Sulabha Arya

Sulabha Arya (born 15 July 1950) is an Indian actress in Hindi and Marathi film, television and stage industry. She is the wife of late veteran Indian cinematographer Ishan Arya and mother of cinematographer Sameer Arya and actor Sagar Arya. She is best known for her role of Shanti Masi in Sasural Genda Phool. She also portrayed Lakshmamma in Shyam Benegal's Amaravati ki Kathayein. Career Arya was part of the Indian television industry's first sitcom, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, aired in 1984. She played the role of Kanta Ben in the 2003 dramedy film Kal Ho Naa Ho. She played the role of the mother-in-law in television series, Yes Boss on SAB TV. She was last seen at SET SAB's Maddam Sir as Saira Begum. 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) and Shootout at Wadala (2013). Television 1984 Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi as Mandira Bhattacharya 1998 Hum Sab Ek Hain as Buaji (1 episode) 1999–2000 Muskaan as Malti Bua 1999–2009 Yes Boss as Meera's mother 2009–2010: Shraddha as Madhu Khurana 1998-2001: Hip Hip Hurray as Mrs Sharma 2010–2012: Sasural Genda Phool as Shanti Bajpai 2015–2016: Begusarai as Badi Amma 2019–2020: Ishaaron Ishaaron Mein as Geeta Shrivastava 2021–2022 Zindagi Mere Ghar Aana as Santo Sakhuja 2022 Maddam Sir as Saira Begum