Usha Nadkarni: Lesser known facts about the veteran actress

You might hate her, you might love her but you just cannot ignore her. Yes! We are talking about one of the most versatile and evergreen personalities of Marathi industry, Usha Nadkarni. Lovingly called as ‘Aau’, Usha might come as an evil and nagging person because of the roles she did onscreen. However, the actual Aau is exactly opposite to what she is mostly perceived as. Starting her career in 1979 with a Marathi film titled ‘Sinhasan’, followed by a number of remarkable roles in Marathi and Hindi film industry, Nadkarni has come a long way. She has indeed created a niche for herself in the industry with her power pact performance. She also has Bollywood films like ‘Vaastav-The Reality’, ‘Great Grand Masti’, ‘Rustom’ and others to her credit. Here we give you a rundown of some lesser known facts about the actress.

Kids have a very special place in the heart of loving Aau. The kids who work with her are said to receive special treatment. The actress also treats them with food on the sets and also entertains them.

And when she gets the food from her house, she makes sure the tiffin circulates on the sets and that everyone on the sets gets to taste the delicacies she has brought.

Being experienced in her field of work and a veteran from age, one would always find her on the side of right. The actress is always seen fighting for the right. It might be fighting for a crew member or an actor. She will always stand by the person, big or small, without any inhibitions. There are instances where Usha Nadkarni has fought for her crew members as well.

Usha Nadkarni not only stands up and fights for the right but is also always up for help when needed. Be it in her personal life or professional life, there are plenty of people the veteran actress has lent her hand, either financially or otherwise. In this instance, we can call ‘Aau’ as ‘Lady Robinhood, what say?

On the other hand, she loves to chitchat and will be the first one to start the conversations. However, dealing with Aau is not a cake walk. She can give you cold vibes if you ignore her conversations at first.

Usha Nadkarni and her love for food don’t end with sharing delicacies with the people on the sets. She is a big time foodie and loves to cook fish. So much so that it would be safe to say that cooking fish is her second love after acting.

On the personal front, she is a single mother. More than her son, she was very close to her sister who recently passed away. Professionally, Usha is a power-packed actor and is considered one of those flawless actors of the film industry. She is 72-year-old but still has the energy of a 27-year-old lady. Way to go!