Seema Pahwa

Actress

Birthday February 10, 1962

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Delhi, India

Age 62 years old

Nationality India

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1962

Seema Pahwa (née Bhargava; born 10 February 1962) is an Indian actress and director known for her comedic characters in films and television.

She is the recipient of several awards including a Filmfare Award and a Filmfare OTT Award.

1967

The film earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director at the 67th Filmfare Awards.

She was born Seema Bhargava.

She is married to actor Manoj Pahwa, a co-actor in Hum Log, and lives in Versova, Mumbai along with their daughter Manukriti and son Mayank.

On 02-March-2022, her son Mayank Pahwa married Sanah Kapur, daughter of actors Pankaj Kapur and Supriya Pathak Kapur.

Sanah is a half-sister of actor Shahid Kapoor and granddaughter of veteran character artiste Dina Pathak.

1984

She rose to prominence for her role of Badki in the popular Doordarshan soap opera Hum Log (1984-1985).

Pahwa rose to prominence for her role of Badki in the popular Doordarshan soap opera Hum Log (1984-1985).

1994

As a theatre actress, she worked with Delhi-based theatre group Sambhav, before moving to Mumbai in 1994 to work in films and continue her work in television and theatre.

She directed Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi (2021), her debut as a director and won Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director.

As a theatre actor she worked with Delhi-based theatre group Sambhav, before moving to Mumbai in 1994 to work in films and continue her work in television and theatre.

2006

Subsequently, she played Maasi, or Aunt on Kasamh Se (2006-2009), a popular Zee TV soap opera by Ekta Kapoor.

The character is very kind and loving towards her nephew and his wife Bani Walia, the protagonist.

2014

In 2014, she received acclaim for experiential theatre performance of Bhisham Sahni's satire on the middle-class, Saag Meat, where she cooked during the performance, and the food was served to the audience.

She was also very popularly loved for her role in the series Hip Hip Hurray, where she played the role of a single mother of Mazhar.

2015

She won the Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 2015 Screen Awards for the film Ankhon Dekhi (2013).

2017

At the 63rd Filmfare Awards, she was nominated twice for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for the films Bareilly Ki Barfi and Shubh Mangal Saavdhan (both 2017).

2019

She received her third nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 65th Filmfare Awards for her role in Bala (2019).

She made her directorial debut with the film Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi which premiered at Mumbai Film Festival in 2019 followed by a theatrical release in 2021.

2020

In 2020, she starred as Nani in Chintu Ka Birthday (2019), which won her the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Supporting Actress (Web Original).