an accident. Taniya is not to be seen anywhere. After a few days, he spots Taniya in a hotel in Bombay but Taniya declines having ever met him. She reacts as if Rohit is a stranger. Rohit gathers that she is the daughter of Mahindir Pratap (Pran) a millionaire. As luck would have it, Roh...
Aurat Teri Yehi Kahani
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Shortly after giving birth to Savitri, her mom passes away, leaving her disabled dad, Dharamraj, no alternative save to re-marry Champa, who gives birth to a son, Ketan. Champa is very cruel to Savitri and severely slaps and beats her around....
Deewana
Character: Ravi's mother
A singer marries his biggest fan, but his uncle plans to kill him in order to gain his money....
Hum Farishte Nahin
Character: Supriya (Mrs. Shivraj Verma)
3 escapees from jail help a simple, desperate and cheated man avenge his perpetrator- a notorious smuggler....
In Custody
Character: Safiya Begum
Ismail Merchant's feature directorial debut addresses a subject close to his heart: the expressive Urdu language of Northern India, in danger of extinction as political trends and modernization obscure its contributions to Indian culture. Merchant 's treatment is wry and good humored , as his characters - an aging Urdu poet (Shashi Kapoor) and a worshipful young college lecturer - clash despite their shared passion for the beauty of words....
Ek Jhalak
Character: Naman's Mother
Ek jhalak me pyaar hota hai… ye to sunna hi hoga? Ye kuch aisi hi kahaani hai, ek aisi ending ke sath jo aapke dil ko chhu jaye. A story about an all-rounder who’s the the perfect dad and great at whatever he does! Par uski life mein kuch missing hai....
Sarphira
Character: Mrs. B.K. Sinha
Judge D.K. Sinha is an honest and hard-working man. He lives with his wife, and two sons, Rajkishan and Suresh. While he is confident that Rajkishan is honest and diligent, he is clearly disappointed with Suresh, who is not only dishonest, but has a violent temper, which gets him into trouble with the police. Imagine the shock the Sinha family gets when they come to know that Suresh has been arrested for murder, and the case has been assigned to Suresh's dad for disposal....
1942: A Love Story
Character: Gayatri Singh
The son of a politician loyal to the British rule falls in love with the daughter of a freedom fighter....
Dil Aashna Hai
Character: Mrs. Baig
A cabaret dancer who was raised in a brothel sets out to find her biological mother....
Maa
Character: Heerabai
A multi-millionaire, Ram Khanna, is advised by a fake astrologer that he will meet and marry a woman whose name will start with "M". Ram does meet Mamta, and they both fall in love. Ram marries her, despite the fact that she is the daughter of a prostitute, Heerabai, and brings her home with her. Mamta gets a chilling welcome from Ram brother's, Murli Manohar, and his wife, Maya. Mamta decides to assert herself and takes over the household matters, forcing Murli and Maya to leave the house. Soon...
Nagina
Character: Rajiv's mother
The story follows Rajni, a shape-shifting cobra (Ichchadhari Naagin) who marries a civilian, Rajiv, to avenge the death of her spouse at the hands of an evil saint. Rajiv, who comes from a wealthy family, returns to India after studying in London. His mother wants him to marry Vijaya Singh, but he falls in love with Rajni, an orphan. His mother initially opposes the marriage but later agrees. Their happiness is disrupted when Bhairon Nath, a sadhu with the ability to control snakes, arrives and ...
Khamosh
Character: Leela Bahal
A young actress is found to have committed suicide at the filming location. Things take a different turn when further investigation reveals it to be a cold-blooded murder and the killer is someone within the film crew....
Suryaa: An Awakening
Character: Salma Khan
Thakur Gangadhar Choudhary rules a small community in rural India with an iron hand, and will never permit anyone to speak up against him. He owns most of the land surrounding his palatial home - save for the small patch of land owned by Veer Singh. He summons Veer to his house, and offers him substantial compensation for his land, but Veer refuses, and the Thakur has him killed. Veer's widow dies of shock, leaving behind a young Suraj to be brought up by a kindly widow Mrs. Salma Khan, who is a...
Insaaf Ki Awaaz
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Jhansi Rani is an honest police officer and her husband is an honest man who works in a factory. Mahendranath and Kailashnath are two wicked men. Jhansi Rani's brother Ravi loves Mahendranath's daughter, which he doesn't like. Chandra Shekhar is killed by these two wicked people and they play a cat and mouse game with Jhansi. The latter has to resign and now Ravi cries out revenge against them. Will he succeed? Will the cry for justice be heard?...
