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{{short description|Indian-American actress (born 1952)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Deepti Naval
| image = Deepti Naval in 2024 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Naval in 2024
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|2|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Amritsar]], [[East Punjab|Punjab]], [[India]]
| othername = Dipti Naval
| alma_mater = [[Hunter College]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|director|writer}}
| years_active = 1978–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Prakash Jha]]|1985|2002|reason=divorced}}
| children = 1
}}
'''Deepti Naval''' (born 3 February 1952) is an Indian-American actress, director, and writer, predominantly active in [[Hindi cinema]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Exclusive! Deepti Naval: Character actors are now the big stars - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/exclusive-deepti-naval-character-actors-are-now-the-big-stars/articleshow/80662387.cms |access-date=24 November 2021 |website=The Times of India |language=en |last1=Mankermi |first1=Shivani }}</ref>

Her major contribution has been in the area of art cinema, winning critical acclaim for her sensitive and 'close to life' characters that emphasized the changing roles of women in India. She is the first [[Indian Americans|Indian-American]] actress to make her debut in the Hindi film industry.<ref name="kt"/>

==Early life==
Naval was born on 3 February 1952<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 February 2020 |title=Happy B'day Deepti Naval; Lesser known facts about the Chashme Buddoor actress |url=https://www.orissapost.com/happy-bday-deepti-naval-lesser-known-facts-about-the-chashme-buddoor-actress/ |access-date=22 July 2021 |website=OrissaPOST |language=en-US}}{{better source needed|date=July 2021}}</ref> in [[Amritsar, Punjab]], [[India]], but she later moved to [[New York City]] when her father got a teaching job at [[City University of New York]] in 1971.<ref name="kt">{{Cite news |title=Actor Deepti Naval traces her life beyond the movies in her new memoir |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/books/actor-deepti-naval-traces-her-life-beyond-the-movies-in-her-new-memoir |date=28 July 2022 |website=The Khaleej Times }}</ref> She studied fine arts at [[Hunter College]].<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/style/not-just-a-pretty-face/cid/1549777 |title=Not just a pretty face |date=12 December 2004 |access-date=23 July 2021 |work=The Telegraph (India)}}</ref>

==Acting career==

Naval made her debut in 1978 with [[Shyam Benegal]]'s film ''[[Junoon (1978 film)|Junoon]]''. Two years later, she played a lead role in ''[[Ek Baar Phir]]''.<ref name="Telegraph"/> Alongside [[Smita Patil]] and [[Shabana Azmi]], she became an actress in 1980s [[Parallel cinema]], playing roles in films like ''[[Kamla (film)|Kamla]]'' (1984) or ''[[Ankahee (1985 film)|Ankahee]]'' (1985).<ref name="Tribune">{{cite news |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010208/main8.htm |title=The art of being Deepti Naval |date=8 February 2001 |access-date=24 October 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110842/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010208/main8.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Chashme Buddoor Cast.jpg|thumb|[[Farooq Sheikh]], Deepti Naval and [[Rakesh Bedi]] at the special screening of ''[[Chashme Baddoor (2013 film)|Chashme Buddoor]]'' (2013)]]
Starting with ''[[Chashme Buddoor (1981 film)|Chashme Buddoor]]'' in 1981, she was often cast with [[Farooq Sheikh]] and they became an iconic on-screen couple of the early 1980s, with films such as ''Chashme Buddoor'', ''[[Saath Saath (film)|Saath Saath]]'', {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Kissi Se Na Kehna]]}}, ''[[Katha (1983 film)|Katha]]'', ''[[Rang Birangi]]'' and ''[[Faasle]]''. Three decades later, they reunited in ''[[Tell Me O Kkhuda]]'' (2011). Their last film together was ''[[Listen... Amaya]]'' which was released in 2013, the year Shaikh died.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/deepti-naval-farooque-shaikh-was-not-sick-at-all/20131228.htm |title=Deepti Naval: Farooque Shaikh was not sick at all - Rediff.com Movies |work=Rediff.com |date=28 December 2013 |access-date=21 October 2015 |archive-date=21 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021053550/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/deepti-naval-farooque-shaikh-was-not-sick-at-all/20131228.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>

