बॉलीवुड विलेन की पत्नी, ‘क्योंकि सास भी कभी बहू थी’ से हुई मशहूर, एकता कपूर ने ‘वॉकिंग इमोशन’ का दिया था टैग

New Delhi: Sudha Shivpuri gave her a new dimension while playing the role of an elderly woman. The glimpse of Mamta, understanding and life experiences in the performance of veteran actress used to touch every viewer’s heart. The character of ‘Ba’ became so popular in ‘Sasa Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ that people started calling him ‘Ba’ in real life as well. At the same time, Ekta Kapoor also gave him a special tag. (Photo courtesy: imDB)

Sudha Shivpuri was born on 14 July 1937 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. His childhood was not like ordinary children at all. When she was eight years old, her father’s shadow was raised from her head. The father’s death completely changed his life. The mother’s health started deteriorating and all the responsibility of the house came on Sudha’s shoulders. School studies were going on, but the situation was such that he had to think about earnings too. He started giving voice to plays in All India Radio, Jalandhar, so that the house expenses could be spent. (Photo courtesy: imDB)

Sudha Shivpuri met Om Shivpuri. Sudha and Om Shivpuri met during a radio show. The friendship of both gradually turned into love. Om helped Sudha to complete his BA studies. Then both of them studied theater from the National School of Drama (NSD) and from there their life got a new direction. (Photo courtesy: imDB)

In the year 1968, Sudha married Om Shivpuri. After this, both of them started a theater group ‘Dishantar’ in Delhi. The group did brilliant plays like ‘Tughlaq’, ‘Half incomplete’, and ‘Khamosh: Adalat Hai’. All these plays were directed by Om Shivpuri, while Sudha played the lead role. Meanwhile, husband Om Shivpuri received an offer for acting from Mumbai and both shifted to Mumbai. In the era of 70-80, Om Shivpuri was seen playing many characters in Bollywood. Confirmed the place as a character artist. People also liked the villain. (Photo courtesy: IMDB)

Sudha started her film journey in 1977. He made his Bollywood debut through Basu Chatterjee’s film ‘Swami’. After this, he worked in films like ‘Insaaf Ka scabi’, ‘Hamari Bahu Alka’, ‘Vidhata’, ‘Maya Memsab’, ‘Sawan Ko Aa Aaye’, ‘Sun Meri Laila’, ‘Burning Train’, and ‘Pinjar’. But in films she often used to get small or side roles, which she was not very happy. After this he turned to TV, and from here he got real identity. (Photo courtesy: imDB)

In the year 2000, a TV show called ‘Sas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ started, in which Sudha played the role of ‘Ba’. This character made him famous in every household as ‘Ba’. In the role of ‘Ba’, she also looked strict and also a cherished mother. His most special thing was his dialogue delivery and expression. When she played any character, it seems as if all this was happening in real life. (Photo courtesy: imDB)

Ekta Kapoor, the famous TV producer affected by Sudha’s acting, gave her the tag of ‘Walking Emotion’ with love in an interview. ‘Walking emotion’ means ‘passion on moving’. Sudha Shivpuri was the sea of emotion for Ekta’s show, who used to make a place in the hearts of the audience without speaking. His simplicity, Mamta, sometimes strictness and understanding in the character of ‘Ba’ were such expressions that made every viewer feel like a common life. He gained popularity from this character that he never got in films. (Photo courtesy: IMDB)

Sudha also worked in TV serials like ‘Shik Ka Ghar’, ‘Kasam Se’, ‘Santoshi Maa’, and ‘Kis Desh Mein Hai Mera Dil’. But the character of ‘Ba’ was so strong that Sudha Shivpuri was remembered by the same name forever. In 2014, Sudha Shivpuri suffered a heart attack, and since then her health started deteriorating. On 20 May 2015, he said goodbye to this world. He breathed his last at the age of 77. (Photo courtesy: IMDB)