Charanon Ki Saugandh
Character: Padma Singh
Charanon Ki Saugandh is a 1988 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by K. Bapaiah, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Amrita Singh, Nirupa Roy, Prem Chopra, Kader Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Raj Kiran and Kader Khan....
Do Matwale
Character: Amar's mother
Two good friends have a falling out when one of them gets arrested. However, a family tragedy inadvertently brings them together against a common enemy....
Apne Apne
Character: Mrs. Kapoor
When Ravi Kapoor finds himself in trouble, he seeks help from his ex-wife, much to the dismay of his new wife, who tries to keep them apart....
Maa Kasam
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After being released from prison, reckless criminal Balwant (Ranjeet) sets out to recover a treasure map concealed in a diamond ring, only to have his ruthless ways result in the tragic death of his wife. Balwant is jailed once again, but years later, the search for the map resumes when a curious stranger named Chakradhari (Amjad Khan) comes to town, and Balwant picks up the deadly hunt once more. Shibu Mitra directs this Hindi drama....
Naukar Biwi Ka
Character: Sandhya's Fake Mother
Jagirdar Bishamber Nath a wealthy man disowns his son, police inspector Amar Nath for marrying against his wishes. In the course of his duties Amar sends a notorious criminal Pinto to jail. In due course, Pinto escapes from prison and begins a vendetta which results in several deaths, children being separated from parents and the loyalty of a family driver which saves Jyoti. As the children grow up there is a peek behind the scenes of movieland in Bombay, abductions, being loved, unrequited love...
Avam
Character: Durga Jagrathan
Indian Army Captain Amar Kumar lives with his father, Ram, and mother, Saraswati. Ram has been associated with top freedom fighters during India's struggle for independence from the British. Almost all of these freedom fighters had taken advantage of their involvement and have taken up important positions in India's administration, and these include Jagrathan, and Mohanlal. While others like Vaisakh Ansari and Ram have chosen not to....
Dharamyudh
Character: Kundan's mother
The town of Ramgarh is ruled by the wise and compassionate Badey Thakur, who is known for always relying on truth, fairness, and equal & quick justice for all. When the time comes for him to retire, he does so, and hands over the reigns of Ramgarh to his equally promising son, Thakur Vikram Singh. Vikram's best friend is Pratap Singh, together they live a fairly harmonious and adventurous life. Then tragedy strikes, first Pratap's sister, Guddi, is brutally raped and killed; then Kundan, who tri...
Chandni
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Fate leaves Chandni shattered as her love Rohit disappears from her life. She meets Lalit and they befriend each other until Rohit knocks on her door....
Daag: The Fire
Character: Dai
Karan is a former soldier. One day when Karan finds out that his father committed suicide in prison after he is falsely charged with a crime, he suspects Ravi Verma, a city attorney who has a wife and a kid. When Karan spots Ravi on the street with his wife Kajal, he abruptly shoots Ravi and Kajal; however, Ravi survives the murder and Kajal ends up dead. After Ravi's release from the hospital, he does not realize that he has a new and different wife who looks exactly like Kajal, later on he doe...
Chann Pardesee
Character: Jassi (Joginder Singh's wife)
Harnek Singh alias Nek (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) is an honest farm worker who works hard for his employer, landlord Jagirdar Joginder Singh (Amrish Puri). Nek is in love with village belle Kammo (Rama Vij) and hopes to marry her after he accumulates enough wealth and some land. But one day Jagirdar, unable to conceive a child with his wife Jassi (Sushma Seth), sets a plot into motion. While Nek is away on a work assignment, he will pursue Kammo. After the landlord rapes Kammo, secrets, trauma, and ...
Laat Saab
Character: Sarita Rai
Vijay Rai leads a wealthy lifestyle along with his dad, Ajay Kumar, who are now settled in scenic Simla. Since Vijay is 25 years old, his dad wants him to get married, but Vijay wants to find his own soul mate. He does find her in Bombay-based Anju, both meet and fall in love with each other. When Anju is informed that her dad is ill, she returns home, and leaves a note for Vijay to contact her there. Upon receiving her note, Vijay departs for Bombay and reaches Anju's residence. He is received ...