While she was very prolific in the 1980s, her career slowed down in the 1990s and she explored other art forms.<ref name="Tribune"/> She came back in the 2000s with social dramas like ''[[Bawandar]]'' and ''[[Firaaq]]'', and won Best Actress awards in several international film festivals for her roles in ''[[Leela (2002 film)|Leela]]'' (2002), ''[[Memories in March]]'' (2010) and ''Listen... Amaya'' (2013).<ref name="awkarachi"/><ref name="awmadrid"/><ref name="awnewyork"/> She was also recognized as the 2007 Tribute Honoree of the [[Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianfilmfestival.org/newsletters/newsletter67.htm |title=IFFLA Pays Tribute to Deepti Naval |access-date=21 October 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114450/http://www.indianfilmfestival.org/newsletters/newsletter67.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Mostly present in Hindi cinema, Naval also acted in other Indian languages, as with ''[[Marhi Da Deeva (1989 film)|Marhi Da Deeva]]'' and ''[[Mane (film)|Mane]]'', which respectively won the award for Best Feature Film in [[Punjabi (language)|Punjabi]] and Best Feature Film in [[Kannada]] at the 1990 [[National Film Awards]] ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/37nfa.pdf |title=37th National Film Awards |publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]] |access-date=23 October 2015 |archive-date=2 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002235001/http://dff.nic.in/2011/37nfa.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> She was to make her debut in a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] movie under director [[Sanjoy Nag]] but the film - ''Memories in March'' - was eventually shot in English.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/a-journey-of-discovery/article1595524.ece |title=A journey of discovery |date=3 April 2011 |access-date=23 October 2015 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012014231/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/A-journey-of-discovery/article14668662.ece |url-status=live}}</ref> She has also acted in [[Odia language|Odia]] movie "Ei Sangharsh"(1990).

Naval has been active on TV with a few telefilms and serials such as ''Sauda'' (1992), ''Tanaav'' (1994) or ''Muqammal'' (2003). She came back in 2011 with the daily soap opera ''[[Mukti Bandhan]]'' on [[Colors TV]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Deepti-Naval-back-on-TV/articleshow/8744555.cms |title=Deepti Naval back on TV |date=6 June 2011 |access-date=23 October 2015 |archive-date=4 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204005944/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Deepti-Naval-back-on-TV/articleshow/8744555.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> She made her theater debut in 2015 with the poetic stage show ''Ek Mulaqaat'' in which she played the celebrated Punjabi writer [[Amrita Pritam]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://wwv.asianage.com/arts/when-sahir-visited-amrita-cold-winter-night-742 |title=When Sahir visited Amrita on a cold, winter night |date=1 October 2015 |access-date=23 October 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160203073304/http://wwv.asianage.com/arts/when-sahir-visited-amrita-cold-winter-night-742 |archive-date=3 February 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2019, Naval appeared in an episode of [[Made in Heaven (TV series)|Made in Heaven]], a web series on Amazon Prime directed by [[Zoya Akhtar]].

==Other work==
Naval made her directorial debut with ''[[Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish]]'' starring [[Manisha Koirala]] and [[Rajit Kapur]]. The film won the Best Screenplay Award at the 2009 [[New York Indian Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iaac.us/MIAAC2009/awards.htm |title=Awards |quote=''Two Paise for Sunshine, Four Annas for Rain'' by Deepti Naval |access-date=21 October 2015 |archive-date=17 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717220622/http://www.iaac.us/MIAAC2009/awards.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> which released on Netflix in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150516/jsp/t2/story_20272.jsp |title=Words of Love |date=16 May 2015 |access-date=21 October 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204941/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150516/jsp/t2/story_20272.jsp |url-status=dead}}</ref> She also wrote and directed ''Thoda Sa Aasmaan'', a TV serial centred around strong female characters, and produced a travel show, ''The Path Less Travelled''.<ref name="Telegraph"/>

