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Ranjana

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Birth name Ranjana Deshmukh
Birth 1 january 1955
Death 3 march 2000 (at 45 years) at Shivaji Park (Inde)
Awards Filmfare Awards

Ranjana Deshmukh (1955 – March 3, 2000), famous on-screen as just Ranjana, was a popular Marathi actress who dominated the Marathi silver screen in the '70s and '80s. Like her aunt, noted Hindi actress Sandhya, she was introduced to the screen by V. Shantaram in Chandanachi Choli Ang Ang Jaali, directed by Kiran Shantaram in 1975. She then starred in the lead role in Shantaram's next film, Jhunj. Ranjana won the best actress award in 1980 from the state government for Are Sansar Sansar. She won the award again for Gup Chup Gup Chup in 1983. Her other key films include Sushila, Gondhalat Gondhal, Mumbaicha Faujdar, Bin Kamacha Navra, Khichdi, Chani, Jakhmi Vaghin, Bhujang and Ek Daav Bhutacha.

Ranjana made hit pairs at the box office with several noted Marathi film actors including Ashok Saraf, Avinash Masurekar, Shriram Lagoo, Kuldeep Pawar, Nilu Phule, Ravindra Mahajani, Raja Gosavi and others.

Usually with

Naresh Malhotra
Naresh Malhotra
(1 films)
V. Shantaram
V. Shantaram
(2 films)
Karisma Kapoor
Karisma Kapoor
(1 films)
Mohan Joshi
Mohan Joshi
(1 films)
S. Varalakshmi
S. Varalakshmi
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Ranjana (9 films)

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Actress

Yeh Dillagi
Yeh Dillagi (1994)
, 2h34
Directed by Naresh Malhotra
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Kajol, Reema Lagoo, Saeed Jaffrey, Deven Varma
Rating59% 2.950362.950362.950362.950362.95036
Sapna (Kajol), the daughter of the Saigal family's driver, is a simple fun-loving girl, but she dreams about riches.
Jhanjhaar
Jhanjhaar (1987)

Directed by V. Shantaram
Actors Padmini Kolhapure, Ranjana

Pushpa and Gayatri are the daughters of an ex-army man, Veer Bahadur, now retired to his village. He fights against the atrocities inflicted by Nagoji, a man pretending to be a freedom fighter. Nagoji uses this as a way of fuelling wrong-doings in the village. When Veer Bahadur opposes Nagoji, he is killed. Bahadur’s daughters vow to avenge their father and save the village from Nagoji. They are helped by Nagoji's son, Santosh, who despises the evil ways of his father and more so when Nagoji attempts to molest Pushpa. Gayatri, Pushpa and Santosh together with the help of the villagers manage to bring an end to Nagoji’s wicked ways.
Ek Daav Bhutacha
Ek Daav Bhutacha (1982)

Actors Dilip Prabhavalkar, Ashok Saraf, Ranjana, Mohan Joshi, Johnny Lever
Rating27% 1.3821951.3821951.3821951.3821951.382195
The plot revolves around a school master, portrayed by Dilip Prabhavalkar. He is a simple and honest teacher who is posted to teach in a school in a small village of rural India. Within a short time he runs into trouble with the village sarpanch (local chief) for having punished his son in class. More trouble soon follows when a dance troupe (or a tamasha) comes into the village. In an effort to please the lead dancer, the sarpanch has the teacher's house emptied and gives it the dancing troupe to occupy.
Bhalu
Bhalu (1980)

Genres Drama
Actors Vikram Gokhale, Nana Patekar, Ranjana, Viju Khote, Nilu Phule
Rating66% 3.3332553.3332553.3332553.3332553.333255
Orphaned in her childhood, Sajjala, is raised by Appakaka, an ex-armyman, who was a dear friend of Sajjala's father. He fixes her wedding with Advocate Jayantrao, the son of the landlord but Ramrao Rank; the cunning & shrewd chieftain of the village can't bear this and convinces the landlord against Sajjala.
Kalavantin
Kalavantin (1978)

Actors Kuldeep Pawar, Ranjana

Kalavathi Korgaokarin is a true artiste, although she is a Tamasha dancer, her character remains unblemished. She had her own band and proves to the world that “Lavni” is not to be heard, but also to be seen, witnessed and experienced.
Chaani
Chaani (1977)

Directed by V. Shantaram
Actors Ranjana, Siddharth Ray
Roles Channi
Rating70% 3.5059753.5059753.5059753.5059753.505975