Dhadkan
Character: Vibha Verma
Anjali and Dev are in love with each other and plan to marry, but her family gets her married to Ram. Years later, Dev shows up to reunite with Anjali, however, she has fallen in love with Ram....
Diljalaa
Character: Mrs. Modi
Widowed multi-millionaire Sharda lives with an only son, Munna; she is also the proprietor of a factory called, "Sharda Chemicals". Sharda arranges Munna's marriage with the factory's general manager, Ratanmuni Gupta's daughter, Mamta who is currently pursuing studies at Lovedale College in Manori. On the day of the engagement, Mamta insults her dad, Munna, and Sharda in the presence of a huge gathering, so the marriage plans get canceled. Gupta then arranges to get Mamta married to wealthy Mrs....
Shaandaar
Character: Kamla Arora
Jagjinder Joginder, a wedding planner, brings together the dysfunctional family of businessman Bipin Arora while making arrangements for Bipin's daughter's destination wedding in London....
Shikari
Character: Rajeshwari's mother
Virendra (Nirmal Pandey) is a business tycoon in Cape Town, South Africa. His sister Rajeshwari (Karishma Kapoor), wife Suman (Tabu) and his mother are his only relatives. Virendra's marital life is in apparent discord, since he has never had any relations with Suman. One day, Virendra gets a rival in business world in form of Mahendra Pratap Singh (Govinda). Mahendra is an Indian spice tycoon wanting to expand his business in South Africa....
Janbaaz
Character: Laxmi Singh
Rana Vikram Singh has two sons, police officer Rajesh and fun-loving playboy Amar. Rajesh has gone through a traumatic experience of losing the girl he loved when she succumbed to drug addiction. He vows to fight this menace....
Kala Dhanda Goray Log
Character: Mrs Jethia
Gourishankar is an eyewitness to the murder of an honest customs officer Sudarshan Kumar who dared to defy Jethia, the kingpin of an organization of cocaine smugglers called "Shangrila". The smugglers implicate Gourishankar in a false theft charge and his wife dies of shock. The evil organisation kills his son and kidnaps his daughter. Gourishankar only mission in life is to find his daughter and take revenge on Jethia....
Kareeb
Character: Lata
A friend helps a smitten young man arrange to marry a pretty woman who lacks a dowry....
Aakhri Adaalat
Character: Mrs. Kaushal
Inspector Amar Kaushal attempts to incarcerate wrong-doers in his society only lead to frustration when they are let off by the incompetence of the law and his superiors and seniors. Eventually Amar stands accused of killing several criminals and innocents which prompts him to take law into his own hands....
Bol Radha Bol
Character: Sumitra Malhotra
Kishan Malhotra finds his life turned upside down, when he returns home one day to find that his place has been taken over by a look-alike imposter....
Pighalta Aasman
Character: Karuna Arora
A wealthy businesswoman falls in love in Kashmir. But as the couple reunites in Delhi jealousy rears its head....
Kalyug
Character: Savitri/Kunti
A tale of intrigue and rivalry between two wealthy brothers as they conspire to create havoc in the other's life....
Prem Rog
Character: Badi Maa
Manorama, the daughter of a rich, orthodox family is married off, leaving her childhood friend Deodhar and his secret love for her, in despair. When tragedy befalls her, and traditions seem unfair, Deodhar must fight for what's right....
Ram Teri Ganga Maili
Character: Mrs. Sahay
Ganga Singh lives near Gangotri with her brother, Karam. One day she comes to the assistance of a young man, Narendra Sahay, who has come with a group of Calcutta-based college students to study the source of the holy river Ganga, and to get some holy water for his wheelchair-bound paternal grandma. Both are attracted to each other, and on the next Puran Mashi get married, and spend the night in close intimacy. Narendra leaves, but promises Ganga that he will be back soon. Months go by, but he d...
Shankra
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In order to deal with her foes, a wealthy woman engages the services of Shankara, who pretends to be betrothed to her daughter. Little does he know that he has stepped into a plethora of conspiracies....
Alag Alag
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Faasle
Character: Shivraj's Eldest Sister-in-law
Vijay and Chandni are in love. Her father does not approve....
Toofan
Character: Devyani
Two brothers (Toofan and Shyam) are separated at birth by their father, a police inspector. One grows up to be a magician, and the other, the legendary Toofan, hero of the poor. His father was falsely accused of stealing millions in gold and Toofan is on a mission to clear his father's name from the police records....