Her first selection of poems in Hindi, ''Lamha Lamha'' was published in 1983. In 2004, MapinLit published a new collection called ''Black Wind and Other Poems''.<ref name="Telegraph"/> Naval is also the author of a collection of short stories, ''The Mad Tibetan'', published in 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/amitabh-bachchan-launches-deepti-navals-book-the-mad-tibetan/868250/ |title=Amitabh Bachchan launches Deepti Naval's book 'The Mad Tibetan' |date=31 October 2011 |access-date=21 October 2015 |archive-date=3 February 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160203073238/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/amitabh-bachchan-launches-deepti-navals-book-the-mad-tibetan/868250/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Naval is also a painter and photographer with several exhibitions to her credit. Her works as a painter include the controversial ''Pregnant Nun''.<ref name="lesser">{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Lesser-known-facts-about-Deepti-Naval/photostory/40601201.cms |title=Lesser known facts about Deepti Naval |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=21 October 2015 |archive-date=2 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502043700/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Lesser-known-facts-about-Deepti-Naval/photostory/40601201.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> She also runs the Vinod Pandit Charitable Trust, set up in memory of her late companion, for the education of the girl child.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.deeptinaval.com/profile.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=1 October 2015 |archive-date=8 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308081532/http://www.deeptinaval.com/profile.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Naval was married to the filmmaker [[Prakash Jha]] and the two have an adopted daughter.<ref>{{cite news |title=Deepti Naval reflects on her divorce with director Prakash Jha and how went into depression because of it, reveals taking help for mental health is more difficult for celebrities |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/deepti-naval-reflects-on-her-divorce-with-director-prakash-jha-and-how-went-into-depression-because-of-it-reveals-taking-help-for-mental-health-is-more-difficult-for-celebrities/articleshow/123455529.cms |work=The Times of India |date=22 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="lesser"/> Naval was later in a relationship with the late Vinod Pandit, the nephew of [[Jasraj|Pandit Jasraj]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/aug/24deepti.htm |title=Movies: 'I was keen to come back' |work=Rediff.com |date=24 August 2002 |access-date=21 October 2015 |archive-date=15 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815150223/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/aug/24deepti.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2010}}, she is an [[America]]n citizen.<ref name="ToI-Hafeez-Citizen-10">{{Cite web |first=Mateen |last=Hafeez |date=30 August 2010 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Working-in-Bollywood-for-years-but-shy-of-citizenship/articleshow/6458769.cms |title=Working in Bollywood for years, but shy of citizenship? |website=The Times of India |access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref>

==Awards==
* 1988, [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards]], Best Supporting Actress, ''[[Mirch Masala]]''{{citation needed|date=October 2017}}
* 2003, Best Supporting Actress Award at the Karachi Film Festival<ref name="awkarachi" />
* 2012, Best Actress Award at the Imagine India Film Festival (Spain)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Archives |first1=FP |title=Santhosh Sivan's 'Urumi' bags award in Spain |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/santhosh-sivans-urumi-bags-award-in-spain-331989.html}}</ref>
* 2013, Best Actress Award at the New York Indian Film Festival<ref name="awnewyork" />

