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Mita Vashisht (born 2 November 1967)[1] is an Indian actress. Known for her work on screen, stage and television, Vashisht has played a wide range of roles. Her most prominent appearances includes; sci-fi television series Space City Sigma (1989-1991), Pachpan Khambe Laal Deewarein, Swabhimaan, Alaan (Kirdaar) to Trishna in Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki and Jethi Maa in Kaala Teeka to film roles with a wide spectrum of directors with different cinema styles.[2]

Mita Vasisht
Vashisht at the screening of Criminal Justice in 2019
Born (1967-11-02) 2 November 1967 (age 55)[1]
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Other namesMeeta Vasisht
OccupationActress
Years active1987–present
AwardsScreen Awards, BFWA

Early life


Mita Vashisht was born on 2 November 1967 in Pune, Maharashtra, India to Captain Rajeshwar Dutt Vashisht, who retired as a colonel from the Indian Army and Meenakshi Mehta (née) Vashisht, a teacher and a singer (Indian Classical).

A post-graduate in literature from Punjab University, Chandigarh and a graduate from the National School of Drama[3] (Delhi) in 1987, Vashisht was for several years (1990–2010) also visiting faculty to some of the premier design, film and theatre institutes of India – the NIFT (Delhi), FTII (Pune), NSD (Delhi) and the NID (Ahmedabad). She has also conducted theatre workshops in the UK (London, Birmingham, Leicester) and in Damascus. She teaches students of fashion design, film direction and acting, using theatre techniques.[4] She is married to filmmaker Anup Singh.


Career


Vashisht has played the lead roles in the avant-garde cinemas (notably Kumar Shahani and Mani Kaul films), the middle of the road cinemas (Notably Govind Nihalani's films) as well as in successful big budget Bollywood films. She has worked in theatre as actress and director too. She researches and writes her scripts as well. Since 2004, she has performed her solo play in English and Hindi, titled, Lal Ded, based on life of medieval Kashmiri mystic Lal Ded, all over India.[5][6]

Vashisht has written and produced three short films, as well as a serial for television. She was the executive producer of the film The Name of a River, a BFI (London) - NFDC (India) - Bangladesh film co-production.

In June 2001, Vashisht established Mandala, space for arts collaborations research and education. Its aim was to spearhead a new movement in the arts, to centre stage and individuate the performing arts in society (she considers that imperative, in the face of an electronic media onslaught) and to aid artistic collaborations.

Her first project under Mandala however took an unusual twist. A chance theatre workshop that she conducted with trafficked minors in a remand home in Mumbai led to four years of her full-time involvement with the cause of self- empowerment and rehabilitation of trafficked minors. (trafficked minors i.e. minor girls rescued from prostitution from the city brothels).

As artistic director of Mandala she created Mandala TAM (theatre arts module), a methodology and a training process based on the performing arts that proved to be highly successful in helping the trafficked minors to heal and transform mentally, physically, emotionally and intellectually. In wanting to mainstream the marginalized she created a theatre troupe of the trafficked young women who performed the comedy play 'the coffin is too big for the grave' to national and international audiences and at international theatre festivals).[7]


Theatre


She has performed in the 75 minute solo theatre performance Lal Ded, based on the life and poetry of the iconic woman mystic and poet of Kashmir Lal Ded.[8] Lal Ded performances have been invited to and featured in the following National/International theatre festivals in India and abroad.


Film and television


She has also produced and directed television programs and documentaries. In 2012 she She of the Four Names, commissioned by Public Services Broadcasting Trust, India. (PSBT) based on Lal Ded.

In recent years Vashisht played a key role in Ekta Kapoor's Kahani Ghar Ghar ki. The portrayal of Trishna took the serial to new TRP heights, beating the sister rival serial Kyonki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi for the first time in six years of its running. She played the role of the principal on the show Suvreen Guggal on Channel V India and Akbar's evil stepmother in the serial, Jodha Akbar on Zee TV.[9] She was highly appreciated by the audience for her negative portrayal of Jethi Maa from TV Series Kaala Teeka.


