Sulabha Arya

Sulabha Arya (born 15 July 1950) is an Indian actress in Hindi and Marathi film, television and stage industry. She is married to late veteran Indian cinematographer Ishan Arya and mother of cinematographer Sameer Arya and actor Sagar Arya.^[3] She is best known for her role as Shanti Masi in Sasural Genda Phool and Kantaben in the 2003 romantic drama, Kal Ho Na Ho.^{[citation needed]} She also portrayed Lakshmamma in Shyam Benegal's Amaravati ki Kathayein.

Sulabha Arya
Arya in 2013
Born	(1950-07-15) 15 July 1950 (age 75)[1]
Other names	Sulbha Arya
Occupation	Actress
Known for	Character acting
Spouse	Ishan Arya ​ (died 1996)​
Children	2
Relatives	Srishti Behl (daughter-in-law)[2]
Family	Akhtar-Azmi family Behl family

Career

Arya made her television debut with the Indian television industry's first sitcom, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, which aired on DD National in 1984.^[4] Some of the notable films in which she worked include Koyla (1997) and Koi... Mil Gaya (2003).^[5][6] She played the role of Kanta Ben in the 2003 dramedy film Kal Ho Naa Ho.^[7] She played the role of the mother-in-law in television series, Yes Boss on SAB TV.^{[citation needed]} She was last seen at SET SAB's Maddam Sir as Saira Begum.^{[citation needed]}

In 2021, Arya was roped in for a television drama series Zindagi Mere Ghar Aana, which premiered on StarPlus on 26 July 2021, and featured Arya in the role of a grandmother.^[8][9]

Personal life

She is a Maharashtrian who married Ishan Arya (Irshad Ahsan). Her son Sameer Arya (married to Srishti Behl, the daughter of Ramesh Behl) is also a cinematographer, known for films like Koyla (1997), Koi... Mil Gaya (2003)^[5] and Shootout at Wadala (2013).^[10][11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1996	Masoom
2008	Halla Bol	Nazma Khan
2003	Kal Ho Naa Ho	Kantaben
2022	Cirkus	Chachi

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1984	Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi	Mandira Bhattacharya
1988	Palash Ke Phool
1988	Malgudi Days
1989	Tumhare Liye
1992	Kirdaar
1993	Mitti Ke Rang		Episode: Mavali
1996	Filmi Chakkar
1998	Hum Sab Ek Hain	Buaji	1 Episode
1998–2001	Hip Hip Hurray	Mrs Sharma
1999–2000	Muskaan	Malti Bua
1999–2009	Yes Boss	Meera's mother
2005	Dil Kya Chahta Hai
2006	Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki	Aarti's mother
2009–2010	Shraddha	Madhu Khurana
2010–2012	Sasural Genda Phool	Shanti Bajpai
2015–2016	Begusarai	Badi Amma
2016–2017	Khatmal E Ishq	Loveena's grandmother		[12]
2019–2020	Ishaaron Ishaaron Mein	Geeta Shrivastava
2021–2022	Zindagi Mere Ghar Aana	Santo Sakhuja
2022	Maddam Sir	Saira Begum
2025	Noyontara	Didabhai

Awards

Screen Award for Best Comedian[13] – Won 1997 Masoom