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1978 || ''[[Junoon (1978 film)|Junoon]]''|| Rashid's wife ||
|-
| 1979 || ''[[Jallian Wala Bagh]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1980 || ''[[Hum Paanch (film)|Hum Paanch]]'' || Lajiya ||
|-
| ''[[Ek Baar Phir]]'' || Kalpana Kumar ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1981 || ''[[Chashme Buddoor (1981 film)|Chashme Buddoor]]'' || Neha Rajan ||
|-
| ''Chirutha'' || Chirutha ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1982 || ''[[Angoor (1982 film)|Angoor]]'' || Tanu ||
|-
| ''[[Saath Saath (film)|Saath Saath]]'' || Geetanjali Gupta 'Geeta' ||
|-
| ''[[Shriman Shrimati]]'' || Veena ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1983 || ''[[Rang Birangi]]'' || Anita Sood ||
|-
| ''[[Ek Baar Chale Aao]]'' || Gulab D. Dayal ||
|-
| ''[[Katha (1983 film)|Katha]]'' || Sandhya Sabnis ||
|-
| ''[[Kissi Se Na Kehna]]'' || Dr. Ramola Sharma ||
|-
| rowspan="7" | 1984 || ''[[Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!]]'' || Asha Joshi ||
|-
| ''Kanoon Kya Karega'' || Mrs. Anju Gautam Mehra ||
|-
| ''[[Kamla (film)|Kamla]]'' || Kamla ||
|-
| ''[[Hip Hip Hurray (film)|Hip Hip Hurray]]'' || Teacher Anuradha Roy||
|-
| ''[[Yeh Ishq Nahin Aasaan]]'' || Sahira ||
|-
| ''[[Wanted: Dead or Alive (1984 film)|Wanted: Dead or Alive]]'' || Angela ||
|-
| ''[[Andhi Gali]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="7" | 1985 || ''[[Damul]]'' || Mahatmain ||
|-
| ''[[Faasle]]'' || Sheetal ||
|-
| ''Telephone ''|| Rajni ||
|-
| ''Cricketer'' || Sheela ||
|-
| ''[[Holi (1984 film)|Holi]]'' || Professor Sehgal ||
|-
| ''[[Ankahee (1985 film)|Ankahee]]'' || Indu Agnihotri ||
|-
| ''[[Aurat Pair Ki Juti Nahin Hai]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1986 || ''Aashiana'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Begaana (1986 film)|Begaana]]'' || Asha ||
|-
| ''[[Nasihat]]'' || Sunita||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1987 || ''Meraa Suhaag'' || || Special appearance<ref>According to the film's opening credits.</ref>
|-
| ''[[Mirch Masala]]'' || Saraswati, Mukhiya's wife ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1988 || ''Abhishapt'' || ||
|-
| ''Shoorveer'' || Nanda (Shankar's Wife) ||
|-
| ''[[Main Zinda Hoon]]'' || Bina Tiwari||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1989 || ''[[Didi (1989 film)|Didi]]'' || Didi || Directed by Tapan Sinha
|-
| ''[[Marhi Da Deeva (1989 film)|Marhi Da Deeva]]'' || Bhan Kaur/Bhani || Punjabi film
|-
| ''Jism Ka Rishta'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1990 || ''Ei Sangharsh'' || || [[Odia film|Odia Film]]
|-
| ''[[Ghar Ho To Aisa]]'' || Sharda V. Kumar ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1991 || ''[[Mane (film)|Mane]]'' || Geeta || Kannada film
|-
| ''[[Ek Ghar]]'' || Geeta|| Hindi version of Mane
|-
| ''[[Saudagar (1991 film)|Saudagar]]'' || Aarti ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1992 || ''[[Current (1992 film)|Current]]'' || Sita ||
|-
| ''[[Yalgaar]]'' || Sunita (Deepak's wife) ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Mr. Azaad]]''|| Rajlaxmi (Azaad's mother) ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1995 || ''[[Dushmani: A Violent Love Story]]'' || Rama Oberoi ||
|-
| ''[[Jai Vikraanta]]'' || Harnam's Wife ||
|-
| ''[[Guddu (film)|Guddu]]'' || Kavita Bahadur ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Sautela Bhai]]'' || Saraswati |Saraswati
|Delayed release
|-
| 1999 || ''Kabhi Pass Kabhi Fail'' || ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Bawandar]]'' || Shobha Devi ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002 || ''[[Leela (2002 film)|Leela]]'' || Chaitali || Winner – Best Supporting Actress Award at the 2003 [[Karachi Film Festival]]<ref name="awkarachi">{{cite web |url=http://www.the-south-asian.com/jan%202004/letter_from_pakistan.htm |title=Letter From Pakistan- December 2003 – January 2004 |date=January 2004 |access-date=21 October 2015 |archive-date=28 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928125259/http://www.the-south-asian.com/jan |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Shakti: The Power]]'' || Shekhar's mother ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Freaky Chakra]]'' || Ms. Thomas ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Anahat (film)|Anahat]]'' || Mahattarika || Marathi film
