Shubhangi Gokhale

Shubhangi Gokhale (born 2 June 1968) is an Indian Marathi and Hindi theatre, film and television actress. She is the wife of late Hindi/Marathi actor Mohan Gokhale who played the title role on the Doordarshan show Mr Yogi.^[1] She has completed more than 300 shows of the popular play Sakhar Khallela Manus along with Prashant Damle, and has had roles in film and television. She is currently playing the role of Kusumavati Dhale-Patil in Colors Marathi's Raja Rani Chi Ga Jodi and Shaku Khanwilkar in Zee Marathi's Yeu Kashi Tashi Me Nandayla.

Shubhangi Gokhale
Shubangi Gokhale in Lapataganj
Born	(1968-06-02) 2 June 1968 (age 56) Khamgaon, Buldhana, Maharashtra
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Mohan Gokhale ​ ​ (m. 1989; died 1999)​
Children	Sakhi Gokhale

Early life and career

Shubhangi Gokhale was born in Khamgaon as Shubhangi Sangwai.^[2] Her father was a district judge while her mother was a housewife. Because her father's job required him to move around, the family relocated several times and lived in Jalna, Malkhapur, Buldhana and several other districts in Maharashtra. She did her schooling at various locations and was interested in reading books and participated in debates and other competitions at the school level. She took part in a play while she was attending a government college in Aurangabad. Besides being an actor, she is also a writer and has written a number of short stories and articles. Her best known roles were as Mishri Mausi in Lapataganj and as Shyamla in Shriyut Gangadhar Tipre.^[3] In her 2018 play, Sakhar Khallela Manus, she acted with Prashant Damle.^[4]

Personal life

Shubangi was married to Mohan Gokhale until his death in 1999. Together, they acted in a television miniseries Mr. Yogi. She took a break of around ten years from television and theatre after her marriage. After her husband's death, she made a comeback with the television serial Shriyut Gangadhar Tipre.

She has one daughter, Sakhi Gokhale who is also an actress.^[5]

Selected filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role
2000	Hey Ram	Rani
2001	Moksha : Salvation
2004	Aga Bai Arrecha!	Mrs. Benare
2009	Bokya Satbande	Vaishali Satbande
2009	Kon Aahe Re Tikade
2009	Sa Sasucha	Kartik's mother
2010	Zenda
2010	Kshanbhar Vishranti	Jiji
2018	Dassehra[6]	Rudra's mother
2021	Karkhanisanchi Waari: Ashes on a road trip
	Basta	Swati's mother
2023	Baap Manus
2024	Lek Asavi Tar Ashi[7]
	Gharat Ganpati [8]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel
1989	Mr. Yogi	Yogesh's wife	Doordarshan
2000	Koshish – Ek Aashaa[9]	Kajal's mother	Zee TV
2001-2004	Shriyut Gangadhar Tipre	Shyamala Tipre	Alpha TV Marathi
2009-2010	Agnihotra	Rohini Vinayak Agnihotri / Rohini Sadanand Rao	Star Pravah
2009-2014	Lapataganj	Mishri Mausi	Sony Sab
2011-2017	Chidiya Ghar	Murgeshwari Devi	Sony Sab
2013-2014	Eka Lagnachi Tisri Goshta	Shobhana Chaudhari	Zee Marathi
2014-2015	Hum Hain Na	Laxmi (Ammaji) Mishra	Sony Entertainment Television
2016-2017	Kahe Diya Pardes[10]	Sarita Sawant	Zee Marathi
2018	Beechwale – Bapu Dekh Raha Hai[11]	Rita	Sony Sab
2019-2022	Raja Ranichi Ga Jodi	Kusumavati Dhale-Patil	Colors Marathi
2021	Yeu Kashi Tashi Me Nandayla	Shakuntala (Shaku) Khanvilkar	Zee Marathi
2022	Bus Bai Bas	Guest	Zee Marathi
	Maddam Sir	Cheetah's aunt	Sony Sab
2023-present	Premachi Goshta	Madhavi Gokhale	Star Pravah

Plays

• Soor Rahu De
• Sakhar Khallela Manus