Rohini Hattangadi

Rohini Hattangadi is an Indian film, Marathi theatre and television actress. She has won two Filmfare Awards, one National Film Award, and is mostly known for being the only Indian actress to win the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Kasturba Gandhi in the film Gandhi (1982). She is also noted for her roles in Mahesh Bhatt's two art films, Arth (1982) and Saaransh (1984).

Hattangadi was born in New Delhi; she did her schooling from Renuka Swaroop Memorial Girls High School, Pune in 1966. She joined National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi in 1971; it was here that she met Jayadev Hattangadi, who was also in the same batch as hers. Together, they received training under theatre guru Ebrahim Alkazi.

Upon graduation in 1974, Rohini was awarded the Best Actress award and also an...