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Yatra (2006 film)|Yatra]]'' || Smita D. Joglekar/Sharda ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Firaaq]]'' || Arati ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Tell Me O Kkhuda]]'' || Mrs. R. Kapoor ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Memories in March]]'' || Arati S. Mishra || Winner – Best Actress Award at the 2012 ImagineIndia Film Festival (Spain)<ref name="awmadrid">{{cite web |url=http://www.imagineindia.net/2012/eng/ |title=ImagineIndia 2012 Awards |access-date=21 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203135628/http://www.imagineindia.net/2012/eng/ |archive-date=3 February 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2011 || ''Trapped in Tradition: Rivaaz'' || Paro ||
|-
| ''[[Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara]]'' || Rahila Qureshi ||
|-
| ''Bhindi Baazaar Inc.'' || Bano ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2013 || ''[[Mahabharat (2013 film)|Mahabharat]]'' || [[Kunti]] || voice role
|-
| ''[[B.A. Pass]]'' || Mrs. Suhasini || Special appearance<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/deepti-naval-makes-friendly-appearance-in-ba-pass/218603 |title=Deepti Naval makes friendly appearance in 'BA Pass' |date=18 June 2013 |access-date=21 October 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062220/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/deepti-naval-makes-friendly-appearance-in-ba-pass/218603 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Aurangzeb (film)|Aurangzeb]]'' || Mrs. Ravikant Phogat ||
|-
| ''[[Inkaar (2013 film)|Inkaar]]'' || Mrs. Kamdhar || Nominated – [[Apsara Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role]]
|-
| ''[[Listen... Amaya]]'' || Leela || Winner – Best Actress Award at the 2013 [[New York Indian Film Festival]]<ref name="awnewyork">{{cite web |url=http://www.iaac.us/nyiff2013/winners.htm |title=Winners |access-date=21 October 2015 |archive-date=1 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301035007/http://www.iaac.us/nyiff2013/winners.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2014 || ''[[Yaariyan (2014 film)|Yaariyan]]'' || Girls hostel warden<ref>{{cite web |title=Yaariyan movie review |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/yaariyan-movie-review-914 |access-date=18 January 2014 |archive-date=17 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117211255/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/yaariyan-movie-review-914 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ||
|-
| ''[[19th January (film)|19th January]]'' || Naseema ||
|-
| ''[[Bang Bang!]]'' || Jai and Viren's mother (Shikka Nanda ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |2015 || ''[[NH10 (film)|NH10]]'' || Ammaji ||
|-
| ''[[Heartless (2014 film)|Heartless]]'' || Mother of the protagonist ||
|-
| ''[[Tevar]]'' || Pintoo's mother ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Lion (2016 film)|Lion]]'' || Saroj Sood
|<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://theknockturnal.com/dev-patel-lion-ny-premiere/ |title=Exclusive: Dev Patel, Priyanka Bose and Deepti Naval Talk 'Lion' At NY Premiere - The Knockturnal |date=21 November 2016 |work=The Knockturnal |access-date=7 January 2018 |language=en-US |archive-date=7 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107233217/https://theknockturnal.com/dev-patel-lion-ny-premiere/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2023 || ''[[Mother Teresa & Me]]'' || Mother Superior ||
|-
| ''[[Goldfish (2023)|Goldfish]]'' || Sadhana Tripathi ||
|-
|2025 ||''[[Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders]]'' ||Geeta Vohra aka Guru Ma ||
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Show
!Role
!Notes
|-
| 1985
| ''Apna Jahan''
| Shanti A. Sahani
| Television film
|-
| 1991–1992
|''[[Kahkashan]]''
|
|
|-
| 1992
|''Sauda''
|
|
|-
|1994
|''Tanaav''
|Mrs Malik
|
|
|-
|1995
|''Thoda sa Aasman''
|
|
|-
|2003–2004
|''Muqammal''
|Sumeesha
|
|-
|2011
|''[[Mukti Bandhan]]''
|Parimeeta
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchaan Hai]]''
|Kalyani Gaikwad
|
|-
|2017
|''[[The Boy with the Topknot]]''
|Sathnam's Mother
|Television film
|-
|2019
|''[[Made in Heaven (TV series)|Made in Heaven]]''
|Gayatri Mathur
|Guest
|-
|rowspan="2"|2020
|''[[Pawan & Pooja]]''
|Pooja Kalra
|
|-
|''[[Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors]]''
|Vijaya 'Vijji' Chandra
|
|}

== References ==
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Deepti Naval - Revision history

AMARENDRA NATH ROY at 05:24, 26 February 2026