Usha Jadhav

Usha Jadhav is an Indian actress who has worked in feature films, short films, television and theater.

She is born and brought up in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, Jadhav moved to Pune for her job. She started her career in theater at Pune, while still continuing in her job. Following her passion for the art, she moved to Mumbai in search of various roles.

She got various opportunities in commercial advertisements like that for Tata DoCoMo, Fevicol, Head & Shoulders, ICICI Bank and more. Her first break in films came with the 2007 Hindi film Traffic Signal, directed by Madhur Bhandarkar, where she was cast in a small role of a girl selling goods at the traffic signal.

In 2012, Jadhav was seen alongside Amitabh Bachchan in the advertisements of the 6th season of Kaun Banega Crorepati.  She won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her Marathi film Dhag.