

And now, the grown up Ahilyabai is played by Aetasha Sansgiri, whom we earlier saw in few Marathi serials for the past three years, including ‘Chhoti Malkin’ in title role and ‘Dakkhancha Raja Jyotiba’ in which she played the key role of Yamai. The lead character of Malharrao Holkar is played by Rajesh Shringarpure known for his rich graceful voice in Marathi film industry followed by Aditi Jaltare who played Little Ahilya.

Aditi Jaltare, Rajesh Shringarpure in ‘Punyashlok Ahilyabai’ The serial has already completed 100 episodes successfully, with best screenplay supported by excellent performances by the artistes, majority of whom are from our Marathi stage, television and film industry. This historical serial is being aired on Sony Television from Mon to Fri 7.30 pm. We are talking about the ongoing popular Hindi TV serial ‘Punyashlok Ahilyabai’ a biographical period drama on the life of Ahilyabai Holkar the great female Sardar of the Maratha empire in Central India. But, have you noticed majority of Marathi artistes in one Hindi TV serial that too in a big budget period drama ? Some names that come to our mind are Sulbha Deshpande, Ashok Saraf, Bharati Achrekar, Neena Kulkarni, Usha Nadkarni, Reema Lagoo, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Bhargavi Chirmule and many others who grabbed prominent roles in Hindi TV serials, besides also making it big in the Hindi film industry. Over the years many Marathi artistes with their stage background have been able to display their acting skills through popular Hindi serials, thus reaching the viewers worldwide.