Selected filmography


Key

† Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleDirectorNotes
1987Var Var VariNayikaKumar ShahaniFTII (Diploma for Nandini Bedi, Editing)
1989ChandniChandni's friendYash Chopra
SiddheshwariSiddheshwariMani Kaul
JazeereAstaGovind Nihalani
1990Khayal GathaRani RoopmatiKumar Shahani
DrishtiPrabhaGovind Nihalani
KasbaTejoKumar Shahani
1991IdiotNastassyaMani Kaul
1994TarpanLachmiK. Bikram Singh
English AugustNriDev Benegal
DrohkaalSumitraGovind NihalaniScreen Award for Best Supporting Actress
1998Dil Se..TerroristMani Ratnam
Zindagi ZindabadBotanistSumitra Bhave
GhulamFatimaVikram Bhatt
1999TaalPrabhaSubhash Ghai
2000SnegithiyeSP Prema NarayananPriyadarshanTamil film
2001MayaMaya's AuntDigvijay Singh
Kuch Khatti Kuch MeethiMain villainRahul Rawail
2002PitaahThakuraienMahesh Manjrekar
2003PatalgharBegumAbhijit ChaudharyBengali film
2004Oops!Sharon/SakshiDeepak Tijori
Phir MilengeAdvocate KalyaniRevathi
2006ShevriMayaGajendra AhireMarathi film
2007RaakilipattuSP Prema NarayananPriyadarshanMalayalam film
2009AnubhavDr. KamlaRajeev Nath
AladinKarate InstructorSujoy Ghosh
AntaheenMrs. MehraAniruddha Roy ChowdhuryBengali film
2011Mujhse Fraaandship KarogeMa'amNupur Ashtana
TrishnaTrishna's motherMichael Winterbottom
2013GangoobaiDakshaPriya Krishnaswamy
2014YoungistaanSuhasini Singh DeoSyed Ahmad Afzal
RahasyaBrinda ChhabriaManish Gupta
2021KaagazAshrafi DeviSatish KaushikReleased on Zee5
ChhoriiBhanno DeviVishal FuriaReleased on Amazon Prime Video
2022 Good Luck Jerry Sharbati, Jerry's mother Sidharth Sengupta Released on Disney Plus Hotstar[10]
2023 Chhorii 2 Bhanno Devi Vishal Furia

Music videos and Singing


Television


YearSerialDirectorNotes
1989Space City SigmaAshok Talwar, Bizeth Bannerjee
Bharat Ek KhojShyam BenegalAs Suhasini, Wife of Dhananand [episode 11,12]
Mr YogiKetan Mehta
1993Pachpan Khambe Lal DeewareinP.K. Mohanty
1994SwabhimaanMahesh BhattAs Devika
KirdaarGulzarVarious Roles
1997GhumAnup SinghRain Movies
1998SaalgiraahAnup SinghRain Movies
1999Vijay JyotiGajendra SinghZEE TV NETWORK
Hip Hip HurrayNupur Asthana
1999–2000Star Bestsellers
2001KaaunEKta KapoorBalaji Television
Khauff
2005Bombay Lawyers
2005–08Kahani Ghar Ghar KiEkta KapoorBalaji Television
2012–13Suvreen Guggal – Topper of The YearRavi Bhushan
2015Sense8Sahana RasalNETFLIX
Kaala TeekaJethi MaaDJs a Creative Venture
Jodhaa AkbarMah Chuchak BegumZee TV Network
2017Koi Laut Ke Aaya Hai Bhairavi Sphere Origins Production House
2019 Criminal Justice Lawyer Mandira Mathur Hotstar
2020 Your Honor Inspector Kiran Sekhon Sony LIV
2020 Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors Lawyer Mandira Mathur Disney+ Hotstar

Film Jury member



Awards



References


  1. Kolwankar, Gayatri (26 April 2016). "TV actors and their birthday bash pictures". The Times of India. p. 15. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  2. "Mita Vashisht: My new show Kaala Teeka launches on my birthday 2nd November - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. Ferral, Glacxy (25 November 2008). "Mita reveals it all". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. "For the love of the stage". The Hindu. 11 November 2012. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  5. C.S. Lakshmi (1 May 2005). "Songs of a mystic". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012.
  6. Gahlot, Deepa (5 December 2019). "Mita Vashisht on her solo performance with 'Lal Ded'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. Meenakshi Shedde (14 November 2001). "How theatre can empower the meek". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012.
  9. "Mita Vashisht to play Akbar's evil stepmom in Jodha Akbar". The Times of India. 2 June 2014. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  10. "First look of Good Luck Jerry starring Janhvi Kapoor unveiled, film goes on floors today in Punjab". Bollywood Hungama. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.




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