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<div>{{Short description|Indian actress}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Bhavana Balsavar<br />
| image = Bhavana Balsaver,Shobha Khote at The Aap Ki Awaz Award 2012 (4).jpg<br />
| caption = Bhavana Balsavar with her mother [[Shubha Khote]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|10|21|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]<br />
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]<br />
| education = [[SNDT Women's University]]<br />
| occupation = Actress<br />
| yearsactive = 1993–present<br />
| spouse = Karan Shah (m.2002)<br />
| parents = [[Shubha Khote]]<br />D.M. Balsavar<br />
}}<br />
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'''Bhavana Balsavar''' (born 21 October 1975) is an Indian film, [[stage actress|stage]] and television actress.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/about-bhavana-balsaver/16443 |title=Bhavana Balsavar |publisher=Gomolo|accessdate=10 March 2011}}</ref> She is the part of silent comedy series, ''[[Gutur Gu]]'' (2010).<ref>{{cite news |title=Fans love Gutur Gu cast|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-12/tv/28683492_1_overwhelming-response-fans-cast |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411042518/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-12/tv/28683492_1_overwhelming-response-fans-cast |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 April 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]]|date=12 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hush: Gutur Gu, India's first silent comedy show, goes on air from March 5|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Hush/587712 |work=The Indian Express |date= 7 March 2010 }}</ref><br />
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== Personal life==<br />
Bhavana is the daughter of Hindi cinema actress [[Shubha Khote]] and her husband, D. M. Balsavar. She has two siblings, of whom Ashwin Balsavar, is a sound recordist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cineplot.com/shobha-khote-memories/|title=Shubha Khote – Memories|website=cineplot.com|access-date=12 August 2016}}</ref> She's an alumna of the Arya Vidya Mandir and an ICSE topper in standard 10.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/bhav.htm|title='Comedy is about timing, not buffoonery' : with Bhavana Balsaver|website=Indian Television Dot Com|access-date=12 August 2016|date=2 August 2005}}</ref> She is a graduate in dress designing and fashion coordination from the [[SNDT Women's University|SNDT College]]''.''<br />
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She is married to the actor Karan Shah since 2002.<ref>[http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/awards/awards-and-honours/Shobha-Khote-Bhavna-Balsaver/articleshow/14427294.cms ''Shobha Khote'' with daughter Bhavna Balsaver during 'SAB Ke Anokhe Awards'] ''The Times of India'', 26 June 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/bhav.htm|title=An Interview with Bhavana Balsaver |publisher=indiantelevision.com |accessdate=10 March 2013|date=2 August 2005 }}</ref> Her grandfather Nandu Khote was a noted stage actor and in silent movies, whose sister-in-law was actress [[Durga Khote]].<ref name="bol">[http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2006/08/09/1424/index.html The Forgotten Bollywood bhai-behan Brigade]{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} [[Bollywood Hungama]], 9 August 2006.</ref> She's the niece of actor [[Viju Khote]].<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
*''[[Dhoom Dadakka]]'' (Angoori)<br />
*''[[Sukhi Sansarachi 12 Sutre]]''<br />
*''[[Aamchya Sarkhe Aamhich]]'' (Shubhangi)<br />
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;Television<br />
*''[[Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (TV Series)|Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani]]'' (2003) (Saraswati/Saru)<br />
*''[[Dekh Bhai Dekh]]'' (Sunita Deewan) (1993)<br />
*''[[Zabaan Sambhalke]]'' (Ms. Vijaya) (1993)<br />
*''No Problem'' (1993)<br />
*''[[Tehkikaat]]'' (1994) as Maria D'Souza Episode no 16/17 Mystery Behind Missing Girl<br />
*[[Karamchand]]<br />
*''[[Idhar Udhar]] (Katie) <br />
*''Asmaan Se Aage''<br />
*''Oh Daddy''<br />
*''Askansha''<br />
*''Mrityu''<br />
*''Atit''<br />
*''Jaane Mera Jigar Kidhar Gaya Ji'' (1996–1997)<br />
*''Oh Daddy'' (1996)<br />
*''Hum Aapke Hai Woh'' (1997)<br />
*''[[Dam Dama Dam]]'' (1998)<br />
*''[[Hera Pheri (TV series)|Hera Pheri]]'' (1999)<br />
*''Jugal Bandi''<br />
* ''[[Hum Sab Baraati]]'' (2004) as Bhanu (Chandu's Wife)<br />
*''[[Gutur Gu]]'' as (Babita Kumar) (2010–2012)<br />
*''[[Adaalat]]'' (Lawyer) (2010)<br />
* ''[[Lakhon Mein Ek]]'' – episodic role (2012)<ref>{{cite news |title=Bhavna Balsavar,Rahul Vohra & Rajesh Jais in Lakhon Mein Ek |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-11/tv/33761835_1_lakhon-mein-ek-prostitution-society |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023022215/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-11/tv/33761835_1_lakhon-mein-ek-prostitution-society |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=11 September 2012 }}</ref><br />
* ''Gutar Gu 2'' as (Bhavna Ahuja) (2012–2013)<br />
* ''[[Satrangee Sasural]]'' as Harpreet (2014–2016)<br />
* ''Gutar Gu 3'' as Babita Kumar (2014)<br />
* ''[[Belan Wali Bahu]] as Premlata Awasthi (2018)<br />
* ''[[Gudiya Hamari Sabhi Pe Bhari]] as Babli Bua (2020)<br />
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==Drama/Theatre==<br />
* ''Andhyug''<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb person}}<br />
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|bhavana-balsaver}}<br />
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