Student Of The Year
Character: Dean Yogendra Vasisht’s Mother
Several alumni reminisce about their final year at St. Theresa's College and the events that shaped their lives....
Suryavanshi
Character: Rajmata
An archaeologist unearths an underground palace at Sangramgarh. The locals are afraid of what will happen if they start digging and would like to leave the past alone. It turns out their fears we confounded....
Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke
Character: Yogi's Mom
Karan Khanna is an orphan and a captain in the Rajputana Armed Forces. He's madly in love with beautiful model Nisha, with whom he plans to tie the knot during his next leave....
Heer Ranjha
Character: Mrs. Chochak Chaudhary
A newer version of the popular love story of Heer (Sridevi) and Deedho (Anil Kapoor), who calls himself Ranjha after leaving his house and living incognito in Heer's village as a labourer in her father's (Shammi Kapoor) house. Heer and Deedho were childhood sweethearts, separated because of family animosities, which have grown over the years and kept on the boil by Kaheda (Anupam Kher), whose leg was irreparably fractured by Deedho's family and friends....
First Love Letter
Character: Uma Devi
An old-fashioned man well-established in the caste system is shocked to learn that his daughter has fallen in love with a lower-class man....
Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya
Character: Manisha's mother
Mohit, a young man raised into beliving in fairy tales, comes to Bombay to find Manisha, a young woman whom he saved from drowning in a lake near his village, whom he belives to be an actual mermaid princess....
Kasam Suhag Ki
Character: Thakurain Rukmani K. Singh
As a courtesan, Surajmukhi lives a life of servitude and exploitation that she longs to escape. Sultan Singh, rescuing her from an assault, is the first man to treat her with respect. Over time, Surajmukhi melts the sultan's harsh, unforgiving exterior and may find the bliss she's always wanted. Rekha, Dharmendra, Jagdeep and Chandrashekhar star in this tale of romance set against the backdrop of Indian history....
Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
Character: Arjun and Seema's mother
Police Inspectors Arjun Singh and Pyare Mohan work in the same Police Station in Mumbai. Although they work together, they have an unhealthy rivalry between them - leading to considerable acrimony and inefficiency. Then things get worse when a series of crimes and robberies take place - with witnesses coming forward and identifying them as the culprits......
Daraar
Character: Mrs. Malhotra
Raj Malhotra lives with his mother, and comes from a very wealthy family. He meets Priya Bhatia, who works with a real estate agency, and instantly falls in love with her....
Tawaif
Character: Amina Ba
A courtesan accidentally comes to the house of a humble man and lives in the civil society without revealing about her profession. She falls for the man but her past forbids a union between them....
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
Character: Rajinder Kaur “Naani” Chandran
Years after his father disowns his adopted brother for marrying a woman of lower social standing, a young man goes on a mission to reunite his family....
Meraa Ghar Mere Bacche
Character: Heerabai
Kanpur-based, pregnant Geeta Bhargav lives a wealthy lifestyle with her husband, Balwant, and three children: Shrikant, Arun and Usha. Her alcoholic and womanizing husband is arrested for killing a bodyguard of a Courtesan and is sentenced to 20 years in prison. She is then accused of luring men into her house and is asked to move on. Homeless, on the verge of starvation, she is unable to feed her family, and Usha passes away. She decides to become a widow, gets shelter, a job, and has Shrikant ...
Tujhe Meri Kasam
Character: Akash's Grandmother
Rishi and Anju, childhood best friends, realize their deeper feelings when Akash, a singer, proposes to Anju. Rishi hides his love for her, fearing it would ruin their friendship, but Anju becomes unsure about marrying Akash when she realizes it means leaving Rishi behind. When Anju discovers Rishi's hidden feelings, she decides to call off the marriage, but Rishi insists on going through with it out of respect for their parents. As the engagement nears, tension grows between Anju and Akash due ...
Palay Khan
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The British government have taken over there rule in a deserted region in India. But some of the people there strive for freedom; one of those brave freedom fighter is Palay Khan, who owes his intelligence to the entire region....
Tamasha
Character: Ved's grandmother
Meeting while on vacation, Ved and Tara sense a connection but vow to keep their real identities a secret. Years later, their paths cross again....